Katniss rolls back to her feet, and despite everything this kid is doing to get himself killed, she's seen way too many children die to just sit back and let it happen. A problem with this plan emerges almost immediately, however, as the beasts - mutts, her brain supplies - come right at her.

Up comes her bow. She needs more arrows to do it that she once might have, but she still shoots the creatures down. She can feel bile rising in her throat, and swallows it down. Now's not the time. "She's not going to listen to you, it's not her!"