PROLOGUE
The two tributes from District Four looked at each other, obviously confused. With them being the last two standing, there wasn't much left to do.
"What now?" the boy asked, looking over at his companion.
"…I don't know," she replies without looking back.
The sun began to rise as the tributes stood there, looking at their surroundings. Martial Perthshire, the Gamemaker, watched the two tributes as they looked around, not knowing what to do next.
Suddenly, the girl began to scream when the boy tribute began hitting the force field with his axe.
"STOP! YOU'RE GONNA KILL YOURSELF!" she cried out as the boy chopped at the force field, causing the axe to shatter. The boy flew back and crashed into a tree, knocking him out.
For a second, his heart stopped beating.
The girl ran to his side, fearful of what happened to her friend. As the boy lay still, images of a time only eleven months before began to play in his head.