The first Quarter Quell. The first fourth of a century.
So naturally, the spectators in the Capitol want more. As if an ordinary yet entertaining game isn't enough. They're probably acting, but... the gamemakers saw the thirst coming.
They had set special twist for every quarter quell, written in envelopes to be chosen randomly.
Meanwhile, three children directly unaffected by the Games have been living peacefully. None of them, or anyone they know, have been reaped yet.
But this time... the odds have been changed. One way or another, the three will be torn apart.
The Hunger Games will never leave anyone in peace.
In that case...
How can anyone expect the troubled Fraylon Wroy to bear the emotional torture of death?
Or for innocent Jeremick Lane to watch violence inflicted on his friends?
Or for the insane Gwenyvere to not break under every kind of torture the Games brings?
They can't. In the way you expect.
The Games can change people drastically.