The distant trees are falling and hitting the ground with a vibrations and crashes. The tress that seem to be collapsing are no where near my safe spot, but i think its a good idea too pack my things away. Who knows, the careers could run straight into me. I begin packing away, then a piercing scream hits the misty air and then the familiar boom of the canon. That's 7 dead in total, not that many were killed in the bloodbath compared to other years.
Wait... Liza, i sink into the tree trunk holding the canopy. Is she alive? Did she make it out of the bloodbath? Did she do as i said? I pick up the bags and stamp out the small flames i have going. The plan has changed, I start my travels today. I will collect Liza, if shes alive, and both her and I will travel too the 'lightening' tree. From there on we kill what ever tribute comes in combat distance of the tree. First i will wait until the fallen tributes are projected in the sky.
Clouds begin to roll in and darkness hit quicker that expect but its nice, it forms a sort of protection. I sit with my knees pulled up to my chin and latch my arms around them, spinning the knife around on my fingers. I sit for a while, a hour or two, until finally the trumpets sound. A blue and purple fills a square in the sky, within the square shows the seven fallen tributes.
Both tributes from district five and twelve, the males from three and six and the female from seven. Liza wasn't dead, a sigh of relief exits my mouth. Liza may not be dead, but neither are the careers.
I grab the bags and fling them over my right shoulder, tighten the laces on my boots and shove my handy knife in the belt hole on my trousers. Luckily I fitted in a nap before the lightening hit the tree, so i have enough energy too keep me going through out the night, but if i don't find Liza by morning I will need to stop. I set off too the right, hitting vines and treading carefully. I know that all it takes is one trip up and any tribute will know my where abouts. You see ive mapped out this arena already, its a perfect circular valley. Loud noises echo through the valley until it reaches the cornucopia. This was a blatant gameskeeper idea, this will make the tributes find you. Especially the careers.
I know that the careers are working together with the district one victors, but it wont be long until they turn on the careers anyway. Still coming across them this early in the game would by game over for sure. My identity must stay hidden at all costs and so should Liza's if im going to find her.
Ive come to opening of soil and tall trees. A noise startles me and jump behind a trunk. I peek round, there are tributes, around three or four. A alliance, but no the careers. Just above them on the top of a small cliff, overhang stoop a figure. It looks as if these tributes are trying too negotiate something. I hear a few names be passed around, none of them draw my attention, until they mention me.
''We need to find Jasper until the careerer's do!'' A girl speaks up from the front of the group.
''We could split up? come back here once we find him?'' Another girl stands beside the first.
The girl from ontop of the overhang comes forward. ''What do you with him?'' Its Liza, she seems startled and upset.
The group ignore her and continue plotting their venture to find me. I seem too be some what of a target too a lot of the tributes. Im not sure why or what for but im certainly popular and not in a good way when i hear what the male tribute says next.
''Once you find him, I want him alive... I'll be the cause of his death, you got that?'' I feel a my chest puncture as i hear Liza begin resist my death, crying and kicking.
That split up at once all sprinting. Luckily none head towards my way. Once they have all left, the male that ordered my death and Liza are all the remains. She's really going at him, but all he's doing is pushing her back. He's not too big, a little smaller than myself. He has messy, dirty blonde hair and a baby face. He looks nothing like a killer, especially my killer.
I have a few options. I could either run, get too the lightening tree as quick as possible and just fight off any tribute that crosses my path or I can show that i am not coward and pronounce combat with this male. Both are stupidly risky and i run a high risk of dying in both but i really have no other choice. I promised Liza's safety, I never let down my promises.
I grasp my knife in my hand, tight. Slide up the trunk so im on my feet. Regain a sturdy position and reveal myself. It male takes the male a few blinks to notice that im stood just ahead of him, but when he notices he practically flings himself at me. Pelting full speed towards my body. Spear tackling me into the air. There's only a second between my body and the rocky floor, but some how my body retracts. Circling my forearm around his head and throwing over me. He hits the floor first and myself just after.
We both scramble to are feet. I spot Liza holding a weapon, what looks like a big dagger, too small to yet be a sword but good enough for me. She throws it swiftly and falls straight into my palm, just as the male had regained his balance with his weapon in hand.
Im ready for the fight.