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(Silver Brigg POV)

I wake up to a knock on my door. I get up and open it to see Shirley Curtain's grim face.

"Meet in the dining area for breakfast in 15 minutes. Your mentors want time to talk about strategies with you." I nod my assent and she walks down the hall to rouse Daisy. I shower quickly and walk into my main bedroom to find an outfit laid out for me. I dress before glancing around the room. It is the nicest space I've ever been in in my life. Everything is in shades of blue and made from high quality fabrics. Despite its richly decorated atmosphere it could be my parents' house back in District Two. Empty and without the feeling of home. I shake off the shadows of times long since passed and leave the room.

Only Daisy hasn't made her appearance by the time I enter our dining area. I don't pay much attention to what I get preferring to think about how I am to prep for the arena. Once Daisy does show up the mood shifts to alertness and seriousness.

"Silver, Daisy. Before you go downstairs we need to work out your approach for training. For instance do you want to work together or separately?" says Light

"I'd love to work togeth-"starts Daisy

"No." I cut her off. "I'm doing this on my own."

Everyone looks taken back from my declaration. My mentor Theebes looks at me warily.

"Silver are you positive?" asks Light.

"Yes." I reply back.

The rest of breakfast is eaten in silence and I rise to leave before Daisy does. My mentor Theebes follows me out and stops me in front of the elevator.

"Are you sure Silver? A Career shouldn't go it alone. The others will unite against you and you will be their first target."

"I know that but I'm not afraid. There's no reason to be."

Theebes looks at me searchingly before nodding. "I'll do everything in my power to help you. For now have a good day in training."

(Kyle Leona POV)

Breakfast had to have been the best meal I'd ever had. I was amazed at the amount of food and the fact I wouldn't have to share or take a smaller piece so Keeting wouldn't be hungry. We load our plates and plan our approach with Austin.

"So yesterday we didn't talk much about your strengths and weaknesses or plans except for if it comes down to you two." Austin starts. I stiffen a bit thinking about what I had said yesterday. I would do it but I certainly didn't want it to come back up again. I don't have to worry. Besides flashing an intense look at me Keeting lets it pass. "What are your strengths?"

Keeting and I look at each other briefly before I say, "Running. We're both really fast. We also know plants well."

"Neither one of us is much good with weapons but we can learn. And we can swim and climb."

Austin looks at us thoughtfully. "That's a good foundation. We can work with that. Go to the plants instructor first. Being from District 11 gives us an advantage here but you never know what you may encounter. Then get acquainted with a weapon. You have to be able to defend yourself. You can't run forever."

We nod in understanding. Lucky appears to take us down to the elevator. She straightens our hair, our clothes, and tells us to smile because "it helps the nerves go away!"

As the elevator descends I feel the nerves building but I remind myself it's just training. Nothing bad will happen...yet. The doors open and we walk in to join the other tributes.

(Sloan Rowark POV)

I start feeling uneasy as soon as Olive and I walk into the training room. It's not because I am nervous at practicing but because the male tribute from District 1- Granite- has not stopped staring murderously at us since we walked in.

Olive and I notice this at the same time and glance at each other.

"What is his problem?" She mutters to me as we wait for all the tributes to arrive.

"I don't know but he has been staring for too long and with too much hostility. He isn't even looking at anyone else." I whisper back. Neither one of us are trying to show much panic at his glare. Olive stares right back and I school my features into a hard mask. We will not be frightened that easily.

When the last people-the brother and sister from 11-show up Matteo, our head trainer tells us the rules. We are not to engage any other tributes in battle, not even for practice. We are also warned not to dismiss any of the skill tables not knowing what will save our lives. When he dismisses us I look to Olive.

"What should we do?"

She looks around. I see her eyes settle on the climbing wall that occupies the left side of the room. "Let's do that. If we are going to use the trees it's our best training we can do, at least to start. I nod my head in agreement. As we pass him and the sword station Granite cracks his knuckles and says "You're dead. Both of you. Because you killed him." And he then spits near our feet. I look up at him my eyes hard. I see the girls of Districts 1, 2, and 4 along with the District 4 boy watching us to see what I will do. I grab a sword popped up on the wall and hold it like I would an axe. I go to the dummy he was practicing on and I swing the sword precisely as if I were going to fell a tree. The dummy's entire top half falls to the ground. I slam the sword down and it stands straight up caught in the mat. The other Careers and Olive are looking at me wide eyed. Granite looks at me with pure hate in his eyes. I give him one more hard look before pulling Olive away and to the climbing wall.

"Not today."

(Constance "Case" Welch POV)

When all the drama at the sword station happens I am teaching Jinnal a basic snare that is good for catching rabbits. We watch what unfolds between the District 7 tribute and Granite. I am impressed that someone actually stood up to a career.

"I can't believe he just stood up to him that was amazing." I exclaim to Jinnal in a quiet voice so no one else hears me.

"I know. He deserves a medal." Responds Jinnal.

"If we don't win I hope he does or maybe the boy from 12." I say. Jinnal looks at the two boys I've mentioned. The District 7 boy is at the rock climb with his district partner. They're both doing well. We then look to Damien as he practices with spears.

"I hope they would too if we can't. They could make it. It would show people us outer districts have winners too."

I smile at him. Soon we have perfected the five most basic snares. Then it's time for lunch. As we sit down I survey the room. All the Careers sit together, except the boy from 2. He never responded to their gestures to join them. Although Granite is the boy it is Stephanie, the girl from District 1 who seems in charge of the other careers. Probably because she's stable I think to myself. The couple from 3 sit together at a table close to the careers and seem to be studying them. Smart, but not the strategy for Jinnal and me. The brother and sister also sit together. The girl smiles at me whenever we catch eyes but they do not seem to want other allies. I always smile back. Similarly the boy and girl from 6 sit but they seem to be in a tense silence. I think back to their reaping and wonder again what is happening between them. The two from 12 sit apart and don't speak to one another. Same with the pair from 8, the pair from 9, the pair from 5 and of course the boy from 2.

I look back at Jinnal. He is so young and now more than ever I feel like he really is my brother. He trusts me completely. I hope that against this room of twenty-two others I can manage to keep him alive.