"I think it's a good idea,"Plutarch say."It's the last of the districts that is still giving us severe trouble. And until all the districts are secured, we can't march on the Capitol."

There's nodding and mumbles of agreement all around, even Coin looks pleased."A short visit won't do, I'm afraid. I'll give you three weeks on this. Make the best of it or I'll see myself forced to bomb the whole district into oblivion, rebels and all."

Gale pushes Olive back into her seat as casually as possible and Boggs quickly talks over her to keep the situation from escalating."The situation has deteriorated. While almost no one remains on the Capitol's side, they have not joined the rebellion either. We suspect it's because they're following the lead of their Victors."

"Well, what do you expect?"Finnick puts in. For once, everyone is assembled in Command."The rebellion has not treated them all too well, has it?"

Coin purses her lips in disapproval."Sevina is hindering the liberation of her district. That makes her a traitor to the cause."

"Baria never was with the rebels,"Finn argues."How exactly can she be a traitor?"

Olive clears her throat."I can fix this, okay? But you bomb my home and I swear, if it's the last thing I do, I will carve -"

"The Mountain,"Celeste blurts out, apparently just wanting to cut Olive off."It houses the heart of the Capitol's military. That's what we need to take down."

"Exactly,"Coin says, giving Olive a cold stare, a hint of a smirk on her lips that makes my stomach clench with dread."You will not be seeing the Victors without my express permission or Boggs will drag you back here by your ears, which you clearly are still wet behind."

"Whatever,"Olive grinds out testily."When are we going?"

Coin takes a moment to check her notes."Tomorrow morning. Boggs, see that Soldiers Kentwell, Everdeen and Hawthorne have all they'll need."

"I can't go,"Gale says."I'm not leaving Madge for three weeks!"

"Well, then you'll just have to fix the situation in Two faster, won't you?" Coin says pleasantly and dismisses everyone.

We spend our time before dinner packing our stuff up for the next day, then I go to say goodbye to Rory while Olive goes to see Jo.

The next morning, we're up at dawn. Mum tells me to be careful, worry creasing her brow. I smile and kiss her cheek."Relax, Mum, Boggs'll keep an eye on me."

She smiles weakly before kissing my forehead and then surprising me by hugging Olive goodbye aswell."You take care, too, yeah?"

"Sure, Mrs E,"Olive replies, patting her back gently before untangling herself. I raise my eyebrows at her as we walk down the corridor. Olive shrugs."She checked up on me a lot when they had me on psych watch. I guess she adopted me now. I'll try not to make her love me more than you, even if it'll be hard."

"Very funny,"I deadpan, and Olive sticks her tongue out at me."I'm just very lovable, okay?"

We're the last to arrive in the hangar, stowing our stuff and strapping us into the seats on the hovercraft. I fall asleep again quickly, only coming to when an excited Olive shakes me awake.

District Two is a large district, as one might expect, composed of a series of villages spread across the mountains. Each was originally associated with a mine or quarry, although now, many are devoted to the housing and training of Peacekeepers. None of this would present much of a challenge, since the rebels have Thirteen's airpower on their side, except for one thing: At the center of the district is a virtually impenetrable mountain that houses the heart of the Capitol's military; the Mountain Celeste mentioned.

We land on the rebel base, a group of soldiers at the ready to meet us there. Olive lets out a shriek of delight and sprints ahead of the group, one of the soldiers racing to meet her. She throws herself into his arms, her laughter bubbling across the square as he spins her around and around. As he sets her down she grabs his hand and drags him towards us, beaming brightly."Everyone, this is Nero. Nero, the squad."

Last time I saw him, I was standing on the wide marble steps of the Justice Building on my Victory Tour, staring down at his family as well as Olive's. I offer him a timid smile."Hello."

Just because Olive is oddly okay with me being alive after watching her sister die mere metres away from me, it doesn't mean Nero will be as generous. He grins at me, delighted."Oh my god, you're teensy. I knew they were very good with camera angles when they made it look like Livy could see over a tabletop but you're ridiculously small."

"I'm thirteen?"I say, unsure how to react to him. Olive elbows him in the ribs as Cressida steps forward to shake his hand."We are very, very good with camera angles, thanks for noticing."

"How's Tulia?"Olive chimes in, linking arms with Nero. He shrugs."Not so great, right now. Pa got killed when we originally took the villages, Ma's a spy in the Mountain, so we don't see a lot of her. And I can't really keep a kid around the rebel base, too dangerous. Enobaria's taking care of Tu for me; the Victor's Village remains neutral."

Olive pales."I'm so sorry. I didn't know about your dad."

"Yeah, well, now you do,"he says with a glance towards the rest of us."Can we change the subject?"

By now, the rest of the rebels have made their way over to us aswell. Leading them is a Victor named Lyme, and no one needs to mess with camera angles to make her seem impressive. She's as tall as Gale and very muscular. After greeting us, she takes us into our new home for the next few weeks.