Astinos was too young to have felt a woman's warmth when the hordes of Xerxes arrived in Greece, intent on destroying the very idea of freedom they fought to protect. He was too young to have felt a woman's warmth but he was never too young to serve his country and maybe, on a fool's hope, just maybe he'd return home to the woman whom he fought to protect.

Being a career is supposed to be fun. Right? Growing up in District 2 "careers" are indoctrinated to believe this without question, to become lethal machines, to win the games. At least this is what the rest of Panem sees them as, but this description all that accurate?