A/N: Yay! Like in What's Hardest, I am trying to get all of the training days done in one chapter.

Chapter 16

Rory fits in perfectly. Madge, on the other hand, needs help. Madge has never had to fight or hunt. She was raised in an environment where there was always food. She had no reason to fight or hunt. I don't want to admit it, but I don't think that she'll last.

"Do you think that she'll survive?" Peeta asks.

"I don't know," I say, pretending to not know. I'm still upset from the train. I wasn't mad at Peeta, but I just shut him out, too. I know that Madge is going to die.

"Katniss, can I talk to you in private?" Peeta asks.

"Sure," I say.

Peeta and I go to the hall and he says, "Katniss, stop. Stop shutting me out. I don't know what I did, but I'm sorry."

"You didn't do anything. I'm just upset. I know what's going to happen. Madge will die. That's how the Games work. They take the weak and kill them. Rory might make it to the top 8 because he can hunt, but he's also from the Seam. I can't lose them," I say.

"What are you talking about? Rory will survive. Don't doubt him," Prim says, walking in on us.

"Prim, get in check with reality. Rory might not survive. That's how the Games work!" I exclaim.

Prim tears up and runs away.

"Prim, wait!" I yell, but am held back by Peeta.

"Let her go," Peeta says.

The next day…

Prim is still upset. I've stopped trying to help. Prim will sort things out on her own time. She won't accept my help and I won't keep trying to help. It's like talking to brick wall. But I would rather do that. At least then I wouldn't have to deal with an idealistic 14 year-old. She keeps insisting that Rory will survive. I know how things turn out, though. This is my second year mentoring. I know how things work for District 12.

Haymitch's winning was pure luck. Peeta and I winning was a coincidence. Prim's winning was chance. Rory and/or Madge will not survive. The odds of three Victors in a row for District 12 were not in our favor.

I watch them in Training. Madge couldn't fight to save her life, which is what it'll come down to. Rory is decent with a bow. Rory has a slight chance of surviving, but you've also got to add the Careers into the equation. That just makes things more complicated.

An Avox walks up to me and hands me a letter.

"Thank you," I say. She nods and retreats to the corner.

I open the envelope to be greeted with the sickly smell of blood and roses. Snow. I read the letter.

Miss Everdeen, it would appear that the Careers have taken an interest in your boy, Rory Hawthorne. Please get in touch with the District 2 mentor, Brutus. Thank you for your cooperation.

I grip the letter and give it to Peeta.

"What will we do?" I ask Peeta.

"Leave it up to him," Peeta says.

The next day….

Rory accepted last night. He said that he would have a better chance to get back to Prim if he did. Today, Madge and Rory went in for their Private Training. Now, I am settled in the couch, Peeta's strong arms around me. Prim sits with Rory, their fingers entwined. Madge sits next to Haymitch and Effie. Effie is glaring at Haymitch.

"Welcome! I'm sure that everyone would love to know how the tributes did in their Private Sessions! So without further ado, I will read the scores!" Caesar Flickerman booms. He reads all of the scores. Finally, he reads, "From District 12, Rory Hawthorne scored a 10. And finally, Miss Madge Undersee scored a 6. Good night and happy Hunger Games!"

"Rory, that's great!" Prim yells and stands from her chair.

Haymitch claps Rory on the back. Effie chirps how she is "positively blown away by his performance". Peeta and I congratulate him. Madge tells him how happy she is for him.

But her expression does not escape my eye. It's an expression that I've seen in the Arena. It's the expression that tells me that she has resigned herself to dying.

A/N: Next chapter: Caesar's interviews! Please review, follow, and favorite!