It's time for group training. Alto told us not to show off our strengths until our individual evaluations. So Phox and I sit at the fire building station. Anyone could master this, but I pretend to have a hard time. "Excuse me," a little voice says behind us. We turn around to find the little girl from District 10. "I can't see," she says. I move to the side and pat the empty space between Phox and I. She scoots forward. "Sorry," she says. "Don't be," I say. "I'm Sagitarria." "I'm Katri," she says shyly. Katri starts a fire immediately. This girl could be a good ally. She's about the same age as Hammil. We go through our individual evaluations. That night, we all sat around the TV and watched the results. The District 1 boy, Talon, got a ten. The District 1 girl, Laurel, got an eight. The District 2 boy, Griffin, got a seven. The District 2 girl, Orchid, got a five. I watch each district's results scroll across the screen. Katri's face pops up. She got an eleven. She was better than all the careers. Phox and I each got nine. The next day, we interview with Caesar Flickerman. On Friday, we ride a plane to the arena. A peacekeeper puts a microchip into each tribute's arm. Phox and I have to separate to go to our tubes. We give each other a huge embrace. "Sage," he says. I nod. "Stay with me." He leaves. "You can do it," Atlas says. "Good luck, my beauty." Atlas kisses my forehead. He's like a big brother to me. I slowly walk to my tube. The glass slides shut. I can't do this. I'll never see anyone again except the careers and their weapons. I bang against the glass as hard as I can. The platform starts moving up into an arena like a forest. The deep voice starts counting down. 25…24…23…22…21. I quickly look around and Phox rises up next to me. 17…16…15…14. I look to my left and see Katri looking at me with fear in her eyes. 9…8. Griffin is eyeing the knife bag. 7…6. Talon glares at me like he is going to kill me any second. 5…4. I look to Phox and he gestures behind him. 3…2…1.