It was a tense half hour after Rissa had joined the small group at the cornucopia, it had taken twenty minutes for the girl to relax enough that she didn't look like she was about to dart away at the smallest movement; but all it took was Glimmer to offer to brush and braid the girls fire red hair for Rissa to realise that she wasn't going to be killed by them. After those initial moments of tension between the group, Onyx was able to settle down again and listen to Marvel and Cato until Rue cautiously made her way into the open hidden behind the rock that was Thresh.

Thresh looked like he wanted to be anywhere else rather than standing in the open in front of those who were ready to kill him a few hours ago.

"We were told to join forces" Thresh ground out to the others as they went on guard and he kept Rue hidden behind him, the little girl was easily hidden behind the young man and could have easily run without any of them knowing that she had been there.

Smiling at the sight of the little girl that had made an impression on Onyx during training and during the interviews, she waved to the little girl ignoring the looks of weariness that everyone else was wearing. Rue caught Onyx's eyes and brightened up as soon as she saw the other girl and instantly waved back happily before darting out from behind Thresh, he tensed as she ran into Onyxs arms but soon relaxed as Onyx laughed hugging her tightly, she had gotten to know the girl a little in training so it was nice to see her alive and well.

Cato watched the two girls carefully before rolling his eyes and moving closer to the older boy that had refused their invitation to join the Careers earlier on in the lead up to the arena.

"We were hoping that you would get here before morning, we're hoping to leave this place then and find out where the arena is situated this year when we get outside of the forcefield" Cato explained to the other boy as he held his hand out, hoping that the alliance won't be turned away this time around.

"I opted to find you and leave as soon as we possibly could, so that the Capitol can't hit back at us and try and destroy hope in our districts" Onyx informed Thresh from where she was sat with Rue still in her lap as Cato glared at her for her comment, he didn't like that she was speaking against his idea but he did have to concede that it was a good idea as a secondary plan.

Looking between the two of them, Thresh takes Cato's hand and shakes it to indicated that he accepted this alliance this time, now that he knew that Rue would be safe as well; looking closer, Thresh could see the healing burn on her side, but she didn't seem to be too bothered by it, and then looked at the crates piled up before he looked over the rest of the group; who seemed to be wide awake, many of them watching their surroundings wearily.

"I agree with Twelve" Thresh told the blonde bluntly as he released his hand, he could tell that Cato was surprised by his input and Onyx just smirked at the blonde. "We're all watching our surroundings too much to have a chance to sleep properly, the Capitol see Twelve as a sign of rebellion, and us as symbols of hope in our districts. If they can kill or catch us then they may see themselves as winners rather than on the losing side, the longer we stay here, the longer we're easier targets for them and we need to remove the trackers from our arms."

Cocking her head to the side curiously, Onyx eyed Thresh who seemed to squirm slightly at the attention that he was recieving from the younger girl.

"That's the most I've ever heard you speak" Onyx noted causing the group to burst into laughter, even Thresh chuckled at her; during the interviews, he had spoken short answers and put across the idea tha he was silent and stoic which was the truth.

Sighing, Cato knew when he was outnumbered, that was the reason he and Marvel were having a small debate, the other boy believed that Onyx had the better idea along with Clove while the others wanted to stick with Cato; but now Thresh and most likely Rue will side with Onyx. He had to admit that she was right, and they were sitting ducks by staying in the arena, but he was rather worried about what they were going to find outside of the forcefield; he nodded to Thresh and began to move to where the supply crates were.

"We need to figure out what we can't afford to leave behind and what we can" Cato starts ordering them as he rummaged through one crate and Thresh and Marvel started working on the others, Clove started collecting everyones packs and emptied them all while Glimmer went through the packages that they had all been sent.

They had surprisingly been able to condense three crates and the bags and packages into nine different packs, he knew that out of the nine of them, only three of them would be able to deal with extra weight so he made sure that the biggest packs held the heaviest items which he, Marvel and Thresh would be carrying; while the lightest packs would be going to Rue, Onyx and Link who were the youngest of the group. Onyx scowled at Cato as she realised what he was doing but didn't argue as she grabbed a clean shirt and changed before putting on the new jacket her father had sent her.

After packing the nine bags, Cato grimaed as he looked over at Marvel, both of them having the same thought; there wasn't enough food to keep them alive since they had no idea where they even were in Panem, even with the stuff their mentors sent them.

"There's not enough to keep us alive for more than a week, maybe two if we ration but with the youngsters..." Marvel noted looking at Cato who sighed with a nod, if they wanted to stay strong enough to keep going but also to fight whatever would be coming their way then they would need more than they had.

The rest of the camp startled slightly at the conversation between the two boys, they knew they would have trouble surviving but didn't realise just how soon they would be facing it.

"I can hunt" Onyx piped up from where she was sitting reorganising her pack so that the heavier stuff was more spaced out and not all at the bottom.

At the statement, everyone in the camp turned to the young girl with shock and disbelief evident on their faces, she looked around at everyone staring at her and got confused as to why they were so shocked.

"What?" She snapped defensively as she fights the urge to curl in on herself or ruc away from the stares that were being sent her way, she knew it wasn't a talent people expected District Twelve to have but she had spent hours in the snare area in training so they shouldn't be too shocked.

"You can hunt" Glimmer echoed her statement, the disbelief evident on her face and in her voice as she took in the appearance of the young girl in front of her as if seeing her in a new light.

Onyx blushed as she realised just why the lot of them were so shocked by her statement, she forgot it was illegal to hunt, although she was also breaking the rules by avoiding the community homes so she was used to being stealthy. "I hunted to stay alive back home, some times it was the only way I could eat or trade"

Getting over his shock quicker than the rest of the group, Marvel looked over Onyx impressed before leaving Cato's side to where Glimmer still stood eyeing the girl curiously and took the bow from beside her; Glimmer nearly went to protest at the loss of her weapon but she watched as he walked over to Onyx and handed her the bow with a wink.

"There you go flower, hopefully you can continue to keep us all alive" he grins before heading off towards where his pack was so he could take stock of what he actually had.

Glowering after the boy at the nickname that he continued to use for her, she couldn't help but blush lightly at the teasing and the wink; it was rare that she got flustered even if she didn't see Marvel as a potential love interest, she's never seen anyone in that way.

"Everyone ready?" Cato asked abruptly with a small glare at Marvel who just smirked at the younger boy and gave a small unabashed shrug as he moved to Glimmer and handed her, her pack.

Onyx frowned at the abrubtness of the blonde but shrugged lightly and climbed up from the floor gingerly, Rue moved to her side and took her hand while Thresh and Rissa came behind them as the small group moved towards the forest, away from the clearing that had seen so much bloodshed.

Now they were going into the unknown and it terrified all nine of them, but they were all determined to survive the upcoming journey.