[Sure enough, the smile quickly fades into an annoyed scowl. She should be used to it by now, that backhanded compliment that Haymitch had always been so good at. But it still eats at her. She has learned something. And at a rate that impressed even herself. It's been weeks since she last burnt something she didn't mean to burn. But then, he hasn't seen her since those first few lessons, has he?
The scowl fades and she looks back at him, watching as he begins to feed the fire with logs. It makes the room a little more homey, a little warmer and more comfortable. But there's no mistaking the bed that takes up a lot of the space. And that reminds her of just why she's here again.
She starts to tear her eyes away from him when he speaks again, speaks of a lesson that she learned again and again during the past few years of her life. A lesson that cost her her sister's life. Nearly cost her so much more.]
I know. [There's steely fierceness behind the comment and a flame flickers in her hand again, something to play with, to remind herself of the power she's learned to control.] That's why I came to you in the first place.
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The scowl fades and she looks back at him, watching as he begins to feed the fire with logs. It makes the room a little more homey, a little warmer and more comfortable. But there's no mistaking the bed that takes up a lot of the space. And that reminds her of just why she's here again.
She starts to tear her eyes away from him when he speaks again, speaks of a lesson that she learned again and again during the past few years of her life. A lesson that cost her her sister's life. Nearly cost her so much more.]
I know. [There's steely fierceness behind the comment and a flame flickers in her hand again, something to play with, to remind herself of the power she's learned to control.] That's why I came to you in the first place.