He sleeps with a knife in his hand and Katniss has to jump out of the way to avoid being slashed. Katniss goes to Haymitch's unkempt house and wakes him out of a drunken stupor. However, after everything that has happened, Katniss is not even sure what that relationship is. The true nature of Katniss's relationship to Gale would be a threat to her public image and therefore, her safety. The illusion of romance between Katniss and Peeta meant they both got to return home after the Games. Greasy Sae teases Katniss about her "cousin" Gale - a lie District 12 maintains to keep him safe. Although they are the Capitol's representatives in District 12, Cray and Darius are lenient, partaking in the same harmless illegal activities as the District 12 citizens. She shares soup with another friendly Peacekeeper, Darius, at Greasy Sae's stall. Despite his surly drunkenness, Katniss feels obliged to help Haymitch because he helped to keep her and Peeta alive in the Games.Ĭray, the Head Peacekeeper (law enforcer) of District 12, jokes with Katniss about her liquor purchase. She buys a few bottles of white liquor for Haymitch Abernathy, her mentor in the Hunger Games and now her neighbor in Victor's Village. Moneyed now, she makes purchases rather than trades. One afternoon, after delivering the food to Gale's house, Katniss continues to the Hob, District 12's black market, where she traded for years. Meanwhile, Hazelle is grateful for Katniss' help, as her husband was killed years ago in the same mine explosion that killed Katniss's father. Gale refuses Katniss's insistence he take money, but he begrudgingly accepts the meat she brings. However, she gives whatever she kills to Gale's family - his mother Hazelle, the resourceful laundress of District 12, and his brothers Rory and Vick and baby sister Posy. Gale Hawthorne, her former hunting partner and best friend, now works in the coal mines, so Katniss goes out alone. Despite her family's lush new house in Victor's Village and her newfound wealth, Katniss still chooses to hunt in order to feed her friends. Now 17, Katniss is adjusting to her new life of plenty after spending her entire childhood in poverty and hunger. Catching Fire picks up a few months after Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark were declared the victors of the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
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