[ Prim replies quickly, pulling away from Katniss to look at her, or at least face her with how dark it was ]
No, Katniss, you can't.
[ Not just because of how short notice it was but because she couldn't. Sure, they needed her, needed her to be their Mockingjay but Prim needed her too, and even if Peeta was ill from what the Capitol had done he needed her too - he needed her to help him remember everything.
But she was going instead. Running. Doing what she always did when things were hard, especially after the Games. Their lives had never been easy, and it had been harder on Katniss because she'd had to do everything for them - Prim had seen, and realised that more the older she'd gotten, especially after Katniss had left for the Games and her mother had returned, had done things that Katniss had done before (or even- especially when there'd been no one, and Prim had had to do it herself).
Prim wants to stop her, to whisper that she needs her but even though that's true, and even if Katniss wants to stay because of that, Prim doubts that that will stop her and make her stay this time, not when there's more important things at risk than just family.
They got Peeta back for Katniss, and now Katniss has to do this. Prim knows that, but it doesn't mean she has to like it ]
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[ Prim replies quickly, pulling away from Katniss to look at her, or at least face her with how dark it was ]
No, Katniss, you can't.
[ Not just because of how short notice it was but because she couldn't. Sure, they needed her, needed her to be their Mockingjay but Prim needed her too, and even if Peeta was ill from what the Capitol had done he needed her too - he needed her to help him remember everything.
But she was going instead. Running. Doing what she always did when things were hard, especially after the Games. Their lives had never been easy, and it had been harder on Katniss because she'd had to do everything for them - Prim had seen, and realised that more the older she'd gotten, especially after Katniss had left for the Games and her mother had returned, had done things that Katniss had done before (or even- especially when there'd been no one, and Prim had had to do it herself).
Prim wants to stop her, to whisper that she needs her but even though that's true, and even if Katniss wants to stay because of that, Prim doubts that that will stop her and make her stay this time, not when there's more important things at risk than just family.
They got Peeta back for Katniss, and now Katniss has to do this. Prim knows that, but it doesn't mean she has to like it ]