[It took her a moment to realize that the ally Clove had referred to was herself. It was strange to think of it like that, to think of Richard as an ally instead of just a friend. Maybe even more than a friend... The sort of person that could just as easily become a surrogate father to her.
Ally just didn't really seem to work.
But Clove was right. She had done the smart thing, fleeing. Because Katniss knows that she wouldn't have done much different.
She had more questions she wanted to ask. Wanted to know if it was this that prompted Clove's recent journal post. Wanted to know what would happen next to their own tentative alliance. But she can't find it in herself to ask any of that. And instead she just nods.]
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Ally just didn't really seem to work.
But Clove was right. She had done the smart thing, fleeing. Because Katniss knows that she wouldn't have done much different.
She had more questions she wanted to ask. Wanted to know if it was this that prompted Clove's recent journal post. Wanted to know what would happen next to their own tentative alliance. But she can't find it in herself to ask any of that. And instead she just nods.]