He’s a broken boy, one to which she’s attempted to fix time and time again, but the justification HE is searching for, is no more than a mere idea in the terms of what Snow had intended on using him for. After coming into District 13, she half expected for him to waver the help, to escape, to RUN as fast as he could until water touched his toes and burdened his heart. Who was she to proclaim THIS as a good idea? Just a measly helping hand to the one who would — more than likely — know what to do to get OUT of this place. After speaking, head would fall, gaze at her fingertips before going to listen to the other, booted feet bringing her nearer whilst a hand touched the others face; a sign of a BOND manageable since the moment he’d entered the District.
“As far as it concerns you, Peeta, we have the chance, but it won’t be for long. I’ll walk you about the area, and from there, we will return. Coin believes this’ll be an ariel run, check the grounds, check radi —- ” She’d spare him of the details, vocals weakening just enough to feel SORROW for the fallen District, “ —- check the area, make sure that the Capitol doesn’t have anyone there. She, nor anyone else, knows we will be attending and landing.” She’s not from Twelve — she’s from Seven, drunken father, the familiar workings of a lumberjack —, but she HAS, in fact, seen the damage created by the Hunger Games, and now? Now she WORRIED for someone other than herself, having his health and well awareness be on the cusp between INSANITY and NORMALITY.
Does she feel shame for being the one to be his helping hand? NO. From the moment he appeared in the emergency care room, there’d been something about the way he writhed and groaned that brought her to feel ANGER, not towards Snow, not towards the Capitol, but towards KATNISS. Had she been smart enough, perhaps THIS would have never happened, perhaps Peeta wouldn’t be the cynical being he’d BECOME, but, that wasn’t her place of concern. Instead, the weakened smile would come across softened features, head nodding at the Victor’s comment. With a turn of her head and palm falling back to her side did the brunette nod towards an airman, hardened features returning after a weakened moment of thought.
“ —— so long as your ready, Peeta, we can go.”