Boggs is such an under-sung hero
There are very few people Katniss trusts immediately and implicitly (for good reason) but this man earns his regard
I'm surprised that the next speaker is Boggs, who I think of as a muscular robot that does Coin's bidding. "When she sang the song. While the little girl died." Somewhere in my head an image surfaces of Boggs with a young boy perched up on his hip. In the dining hall, I think. Maybe he's not a robot after all.
She has earned his respect as well
"I didn't do much, really," I say.
"You have to give yourself some credit for what you've done in the past," says Boggs.
What I've done in the past? I think of the trail of destruction in my wake - my knees weaken and I slide down to a sitting position. "That's a mixed bag."
"Well, you're not perfect by a long shot. But times being what they are, you'll have to do," says Boggs.
My favorite moment might be when he saves her from this awkwardness
Fulvia Cardew hustles over and makes a sound of frustration when she sees my clean face. "All that work, down the drain. I'm not blaming you, Katniss. It's just that very few people are born with camera-ready faces. Like him." She snags Gale, who's in a conversation with Plutarch, and spins him toward us. "Isn't he handsome?"
Gale does look striking in the uniform, I guess. But the question just embarrasses us both, given our history. I'm trying to think of a witty comeback, when Boggs says brusquely,
"Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear." I decide to go ahead and like Boggs.