第27部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

on；　weˇll　figure　out　a　plan　while　we　hunt；〃　I　say。

We　donˇt　get　much　hunting　done　though　because　Iˇm　too　busy　getting　every　scrap　of　information　I　can　out　of　Rue　about　the　Careersˇ　base。　Sheˇs　only　been　in　to　spy　on　them　briefly；　but　sheˇs　observant。　They　have　set　up　their　camp　beside　the　lake。　Their　supply　stash　is　about　thirty　yards　away。　During　the　day；　theyˇve　been　leaving　another　tribute；　the　boy　from　District　3；　to　watch　over　the　supplies。

¨The　boy　from　District　Three？〃　I　ask。　¨Heˇs　working　with　them？〃

¨Yes；　he　stays　at　the　camp　full…time。　He　got　stung；　too；　when　they　drew　the　tracker　jackers　in　by　the　lake；〃　says　Rue。　¨I　guess　they　agreed　to　let　him　live　if　he　acted　as　their　guard。　But　heˇs　not　very　big。〃

¨What　weapons　does　he　have？〃　I　ask。

¨Not　much　that　I　could　see。　A　spear。　He　might　be　able　to　hold　a　few　of　us　off　with　that；　but　Thresh　could　kill　him　easily；〃　says　Rue。

¨And　the　foodˇs　just　out　in　the　open？〃　I　say。　She　nods。　¨Somethingˇs　not　quite　right　about　that　whole　setup。〃

¨I　know。　But　I　couldnˇt　tell　what　exactly；〃　says　Rue。　¨Katniss；　even　if　you　could　get　to　the　food；　how　would　you　get　rid　of　it？〃

¨Burn　it。　Dump　it　in　the　lake。　Soak　it　in　fuel。〃　I　poke　Rue　in　the　belly；　just　like　I　would　Prim。　¨Eat　it！〃　She　giggles。　¨Donˇt　worry；　Iˇll　think　of　something。　Destroying　things　is　much　easier　than　making　them。〃

For　a　while；　we　dig　roots；　we　gather　berries　and　greens；　we　devise　a　strategy　in　hushed　voices。　And　I　e　to　know　Rue；　the　oldest　of　six　kids；　fiercely　protective　of　her　siblings；　who　gives　her　rations　to　the　younger　ones；　who　forages　in　the　meadows　in　a　district　where　the　Peacekeepers　are　far　less　obliging　than　ours。　Rue；　who　when　you　ask　her　what　she　loves　most　in　the　world；　replies；　of　all