The wind blew by, causing Katniss to let out a brief shiver despite being so deep in her slumber.

Though it doesn’t last much longer as she soon stirs awake. She extends out a hand for her sister, her younger sibling, only finding empty air on the mattress. The spot sunken in slightly.

Upon scanning her gaze around the room, she finally sees her younger sibling, curled up on the floor They must’ve had a bad dream again.

Katniss let her gaze remain fixated on her sister. The soft suppleness of their cheeks and the way they squished. Despite how tough their lives have been, Katniss’ younger sibling remained so soft.

Katniss swore to herself once more that she’d keep them safe.