He felt as though she was urging him to lean closer too, but he was somehow able to resist her and allow her to press ever so slightly against him. It would be improper to do otherwise, no matter how he would have liked to. He was too honorable to forget himself entirely. But it was all very tempting to disregard everything.

"I see. That is very disappointing, isn't it." He tore his eyes away from Cindy long enough to look out the window again. He wondered how far and how flat the land in the distance was. How far away was the sea? Was France on the other side of that sea? Was his freedom somewhere beyond? Curse this Panem.

"They must be very confident that none of us will try to escape. It is certainly a risk to let us all travel so far away from their Capitol."