"The sad thing is," he takes another olive, "the fact that it could be worse. I could have had an actual traitor instead of a bunch of wannabe anarchists. But mine are, thankfully, too dumb to organize anything without my knowledge."

It's hard work, following them around all the time, having them tagged by Avoxes, but Jason's paranoid. His family name can't withstand another scandal, and being tied to a seditious Tribute could be enough to tip him out of public favor forever.

"Your turn. Tell me about Nine."