Oh, Linden hit right where he needed to save his skin from the likes of Leonidas' loyalty. Of course he wanted to join the ranks of the Victors, and restore what honor his failures had broken into his family. A subtle change came over the coach, as he exhaled, "I would envy you if I didn't know how much of a wreck the Capitol has made you out to be."

Not to say he wasn't in opposition of the Games, they served a purpose. But him? What could he be useful for? It was a sad moment in Panem when the drug-addled mentor of District 6 had a stable sense of identity that a Districter raised to be a Career.