Sounds like she's rehearsed this line for a while now, Leo smirked, mostly concealed with his mask, "Small blessings that can have a huge impact. Congrats on the last Arena and keeping your Tributes alive."

Callous? Yes, but a Career (even a former one) keeps his eyes on the prize. District 2 had been lagging and seeing the offworlders return one by one made his hopes drop a bit.

"Has he tried to talk to them without sounding like a condescending bureaucrat?"