The call for help is something Katniss cannot ignore. Not only because it was her duty to protect her court (who knew? Maybe the voice belonged to someone within Denocte), but because it is the moral thing to do. She cannot just stand back and ignore a cry for help, citizen of Denocte or not. She has to render aid. To do otherwise would be a sin.
She carries her body with erect posture, her eyes scanning the forest as her ears pick up the cries and she follows them. She allows her body to weave in and out of the trees, although something causes her to stop only for a moment. She can see a similar tree and for the briefest of moments, she wonders if she is going in circles. She knows this forest like the back of her hand and she knows this particular tree can only be found once. She is going in circles…but how? Was something playing with her mind?
And then the dog rolls in, slow at first but then quick. In no time, she is surrounded by a thick fog that she can hardly see in. She still hears the cries for help, amongst the other voices that begin to fill the air. It takes her a moment to single out the cries for help, to hone in on the one she had set out to help. But eventually, she ignores all else except the need to protect. With a deep breath, she steps forward. Now she has to rely on her knowledge of the forest and the cries for help to help her navigate through the fog.
Katniss chooses to continue forward
