"I don't know," Finnick admits, and they are words he loathes to say out loud. They are the ultimate weakness. Ignorance. Ignorance was inevitably killed any tribute -- the not knowing what was coming for them, the not knowing how to handle a given situation, quell the panic.

He deals heavily in knowledge, but there was never any indication that they were going to swept away. And now here, just three of them are, but without any contact. It both worries him and assures him that Katniss is here. Whatever is happening, he's at the center of it. It's either the safest or the most dangerous spot.