"Hope so," Katniss says softly. Since the last time they came through this door, she has been doing some thinking. Being with Peeta has always been, up until the hotel, something put on for the Capitol and for Snow. But now, here, being with Peeta is something she can choose for herself and there is no audience but the two of them. That makes pursuing something a lot more intriguing and makes whatever feelings she thought she had for Gale float away like leaves on the wind. She draws closer to him in the water, close enough that there are only a few inches of space between them.

"Is this the surprise or was there something else involved?"