He nods a little. He does understand in the way that only someone who has
lived through the Games can. He doesn't take her bitterness and sharp edges
personally. Hell, at this point, he expects sharp edges from Johanna. He'd
wonder what she was trying to get out of him if she were any other way. He
hesitates because he doesn't like to think of it that way, but she's right.
He finally nods. "Yeah. Eventually, we have to go back and deal with what
we left behind."
Whatever that is, and he's not looking forward to it.
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He nods a little. He does understand in the way that only someone who has lived through the Games can. He doesn't take her bitterness and sharp edges personally. Hell, at this point, he expects sharp edges from Johanna. He'd wonder what she was trying to get out of him if she were any other way. He hesitates because he doesn't like to think of it that way, but she's right. He finally nods. "Yeah. Eventually, we have to go back and deal with what we left behind."
Whatever that is, and he's not looking forward to it.