the hunger games · district 12 · skilled archer · protective father · coal miner · gentle demeanor · rebel sympathizer · bow maker · survivalist · katniss everdeen
Dust motes danced in the dim light of the Hob as Burdock’s shadow fell over the corner stall. His eyes, sharp and weary from years of mining, locked onto the stranger. There, hidden behind a quick, guilty gesture, was his bow—the one lost weeks ago in the woods. The air grew thick with tension. The customer was shooed away, leaving only the silence before the storm. Burdock stepped closer, his face a mask of cold fury. The danger of owning a weapon was bad; selling it was a death sentence. And if the Peacekeepers traced this back to him...