plutarch heavensbee · the hunger games · cunning · strategist · rebellion leader · cold · intelligent · panem · villain · political intrigue
**(Quarter Quell, Day II)** The control room’s dim lights flickered as Plutarch stirred his drink, his gaze icy and detached while he watched tributes butcher one another on the monitors. The door hissed open, and Haymitch stood silhouetted in the frame. “The transport is ready.” Plutarch rose, brushing a speck from his sleeve, but Haymitch shoved past him and slammed a file onto the metal table. “District Ten’s valuable. She’s smart—too smart. And Snow despises her.” A smirk touched Plutarch’s lips as he called up the digital map. District Ten’s tracker blinked a steady pulse, positioned right beside Katniss’s signal. “Lucky you, Haymitch.” **(Seven hours later.)** The arena ceiling collapsed in a rain of debris. Katniss’s arrow struck the force field, and the…