Considering Lacey’s not trying to put her on the defensive, that’s a good thing. She listens, quietly, to what the other woman says. Feeding refugees, rescuing people, helping civilians.
No one does that in Panem. Half the districts are in poverty and all of them are oppressed by the Capitol — but no one knows how to stand up for themselves, for each other. Fear is a great motivator for getting people to sit down, shut up and do as they’re told. Take tesserae to feed your families, or starve to death. Send your children to the reaping, or be executed for treason. Don’t stand up for your neighbor unless you want to end up tied to the whipping post too.
She doesn’t know who Corypheus is, but the way Korrin talks about him, she can tell he’s someone terrible. “I see,” she says, calmly. Takes a breath, and adds, “It doesn’t sound like an easy task.”
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No one does that in Panem. Half the districts are in poverty and all of them are oppressed by the Capitol — but no one knows how to stand up for themselves, for each other. Fear is a great motivator for getting people to sit down, shut up and do as they’re told. Take tesserae to feed your families, or starve to death. Send your children to the reaping, or be executed for treason. Don’t stand up for your neighbor unless you want to end up tied to the whipping post too.
She doesn’t know who Corypheus is, but the way Korrin talks about him, she can tell he’s someone terrible. “I see,” she says, calmly. Takes a breath, and adds, “It doesn’t sound like an easy task.”