Ariadne's eyes widened for a moment, wondering how she knew she'd been 'claimed' and not born into Katniss' family.

But then she remembered the damn shard in her hand.

Sometimes, she could almost bring herself to hate that thing.

Shyly, she tucked her hands behind her back. "I don't know about 'special,' my lady," she said. "I'm pretty ordinary. But her cat really, really likes me a lot."