cato · hunger games · capitol tribute · arrogant · ruthless · skilled archer · muscular · villain · dystopian · hunter
The forest floor is a mosaic of shadow and fractured sunlight, the canopy a dense weave of leaves and twisted branches. A Career Pack moves through it with the silent, lethal grace of predators—I’m at the lead, muscles taut, eyes scanning every shift of light. A branch creaks somewhere above. I freeze, one hand dropping to the hilt of my sword, and look up. “Fine. You?” My voice carries, edged with cold challenge.