No Plagiarism!ZBs2AiqDVhCZ4MpnnChQposted on PENANA Chapter 3 — The Symbol in Ice1234 copyright protection1PENANAoVrexYieOs 尼
Fear spread through Panem faster than wildfire.1234 copyright protection1PENANA0AtyEaiGwn 尼
Within days, northern scouting teams vanished.1234 copyright protection1PENANAdutL09isVr 尼
Supply convoys disappeared.1234 copyright protection1PENANAJMW5ySoJwZ 尼
Communication towers near abandoned territories failed mysteriously.1234 copyright protection1PENANACOuEkYrnR7 尼
Rumors flooded every district.1234 copyright protection1PENANAIugDQlI728 尼
Some believed the Dominion was a lie created to strengthen military control.1234 copyright protection1PENANA8Thl5Ge8MA 尼
Others believed invasion had already begun.1234 copyright protection1PENANABItzNatIU7 尼
Maria sat inside a crowded café near the Capitol transit station while news broadcasts played continuously overhead.1234 copyright protection1PENANAxnCIHKKLzN 尼
“Another scouting patrol failed to report back this morning…”1234 copyright protection1PENANAhnnol6LHg5 尼
“…President Rowan urges citizens to remain calm…”1234 copyright protection1PENANAtNcJwXckuC 尼
“…unconfirmed sightings beyond former District 13…”1234 copyright protection1PENANA6LpYT6mMI4 尼
Nobody sounded calm.1234 copyright protection1PENANAJX529CBqnT 尼
Across the room, Eli studied recruitment notices scrolling across public screens.1234 copyright protection1PENANAFq9Rnq09V5 尼
Maria noticed immediately.1234 copyright protection1PENANAPsfPUe8LWx 尼
“No,” she said.1234 copyright protection1PENANA2RTOC2t4bE 尼
Eli looked up.1234 copyright protection1PENANA1IQ2BDm5YS 尼
“What?”1234 copyright protection1PENANATkRXKWD9tX 尼
“You’re thinking about volunteering.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAyxBqXGVwYZ 尼
“I’m thinking about helping.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAdOQGvDvJ65 尼
“That means yes.”1234 copyright protection1PENANA2hbVGkj5Zh 尼
Eli sighed.1234 copyright protection1PENANA4QjqfaGrO2 尼
“Maria—”1234 copyright protection1PENANAf9HkouwR9U 尼
“You rebuild train systems. You’re not military.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAxrFpE7hiHC 尼
“They need engineers.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAuuQCCEdbxU 尼
“They need soldiers.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAn2D6BTc79f 尼
“And soldiers need functioning equipment.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAvn5TFbTn0Z 尼
Maria stared at him.1234 copyright protection1PENANALvVHnhyzul 尼
The thought of Eli traveling north suddenly made the entire Capitol feel colder.1234 copyright protection1PENANACXdy26de6m 尼
“This isn’t your responsibility,” she whispered.1234 copyright protection1PENANAWCI0Y0zjhu 尼
Eli leaned forward.1234 copyright protection1PENANAgp8sp2Z3eG 尼
“If something’s actually happening up there, somebody has to figure it out.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAbCVMf1JZYd 尼
Maria looked down at the table.1234 copyright protection1PENANA2PzyJ4NpCu 尼
“You sound like one of those rebellion speeches.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAZ2V3TeGYxf 尼
“That’s because your generation thinks every problem can be solved by pretending danger doesn’t exist.”1234 copyright protection1PENANA6vs0YwyLau 尼
“That’s not fair.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAlDUcNoYzKG 尼
“No,” Eli admitted. “Maybe it isn’t.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAjpqv5opnEd 尼
For a moment, neither of them spoke.1234 copyright protection1PENANAXGoQOelXmT 尼
Then Eli smiled faintly.1234 copyright protection1PENANA4EvhZhxTJE 尼
“Besides,” he added, “I’m not planning on dying dramatically in the snow.”1234 copyright protection1PENANA0RUizDs6Mb 尼
Maria didn’t laugh.1234 copyright protection1PENANA59bEah4KCU 尼
Three days later, Eli officially joined a northern scouting expedition.1234 copyright protection1PENANACFZgAwCdqE 尼
The night before departure, District 12 gathered near the station platform beneath cold rain while military transports prepared for departure.1234 copyright protection1PENANAypQOiIsj1S 尼
Families hugged quietly.1234 copyright protection1PENANAFIYlVgFR1z 尼
Volunteers checked supplies.1234 copyright protection1PENANAOYDuW8NHN7 尼
Nobody pretended this was routine.1234 copyright protection1PENANAg7hL4Tfiq6 尼
Maria stood beside Eli near the tracks.1234 copyright protection1PENANAK1j00aSHw1 尼
“You could still change your mind,” she said.1234 copyright protection1PENANAFdZaotBFn2 尼
“You know I won’t.”1234 copyright protection1PENANA0KS3orzLWK 尼
“Doesn’t mean I can’t keep trying.”1234 copyright protection1PENANAnxg52OtQxx 尼
Eli adjusted the straps on his heavy coat.1234 copyright protection1PENANA7EUKMCg5ml 尼
“If everything goes well, I’ll be back in two weeks.”1234 copyright protection1PENANA5On5t2pCA2 尼
“And if it doesn’t?”1234 copyright protection1PENANAG6AvnEviiE 尼
He hesitated.1234 copyright protection1PENANAtEd1W37NKZ 尼
“That’s why we’re going.”1234 copyright protection1PENANACW0dDeOaGs 尼
The train whistle echoed through the rain.1234 copyright protection1PENANACfF10zHzNe 尼
Maria suddenly stepped forward and hugged him tightly.1234 copyright protection1PENANAM9zwxrzZW0 尼
Eli froze for a second before hugging her back.1234 copyright protection1PENANAPliwkNNRLm 尼
“You’re going to be okay,” he promised.1234 copyright protection1PENANARoib9VrZ55 尼
Maria wished she believed him.1234 copyright protection1PENANANFVHniYMXM 尼
The train departed minutes later.1234 copyright protection1PENANAz22oTNJOHW 尼
Maria watched the lights disappear into darkness.1234 copyright protection1PENANA6ort9x81IP 尼
Then she went home.1234 copyright protection1PENANA32K1sU2Blx 尼
And three nights later—1234 copyright protection1PENANAVjYNI8tH1C 尼
Eli vanished.1234 copyright protection1PENANADzq15h6340 尼
There were no signs of forced entry.1234 copyright protection1PENANAE29jmCeJmq 尼
No broken windows.1234 copyright protection1PENANA8nRQw9Z3mL 尼
No blood.1234 copyright protection1PENANA37zHVuaUgg 尼
Nothing.1234 copyright protection1PENANAlOUDmmAsjL 尼
Only silence.1234 copyright protection1PENANAY2ISxkXKnC 尼
Maria stood frozen inside Eli’s room while Peacekeepers searched the house.1234 copyright protection1PENANA4IVW0itzCv 尼
Then she saw the wall.1234 copyright protection1PENANAZbDa18tBWZ 尼
A symbol had been painted beside the window sometime during the night.1234 copyright protection1PENANAg19pB10r07 尼
A mockingjay.1234 copyright protection1PENANAhd1zi2QBN2 尼
Surrounded by silver ice.1234 copyright protection1PENANAG49pS00yxR 尼
Maria stared at it without breathing.1234 copyright protection1PENANAYXiloqcPmP 尼
Someone had taken her brother.1234 copyright protection1PENANASJFbhgRFbo 尼
And they wanted Panem to know exactly who did it.1234 copyright protection1PENANA12yIvyXOtQ 尼
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