"I mean with the Games. This was unexpected! You weren't meant to be sent here! It's happening because Panem is falling apart! Violence isn't going to fix anything! Adding more tributes will only add more anger to the people which will cause a crazy uprising and Panem is not lasting much longer! They led to their own demise with this idea!" Phoenix said.
He shrugged. "And that's a bad thing…how?"
"Violence! War! Death! Do you not understand?! I hate this violent country and the tradition of the Hunger Games, but if there's an uprising, it'll be even worse! I'm not living in a world where Panem is just even stricter and even more violent!" Phoenix said.
Corian sighed softly. "Yeah, well there's nothing to be done about it, so let's train. Okay?"
"I wish I could just leave this place and get everyone to calm down and stop this madness your family enforces as tradition!" Phoenix said.
Corian shrugged slightly. "Well, you can't. So you may as well make the best of it."
"Just know your family enforces this and it's their fault. None of us would be suffering if Panem was just run by people who aren't insanely stupid and love violence like your family!" Phoenix said as she then walked off.
Corian snorted, and rolled his eyes. "Right. Blame the fifteen year old for something that's been happening for 100 years. Because logic, right?"
Mia came out confused as to why no one returned. "Did you not find her?"
"Yeah, i found her all right." He snorted. "And got an earful."
"What did you say to her?" Mia asked.
"Me? That she should come back to training."
"Okay, putting that into better phrasing, what did your conversation turn into?" Mia asked.
"She was being all pissy and heroic about "the games need to end!" So i layed out the facts. She wasn't happy, and shouted that it was all my family's fault, and then left."
"She has a passion to end this kind of thing. She keeps this a pretty well-kept secret, unless something like that happens. She's usually a sweet person who hates violence but the topic of the Games can show what she can be like for what she really wants, and I would advise you not to make her angry," Mia said.
Corian shrugged slightly. "Sure. Whatever you say." He replied.
"I know my sister quite well. She was very defiant when we started training her for the Games years ago. Her defiance turned into anger, revealing a passion, and a completely crazy side, we never knew about until then," Mia said.
Corian nodded. "Alright." He replied calmly. We'll see how well that serves her when she dies early.
"But don't go thinking she's not going to win. She's been trained for a few years and she's related to a family who has won every time a member has been reaped. I'm not going to enjoy how her skills will be activated, but they will be and she'll win," Mia said.
Corian shrugged. "Alright. If you say so." That's not what I've seen, but sure.
"Stop with this! I know my sister!" Mia said.
"I'm not saying that you don't! I'm just saying that I'll believe it when I see it." Corian replied.
"You'll see it," Mia said.
"Okay." He replied simply.
"I need to get her to train now. Do you know where she went?" Mia asked.
"That way." He pointed. "Good luck."
Mia went in the direction that was pointed and hoped she'd find Phoenix.
Corian headed back to the training room.
Mia sighed. Where is she? she wondered.
He started training again.