Desert?! Maele blinked in the harsh light, struggling to hold back panic. Where could she possibly hide? Forget that, where could there possibly be water?! Surely the game-makers wouldn't let them all just thirst to death, how would that be entertaining? A few meters to her left was the boy from her district, and the other tributes were ringed around the cornucopia; supplies everywhere. Closest to her was an axe, something she hardly knew how to use; but it could be better than nothing...

And the voice was still counting down... 8, 7...