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Summary

• Coriolanus experiences a bombing and is terrified, seeking cover as explosions erupt around the arena.
• He enters a state of heightened awareness he and Tigris call "bomb time," remembering the war and how they would take cover during attacks.
• During the chaos, Coriolanus realizes the bombs were planted, not dropped from hovercraft, and notices incendiary devices.
• Lucy Gray, nearby and restrained by cuffs, is advised by Coriolanus to cover her face with a napkin.
• An explosion damages a snack stand, raining debris on Coriolanus and trapping him under a burning beam.
• Lucy Gray hesitates when she sees an opportunity to escape, but ultimately saves Coriolanus, helping him out from under the beam.
• The two collapse in the center of the arena, where medics later arrive to provide assistance.
• Coriolanus is eventually taken away on a stretcher to a hospital, while Lucy Gray is violently detained by a Peacekeeper.
• Coriolanus wakes in the hospital with injuries and learns from Tigris and the Grandma'am about heightened security and fears in the Capitol due to the bombing.
• He discovers that casualties included mentors and tributes, and the chaos has significantly impacted the Hunger Games and the Capitol's sense of security.
• Coriolanus thinks about the bravery of Lucy Gray and other tributes, and their possible motivations.
• A visit by the twitchy Clemensia, another mentor affected by the incident, disturbs Coriolanus and raises fears about Dr. Gaul's intentions.
• As Coriolanus's condition improves, he watches his own performance from earlier events, considering his own significance and the tragedies befalling others.
• Coriolanus is discharged from the hospital and continues to be haunted by the events of the bombing.
• He reflects on Lucy Gray's actions and his feelings of indebtedness to her for saving his life.
• At the Academy, the consequences of the bombing are clear, with empty chairs representing the tributes and mentors who have died.
• Lucy Gray and Coriolanus have a conversation where she expects him to truly believe she can win the Hunger Games, reflecting a change in their dynamics due to her life-saving actions.