He sighs, biting back all the suggestions he has for what she could have done rather than have him arrested. It's useless now - he's in the cell, and they can finally talk face-to-face, even if it's not his preferred setting. Smoothly he stands up and looks at her without any traces of a fake smile on his face.

"The Capitol knows you're here," he says. "And rather than bring you home where it's still very dangerous, they sent me here to..." - he pauses, thinking Katniss might bristle at the thought of someone 'protecting' her - "...make sure they didn't catch you unaware."