He pulls away from her a little and looks around. The last thing he wants is to be thrown back into a cell because he upset Katniss. "Seven--?" he hisses.

Seven months. It's only been two for him. But that's not the point here. He does his absolute best to keep his voice steady, but it's clear he wants to snap at her, because if she only knew. "It's not my fault 13 decided to send you here, and I wasn't the one who thought you couldn't be trusted in the arena. None of this was my choice, Katniss, but I'm still not going to let you screw it up for me."