War, war. Widows, orphans, a motherless .This was the uprising that rocked our . Thirteen districts against the that fed them, loved them,protected .
Brother turned on until nothing remained. And then came the , hard fought, sorely won. A people rose up from the and a new era . But freedom has a and when the traitors defeated we swore as a Nation we would never know this treason . And so it was decreed that each year the various of Panem would offer up in one young man and one woman to fight to the in a pageant of honor, and sacrifice.
The lone victor, bathed in riches, would serve as a reminder of our and our forgiveness.
This is how we our past.
This is how we safeguard our .