Despite his lingering unease, Peeta does feel better having Coromotto and Daine with them, and he smiles a little at Daine's gesture. He sobers quickly enough, though, as he ponders their situation.

"Do you think that maybe there isn't actually anything out there?" he asks. He thinks about the Jabberjays, and how they could make you hear things that weren't real. "Maybe there's just something making us feel this way?"