There is sympathy in Peeta's eyes as he watches Daine, even as his gaze goes slightly distant. Seeing her reaction - and Numair's reaction to her state - he can't help but wonder what it would be like if the situation were reversed and Daine had been pulled into Panem with him.

Considering where he was when the rift pulled him away, it doesn't bear imagining (he isn't thinking about the dream arena where Daine died, he isn't). But if the rift somehow put them in the district, maybe before the Games even happened, how would everyone have reacted to their story? Within the space of a breath the possible reactions of his friends and family flash across his mind, each face and demeanor as clear as if the person were standing in front of him.

He quickly returns to the present, offering a supportive nod to Daine's assertion that their story is true. Unlike Panem, Tortall has magic. At least in Daine's world, traveling between realms isn't entirely unheard of, and Peeta suspects that will help lend credence to her claims.

He hopes it can do the same for the part he plays in the story. Numair's clear uncertainty about him is almost amusing; Peeta can all but feel the protectiveness radiating from the man as he steers Daine toward a chair.