Peeta squints in the sunlight and shields his eyes to see better. With shaded view, he can see that he's in a grassy courtyard, flanked by buildings whose windows gleam brightly in the sun. Across the way, he spots two figures, one of which he immediately recognizes, the other of which resembles a dog.

"Daine!" he calls, waving at her as he starts off in her direction. After only a dozen or so steps, though, he stops, having sensed something large moving behind him.

When he turns around and sees what is following him, he is possessed by two strong and opposite reactions.

The animal is like nothing he's ever seen before. It is a little taller than him, but much larger, with dark gray skin and a long - is that a nose? His first thought is muttattion, and with that terror in mind his body braces to run. But there's something about the way it watches him, something in its dark eyes - they appear black at first, but are actually a deep brown flecked with gold - that instantly makes him want to stay. His initial instinct to balk rapidly fading, he tentatively reaches out a hand and lays it on the animal's nose.

A tingle rushes from his hand and through his body, and he lets out a faint, "Oh," just as the animal does the same.