That’s when Maysilee begins to scream. The alliance is over and she broke it off, so no one could blame him for ignoring her. But Haymitch runs for her, anyway. He arrives only in time to watch the last flock of candy pink birds, equipped with long, thin beaks, skewer her through the neck. He hold her hand while she dies, and all I can think of is Rue and how I was too late to save her, too.