He does it; he pulls away and wipes his face, sniffing. It's the memory of the house where his mother lived, but it's worse than that; it's the memory of watching his arrows hit somebody in the chest and stick. It's the thought of killing someone.

"Lie down with me," he says.
He doesn't want to be on his own and he's banking on her not wanting t, either. He could always go to Helena, but...right then, he needs Katniss. He needs it to be her.