He hears and he can only think of that day when they'd first realized people could vanish. And now her victor Katniss was gone and the other one- Finnick had been his name- they had vanished. He knew it had profoundly affected Effie. He'd seen how she stayed in bed too long, was high or drunk much more than ever...

"I'm so sorry, darling," he said softly as he kissed her temple. "If I could bring them back to you I would."