[Katniss pressed her lips together, leaving the crystal in silence for a moment, before she answered.]

Let me make you a counter-offer. I'll get the plums, do the dishes, and do all the cleaning and other jobs you needed done ... if you just focus on making the jam. I ... am only good at cutting things up and the like, but I am not a good cook and I wouldn't want to make a bad batch for the children.

But you want me to pay off my debts, I'll be glad to get my hands dirty.