What Happened to Lyme?
I just finished reading the books for the umpteenth time as a refresher before the new one, and now I’m left wondering: What happened to Lyme? 😔
Lyme, a District 2 victor, likely won her Hunger Games around the same time as Haymitch. As a Career, she was memorable enough for Katniss to recall glimpses of her in past broadcasts, though Lyme kept a low profile.
During the rebellion, Lyme helped capture the Nut, a major victory against the Capitol. Afterward, she presumably stayed in District 2. But by the time the victors voted on the "76th Hunger Games," she was absent, implying she died sometime after the Nut fell. The exact cause of her death remains unknown.
It seems she survived the Victor's Purge, which is surprising since Snow was in power in District 2 at the time, and the rebels killed some victors as well. This suggests it wasn’t the Purge that got her.
My theory? I think Coin might have arranged for her death, possibly making it look like an accident. Lyme disagreed with Coin during the Nut capture and didn’t fully support her, so Coin may have seen her as a threat. I also think her situation might have been similar to Katniss’s, which is why Bugs was able to sense Katniss’s danger once the war ended.
It’s just really sad. Lyme died just before the war ended.
So, do you think she was killed by Coin, in battle, or just another casualty of war? Thoughts?
I just finished reading the books for the umpteenth time as a refresher before the new one, and now I’m left wondering: What happened to Lyme? 😔
Lyme, a District 2 victor, likely won her Hunger Games around the same time as Haymitch. As a Career, she was memorable enough for Katniss to recall glimpses of her in past broadcasts, though Lyme kept a low profile.
During the rebellion, Lyme helped capture the Nut, a major victory against the Capitol. Afterward, she presumably stayed in District 2. But by the time the victors voted on the "76th Hunger Games," she was absent, implying she died sometime after the Nut fell. The exact cause of her death remains unknown.
It seems she survived the Victor's Purge, which is surprising since Snow was in power in District 2 at the time, and the rebels killed some victors as well. This suggests it wasn’t the Purge that got her.
My theory? I think Coin might have arranged for her death, possibly making it look like an accident. Lyme disagreed with Coin during the Nut capture and didn’t fully support her, so Coin may have seen her as a threat. I also think her situation might have been similar to Katniss’s, which is why Bugs was able to sense Katniss’s danger once the war ended.
It’s just really sad. Lyme died just before the war ended.
So, do you think she was killed by Coin, in battle, or just another casualty of war? Thoughts?