- While searching for the pod housing Gale, Peeta, and Johanna Mason during the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds a pod marked "Star Squad." She opens it and finds Peeta hanging inside, wrapped in a net, bleeding, and barely alive. Katniss is so horrified that she nearly breaks down and cries, but manages to control herself until they reach safety. During the trip, Peeta reveals that President Snow uses Peeta's knowledge against Katniss. He tells Katniss that he loves her and that he understands why she must continue fighting, even if it means hurting him.
- Following the Quarter Quell, Peeta is rescued by the Capitol and taken back to the Capitol, where he is brainwashed into believing that Katniss is his enemy and that he must kill her. When he is sent back to District 13, he tries to kill Katniss on multiple occasions. Katniss is devastated and heartbroken by Peeta's betrayal and struggles to come to terms with the fact that the person she loves is no longer the same.
- Eventually, Katniss is able to help Peeta recover from the brainwashing and bring him back to reality. They are reunited and work together to defeat the Capitol and bring about the end of the war.