User blog comment:Alicerosewright/121st Hunger Games/@comment-24358283-20140326102418/@comment-24358283-20140326125002

In answer to your question, ConspiracyKiller825:

Rubin and Nymph are officially Protected. Once they get to the Cornucopia, they must place the keys alongside the maps that will be on an obvious table. After they have both placed their keys, they must go to their original pedestals where the countdown will then begin. Once the gong sounds, their Protection will expire, and the will be as vulnerable as any other tribute.