H
azel made up her mind to talk to Patrick about taking her back to the castle. He said he had an errand to run, but she thought he was just making excuses to not take her back to her family. If he doesn’t come back soon, she will take off through the trail. She is good with directions, and she remembers which trail to go from the village where she spent the night. How hard could it be to find a castle? She would go visit Kathleen again so she can thank her for her hospitality. It wasn’t far for her to go.
Patrick noticed the look of determination on the face of Miss Hazel, “Listen to me, ma’am. I am not allowed to go to the castle anymore. They said I was a menace to society and needed to be shot. I may can go as far as the edge of the trail, but I won’t go any further. Those people in
