And they were riding to their deaths. This, at least, was what Molly had been told by no fewer than a dozen people as they traveled from farm to farm in search of the Windsor estate.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: When Molly and Kip first seek out the Windsor estate, they are told by everyone they ask for directions to avoid the place. Because Molly and Kip have no choice but take the work they have found at the estate, they must continue on to find the place. However, the warnings are not without reason.

I need you to be brave.
-- Molly (Chapter 2)

Importance: When Molly and Kip near the manor, she reminds him that she needs him to remain brave and not to complain. They are living on the edge of survival, and will need the work they take in order to survive. Without the job at the Windsor estate, they will have nowhere else to...