Chapter 6 Summary

Winnie was picked up and placed on Mae's horse and the group ran from the woods. Jesse and Miles ran on either side of Winnie, with Mae leading the horse. Winnie realized she was escaping, or rather being kidnapped. She was free either way. They all begged her not to say anything, or yell to anyone. They promised not to hurt her and were taking her away just to explain things to her.

As they broke through the trees, the stranger from the night before was standing on the road. Mae made an excuse as they ran past him and finally, took cover in some scrub bushes by the stream. They all sat down to rest and began to tell Winnie the explanation of why she could not drink from the spring. When Winnie started crying, Mae took out her music box to...