Getting out was only the first step. Once she was in the hallway, she’d have to get past the guards. Then, she’d have to get out of the castle. Next, probably escape to the Everfree Forest—it might be an obvious haven, but she’d be quite difficult to find there. But what happened next? Live a life of exile? Commune with the trees and squirrels? She couldn’t do that; it wasn’t in her nature. Besides, she hated squirrels.