Meg was running through the woods, trying to catch up with the horse. Why was Miles being so pigheaded? The girl didn't know anything. Well, at least no more than she did.

Miles had been showing Meg part of the forest. They had been riding back to the Tuck's when Miles heard Jesse yelling. They both hopped off the horse and listened as a girl shouted something.

"You know the way home from here, don't you Megan?"

Meg knew something was wrong. The Tucks only called her by her given name when something was wrong. "What is it, Miles?"

"Can you walk back?"

"Miles, what is it?"

"Just meet me at home. Go!"

Meg saw the look on his face and walked out of the clearing. When she saw Miles turn around, she hid and watched. A girl was running blindly through the woods. Miles, who grabbed her and rode off with her on the horse, startled her. Jess took off after them over his "Eiffel Tower." Meg knew she couldn't take the rocks fast enough, so she ran straight after the horse.

She arrived before Jesse did, which surprised her. Miles had gone, presumably to find Tuck. Mae was pacing, playing her music box. When Meg appeared, Mae smiled nervously. "Meg! You're back. Jesse and Miles found Miss Foster, here, in the woods. She'll be staying for awhile."

Meg knew who the girl was before Mae's introduction. It had been Winnie Foster who had interested her in the mystery of these woods. Now they had both found it.

Winnie was still looking down, scared to do anything else. Meg walked over. "Miss Foster, I'm Megan Jackson."

Winnie looked up. "Meg! It's you! I thought you'd left town when you didn't come by."

"No, I'm still here." She turned to Mae. "I met Winnie back about a month and a half ago. I was going to visit her when Miles found me."

"Oh, that's nice. Come inside now, both of you. The men'll be back shortly."

Meg pulled Winnie to her feet. "Winnie, it'll be alright. The Tucks are good people. They're protecting themselves, just seeing if they can trust you. They'll know they can soon, then they'll send you home," Meg whispered.

"I hope it's not too long."

"It won't be. Go talk to Mae. I'm gonna go think for a minute."

She left Winnie at the door. Why were they keeping Winnie? They had kept Meg there, but she hadn't begged to go home like Winnie was. Then again, she couldn't ask to go to a place that didn't exist.

Once out of sight of the house, Meg started running. Somehow it freed her. No cares, no worries. She found herself at the foot of a large tree. She had seen the tree before, she knew, because it had a large letter T carved into it. She knelt and took a drink of the water, just as she had when she first came to the forest. Perfect water.

Thinking she had been gone long enough, she went back, stopping only to gather some wildflowers for Mae.