Another disclaimer... I don't, I wish, Gail carson Levine does, the end.

I was too late.
Even as I ran to find Mandy, she was entering the kitchen with Char, he looked like he was in shock. "Grab your bag, Ella," she said "pack some clothes and hurry!". I ran and Gathered my things into my duffel bag. When I returned Mandy had a sack of food for me and a man, Apparently one of Char's friends, was handing a backpack to char. "Take two of the horses, they won't be missed." The man was saying to Char, "What about you?" I asked Mandy. "I'll be fine." The man cut in reassuringly "Its you and Char we are worried about, after sending her daughters on a wild goose chase you never know what Miss Olga will do, and Char needs someone with him. They wont hurt Mandy or I, They value her cooking to much, and they don't know Either of us know anything about their plot. " He said hastily herding Char and I out the door. We made it to the stable where two horses were already waiting for us. I was extremely grateful my Father had insisted on me taking riding lessons while I was young, everything came back to me very quickly.
Char, still in shock, Lead me into a forest, where we eventually came to a stop next to a huge rock. I looked carefully and Eventually noticed the the entrance to what appeared to be a cave. I carried our bags as he turned the horses away and let them go, and I followed him into the rock...