Pierre found his mother but discovered that she and his sister had already prepared provisions, clothes, and boots for him.
"Don't worry," Eileen gently kissed her son's forehead, took off the holy emblem, and hung it around his neck, "We will take care of ourselves."
Scarlett also softly comforted her brother, "Go, Pierre, I will hide the cows and horses well. They won't find them. When you come back, we'll have foals."
...
The deserters from Wolf Town gathered again to flee their homeland.
The soldiers who came to catch them found nothing, and it was only then that Bunting and the officers realized they had escaped.
At dusk, the officer set out from Wolf Town with six Cavalry, following the deserters' footsteps in pursuit.
Night mist rolled across the wasteland and circled the valleys, licking lowlands and cliffs.
Clouds of fog shrouding the hillocks made them appear much brighter, while birds competed in song among the tender grass.