Vasellia didn't cry and she didn't ask her step mother to relent, but in her heart she was deeply sad. There were many stories about Dinache In The Woods, who smiled kindly but would gobble up a child in a moment if they crossed her.
But Vasellia was a brave girl, so she put on her boots and put on her shawl and set out. She had only one possession she loved, which was a doll her mother had made her, and so she took that with her as well.