They walked south for days, left what little they had. Grenadine lost her favorite doll at some point. Witches fly overhead once in a while, bright-colored uniforms and glowing shields. They protect everyone from the monsters.
They have to swim across the river because the bridges are so busy and people with rafts are charging food to use them and they don't have food. And then they keep walking. And the monsters caught them anyway because everyone is trying to leave and there aren't enough boats.
They were almost out of food when she was playing in the woods, waiting their turn for a bridge... And she managed to hover.
Witches are special. Mom got food, new sandals to replace Errol's falling-apart ones, and even a cart ride by having Gren fly things around. They were going to get out.
Then the monsters caught up.
She ran and ran and found a stick and flew up, looking for mom and Errie-
There is a flash of red and she's flying through the air and-
There is a little girl lying in the bike path that runs through this park.