That same night the two met at that location on the property, exactly as they had agreed, at the time when the farm employees' dinner was taking place. As the house was spacious and full of rooms, it was easy to hide in it without anyone noticing its absence, in addition to the fact that it was customary not to go down to any of the rooms if the Colonel was traveling on business and his observers relaxed in surveillance.

They believed that at night, the girl would not dare try to escape in that darkness without knowing the region well. That was the exact moment to try to escape, counting on the partnership of Carlos Eduardo who, even a coward, would be of great value, since he grew up in those lands and knew them very well. Showing himself competent, the fearful boy provided two mounts to escape, which were hidden at least a kilometer from where they were.

After making sure that the way would really be free to continue their journey, they left as soon as possib