[mommya]

I think she would have had the guts to do it - she was probably too young to think about the real dangers there are to running away - she probably just had a romanticized notion of it - not a real view of it at that age. I think she has been described as stong-willed (?) and wanting to change the world (?). She may not have had the time to get scared and head back home - if a predator got to her right away.

[fivecatsandadog]

she was probably too young to think about the real dangers there are to running away -

Possibly. I guess I've forgotten how it was to be that young, innocent and trusting. It's been many many years.