The butler did say the mansion was far and advised against going here. But Althea underestimated their words.
Althea hit her head on the carriage several times because of road bumps. She and her maids had to remain alert all the time or they will fall off their seats the instant they relax.
'Why do I have to suffer like this?! I could have just ridden a horse. It was far better than staying in this bumpy carriage. Just what kind of road is this?'
She peeked at the window of the carriage and was greeted by the sight of a rough, uneven, muddy road that even had puddles of water here and there. No wonder the carriage was moving so much. It was too rough even for a rough road.
Althea even pitied the horses that had to pull the carriage on such an ugly and uneven road.
Worse yet, halfway through, the rain suddenly poured in torrents. The road became a river of mud and water.