A next-door Neighbour

They had been taken to the house by carriage once again, halting right in front of it. Eliza was the only one free, so she had escorted them here. It was a ride of about fifteen minutes from the Department, a straight road for a while before one turn, and then they had arrived. On foot, it wouldn't be hard to navigate.

The trip had cost a total of 10 pennies, quite expensive, but so was the management of the horses and carriage. No one would expect a family man with many responsibilities and debts to absorb that cost in his transportation charges as a carter. The carriages in Eden Peak were mostly owned by private individuals. While some other cities in the Kingdom had at least one station for carriages owned and controlled by the Royal Council, which were supposed to be cheaper, it was the opposite here: a trip like this would cost 15 pennies.