Eloise started her journey to the house of her fiancé with a mixture of anticipation and dread. Her heart was a whirlwind of emotions as she prepared to leave behind the only home she had ever known, stepping into a future filled with uncertainties. The journey promised to be arduous, spanning days and fraught with challenges that would test her resolve.
The road stretched out before them, a seemingly endless ribbon of dirt and gravel that wound through dense forests and over rolling hills. The journey was very long and hard, made even more taxing by the frequent stops they had to make. Every time it rained, they were forced to seek shelter, huddling under trees or makeshift tents, waiting for the downpour to cease. The men accompanying her—grizzled, sturdy, and accustomed to such travel—
