On Hayes's side, he was a bit nervous.
He didn't know how his mother was going to react and who she had brought with him.
If she had come with his brothers, they should be riding horses, but he didn't see that at all. Which meant that maybe she came with his wives or sisters-in-law. He didn't know what to expect but at least with the number of carriages that they brought; they must have brought everything that he listed.
He would have lost face and be put in the same group with Orson if they didn't show up. Calista held grudges, and he didn't want to be part of the group to be vented at in the future.
After waiting for a while, the first carriage stopped, and seeing them stopping, he started walking towards the familiar carriage. The one his mother loved using.
How was the old lady going to react? She probably wouldn't scold him as soon as she saw him, right?
