At first, her mind struggled to comprehend the urgent orders that echoed from behind. However, as she witnessed the gate's doors swinging open, everything fell into place. If the knights failed to open the gate, the carriage would crash with her trapped inside.
"I will get you out of here, saintess! I will take you to safety where no one can harm you!" the coachman shouted.
"Stop this carriage at once!" she cried out desperately.
"Don't worry, saintess! Do not fear! I will transport you back to heaven, where you rightfully belong!"
Hearing those final words as she passed the furious knights by the gate, she realized that the man never intended to request the opening of the gates. His original plan was to forcefully drive the carriage through them.
A primal type of fear engulfed Adela, echoing the forest incident, as she grasped the direct threat to her life in that moment.
"Raise the alarm for the Archduke!"
"Sound the war trumpets!"