Thomas led the way, speeding through the open gates. She was right behind and also urged her horse on. However, as she was about to pass through the gates suddenly stopped.
She heard it before anyone else—loud yelling from behind. She stopped her horse before she even thought about it, halting right in the middle of the open gates, blocking the path of the rest of the men.
Loud grunts and complaints could be heard as the men tried hard not to bump into her at her abrupt stop. She heard a few curses but Rose didn't care, she had heard something.
Thomas noticed she stopped and turned his head toward her. At first, he only slowed his horse, but when he noticed she was indeed not moving, he turned his horse around; he had rode some distance away from them.
"What are you doing?" he asked, but he didn't sound angry—rather, he sounded worried.
