Keyword was 'keep'. She didn't know if she could even do it again, but didn't tell him that.

"Risky, but better to use less moves and head in a straight line than pausing to expend further energy taking them on with the rapier or the cannon."

But as she looked ahead, something didn't make any sense.

"Their alarms are sounding, but rather than lock out any threat that sounded it, the gates are wide open..." Enter through the front doors, or scale the walls?