They encountered a problem; it seemed they were discovered, and decided to proceed with the ritual earlier… but upon reflection, it was about time they were discovered.
Initially, the team that attacked her divided into eight, fleeing in different directions, and no one expected such a weak group to be responsible for escorting her.
Being inconspicuous certainly wouldn't attract the attention of the Kingdom, but it also meant that they likely couldn't even handle a normal clearing team. Their only way out was to receive a blessing from a deity after completing the sacrifice.
Then they would pray they weren't pursued by the furious King of Athens, otherwise, no blessings would be of any help.
'Still, I hope he can remain calm.'
The thought flashed through her mind as the bound and immobile Andrea felt a bit sad.