Noahs had pride as well, but Rhode would have gladly gone through the shadows if it had been something she'd wanted to do, not because she was scared of anything. She liked her freedom and exploited it often. At the moment though, going through the shadows was not something she wanted to do. She wanted to walk out the path as though it had been set there just for her! And, well, her apparent escort, but the escort wasn't ever who the carpet was for.