Fred drew his sword and lunged at Exotica, shouting: "Die, foul wyrm!".
She was so astonished that he would attack without any warning someone who
was unarmed, and not only unarmed but a woman, and not only a woman but
the daughter of the king to whom he owed allegiance, that she froze.
Whether she could have got off a spell in time to protect herself even if
she had reacted immediately was in any case highly doubtful.
But Astra, on the other hand, reacted with astonishing speed. Before Fred's sword could find its target, she jumped on him from the side and they both fell to the floor of the cave, Astra on top. To her relief, when Fred's elbow hit the floor, the sword was jarred out of his grasp. "Don't just stand there, but help me to subdue him!" she called to Exotica. "Some spell of the dragon's must have addled his wits."
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