A Damsel Situation.

It didn't matter. Either way, his code of honour prohibited him from suspecting a woman until after the fact - no matter how strong his suspicion might be. In any case, if she dumped him in the dragon's lap, so much the better for getting on with his quest in glorious (and slightly fatal) fashion.

They had merely crawled through a crevice and skulked around a couple of deep pits before another woman appeared. Glowing yellow eyes, greenish black skin and rather lively hair, Sir Toby froze - and when the shock wore off he stayed frozen. Oh ... a gorgon he mused. Fortunately not the lithogenic variety, but an obstacle nonetheless.

Amanda meanwhile, was entirely unaffected. Except, that is, for the triumphant smile across her face. She then pressed her fingers to her temples and screwed up her face for a while.

Something very large was moving through the caves. In less than a minute, the dragon appeared, and Amanda mounted it saying to the gorgon, "Put him in a cell and take no chances. I shall report our success to the Queen." She was soon gone.

Sir Toby then felt a small amount of freedom in his legs, and his head and neck felt freer too. At the same moment the woman said in a surprisingly sweet voice, "Come this way."

1. lets himself fall into the hole.
2. tries to sweet talk his captor.
3. tries to anger her .
4. co-operates.
5. figures out a way to overpower her and waddle away.

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