A Fortunate Opportunity?

"He flew from over the western rim of the valley, and then descended and landed in the lake. It seems that he must have fancied an evening bathe."

"That's a relief. I was afraid that he might have already discovered that the princess was missing and have decided to search the valley."

"Maybe your strategem for luring him to the valley will prove to have been unnecessary," Fred said. "Are any of your catapults ready to fire? The full moon should be enough for your men to see him against the background of the surface of the lake, but it might be dark enough for him not to realise what was going on very quickly. If you could manage to stun him, then he might drown. Best of all, there would be no need to put the princess at risk."

"We have two of the three already set up, as I told you... [86407]

1. "We would need to get some of our men up to their locations to operate them. Also they would need to be turned to fire in a new direction. But if the dragon will only keep bathing for the half hour or so that we would need, then it could work."
2. "But unfortunately the lie of the land means that they could not fire upon the region of the lake."
3. "But unfortunately the lie of the land means that they could not fire upon the region of the lake. However I wonder if a stealthy attack by our warriors might stand a chance. We would have the two advantages of darkness and surprise."

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