She stands and fights

This spider was easily the biggest enemy the novice warrior had ever fought, but she knew that she had to stand her ground. If I can’t beat this thing, then how am I to beat this castle’s demon? she asked herself as she gripped her sword tighter. She thought for a moment, trying to calm herself. The webbing is going to slow me down, so I can’t depend on speed, she noticed. Which means I’ll have to attack her head on, as she approaches. And I’ll have to be accurate. To do this, she needed to lure the spider in, make her think it was safe to approach.

“Ughhh,” Christina moaned, pretending to struggle with her sword. “These webs...ugh....are slowing me down.” She pretended to be focused on breaking free, stealing glances upwards towards the spider. She could see her slowly approach, quietly sliding down the webs towards the warrior. When she thought the spider was in position she struck. Gripping the sword hard she arced it upwards, slashing deep across the woman’s chest. The demon let out a scream and recoiled, but Christina could see no blood. “Youuuuu....” the demon hissed as she retreated. She quickly climbed back up a wall and into a large hole near the ceiling. “Weeee.....willllll.....get.....yyyooouuuu....”

Christina stood at attention, sword drawn, for a few more minutes, awaiting a potential counterattack. When she finally felt that it was safe she started hacking away at the webbing, clearing a path back to the door. This is taking forever she thought to herself. It is a good thing I didn’t try to run...I would have never been able to escape in time.

She finally made it back to the door, exhausted but relieved. That relief evaporated as she pushed on the door, only to discover that it wouldn’t budge. “Drat,” she cursed. “Of course.” She started to look around the room. Across the way she saw a small, ordinary door...perhaps a servant’s entrance? Is that my only choice? she asked herself.