There she goes...

You slump, as if in sleep, and loosen your hold on the girl. She keeps sleeping soundly. You tickle her cheek lightly with a root. She turns over onto her side. You give her cloth-covered backside a hard smack. "Ai!" She jumps awake, eyes searching the darkness, hand rubbing her burning rump. It takes her a moment to remember where she is and then she grins at your "sleeping" form. You're a little nervous as she eyes you up, sure she's debating whether to try fireballing you. Fortunately, without the potions you liberated from her, she's not willing to try attacking you. Caution prevails and she carefully tip-toes away, stepping over your roots in slow, deliberate movements.

Once she's out of your reach she turns and dashes away into the dark forest...directly down the path you'd cleared for her. That had gone amazingly well. You'd sucked down one of her fire-resistance potions just in case. Not that her mana would recharge unless she actively meditated but you'd gotten this far by being cautious and using your brain. Or whatever you used to think.

You slip quietly through the dense growth lining the path, easily twisting your way through the impassible brambles, before breaking into the clear on the other side of the wall. It was funny really, that if she would push through the initial barrier you'd set up there was no way you could catch her again. Instead, you heard her doubling back along your preordained path, quickly approaching your trap...