Take her and run

You don't want to admit it, but you panic a little. You thought you would face a beast that you would have to coerce into working for you, but here you have a kidnapped woman, who doesn't remotely looks kidnapped, and you question whether or not this kidnapped woman is really kidnapped by a **** monster, and what is the best course of action when dealing with non-**** kidnappers, and non-kidnapped kidnapped? ****? ****.

You grab her by her waist, and pull her backwards. You signal all of your clobots, because if a beast does exist and hears its victim screaming shit will be getting, at the very least, slightly real. Your clobots come storming off and see you with a woman in tow. They assume the worst and starts to guard you in case something happens. But nothing does. No beast, no wolves, no mobhits, no gangbangers, nothing.

After getting to the outskirts of the town, you let go off the woman.

"There. You are free." you say.

"You idiot! I wasn't being held hostage. I was there on my own free will." she angrily replies.

While not what you were expecting when you decided to infiltrate the castle, you aren't exactly surprised either that this was the case based on how she reacts. You decide that she doesn't need to know that though, and you act like a bumbling idiot, with a group of other country bumpkins.

"But what about the beast?" you ask, not knowing if there actually is a beast or not.

"He is my friend. He may look fierce and brutish, but he is actually very kind and sweet."

"But he is a beast. How can he be a friend? Can he even speak or think or feel?"

"Of course he can. He is a cursed prince. He was not originally a beast."

Hmm... it seems you've got things in reverse. The beast is the hero of this story. Who is the villain? Well, whoever would kill a beast. Like a hunter. Like that guy from the Le Pub. Yeah, that makes the most sense here.

So on one hand you've separated the heroine from the hero, which brings imbalance to the world, by continue the continuation you can fight against the beast and use this young woman as a bargaining chip. You can use the fear and superstition of the village to gain power. On the other hand, you could also buddy up with the girl, and gain the favour of the beast. A magical creature, and possibly a magical castle, would be an excellent addition to your ****. Siding with the heroes is not exactly "evil overlord" material, but does it matter who you ally or defeat if you just get to rule in the end?