"I welcome the help," she said, eagerly. "I'm trying to rescue as many people as I can, from this place. In fact, I've already found and rescued both the Princess and her mother, the Queen, and am now aiming to rescue the General, and perhaps any others I can locate, before we leave this wretched place for good. And, yes, he's dead, by my own hand; he had been struck a mortal injury, but I managed to remove his head, and end his threat forever."<br/><br/>She looked over Ivriel, blushing slightly. "Is there anything I can do to help? That surely has to be uncomfortable."