Jessica snorted at the goblin who was stroking himself.  Then, in a sudden, fluid motion, she bent down, picked up a stone, and hurled it at the runtish creature.  It dodged, but still got struck in the shoulder by the hastily-hurled missile.  As if nothing had happened, Jessica turned to Thar'ok.  "Let's see, if I try to escape, you'll kill me.  If I don't try to escape, you'll rape me--which will kill me anyway.  You're not giving me much of a reason not to try and run.  What's in this for me?"