Insist that she allows you to move on
From Create Your Own Story
"Do you yield?" you ask her firmly. "I wish only to pass through your lands unmolested and complete my quest."
The Elvin's face flushes with indignation and she glares daggers at you. "Very well, man," she spits. "You have bested me. We will make no move to attack you further." She lifts her chin defiantly. "Now release me and take your brutality elsewhere."
You release her and wade back towards the riverbank. The creatures hover there, murmuring amongst themselves, as you press onward. They make no further move to pursue or hinder you.
You continue along the riverside path for several more hours, until you reach a wide bend. In its elbow is a cluster of huts made out of thatched branches and twigs. It is clearly not unoccupied, as smoke rises from a fire set in an open space between the dwellings, but there is not a sound to be heard.
Still, a town without people might be better than a town full of villains and thieves.
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