Offer him a fair duel

"You are Nobel", Overon says, "And for that, I shall spare your companions from the painful death I have planned for them. Kali will have a job as my doorman, to stop the pesky adventurers from entering my stronghold. Suzy will be taken to the bedchamber to serve as my mistress. You, on the other hand, will still die. I will, however, give you the privilege of choosing how you'll die. Come on, lad", he grins, "let's see what you're capable of." You see the evilness in his tiny eyes, and know you mustn't let him win. You can't let that small, impish man have his way with your Suzy.

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