You trot over, scoop up another short length of vine and whip it over the taught line running over your head. You wonder if it will hold your strength, but the sound of hissing from down below steels your nerves as you glide down the rope after the Princess.
The line runs all the way to the edge of the city, much father than you would have guessed, but you make the distance in record time. Dropping down next to the girl, she smiles to see that you chose to follow her, and begins making her way down the path that follows the cavern walls. Behind you, you can hear hissing sounds. They seem to be coming fast.
You try to get the girl's attention, but she remains focused on what is ahead. Before long, you begin to hear hissing sounds from ahead as well.
Trapped!
The girl backs away from a corner as a lizard appears, teeth bared and hissing loudly. There is a spear leaning against a wall which you grab. The lizard hisses loudly and violently, and begins wriggling from side to side, feinting as you stab at the air, trying to get in a hit with your weapon. Each time you miss, it lunges forward with a snap, causing you to back up a step. As it advances, you find yourself backing up, pushing the girl behind you.
You don't notice until she starts pushing back, but when you turn you find yourself face to face with the giant lizard that you'd seen from the roof. It is even more terrifying up close. The girl clings to you as the creature twists its head to look you both over. It spends little time on you, preferring to focus on the girl. As it does this, you notice that it looks only from its left eye.