[Dude, c'mon, she's just using magic to choke a guy out so he can't interfere with their battle plans. Don't make it weird.]

[Thankfully, the ape passes out relatively quickly, and the string dissipates as soon as he does.]

Personally, I plan to rescue as many of our people as I can. After all, the more we can do to even the numbers, the better chance we have.

[She looks out over the beach, nodding thoughtfully, and points towards the forest.]

If we can head in around there, we should be able to angle our way towards it, then it's just a matter of walking...

[And dealing with whatever they happen to run into along the way.]