Teach maintains an aura of almost maddening calm as the snake flails at Solomon.
It could be keyed to your voice, m'Lady - try ordering it to stand down. Failing that - look for some kind of command console.
The snake goes for Solomon's throat and Teach stamps hard on its tail, pulling it up short, before reversing the halberd and stabbing the point down hard into its midsection.
Ophelia, my dear. Perhaps you can see something of help her Ladyship has overlooked?
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Standard attack - [Attack 2]
5' step to make sure he's standing between the snake and Ophelia and Lavinia (Ophelia if only one is possible)
Rest of action - speech