Originally Posted by
Tallis
As always it would be up to your DM, but in my game he'd fall.
If he knew 10 people were in mortal danger and left the damsel to go help then he'd be fine. Though he should be repentent.
Ignoring the damsel because there might be something he could do somewhere else is not good. I would call this LN, though he might very well believe himself to be LG.
If there is an immediate problem that he could help with and he's not pressed for time to to accomplish some greater good then he is bound by his code to help.