Stuck.

So there's a bit in this latest chapter of The Hellion Prince -- not the one that is almost ready to post any day now I swear, but the one after that -- that has me stymied.  And I could use some advice from non-readers or readers who do not mind vague, minor spoilers about the chapter.

( Cut for vague minor spoilers about the scene in question. )

Suggestions and discussion are appreciated, encouraged, and solicited.