Talk:Cockatrice/@comment-78.20.131.40-20160421154357/@comment-27069434-20161026085812

Well, humans are known to follow their prey at walking speed for several days on end to just exhaust the animal, since they usually start running once you get close enough to them - they don't walk away,conserving energy. African tribes are known to hunt like this, by simply stalking their prey. Do the same, she'll get tired eventually, then you do your "evil" deed and cure yourself in the process.

Or get her to look at you with her petrifying gaze and quickly flash mirror at her, reflecting her spell on herself. Or wait in an ambush for her to go to sleep and then sneak up on her.

That, or, if she sees you're a generally nice mellow fellow. she might just yield and let you actually get her anyway.