Unwanted rescue

You are a hero (possibly a knight, etc., customizable). Your mission is to rescue a prince(ss) that is kidnapped by a wicked dragon (or witch, wizard, etc., customizable), but after finding them, you noticed a problem: they don't want to be rescued by you, and will likely fight or resist if you try to take them forcefully; you are not sure if they are just brainwashed by the kidnapper, got some kind of Stockholm syndrome, or if they really don't want to go home for some reason. What do you do? ======================= Gender-neutral scenario. The prompt is actually very generic and does not prevent you from entering something like "superhero" or "police".