Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
According to French legend the Tarasque wasnt killed outright instead St Martha (cleric) subdued it with holy water, tied her girdle to it and led it into town where she handed it over to the townsfolk.I wonder if monsters would run someone through if they get downed….
Like on a medieval battlefield, would you deliver a killing blow or let the enemy crawl away to engage someone else?
Same thing with Francis of Assissi and his encounter with a Wolf
So those stories at least give precedent for clerics and paladins being merciful in Medival times and favouring capture over killing outright