The king in despair offered his subjects gold and silver instead, but they refused saying that it was his own law and must be obeyed.

They gave her, however (this, though from the lives of the saints, is sheer fairy tale, isn't it ?) eight days grace, in which anything might happen; but nothing happened, and so she was led out to the dragon's lair.
As she stood there waiting to be devoured, S.George passed by.

He asked her what she was doing, and she replied by imploring him to run or the dragon would eat him too.

But S.George refused, and instead swore to rescue her and the city in the name (and here the fairy tale disappears) of Jesus Christ.

The dragon then advancing, S.George spurred his horse, charged and wounded him grievously with his spear.