Captive
Captive adjective - Giving or marked by complete attention to.
Intent
Intent adjective - Giving or marked by complete attention to.
Usage example: "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare
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In The Flower Queen's Daughter, a prince enters the service of a three-headed female dragon with the intent of rescuing the princess that she is holding captive.
Source: Dragons Prefer Princesses - After he's taken captive, however, Drizzt learns that the drow are intent on attacking Mithral Hall whether he's there or not, and that turning himself in didn't accomplish anything.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Literature -
Jane Crocker explains her intent to force a captive, terrified Jake English to marry her, sire her children and rule a galactic empire at her side.
Source: And Now You Must Marry Me
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