The Hero's Path

You can try it, but perhaps with the nearest subordinates, so she doesn't have to run through the entire cave. But this could be an unpleasant surprise for the player who barely managed to defeat a regular group of dwarves at the beginning, and immediately after that, a hero several times stronger comes charging at them like an armored train.

But playing as a Warlock is definitely more fun.

the dark side of the force :)

a quite decent woman (definitely not worse than the elven mayor who orders her; or the bandit who robs the elven city).

This is the essence of the moral choice. You can hand the bandit over to the mayor, and you can punish the mayor by helping with the theft. There are options for any kind of role-playing.