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Help the fantasy author complete this dramatic scene about a rather one-sided dragon attack. Select the best phrase for each gap.
"It's no use _________________________ the heavy iron gates if the dragon can simply fly right over them," the knight sighed.
"And there's absolutely no point _________________________ with a giant reptile that views our army as a mid-afternoon snack!" the wizard replied.
having locked
"It's no use" takes a gerund directly. Here, the perfect gerund "having locked" is used to emphasize that the useless action was already completed in the past.
in negotiating
"There's no point" must be followed by "in" + gerund. Using "to negotiate" or "for negotiating" is grammatically invalid.