Catskill turned her head as much as she could and snapped at Artemis, but she was out of reach. Once she had Catskill reasonably bound, Artemis stepped away and began rummaging through her bags. But “reasonably bound” wasn’t much more than “almost free” for earth ponies. Catskill strained, and in spite of her terrible position, the knots slipped free. The ropes came loose-