"You won't be tied that long if you are who you claim to be."  But he did loosen the ropes around the elbows a smidge.  Nathan felt a bit like a bully, given the size and gender difference.  But like he said before, if Erin was really Erin and doing the Calm Leaf's work, he'd apologize and let her go soon enough.<br/><br/>He'd tied captives before, but they were usually male or some beast.  And usually in time of war.  So he wasn't used to being nice or merciful when it came to ropework.  Nathan always started with the elbows on a captive.  They were harder for the captive to reach for with their fingers in an escape attempt than ropes around the wrists.  But he always finished with the wrists so that if the captive reached for a weapon, they could do little with it.<br/><br/>After cinching Erin's elbows so that they almost touched, Nathan gathered her wrists in one hand, raising them up in the air to the point that she was forced to bend over at the waist.  This forced her to spread her legs, just to keep her balance.  Which also meant her pert little ass was rubbing up against his crotch.  He tried to ignore that as he began tying her wrists together with the leftover length of rope from her elbows.