"And you have to keep checking," Larrikin said cheerfully, unrolling a length of wool several feet in length and flicking open a drawer beneath him to pull out a knife and cut it on the counter. "Snip! Especially if he's been tied up for a while--really, the last thing you want is for him to get all stiff. Well, any part of him other than the obvious, I mean."

Larrikin winked and straightened out the wool. "Now. Wanna learn how to make a handcuff, or wanna learn a couple of safe and proper knots?"