[With one last sharp tug, his hands are tied tight behind his back, and she makes certain to keep the bindings so taut that they dig into the skin on his wrists. He does seem to be a little too relaxed for Lightning's liking too, and she makes note of it, but leaves him be for now.

That is, until he opens his mouth again just as she's about to answer Zidane.]

"This is a bad idea. My men will know where to find me."

Your men are unconscious on the dock. I doubt they'll wake up before we can get you back to the city.

[And even if they did somehow catch up, they were easy enough for her to take out. And with that, she does exactly as Zidane suggests and gives him a swift blow over the head with the blunt end of her sword, knocking him out cold.]

Doesn't matter now. How long d'you think it'll take to get back?