"I value making durable things."

Wiggle!

Not too many wiggles, of course, and Ridis promptly adjusts the knots to restrict any movements Eridani just managed.

She'll make sure to thoroughly test Ridis's rigging. Wouldn't want to slip after she's been picked up.

Very helpful of her! Ridis makes several more adjustments, each one ever finer, until Eridani can't wiggle at all.

Fun!

"Think I'm ready."

"I think you are too, lovely thing."

(Talking makes the rope against Eridani's throat feel particularly obvious.)

As does giggling. Hee hee urk.

"-Kay. Let's go?"

She lifts Eridani in one hand. The handle is attached such that the ropes pull on some rather sensitive parts when she does this, of course, and there's a few points where it's attached to anchors Ridis lovingly slid into her skin and flesh. Ridis gives her an experimental little swing.

Eridani squeals happily!

"Add a gag and an appropriate cover, and I could sneak you into meetings like this..." Ridis muses.

"I might be a little distracted from- ghk- giving a proper analysis later..."

"On the other hand, it preserves confidentiality if I distract you enough."

"So basically you'd just have me hanging around to be mean."

"To provide stress relief and make the long hours pass quickly," she corrects.

"I see, I see." Eridani would nod sagely but she, uh, can't.

Smirk. "Might instead offload some of the long hours to you, of course."

"Hmmm..." Futile abortive wiggle that causes a little involuntary moan.

"-I think I'd manage."

"Of course you would. You're a very good girl." She jostles Eridani, just a little bit.

Hnnghn!

Smirk.

And then off with her luggage to poke through ruins and analyze whatever artifacts, murals, or writings she comes across. There's an awful lot of stairs involved in this, all of which set Eridani swinging by Ridis's side.

And Eridani makes a very excellent low desk, it turns out, so long as Ridis lays down a cloth to protect her papers from any sweat or blood.

As the hours wear on, Eridani gets antsier, trying to wiggle more and more. It turns out that Ridis is very good at knotwork, however, and she does not so much as manage to loosen her bindings. The twisting and pinching and pulling and rubbing her efforts result in at least distract her a little bit, though Ridis may need to exert her will to cause Eridani to stay still while she's being used as a desk.

She can always add a few more attachments to nearby stones.

That would be worse!!

Then perhaps Eridani shouldn't make Ridis need them just to do her work.