So as far as the predicament our characters were put in, yes we beat primals, fought hordes of dragons, etc. but we did that prepared and with lots of help. Here we were caught off guard, alone and outnumbered. Could we have over powered those guards? Possibly. We were supposed to be physically and magically strong afterall. But how many more guards will come? Realistically speaking, if one of those guards had a bow and shot our character in the head, that's it. Looking at it this way, it made sense that our character was caught, tied up, and to put it more positively, waited for the right moment to strike.

(Had to post 3 times because of 1000char limit O.o)