"You are supposed to be going to the East with my husband," I hiss at John, pulling him aside in the unnaturally empty corridor. All of the men of court seem to have been given a task by Henry - he has sent them to the West or the North to gain support, or he has sent them to the South to settle discontent, or he has taken them with him as advisors to his ba...
Chapter 9: Charlerion's Pleasure Part 2 "I think we might try something even more adventurous next," said her King and master, a few days after the first sharing with Jacqueline. "I have a couple of friends, members of my court. I have had conversations with them and they are like minded to share themselves and their wives with us, as you do in Shalirion....
They emerged from their bed chamber about noon time and headed to the dining room. Lunch was being prepared and they released each others hand and went around the room greeting people. As they neared their chairs, the king stepped up and pulled the queens chair back, kissed her neck and said something softly in her ear. "I do." She replied softly and looked...
Royal Pleasures the Sequel Years passed. The King progressively lost interest in his enslaved bride. Liese had fulfilled every desire so thoroughly that for a time the King spent the majority of his days concocting more fantastical roles for her to play out. Failure to do so led to a dull, unsatisfying marriage. Liese tired of the monotony of the King. His...
Chapter 7: Charlerion's Concubine (Part 1) The hotel which King Charlerion had occupied reminded her of Guthelm's. The new Palace was one of the leading hostelries of the city, picked by the leaders of the new occupation. There were carvings of figures of men and women in poses of enjoyment and relaxation, semi and fully naked, all over the frontage. They w...
Sir Daniel rode his thundering steed hard through the meadow, skirting the thick line of trees of the forest. After a half hour of a full gallop he slowed the mighty horse down to a slow walk. He wanted to conserve its energy for the remaining two hours of the trip back to the Castle. It was his last crusade, and he wanted to take his time to revel in the v...
'Welcome to the Land of Nod'. Travis stood in the warm air of the early spring morning for a few minutes starring at the arched sign above the wrought iron double gates set within the twelve foot high hand laid stone fence. The fence and the gate gave one the feeling that things were a little different on the other side, and it was that feeling that excite...
Today was the day! It was THE day! Alice had been waiting for this day for years. She was finally going back home. Alice Lidwell, twenty two years old, was the personal assistant of one Count Bernard Muldoon who had been chosen as an overseer of a small monarchy in a land far, far away from the holy empire from which Alice and the Count originated. The Count...
***Author's Note: There are maybe 2 or 3 parts to this story. Currently working on other stories but I'll be working to finish this one as soon as I can so I can get back to "Mark of the Incubus" and "Sirens of the Belt". Based off of Slavic Mythology. ***** The sky was grim, gray with the first drops of rain. Princess Freya's long dark blond hair with it'...
I. Numadones, the Chancellor The boat lurched as it hit the pier and I staggered into the rail. Dry land. I climbed over the rail and for a few seconds I just stood, trying to adjust to the stillness of the earth. I heard a throat clearing and I looked up to see an old Methanian with a long white beard dressed in a robe much like mine. "Sir, you are the h...