Chapter 2 Opening The maiden entered his room, carrying a basket. Now that he was recovered, more or less, the countess had the prisoner placed in the toy room. She called it her toy room but it was more of a dungeon, a prison cell. It was a holding area for her slaves until they learned proper fear of her. Dark and quiet, you couldn't hear the activities...
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It was a rainy morning. That didn't stop Tuya from mounting her horse and going on with her retinue of girls. Someone had reported something frightening, and everyone else was busy. Her mother was busy in her bedchamber, possibly washing her hair or getting ready for a bath. The Emperor was busy in his bedchamber with his new wife, possibly having a nice...
The Jolly Maiden, in spite of her size, tossed and pitched on the rough seas. Sailors scrambled across her deck and through the rigging as they work to adjust the sails as the looming storm rushes to meet them. Across the horizon, the dark clouds seem to boil as they advance across the otherwise blue sky. A flicker of light seems to dance through the clouds,...
It was late, it had been a long drive, and I still had another forty miles to go. Moreover, I was hungry, and well aware that there was nothing whatsoever in the house to eat. As I passed through the town, I saw a PIZZA sign, and decided to stop. I sat in the car, attempting to enjoy the mediocre fast food, and as I did so, I looked around at the dingy s...
A soft dreamy subtle ripple flowing through my slumbering essence awakens me. I don't know how long I have been asleep, maybe decades to centuries. Dormant but alert, time is of no relevance. My existence is as ageless as the setting sun. I have lost track over the centuries as to how old I am. I live and die over and over. Birth, life and death have mingled...
King David summoned Marlin. “Anounce my Betrothal to the Fair Lady 999999”, he said. “AT LAST, Sire, the population will be pleased, for you are a good and gracious King, we have no wars, poverty or sickness in the land, everybody leads a fufilled life in Cumalot, unlike Camelot next door, always warring”, Marlin said. “Youre’e right my good man, but kee...
Sing, Goddess, the wrath of Achilles son of Peleus, and the strength of his virile member, that brought countless ills upon the Greeks. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, but many a maiden did it send in ecstasy to the heights of Aphrodite's altar. The counsels of Zeus against the ships which lay on the shore of Ilium were fulfilled from t...
King Arthur and the Holy Grail inhabit one of the most potent of mythical Realms, a Realm that serves as a backdrop for dreams; dreams that are dusted off from time to time. Close your eyes and breathe in the essence of age old battles and epic romance, where Knights fight for honor and maidens anxiously await their return. Step into a world where passions f...
-- for Theresa * A handsome soldier of fortune was walking down the road. He whistled a happy tune and as he whistled he dreamed of all the riches in the world and all the pretty girls. Suddenly, at a bend in the road, he chanced upon a beautiful maiden. Her eyes were the colour of emeralds and her hair was the colour of night. "Handsome soldier!", she...