Slave Girl 2: Chapter 72 (Patreon)

Eyes closed, Rosa’s warm body beneath me, her arms around me, I let out a great sigh.  “Was it that obvious?”

“To your Lady it was.”  Rosa’s fingers stroke lightly through my hair.  “What’s wrong baby?”

I take a deep breath.  “Lucas found the northman.”

“Oh.”

“He wishes to fight me to the death.”

Rosa bristles.  Her voice hardens, her hug tightens.  “No.”

“Not my death my Lady.”

“I do not understand.  Tell me.”

“Lucas found him and he hired him on to work the harvest with us.  He’s been beaten recently.  He is in pain but he hides it.”  I say.  “His name is Toke.  He has been a slave for a very long time.  He worships a god named Odin and I found out he had a daughter in his old life.”

“Every slave has a story my love.  Few have happy ones.  Colly and I are the exceptions.”

“Is it a happy one?”  I whisper, my hand rubbing along her side.  “You will not have children.”

“Shhh.”  She kisses my head.  “Your children will be as my own my love.”

“But…”

“Shhh.  Tell me about Toke.”

“Yes my Lady.  He seems a good man but…a broken one.”  I say.  “He has agreed to train us.”

“This is what you wanted?”

“Yes but…”  I fall silent for a few beats of her heart.  “…the price is too high.”

Her hand slides slowly down to my neck where her fingers and thumb gently tease at the short hairs, her other arm keeping me securely in her embrace.  “Tell me.”

Secure in her arms I let it all come out.  I tell her about the man, as much as I knew at least.  I tell her how excited the men are to begin training.  I tell her the plan to train during supper time at the ancient platform I’d discovered in the forest.  And, of course, I tell her about Toke’s conditions for training us and what he was intending to do at the end of it.

“I’m so…so…angry!”

Without realizing I had tensed up and it took another pet and soft “…shhhhh…” to bring my body and spirit back down to peace.

“It’s not fair.  I’m so angry at Toke for putting this on me.  Why me?”  I say.  “I don’t want the weight of his life or his freedom on me and yet…I sympathize.”  I sigh.  “From a man whom the fates have stolen everything I ask for more?  I step into his life blessed as I am with freedom, land and love…asking HIM for something?  With nothing to offer in return?  I have everything Rosa and he has nothing.  No goals, no future, just…survival under the will of an enemy.  It is no wonder he wants to extract something.  Even if it is just suffering.”

“The only power he has over you is the power you give him.”

“Rosa…

“My love.”  Rosa coos.  “Do not let another use your good heart to take your freedom from you.  He is a slave by force.  Do not become one willingly Quin.”

“I am your slave.”  I whisper.

“You are my boy.”  She kisses my head.  “And my man.”

“Rosa I…I want to help Toke.”

“My little hero.  Of course you do.”  She squeezes me tight.  “You would not be Quin if you didn’t.”

“Should I fight him?  Should I refuse?  Should I train?  Should I even try?

“Whatever you do, do it for the right reasons.  Do not let him force you into anything.”

“I am lost.”

“You are here with me my love.”  She nuzzles my hair.  “I have you.”

Opening my eyes I stare at the soft mound of her breast in front of me.  “Tell me what to do?”

“My love.  You must search your…”

“No.”  I beg.  “Not this time.  Please Lady.  Just…just tell me what to do.”  My voice very quiet I add.  “I know it is ultimately my decision but…I just want to hear it.”

Her chest rises and falls as she takes a deep breath.  “He is broken.”

“Yes.”

“Then we must fix him.”

“How?”  I ask.  “How can I fix in six weeks what has been done to him over decades?”

“We need more time.”  She says, her sure tone and direct answer bringing much comfort to me.  “You will fight him.  You will defeat him.”

“I don’t know if I can.”

“I do.”  She says.  “You are mighty my boy.  More than you know.”

“And if I do?  I send him back a slave all over.  Shattered even more than he is now.”

“As long as he lives there remains a chance to help him.  Perhaps he might be purchased.”

“Ha!  His master will not sell to me.”

“You have friends.”  She says.  “And if all else fails, and if it is important enough to you, more drastic action might be explored.”

“Escape?”

“Mmm.”

“Dangerous.”

“As dangerous as harboring an illegal wizard?”

“I feel like I am becoming more and more a criminal yet I feel like I’ve done nothing wrong.”

“You haven’t my pet.  But one step at a time.  These are decisions for the future.  Right now we keep our sight on your body and Toke's spirit.  In six weeks we cannot possibly mend him but perhaps we can give him hope.  Without hope the rest of it is pointless anyhow.”

“How?”

“You said that he saw life here.  That he was reminded of something he’d forgotten.”

“Yes.”  I say.  “He said it was clean here.  That the people here lived, not just survived.”

“Then we will let him share in that life.”  She says.  “We treat him with dignity.  You and your men will show him the respect a teacher and a man of his experience deserves.  Be a good student.  Train with purpose.  Let him see you grow.  Show your gratitude to him.  Let him know that he is valued.”  Her middle finger taps at the base of my neck.  “Perhaps we find him a woman to lay with.”

“A woman?”

“There is nothing in this world that can soften a hard man or mend a broken one better than the touch of a lover.”

“But who?”

“Collywaddle.”  Comes Rosa’s immediate answer.  “If she and Aristocles are agreeable to it.  If not perhaps we can find a lady for hire.  Or a male if that is his inclination.”

“Colly?”

“Her heart is playful.  Her soul is kind.”  She chuckles.  “And her pussy wanting.”

“Ha!”

“And she is a fellow slave so there would be no awkward power disparity.”  She says.  “From what I’ve learned of Aristocles I believe he would leap at the the chance to have his precious green dumpling in the arms of a warrior barbarian.”

“Oh yeah.  I think so too.”

“There are risks.”  She says.  “If Toke is a violent man with his partner.  If he is hateful toward those who are not human.  Perhaps his master’s philosophy has found purchase in him.  We cannot put Colly into that situation.”  She ponders.  “Even worse, if he falls in love with Collywaddle there could be trouble.  A lot of trouble.  No god has a great wrath than Venus scorned.  We would have to arrange it correctly.  Cassie and I were talking about going into town soon, with my Master’s permission of course, to look for magical items and do some shopping.  I can talk to Aristocles and Colly while we are there.  In the meantime, talk to him Quin.  Learn about him.  Find out what kind of man he is.”

“And train with him?”

“Yes!  You will train as hard as you can.  Even outside the time at the platform.  When you are not working your focus and energy will be spent on defeating your foe.  Cassie and I will help you, as best as we can at least.  Her cooking will build you up like the stones of the pyramids.  I can help you with balance, flexibility, and focus.  Knowing what is at stake we won’t let you fail.”

“But…but what about my training with you?  What about our time my Lady?”

“I have you for a lifetime.”  She croons, her fingers dancing down my spine.  “He has you for just six weeks.”

“A lifetime.”  I smile.

“And hopefully beyond.”  She finds my ear and begins to tenderly rub the lobe.  “It will give me time to work on my craft as well and learn better to cope with my new limitations.”

“And Cassie?”

“She will be a part of this.  In that time our friendship with her will either deepen or it will grow in a different way.”  She says.  “Either way it will become what it is supposed to be.”

“That feels right.”

“Besides, she’s got some training to do herself.”

“Oh?”

“She doesn’t even know her basic postures yet.”  She says.  “And if she is to be my eyes while I have my boy bound she and I need to be able to act as one.”

“Oh!”

She pats my head.  “I thought you might like that.”

“Six weeks.”  I whisper.  “Could even be longer.”

“You will be so busy it will be as swift as Mercury.”  She says.  “And I will still be here in your bed with you every night my love.”

“Hmm.”

“You wish to help him?”

“Yes my Lady.”

“I do not pretend to have the answers here my boy.  But if you wish to do something, this is something.”

I turn it over in my mind, trying to look at it from every angle.  “And if in the end I cannot beat him?”

“You can.”  She says without a hint of doubt.  “And you will.”

I asked for her to make this decision for me and by the gods she had.  While the task felt insurmountable having a plan and having Rosa at my back made it seem a whole lot smaller.  She made me believe that I could do this.  She made me believe that I could do anything.  Shifting my cheek across her chest I nuzzle my nose across the soft mound.

“Mmm.”  She smiles.  “Go ahead my love.”

I lift my head as she slips an arm from her dress and reveals her right breast.  Again I nuzzle the supple nipple then delicately place a single kiss upon it.  Opening my mouth I take her breast into my mouth and begin to suckle on her.

“Ohhh that’s nice.”  Her smile warms and her body relaxes completely.  “It has been far too long since we’ve done this my boy.”

“Mmmm.”  I hum contentedly in reply.

“Ohhh.”  She cradles my head and strokes my cheek.  “This is the last night in a while that I’ll have you with some vigor to spare.”  Her unseeing eyes gaze down into mine.  “I suppose we best not let this opportunity slip by, mmm?”

“Mmmmmm.”

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