One evening Stefan was walking Rae down the main street when they encountered Kenneth and Laura, Kurt and Maya on the sidewalk outside an office building.
The four had just come from exercises at the gym. Laura & her daughter were bound, naked and on leashes like Rae.
Maya curtseyed to them and knelt at their feet. Laura curtseyed and tried to kneel, but with her hands behind her she tipped and fell on her side.
As she struggled to stand Stefan reached out a hand but Kenneth shook his head. She has to learn, he said. Part of her training.
She fell sideways again, tried to right herself, failed, lay on the street for a moment while everyone stood aside, and with a supreme effort got up.
Kenneth said you forgot something; she bent painfully to the ground once more, knelt before each of the men and rose.
She had an athletic figure, everyone could see that; but this evening she was slow and awkward.
Kenneth brushed some dirt from her hips. As she stood on the sidewalk next to her daughter, Rae had a chance to compare them.
The triangle of hair between Laura's legs was darker; more matted too, but that could be from tonight's workout. Her breasts were larger and covered with dark stripes from a bullwhip. Her muscled thighs also; Kenneth had been thorough.
Maya's triangle was more delicate, fluffier and of a warmer color. She bore a network of fine red lines from her shoulders to her knees. A "cat" or whip of knotted cords, no doubt. It looked good on her.
Kenneth was comparing them too; he asked Rae's owner for his opinion. Stefan thought the bullwhip effective for punishment, and it produced a more dramatic effect; but it should be used with caution on young bodies.
Kenneth agreed; but he wanted Kurt to learn it.
Let him use it on Laura, Stefan said. The woman cringed and shrank. Stand up straight said Kenneth and she obeyed.
Kenneth thought that was a good idea; and he could practice the cat on his daughter.
They discussed the regional lady-markets. The recent glut of new girls had eased as they were bought up and absorbed, and prices were recovering; but it was too early to offer these three publicly. Best to get them ready and wait a while, or arrange a private sale.
Kurt spoke; he learned an exercise today from friends at school, he would like to try it.
His father nodded. The boy took the end of Laura's leash and released her bracelets. He told her to pick up all the litter in front of the building here. On her knees.
She bent to her task and began removing cigarette butts, bottle caps and candy wrappers, taking them to the curb and dropping them in the street for removal.
He slipped a hand between her thighs and began to rub the cleft at the top. She stiffened momentarily and returned to her task but more slowly.
He continued to work her and soon she was sighing and breathing hard. A minute later she began to moan, quietly at first then louder. She had almost stopped moving now.
With a grin Kurt set himself to plowing the furrow deeper, faster. She burst into tears, came with a shudder and lay on the ground at his feet.
My turn, said his father.
He told Laura to stand and fastened her hands behind her, then backed her against the granite wall of the building. He beckoned to Maya.
The girl knew her role. She knelt before Laura and began to caress the wet triangle with her tongue as a crowd stopped to watch.
Laura's eyes were closed; tears still flowed from them but she looked up as Maya entered her.
Already excited by Kurt she quickly reached a climax; then another and another until Kurt pulled on Maya's leash.
The girl retreated and waited kneeling for further orders. It was obvious that she was excited too.
But this was not her day; she stood at her brother's command.
Stefan watched them with an amused expression. Kenneth asked him if he would like to try. He paused, thought for a moment, and stepped up to Laura who still leaned with her back to the building wall.
