Chorea sat at her desk, head in her hands, staring intensely at the scroll in front of her, studying it despairingly. As owner of "Chorea's Exotic Dance Troupe" she was a successful business woman and had many gigs already booked on her calendar, as well as the prestige and cash flow that came from being the sole provider of dancing girls to the Palace. There was a bachelor party on the schedule for that night that had been booked many months in advance, and the best part of the deal was, it had been paid upfront. The party in question was quite wealthy and the fee was very significant so not fulfilling the contract was going to hurt her finances badly. The sudden loss of her one of her most popular performers meant that now she was going to struggle to staff the event. Lygia, her best dancer, had just stormed in and quit, having been yet another girl assaulted at the Palace, and she had been on the schedule that night for the party. No other dancer she had was as talented or as beautiful as she was, and her sudden resignation had put Chorea into a major bind. Grimacing, she was very pissed as this was yet another girl suddenly to quit after having performed for Lord Phoreneus. When the contract for the Palace Job came up for renewal next spring, she was definitely going to build into her next price the fact that girls sent there to perform often quit the next day, and that turnover was costing her lots of money. As she struggled to think of how she was going to fulfill her commitment that night, the bell on her door jingled as someone had just entered her lobby.
Looking out her office window at the early morning sunrise, just beginning to peak over the hills in the distance, she wondered who on earth would be here this early. Walking out to the lobby to see who it was, her jaw almost dropped when she came face to face with the beautiful Calisto, still clothed in her unbelievably alluring costume she had worn during her disguise as a concubine. Large firm breasts, wide appealing hips, unbelievable ass, obviously this girl would please any male who hired her for entertainment. She crossed her fingers and prayed that she was here for a job.
Calisto smiled and asked "Are you hiring any new performers for the Palace?"
Chorea returned the smile, crossing her fingers again she asked "Please tell me you can dance?"
Back in the palace itself, Lilo and Telledice laughed uncontrollably as they struggled and strained to get poor Demetrius caged. Finally packing his meat into its tiny casing, they had to admit he was quite a hilarious sight. The cage completely filled with his bulging balls and cramped cock was barely large enough to contain his considerable goods. Wincing in slight pain, Demetrius stretched his arms and legs as they finally had unchained him from the bed. Placing an iron slave collar around his neck, Demetrius now was prepared to be snuck into the Harem.
Telledice had thought through the plan very well, and now explained it fully to Demetrius. The Harem was different than he supposed, as it was more a prison for female royals and their attendants than a place intended for sexual escapades. No man, except the King and his Eunuch, were allowed into the inner chambers of the Harem. Although a prison, because it was built to house royalty, it was quite plush. Stocked fully with the best food and wine from all throughout the kingdom, if you had to be imprisoned this was the place to be. The fact that royalty resided within also meant supplies were constantly needing to be replenished. Demetrius needed to be snuck into the Harem and he also needed to be provided the key to the inner chamber. Once inside he would be safe but would not be able to leave unless Telledice arranged it.
Io had been there for several years now, ever since the effective coup d'état by her step-brother, and she and her twelve attendants were well tended, but completely without any male companionship. The recently deceased Eunuch Tenatus was the only person outside their party they had any contact with, but his advanced age and lack of testicles did not make him an ideal male companion. It was a lush life but mind numbingly boring, similar to being a beautiful dove imprisoned in a gilded cage.
Io had long ago lost hope of ever escaping and despite her beautiful and comfortable surroundings, she often cried herself to sleep each night realizing that her beauty and her youth were being squandered in this sterile yet beautiful environment. Laying in her bath, she often found her hands dipping beneath its warm scented waters and pleasuring herself, thinking about the handsome Demetrius who had brought her countless orgasms so many years earlier and wondered whether he ever finished his quest and lifted his curse.
The entrance to the Harem was well guarded with a significant defense system in depth to prevent either escape from the luscious females inside and keeping out horny and curious unwanted male intruders. Located deep underground, the door to the stairs leading down to the chambers was always guarded by two men, usually not pleased on having this assignment. Because they might have to be called upon in an emergency to enter the harem, they also had to don chastity cages themselves when on duty, their commanding officer holding their keys back in the barracks. When slaves delivered food and other supplies, they were required to be caged and completely naked in order to ensure no contraband was brought in. The key to their cages were given to the guard upon entry and returned when they exited. This provided a good system to keep track of how many male slaves were in the harem at any time, the number of keys on the pegboard telling the number. Since most men were anxious to free their jewels from the cage at the first possible opportunity it usually was not difficult to see how many outstanding keys there were, as the peg board was usually empty.
Deliveries of supplies were made to a large antechamber deep inside the dungeon, still outside the actual harem. The harem itself was guarded by the Eunuch in charge, so no servant entering the complex actually ever saw any of the occupants, usually just dropping the supplies off in the antechamber and returning to the surface as quickly as possible. Since Tentatus's death however, the guards were especially alert since there was no second layer of defense now. This weakness was unknown outside of a few individuals and almost no one in the kingdom was aware that the old Eunuch was dead.
Demetrius was quite nervous as he stood in line for inspection with the other "slaves". Fifteen naked and chastity belted men made for quite a comical sight and as each stood in line waiting to drop their supplies off in the harem. Humiliated and anxious they shuffled their bare feet on the floor, dreading the "inspection". Called forward one by one, each man had to hold his hands on his head and then squat and cough in order to flush out any contraband possibly stored up their ass. After this humiliation they were to step forward and present their caged cock and balls to the guard, who fully inspected it to make sure it was properly locked, adding to their humiliation. After everything was checked out, each had to hand his key over to the guard, who then hung it on a numbered peg. When the slave emerged from the lower levels the guard would return their key to them when they left. Usually the slave in question, upon retrieving his key would immediately unlock himself and get dressed. Now Demetrius was in this line waiting for his turn to be called.
In addition to his chastity key, Demetrius also had a document that had been sealed with the royal insignia by Telledice in his hand with a forged note inside. Phoreneus, in addition to being a rapist and a pig, was also quite lazy so she had the use of his seal often to keep up with official business he neglected. Any document sealed with the Royal emblem had the effect of a direct order from the King, so it was a powerful tool to have. Demetrius assignment was to hand it to the guard silently and wait for instructions.
Sandiso, the guard on duty that morning, looked up in surprise when Demetrius stepped forward. For one thing, he was far younger and more handsome than the average slave assigned this duty, as most were middle aged, younger men not enthusiastic of the prospect of being belted. It was also obvious that he must have had quite a time getting his package locked into that belt, as he had completely filled and it was obvious he was straining to get out He also had a sealed royal document in his hand, which was very odd. Demetrius, handing the scroll over, waited nervously for a response.
Opening the scroll, Sandiso read. "Attention chief guard of the Harem, Last night the traitor Demetrius was properly and justly castrated and sent to his fate as Eunuch within. Shockingly however it has been reported to me that he was not given the key to the inner chamber, and thus cannot perform his duties! You are commanded to immediately provide that key to this trusted slave who will pass it along to Demetrius. This incident has brought shame to the whole force of the guards, so it is best to keep this completely quiet lest an full investigation be called for. The king will be furious if news leaks out of the inefficiency and stupidity of the force guarding the harem and perhaps those on duty will need to be permanently belted in order to maintain proper discipline in the future. Your assistance in keeping this quiet is mandatory, as any break in silence will require more extreme measures to be necessary. Signed Lord Phoreneus".
