Chapter 6 : Lady Katrina Goes on Holiday
One morning as he climbed the stairs from his morning beating, George realised that he carried no emotions regarding the stripes on his buttocks. He had come to accept all his treatments, he had come to accept orders without processing them at all, the beating has been merely something on his schedule, and now he had other tasks. Somewhere vague in his mind was the memory of Lady Katrina explaining how she liked to see the stripes, especially when he would be serving the ladies in the informal dining room, and furthermore how her servants would be aware of them throughout the day. As he passed a corridor mirror he automatically did a slow pirouette, taking in the florid wheals already fully decorating his cheeks, before proceeding. It would not do to be caught dallying by Miss Pauline.
Later that day, after his late-afternoon treatment in the salon, her Ladyship announced two pieces of news that rocked him. She had sat to one side, busy on her laptop, while Pauline created mischief on the pillory. She had taken to criss-crossing the elastic bands tightly along his erection, pressing the taper into his poor cock as far as it would go, fixing it in that position, and then paddling his shaft while it was restrained on the board. She did not stop until his cock was a sorry mess of bruises, and the impaler had tenderised his sensitive urethra internally with each blow. George was overwhelmed, not only by the intense pain, but also by the fact that all his struggles served merely to work the new cone buttplug deeper between his cheeks. It was considerably larger than the previous, and his anus now did not fully recover each day -- he was ashamed that while walking, small farts sometimes escaped without him being able to do anything about it. Once it had caused giggles from Pauline at the breakfast table, silenced quickly by a warning glance from Lady Katrina. Down in the punishment room after breakfast, his owner made sure to focus her attentions on his pathetic hole, ending with a heavy wooden baton that repeatedly landed smack on his rosebud while his legs flailed in useless protest. He was in agony for the rest of the day, despite furtively rubbing some soothing crème on it during a stolen free moment.
By dinner, the pain had subsided to an irritation as he walked. He had just placed the ladies' mains before them and stepped back, when Lady Katrina turned to him.
"Bod, I am shortly going on holiday for some weeks - a voyage overseas to visit some friends. In my absence Pauline will run the estate and you servants. Her orders are to be obeyed, and she has my authority to punish both you and Cock as she sees fit. I have told her that you are both to be....," she paused for a gentle smile, "......returned in reasonable condition. I shall be leaving in two weeks. Do you understand my instructions?"
George nodded mutely. No answer was necessary.
"Actually, I wish to hear an affirmation."
"Yes, your Ladyship, I understand that I must obey Miss Pauline at all times and accept all corrections."
"Excellent. Now, the other piece of news is that in several days we are all attending a party to be given by Baroness P at her estate. You and Cock will form part of the entertainment, and as it will be too cramped in the Mercedes, Pauline will take you across earlier in the horsebox. Then she can chauffeur me later. Pauline will manage your presentation and delivery."
She waved her hand in dismissal and joined Pauline to start on their course.
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The day of the party had arrived. Bod and Cock had been allowed only liquid food for breakfast, and had carried out gymnasium routines double what they usually did. Pauline had instructed them then to rest, and be showered and ready by 5pm. Fortunately the afternoon had been warm, so when Pauline led them out to the barn on leashes and waited while they walked up the ramp into the horsebox. It smelt strongly inside, almost intoxicating. Pauline clipped each of their chains to the front frame, gave them a warning stare, and closed the ramp door. Bod took a firm grip of the padded rail along the front, and waited. Then, with a modest jerk, they were off across the gravel. It took perhaps a half-hour to reach their destination, and for the most part, the two servant slaves were silent. But Bod became anxious as they travelled further.
"Cock, have you been to this place before? Will there just be the usual ladies we know, or will this be something grander?"
The boy stepped back and bent to stretch himself. "Yes, I have just once. It's a big place, much larger than our lady's. The dungeons are spacious too, and the best thing is they are kept quite cosy warm. There's nothing worse than being retrained and shivering cold."
"So will there be more people?" Not that it mattered if he was recognised. He knew intrinsically that he would not be returning to his old life -- ever - so what matter if someone recognised him and created gossip?
"Of course. The owners will bring all their slave team. It's like a ritual evening, kind of."
Bod's blood ran cold as he wondered whether this was where eliminations were carried out. But Cock pre-empted him from vocalising his question.
"This a party, so it's mostly going to be harmless fun. Uncomfortable for us; that's life. But sometimes there's punishments handed out."
Finally the vehicle slowed, turned carefully, and climbed gently on gravel. Bod had counted to 48 when the vehicle finally rolled to a stop. The rear opened and Pauline climbed the ramp, unfastening them so they could follow her inside through a door to the side of the main portico steps. The chequered tiles inside were cold; they were led deep into the mansion and deposited in a small room, which thankfully was thickly carpeted. Bod had caught sight of wide carpeted stairs leading upwards, but he presumed they would stay at this level. A dungeon in an attic would be just plain wrong!