Will was in a strange trance-like state as he was led from the assessment room; he was told to put his trousers and shirt back on, he did so; he was told to go with the lady outside who had been summoned by bell-pull, he did so; he was told to strip again whilst overseen by three stern women in the bath-house, he did so. Will had not been imprisoned, but felt compelled to oblige the simple authority and directives of the women; he had already witnessed men coming and going, and he had not been restrained in any way. Footsore, hungry, and already broken by his state of poverty, this new surreal experience combined with the warmth and clean smell of Arachne House sealed his fate; Will would now only be allowed to leave on a permanent basis when a female client purchased him.
He was taken past wards B and C by the three women; on passing C, several males, who could only surmise what went on there, made underhand comments.
"Anuvver one fer the 'pansy ward' eh?' One of the three women dismissed this particular male with a stern smile as Will was taken from the view of the 'standard' residents to ward D's bath-house. Once there he was relieved of his clothes by two prim women dressed like nurses, in white. He fought to hide his half-erection, but they just smiled, and led him down a tiled corridor, stopping on the way at a service hatch half-way down. Another grinning woman passed out a glass of water and two tablets which Will was made to swallow. The woman took back the glass.
"He'll do just nicely for some lady." Will thought little of the comment, thinking it was just a comment on how he might get on in life. He was taken through double doors to a large vat-like bath and told to lay in it; the two then proceeded to wash him down with carbolic soap which stung any minor abrasion he had, and Will had many. His hair and genitals were washed with another lotion which made his scrotum and scalp burn; as he grimaced in pain, one of the women slapped his face smartly.
"Don't you dare fidget, we must be sure to get rid of any unwanted visitors you may have picked up." They then pushed him beneath the surface without ceremony, and rubbed his head and balls vigorously as he held his breath. He gasped as he surfaced, and one of them lifted her finger up.
"Out you get; time for a trim and some measurements." He then had his hair cropped by the women, and they then took turns lathering his balls, smiling as his cock stood to attention; his pubic hair was shaved off, and doused with a bowl of water. One of the nurses picked up a clipboard, while the other held his balls and had him cough. It was at about this time that Will began to feel strangely drowsy; one of the nurses smiled as he yawned.
"Best get him done quickly; we don't want to have to carry him to his room." The nurse with the tape rubbed his cock to a full erection and measured it.
"Five and a half inches; average." She then held his balls, jostling them up and down.
"Medium to large; very good!" A note was made of his height, waist, thigh size, hair and eye colour, before he was taken to some scales and weighed. As he stepped off his legs gave way momentarily, making him stumble. The nurses pulled a white cotton dressing gown from a nearby cabinet, and walked him quickly back up the corridor and up a flight of stairs where they met yet another matronly figure.
"Room 15; that one was processed yesterday, lady from Ware bought him, he'll be made busy I don't doubt having seen her a few times, serves him right." Will could now only half take in what was being said; the drug he had been given rendered him incoherent, all he saw was '15' and a hard looking bed which felt like a cloud. He closed his eyes and was near comatose within seconds.
When Will awoke, he found he was now wearing a white silk gown, his bed had silk sheets and the room which he had all to himself, was permeated by a sweet feminine perfume which wafted through a vent high up the wall. His cock was unusually erect and was further excited by the silks; it was then that he noticed the notice painted across the inside of his windowed door: 'You will kneel immediately when ANY female enters this room.' Will was subdued by the notion that he had been duped into some religious sect, assuming that the kneeling would be associated with prayer; he was not keen on giving thanks to any unseen deity for the miserable experiences life had offered him thus far, but the prefix 'female' also rankled with his mind. He knew not of any female vicar or priest, and his cock pulsed as he recalled the rigours of his interview and the boots that the women wore. Before he had time to dwell further on the matter, the door swung open and he was faced by a magnificently stern woman, worthy of worship as a goddess herself; a long black skirt flowed down to the floor from a tight waist above shapely hips, full rounded breasts expressed themselves by introducing her nipples through the fabric of her black satin top. Her attractive face contrasted superbly with the black she wore; soft milky white skin and a bouquet of lush ginger hair with startling green eyes complemented her severe persona. She carried a birch which made Will's balls tingle and the divine apparition did nothing to ease his erection. She had an equally severe assistant with her, who sneered down at Will and toyed with a silver bowl she held, purposely catching his attention.
Will suddenly remembered the legend on the door, and was compelled to drop to his knees by the somehow powerful presence of the women, as much as by the order itself. The superb ginger woman smirked with satisfaction and cut the air with her birch, making Will jump, much to the amusement of her assistant. The clear and confident authority in the goddess's voice made Will's balls tingle all the more as she spoke.
"You will be on your knees immediately, the next time this door is opened; is that clear?" Will leaned forward as she spoke, trying vainly to hide the erection which poked from his gown.
"Yes... Madam." She strutted forward with the birch, her assistant following eagerly; her sneer broadening all the time. The ginger woman's full breasts heaved as she looked down at Will with contempt.
"Straighten your back immediately! You shall only bow to me when I enter, unless I specifically request that you remain in the position of respect." Will obeyed immediately, and the two smiled with satisfaction as his cock held the gown up rudely. Will went red with embarrassment as he watched the milky white hand move the birch to the bottom of his gown, lift it, and place it above his exposed erection.
"You will address me as Mistress Hope; I am your House Mistress and will oversee your education here. You will not be allowed leave from Ward D until I am thoroughly satisfied that you have realised your correct place in life, by which time you will be more than pleased to return to Arachne House until a place of servitude has been afforded you." Will's cock bobbed as his balls now tingled with an uncanny pleasure at her words; were these women to enslave him, yet allow him to leave? How could that be? Hope nodded to her assistant with a wicked smirk, and the assistant placed the bowl at Hope's feet as she lifted her long black skirt. Will's cock dribbled as he looked at the prim black and elegant heeled shoes, black silk stocking-clad shins, and ankle bracelets before him; items normally associated with prostitution in Victorian times. Hope made his cock perk exquisitely as she touched his exposed bell-end with her birch.