It was the pain that woke her. She was on her own bed, bound spread-eagle to the posts, but not gagged. There was a deep throbbing in her ass and a feeling of being permanently stretched. She cried out, softly, it was almost a sigh. Had she dreamed the Ceremony of Will? Where was her Master? Why was she alone? She began to pull against the bonds and then relaxed, exhausted just from the thought of trying to free herself. She began to cry from pain and exhaustion both.
Bryndis was watching. She had fallen asleep almost before they reached the room; he had laid her on the bed, washed her tenderly and tied her down. Looking down at her, he had to fight the urge not to take her right then. However, he wanted her submission as much as he wanted her body. He had moved quietly to the cabinet, removed a butt-plug from one of the drawers and returned to Annis. Shaped as exact replica of his erect penis, he held open her red, pummeled ass and inserted it slowly. She moaned deep as it went in, but she remained asleep. He knew it would cause her more immediate pain; however, it would give her less pain over a longer course of time as her body became used to his presence. He had turned off all the lights and set the alarm to alert him as soon as she began to wake before moving into his room and falling asleep. Now, six hours later and almost dawn, as she began to wake and cry out, he knew he would go to her, but he wanted to let her work through some of the emotion of what had occurred and give her any space to consider what to say when he entered. He wanted, in essence, her mind and her body to be awake.
After about ten minutes, Annis' cries began to abate. 'I can't believe it,' she thought. 'That was so humiliating...' But she hadn't hated it. She had been so scared, but never considered quitting or even wanting to quit. Now, she was just very thirsty and felt a gnawing hunger as well, but both of these things were undermined by the pain in her ass. "Master?" she cried out. "Master, please!"
He walked in and went to her immediately, placing a firm hand on her back. He didn't say anything at first. He just stood next to her and felt her quivering underneath him.
"Thank you for coming," she whispered.
"Thank you for the submission you showed me yesterday." He paused, placing his other hand down on her back. "Annis, are you in pain?" He could see it in her face, but wanted to hear her answer.
"Yes." Her voice wavered; she was about to start crying again.
"Is it unbearable pain?"
"No."
"Can you focus on what you need and what I'm saying while you're in this kind of pain?" He could see the kind of focus and discomfort showing on her face. He knew she needed to say 'no' in answer to this question, but wanted to know if she understood.
"I can't really think about anything except the burning...can you help me?" Tears were running down her face again, though she had her eyes shut tight.
"Of course, my dove. I'm going to count to three and then I want you to breathe out quickly, okay?"
She nodded her head, but had no idea why this would help her. She felt his hands move to her ass and heard him start to count.
Bryndis knew that pulling out the plug quickly was the fastest way to get her out of pain -- and that it would cause her a lot of pain as well. However, the other option was to take it out slowly and since Annis didn't know what was inside of her, that was not a practical option. As soon as he reached 'three', he felt her release her breath, he pulled hard on the butt-plug and was unsurprised at the gasp of pain and the sobs that followed.
"Annis, I'm going to untie you. You can continue laying down, or you can sit up, whichever you like."
Annis didn't move until all of her limbs were free. She then curled up in a ball on her side facing away from Bryndis.
"Talk to me, Annis," said Bryndis, placing a hand on her leg.
"I didn't know..." she said after a moment, "I didn't know you could make me feel so much." She paused, trying to find the words. "I don't really want to forgive you for the pain. I hurt so much. But I loved being able to submit to you the way I did. Is that okay?" She still hadn't looked at him. She hadn't even opened her eyes.
His heart jumped at her answer. Yes, she rejected the pain. She should reject it. But him and submission to him she did not reject. He leaned over her and whispered, "I'm so proud of you." He slipped off his shoes, reached down and pulled the down cover up from the foot of the bed, slipped in beside Annis and wrapped his arms around her.
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About ten minutes later, Bryndis ran his hand down the side of Annis' face and asked her if she were thirsty. She nodded her head, eyes still closed, and lay still as he rose. She heard him move out to the balcony.
"When you're ready, get up, put on your robe and slippers and come join me."
She opened her eyes, feeling safer now that he couldn't see them. She was so embarrassed and afraid...and so proud and even impressed with herself. And yet she had lost something. Yes, that was maybe what she felt the most -- loss. She looked outside, surprised to see the darkness fading. She didn't know she has slept for so long. She realized again that she was hungry and very thirsty. She reached for her robe and saw the slippers just underneath. Slipping her feet into their plushy comfort, she shuffled outside, still so tender, and joined Bryndis. He wasn't sitting, but... he was lounging. There was no other word for it. Reclining on huge pillows scattered across the balcony, with a picnic-type breakfast spread in front of him.
"I thought this might be more comfortable. Please, have something to drink." He held up a glass of water and smiled as she knelt to take it. "Come, lay in front of me." She still had not met his eyes, but kept them demurely lowered as she dropped obediently down in front of him. "I'm going to feed you breakfast," he said, as she drank from the cup he had given her, "and then we're going to discuss yesterday before we go any further." He wanted to make her look at him, but knew that part of her aversion was her own uncertainty. That would pass soon enough. He reached for an apple slice and began to feed her as the sun rose over the high Colorado Hills.
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When breakfast was over, he took her back to the sofas. "So," he began as he seated her on her sofa and dropped into his, "part of you is no longer a virgin. And, you have passed your first class with flying colours."
"What? What do you mean, 'passed my first class'?"
"Back -- stabbing, our class on anal sex. You've just passed. Of course, you're still lacking a final participation mark, but I don't think that will be much of a problem." He was smiling.
"I hadn't quite gotten that far." Annis smiled back, meeting his eye for the first time since before the Ceremony of Will. She looked away quickly. "I'm sorry, I just..."
"Tell me what you are thinking about."