"Master?"
I slowly opened My eyes, her face and hair above Me obscuring the expected view of the dark-green canvas. she had turned on a flashlight, providing a little illumination in the tent.
"Master?"
"What is it, little one?" I asked softly, reaching up to caress her face. "A bad nightmare?"
"No, Sir," she replied. "i thought i heard a scream outside."
That definitely grabbed My attention. "Nearby?"
"Not really, Sir. It sounded too soft to be nearby."
I rolled this around in My mind for a few moments while I kept My ears alert. "Are you certain, little one?"
"Yes, Master."
I thought a few moments longer. "That means someone is trespassing, right, Sir?" she asked.
"True," I noted, "but it is not really the trespassing which would be the prime issue, but the reason for the trespassing. Could you tell which direction the scream came from?"
she thought for a moment, biting her lower lip. "No, Sir. i was too shocked by the scream itself to notice the direction."
I thought again, listening attentively, but the only sounds were of the standard night creatures as the gentle rustling of leaves in the breeze, plus the sounds originating inside the tent. "Quite some time has passed and I haven't heard anything. Perhaps it was something from a nightmare that just seemed to be all-too-real?"
"Perhaps, Sir." she laid upon the sleeping bag in which I lay, resting her head upon My shoulder. My arms wrapped around her, gently caressing her nudity. Almost instantly, My arousal began to make itself evident, which I would normally not ignore.
But something had shaken my loving slave, and I needed to somehow calm her fears.
A soft, feminine scream then reached My ears, surprising Me. "Was the scream you heard similar to that one?"
"Yes, Sir, it was. But now, i think i know what is happening."