Mistress Fiona's long ponytail swished from side to side along the creamy skin of her back as she walked rapidly along the street. The rain had not deterred from wearing a backless black dress nor were her unusually high heels slowing her down.
Bitch 449 was struggling to keep up with his mistress as he scuttled along beside her, his arm outstretched as he held an umbrella over her. With his other hand, he wiped the rainwater from his face every time it threatened to obscure his vision. His hair and naked body were drenched. He was determined that not a drop of rain should touch Mistress Fiona -- partly because he feared the likely punishment, but mainly because he was so dedicated to her happiness and pleasure.
"Keep up, bitch; don't dawdle," said Mistress Fiona as she strode on. "Being late for Her Highness is not permitted."
"Yes, Mistress," said Bitch 449. "Sorry, Mistress. It will be truly be an honour to -"
"Stop talking," said Mistress Fiona.
Bitch 449 stopped talking.
He could still not get his head round the fact that for the first time he would be in the same room as Princess Georgina, the ruler of the femdom settlement.
Bitch 449 had become more and more dedicated to Mistress Fiona since she had chosen him as her personal slave -- "at least until I get bored of you", as she told him. But Princess Georgina was the supreme ruler of the femdom city. Her picture was everywhere; her statue dominated the square in the centre of the city.
He was delighted when he was told that he would accompany Mistress Fiona to Princess Georgina's birthday party. But now she had ordered him to accompany him to a planning meeting for the party -- at which the princess would be present. His head was spinning.
"You know why you're here, don't you, bitch?" said Fiona suddenly.
Without waiting for him to answer, she continued, "You're here to hold my umbrella because it's raining. That's the sort of task that men are just about capable of doing. You are not here because of anything to do with the meeting. Once we arrive, you will go exactly where I tell you to go and wait there until we return."
"Yes, Mistress Fiona," said Bitch 449. "Of course I won't do -"
"Shut up," said Fiona. "You will not do anything to cause me the slightest embarrassment in front of Her Highness Princess Fiona. You will not do anything to cause the slightest inconvenience or annoyance to Her Highness. If either of those things happen, I'll cut off your fucking balls and play fucking tennis with them."
Bitch 449 wondered if he should speak now.
"Well, do you understand, slave?!"
"Yes, Mistress. Certainly, Mistress."
They soon arrived at the offices from which the settlement was run. The door was guarded by two athletic-looking women, a range of weapons and other implements hanging from their belts. "Hi, Fiona," said one of them, crossing her name of a list. They glanced at Bitch 449. "Personal bitch," said Fiona simply. The women nodded and ignored him as they walked into the building.
Bitch 449 lowered the umbrella and stood uncertainly, wondering what to do with it. Fiona strode on, ignoring her slave's predicament. He was relieved when another male slave rushed up and took it off him, giving him a quick smile before putting it in an umbrella stand that in his confusion he had failed to notice.
They strode along a thick carpet to elegant high doors, with a man standing on each side, eyes cast downwards. When Fiona was a few feet from the doors, they pulled them open, bowing to her even as they held on to the handles. Fiona ignored them as she walked through the doorway.
Bitch 449 briefly wondered how she could walk so fast in six-inch heels. Then it occurred to him that they might be a disloyal or critical thought, which was not allowed. He felt guilty, and realised he must confess to Mistress Fiona later so that she could punish him as he deserved.
He had once suggested to his Mistress that there should be a system for men to confess disloyal thoughts to ensure that they did not get away with them. But Fiona had told him that he was not permitted to have ideas as he was only a weak and feeble man. She had given him a hard spanking for thinking without permission, reminding him that men are too stupid to think properly and that he had outrageously attempted to take on a woman's role. He had never made any suggestions again.
Mistress Fiona paused in front of a high wooden door. Bitch 449 stood behind her, still overawed by her beauty and elegance. She glanced round and her deep brown eyes bored into him. "Be a good boy," she hissed, quietly but firmly. For the first time, Bitch 449 realised that his mistress was herself nervous about her rare meeting with Princess Georgina.
"Come in!" called a commanding voice, and Fiona opened the door.
Bitch 449 braced himself, his heart beating so fast he felt that he could almost hear it.
They faced a long board table, expensive chairs along each side of it, many of them occupied by smartly dressed women. There were some men standing or kneeling with their faces to the wall.
And at the head of the table as Her Highness Princess Georgina. Bitch 449 gulped so loudly that he briefly thought she might have heard him.
The princess would have been facing them, were she not looking down at large document spread out on the table in front of her. Her forehead was wrinkled slightly as she studied it, a strand of her hair falling across right cheekbone as her blue eyes flashed with concentration. Bitch 449 just had time to notice that the princess was wearing a lilac trouser suit before he dropped straight to his knees, ignoring the pain that seared through his body as he landed on the wooden floor. He immediately lowered the front of his body and touched his forehead to the ground. He stayed still, aware of Mistress Fiona next to him, bowing to the Princess.
Fiona was still bowing as she spoke. "Good morning, Your Wise, Mighty and Infallible Highness," she said, but the princess spoke almost before she had finished. "Have a seat, Fiona," she said. "There's some space in the corner for your possession."