The Sultan Ahmed ruled a large and prosperous kingdom in the 12th century. Young, wealthy, and powerful; the Sultan had everything a man could dream of and more. This included a large harem of concubines to serve him. Every night the Sultan would have beautiful women wait on him and willing to share a bed with him if he desired.
The Sultan's harem is quite large, as is befitting a man of his stature. The dozens of women who live within it have only one job, to look beautiful and be ready to serve the Sultan at a moment's notice. Each girl has a wide variety of skills to call upon in their service. These range from massage to washing another person in the baths to pleasuring a man.
Anisah is one of the most experienced of the concubines. She's one of the oldest of the Sultan's concubines although many who meet her believe she's one of the youngest. The other women jealously whisper that she's been blessed with eternal youth. Anisah has lived in the harem for as long as she can remember. She has been servicing the Sultan for years and it's widely known that she was one of his favorites to bring to his bed.
Her dark Arabic skin, large breasts, and gentle grace made her one of the Sultan's favorite concubines or Kadin. At least once a month she would be summoned to the ruler's bedchambers for the night. Anisah has not been afraid to use her influence to her advantage. Aside from her own private apartment, more than one person in the palace has been expelled or worse on her word. Such was one of the privileges associated with being one of the Sultan's Kadins.
While the other women would be jealous of her, they would also be careful not to make her aware of their avarice. Not unless they wanted to share the fate of Nadrah, who the Sultan had arrested on Anisah's word after the two of them had a falling out. After a brutal night of being mounted repeatedly by the palace guards in their barracks; her bruised, half-naked body was dragged up to the courtyard at dawn and she was beheaded in front of the other concubines. Since then none have dared to cross the Sultan's Kadin.
One day Anisah was in the harem with the other concubines. They were chatting, washing each other, and preparing for the Queen Mother to select the Sultan's companion(s) for that evening. Anisah enjoys this time, as she can admire the beautiful women around her as they bathe, dress, and groom each other. It also lets her check out the other girls to see if any may threaten to supplant her. The group was hearing the girl bedded by the Sultan the previous night describe how vigorous he was with her when suddenly, the door opened.
A pair of guards escorted half a dozen new concubines into the harem. The women began to swarm around the new girls, who were obviously nervous and frightened. As well they should be, most of the women welcoming the new arrivals were merely scoping out their competition. Anisah knows better than most that the harem can be a cutthroat place, literally.
Then her gaze fell upon one of the new girls. Anisah couldn't explain what it was about her blue eyes that mesmerized her. Next thing she knew she had walked over to her, the crowd parting as is befit for her status in the harem, took the young woman by the hand, and led her over to a private corner in the harem. The girl wore travelling robes that were modest and hid her figure. This was in stark contrast to the clothes of the harem girls, whose midriffs were exposed and wore brightly colored, light silks that showed their figures. The veils of the harems consisted of one layer of light silk that enabled one to make out the girls face still. The new girl's veil was heavy, so Anisah could only make out her eyes.
Anisah reached up and began to slowly remove the veil as the girl's piercing blue eyes stared at her. Slowly the garment came away, revealing a face whose beauty was beyond Anisah's comprehension. She wasn't the only one amazed, as several women behind her stopped to also admire the beauty she revealed under the veil. Her face revealed no expression as Anisah and the other women openly admired her. For a moment, Anisah considered having this girl disposed of as soon as possible, since her beauty makes her an automatic rival to Anisah for the Sultan's attention. But something about this girl fascinated Anisah and she realized that she couldn't just destroy such beauty.
The odalisques then entered the room and began searching for the concubine whom they were to help prepare for the selection. Anisah's odalisque came up with her garments to wear when the queen mother selected the Sultan's bed companion for that evening. The guards marched out and the doors were sealed as the concubines began stripping out of their silks to don the decorative outfits they were to wear for the selection. All but the new girls, that is. They were awkwardly sitting around as this occurred. Anisah stood up and removed her silks, standing naked before the girl.
The girl's gaze turned to the older woman as she shed her garments. The new girl was openly admiring Anisah's naked body. Anisah pretended not to notice as the odalisque began assisting her with dressing in her new outfit. Once finished, Anisah turned back to the new girl and ordered her to stand. The girl complied. Anisah and her odalisque removed her travelling robes and then her shoddy clothing to reveal her naked form.
Anisah had to stop herself from gasping as the odalisque carried the garments away. The beauty of her body matched that of her face. Her breasts were large but not overly so, her hips were wide, and the rest of her body was well toned. Since their culture doesn't celebrate birthdays, Anisah didn't think to try to guess her age. But she could tell that this girl only recently sprouted into a full woman. She reached between the girl's legs and was able to instantly tell that she was still a virgin. The girl gasped in pleasure as Anisah rubbed between her legs. The Sultan will enjoy bedding this one.
Anisah reached out and placed her hands over each of the girl's breasts. They were firm to the touch. Anisah gently but discreetly began rubbing them. Fortunately, the other women were still busy getting ready and they were in an out of the way corner so no one took note of this odd behavior. The young girl's mouth opened slightly and a small gasp of pleasure escaped her lips as Anisah massaged her chest. She could feel the girl's nipples growing hard under her palms. At the same time, Anisah felt a certain wetness appear between her legs. This surprised her, as that wetness only came on nights when the Sultan made her his prize. She looked down and saw a streak of wetness travelling down the girl's inner thigh as well.
The girl's blue eyes met the gaze of Anisah's hazel eyes. Obviously she was hoping to hear approval from the older woman. Although they just met, Anisah couldn't help but feel fondness for her. She stepped closer to this girl, so that the girl's tits lightly pressed against hers through the clothes she was wearing. Anisah then began rubbing her hands up and down the girl's sides. She could feel the wetness between her legs growing and wanted to bring this girl back to her apartments to explore this feeling more. Meanwhile, this girl began moving her hands up and down Anisah's sides as well. Their lips were so close they could feel each other's breath. Their breasts were touching lightly. A strong urge came over Anisah to pull this girl into her embrace and kiss her.
Suddenly, she spotted the odalisque returning with clothes for this girl past one of the columns lining the room. Just before they broke their embrace, the girl whispered, "My name is Faten."
The two stepped back from each other as the odalisque came up to them and started dressing the girl. Anisah and Faten simply stared into each other's eyes until the odalisque was done. For the rest of the hour the two women groomed each other along with the other concubines. Faten told Anisah how she was sold into slavery by her impoverished parents as a child, how she was sold time and time again to do house work, and how she had managed to avoid being deflowered by any of her previous masters. Anisah, in turn, told her what to expect in life as the Sultan's concubine, how she was the property of the Sultan to do with as he pleased, and, finally, Anisah loudly promised to show her how to entertain in the bedchamber. This would give Anisah an excuse to have Faten in her apartments all the time. Nevertheless, several concubines turned to them in amazement as she said this. Anisah was well known for keeping her secrets on pleasuring their master close.
Suddenly the door opened and the Queen Mother entered. All the concubines quickly lined up for her. Anisah didn't expect to be selected since the Sultan had bedded her just the other day. However, she was surprised when the Queen Mother approached Faten, gave her a look as though she offended the Queen Mother, and then walked on. Normally, the Queen Mother wouldn't even acknowledge new concubines for several months, let alone consider them for selection to serve the Sultan. Faten looked scared but Anisah put an arm around her, pulled her close, and whispered that it was alright. Two concubines were selected and told to go to the Sultan's bedchamber and await him. Another six were ordered to don their finest silk garments and go to the dining chamber to serve the Sultan and his guests. Anisah knew from experience that those six would likely wind up sharing the beds of the Sultan's guests.
"Come child," Anisah said, "I am Anisah and a Kadin of the Sultan. I shall be your tutor on what you must do to please our Master."