Chapter 10 – The Grand Inquisitor Has His Way
Back at Hans' chambers, he opened the door to his room, and pushed Emma in the direction of the bathroom. "Quick!" he ordered. "Have a toilet, then strip off and come to the playroom, as quickly as you can!"
Puzzled, Emma complied. Two minutes later, naked, she entered the playroom, and in the very subdued light, saw Hans, in his shirt sleeves, pulling to the centre of the room what looked like a very narrow vaulting horse, about fifteen centimetres wide and one metre long, with a leather padded top, standing about seventy centimetres off the floor. "Lean over this," he commanded, "and grasp your ankles."
Wordlessly, Emma obeyed. Hans quickly took each of her wrists and attached it to the corresponding ankle, using the catches on her leather bands. Her firm buttocks seemed to offer themselves to him, and he could not resist running his hands across them. "Lovely little bum," he whispered, as if to himself.
Suddenly, a mobile phone rang. Hans removed it from his pocket, and spoke. Emma could hear only one side of the conversation.
"Hello. Hans speaking."
"Pedro! Hello! What can I do for you?"
"A nice idea, my friend, but she's too inexperienced."
"No, really! I doubt if she's even seen one before, and certainly never used one. It would be unfair to use one in public the first time."
"OK, Pedro. Thanks for asking. Hope you perform well to-morrow."
"Oh, yes. We'll be there. Goodbye my friend."
Hans switched off his mobile. "That was the Chief Executioner," he said, mysteriously.
Emma sensed Hans kneeling behind her, and then felt leather being wrapped around her left leg, just above the ankle. There was a click, and then she felt her legs being pushed apart. Immediately, leather was attached around her right leg as well. In the gloom, Emma could just make out that her legs were now separated by a metal bar, about sixty centimetres long. Hans turned a handle at the side of the vaulting horse, adjusting the height so that Emma's toes could just touch the ground.
"I don't suppose you've seen one of these before, Girl," he said. "It's called a 'spreader bar'. You'll find that I use them a lot, and you'll be amazed at the variety. They ensure that your interesting bits are nice and accessible when required."
"No, Master," she agreed, slightly bewildered, "but what's going on? What are you going to do with me?"
"We have a problem," he announced with concern. "The letter I was handed as we left the Inquest as to tell me that the Grand Inquisitor will be calling here at midnight, to assure himself that I have punished you appropriately. I need to convince him, so I'd better get started. He'll probably want to fuck you as well; they say he's particularly fond of petite blonde women!"
"Fuck me, Master? But he's so old!"
"Old he may be," laughed Hans, "but not too old to get an erection!"
"What are you going to do to me, Master?"
Hans picked up an item from the table next to him. Emma uncomfortably craned her neck to see it. "This is a paddle," he began, "and it works like this!"
His hand rose, and suddenly fell. Emma felt a stinging pain on her right buttock. "Ow!" she shouted, "that hurt!"
"Just a beginning, Girl," he announced. "That was just a warm-up, and doesn't count. We'll start with six on each buttock, twelve in all. You need to keep count. After each stroke, I want you to call out the number. This is very important. If you forget, or count wrong, I start again. Is that clear, Girl?"
"Yes, Mast… OW!!!" she yelled as the first blow fell. The stinging pain sank in, and finally she whimpered, "One!"
"Just in time! You need to be quicker with your counting, or I start again!"
"Yes, Mast… OW!!!" The second blow fell on her other buttock. "Two!"
"Better!"
A third blow fell with increased force. She began sobbing, bewildered at her vulnerability. Tears ran down her cheeks, but she remembered to continue counting. After what seemed an age, she heard herself murmur, "Twelve!" and burst into tears of relief.
"I didn't hear you count, Cunt!" he bellowed. "Shall I start again?"
"No, please, Master. Twelve! I can't take any more. I won't be able to sit for a week! Please, Master. It hurts so much."
"Of course it does," he laughed. He caressed her buttocks with his hand. "And looks so lovely too – all pink, and very pretty. Quite irresistible! But you haven't thanked me yet!"
"Thank you, Master?" she queried. "For what?"
"For beating you, of course. It is expected. Or do I need to punish you again, to teach you manners?"
"No, Master. Thank you, Master," she blurted out, hurriedly.
"Good Girl. But don't forget in future. I expect to be thanked whenever I punish you. You are grateful for the time and effort I put into the task of correcting you, and making you into a dutiful slave!"
"Yes, Master. I understand. Thank you, Master."
He again caressed her buttocks. "As I was saying - all pink, and very pretty. Quite irresistible!"