Natalia had been stripped of everything. Her flowing golden hair had been shorn to her scalp, erasing the outward sign of her once high status as a Princess completely, the lush satin and lace gowns replaced by a simple sackcloth dress leaving nothing to distinguish her from any other slave girl.
Five men sat around a small table in a forgotten small room of a cellar in Lord Bowdan's huge castle playing cards for what little money they possessed. Natalia was at their beck and call, bringing food and ale as requested, the Princess now a servant of servants with no voice and no rights. One of the men grinned at her through broken teeth as his hand slid up her rough dress, all too short by any normal standards, his fingers teasing her pussy as she presented him with more refreshments. To repel his advance would earn her a harsh punishment, she had no status and the men were completely unaware of her previous life. She was just a slave girl like all the others, there to obey without question.
His hand disappeared to play his card and she moved quickly to the next man upsetting his tankard in her rush.
'Stupid bitch,' he stormed as the ale seeped into his groin. 'Suck it off slave,' he boomed, grabbing Natalia by the neck and forcing her to her knees, her head pressed into his lap. Her tongue lapped around the wet patch surrounding his growing bulge. 'Stay down and do it properly,' he ordered, pulling his erect cock from his clothing and forcing her head onto it. She knew better than to disobey and sucked his growing penis without a sound. Satisfied, he went back to his game, Natalia's bald head bobbing back and forth between his legs. The card made for a losing hand and he threw it into the middle of the table, taking some consolation from having his cock sucked.
'If I don't cum inside two minutes you will feel the heat of my belt girl,' he grumbled, pushing her head further onto him, Natalia responded, tightening her mouth around his stubby bone. Thankfully he spewed his hot load into her before pushing her back to the floor.
Three were out, just two of the men left in the game. One of them was Wenlock, the lowly servant to Lord Bowdan's foot soldiers who had brought Natalia to serve him during the gambling session, and Scabious, a scruffy farmer with gnarled filthy hands and unshaven face. He was burly from years of endless toil on the land with two blackened teeth and long unkempt greying hair. Both studied the dog-eared cards in front of them, eyes flashing eagerly to the pile of money in the middle of the table. Natalia had noticed the feeble pile of coins, all bronze with no silver or gold and reflected that the little 'hoard' would not even have purchased a small comb for her golden locks when she was still a Princess!
To the five gamblers the coins represented their combined wealth and both Wenlock and Scabious were keen to get their hands on it but neither had anything left to wager with.
'I'll wager my dog against the slave girl,' Scabious declared, eyeing Natalia with a mixture of curiosity and contempt. He clicked his fingers and the hound scurried from a corner to his side.
'She don't belong to me,' Wenlock said sullenly. 'She belongs to Lord Bowdan.'
'Who cares about a slave,' he countered. 'Bowdan is unlikely to miss her, besides she's weak and skinny, not much use to anyone. My dog is a hunter and will keep you in rabbit and pheasant for little return.'
'She can suck cock,' ventured the man Natalia had serviced. He rubbed his crotch, 'bet she has a tight little cunt. It's a fair wager.'
Wenlock and Scabious spat on their hands and shook on it. Natalia looked on in amazement and then eyed the obedient hound, both of them wore collars and now she was valued at less than that of a dog!
Cards were turned and Natalia paled as Wenlock threw his had away in disgust. She had been won by a filthy farmer in a card game!
*****
Lady Helena had bathed and brushed her long raven-black hair before dressing in the only gown she now possessed taking care with her finely woven stockings and garters for she would never again be given such finery. Tabor had hired her out for the night with a Lord of some distinction but no names were mentioned, her job was to tantalise and submit to his desires without hesitation, in return she would be spared the hard labour of the laundry where Daygar had dispatched her for life.
The room was dark as she prepared herself on the bed, loosely unlacing her corset bodice to give him easy access to her, also displaying her heavy breasts to their fullest. The door creaked and a shaft of dull light entered along with her man for the night, he closed it and stood in the shadow, tall and stocky in his robes, a long sword strapped from his waist almost touching the floor.
'My Lord,' she husked in greeting.
'My Lady,' he said in a soft but authoritative voice.
'Would you have me undress for your pleasure My Lord?'
There was an uneasy silence, the man had not moved towards her and she felt unsure of how to proceed. If he was displeased with her she knew Tabor would whip her and send her to Ingar and that hell-hole of the laundry.
Helena was fearful. 'I beg you My Lord not to tell Master Tabor of your disapproval of me. Is there some way I can repay your kindness?'
Still silence but the man finally moved slowly towards her. 'There is no disapproval My Lady,' he offered tenderly. 'I would prefer it if you stood.'
Lady Helena's ears pricked up. That voice, she was certain she knew it. Rising from the bed she adjusted her bodice and her breasts to a more appropriate position. 'Lord Templar, is that you?'
'At your command, My Lady,' he said finally.
Helena fainted but Templar caught hold of her before she fell, sweeping her slender form to him and holding her tightly. Her eyes slowly opened as if frightened of awakening from a magnificent dream. 'My Lord,' she breathed. 'How have you found me?'
'I have my sources,' he said smiling down at her. Helena dared to look at his face at last, his hazel eyes piercing the darkness. 'You will be safe now My Lady.'
She almost fainted again but resisted it wanting to know more. 'I thought you were dead during the battle. Why are you here?'
Templar led her to the bed and sat at her side. 'I was with King Serif just before he was killed then we became parted in the battle and eventually I escaped when the castle was obviously lost. I have men who are loyal to me and prepared to fight Daygar to regain control of Arania but we need a new figurehead and with the King dead one of the Princesses would be a natural heir to our throne.'
Helena was still in disbelief, shaking with relief at the prospect of rescue from Slaveria. 'Saria has been made consort to Lord Bowdan and possibly unwilling to go against him and Daygar and I despair at what has become of Natalia. Daygar sent her to prison.'
Lord Templar shook his head. 'I'm afraid Princess Natalia has been put into slavery and her whereabouts are unknown. Her future is very bleak but I have people out looking for her.'
Helena sucked in breath at the news and began to cry for her beloved little Princess knowing the miserable fate of slaves. Templar held a finger at her lips. 'Enough talk, we need to get away from here.' He produced something from a pouch at his waist. 'Forgive me My Lady,' he said holding her head and placing the small phial at her nose. In an instant she was out cold.