Not a single young abducted female protested, let-alone attempted to escape. They willingly and eagerly adapted to their new "servitude" regardless of the outcome or their place in the society.
At first they were brought to Acis for inspection with tests and trials. This on occasion included copulation with the King or not. It depended on his first response and the girls willingness. Not that they were all virgins. In Europe at that time virginity was very hard to come by. They were unmolested and delivered to Acis as abducted. This alone was a new experience for the girls as molestation was routine for most young girls at that time in history. Pre-history really. The time of Conan the Barbarian and the Greek Titan Gods ruled. Witches and wizards prevailed with myth and legend.
The Harem was where all the abducted were kept until their "fate" was to be known. Their fate was partly of their making. Let it be said here that this fate was in nearly every case as good or better than their previous life or its expectation. Hence there are no "escapes". The Harem itself was more opulent than the wildest stories of the Arabian Nights or any other fable. They were almost totally without fur or very little at that. This Harem was a true Fur Harem. The girls were draped in furs upon arrival and slept in furs.
The girls were first attracted to the Searchers for this very reason. They themselves are all well endowed with fur attire which is the first "test". Those girls that are first most strongly attracted to the furs of the Searchers are most quickly, and often eagerly, abducted. They are almost smothered nude in furs at that moment until their presentation to the King. By the time they are before Acis, His Most Magnificent in Fur's, presence they are usually so sexually turned on and excited over being swaddled in furs they are ready to submit to anything the King wishes .. quite eagerly.
The King and the girls have four levels of choice. First is his quest for the Queen. He has yet to find the true love of his life. The second choice is to remain in the harem for the Kings pleasure. If the girl chooses to not do this she moves to the the third choice along with any other of the girls the King, for whatever personal reason, has no interest in. Out of this group the Searchers have first choice. This assumes the girl chooses him as well. The forth choice is to move out into the open Kingdom. Even at this level it is a far better life than they would otherwise have had. No one is close to poor. More like well off throughout the Kingdom. The girls can find an unmarried man to live with and marry or be taken in by a family in need of help for whatever tasks or in whatever business the family is engaged in. Since all are prosperous and live comfortably even at this level, her life is safe and secure with a future of her choice. Still far above other societies throughout Europe at the time where choice was only for the nobility and not much for them. It is fabled that only on the Island Kingdom of Knossos was life nearly so fine.
The Harem grew despite those that chose either a Searcher or other options in the Kingdom. Probably the largest group of beautiful women in the world. Acis was always more than satisfied with the women engaged in fur sex with him almost constantly. Many children were the product of these passionate and frequent engagements. Still Acis has not found his true love, a true partner in life.
The Kingdom is well guarded with protection in depth and a very advanced warning system. All trade occurs at the outside perimeter of the Kingdom and no non citizen is allowed past that area. One day a beautiful young woman managed to evade the Guards and the system of checks. She got all the way into the main Village where a group of other young women spotted her and alerted the Guards who took her into custody. Upon interrogation she said her name was Galatea and she was escaping wizards wanting to trade her for unknown reasons. Galatea is spell bindingly beautiful. She speaks with an ethereal voice that is absolutely mesmerizing. The Guards are totally entranced.