I spent my first night back home at Norman Hall tortured by sinfully erotic dreams. This was no doubt the fault of my mother, Lady Beatrice, who had barely welcomed me back before taking me to her chambers to begin my hands-on instruction in the art of orally sodomizing the male penis.
When I'd risen that morning I'd been an acolyte nun, with no anticipation of ever leaving the convent. And though I remained a virgin at bedtime, that was beside the point. I'd all but renounced the Church, and was well on my way to becoming a common harlot.
This should have horrified me, and of course it did -- in a way. But that was not the whole truth, and the rest of the story involved fantasies that exceeded all previous imaginings.
The next day began, before the rising of that low winter sun, with the appearance of my new chambermaid, Gertrude. She was a bit older than me, and had been blessed by God with a supernatural plainness -- whereas at almost 19, I'd been cursed with the sin-tempting combination of pleasurable curves, full lips, clear skin, smouldering gray-green eyes and a long and shapely neck. Getrude offered few words, but stoked my hearth, filled my washbasin, laid out my clothes and toiletries, and departed with my chamberpot.
I was still washing before the basin when I heard the door to my private chambers open, and turned -- half-naked and afraid -- to spy Lady Beatrice, who waited for a familiar-looking woman and a man I'd never seen before to enter the room behind her.
"There, I told you she was a remarkable beauty, now didn't I?" Mother said, addressing the young man proudly. He was a tall, strapping bondsman, broad of shoulder, narrow of hip, with well-groomed hair and a dark, carefully trimmed beard.
I squealed something along the lines of "Mother!" as I tried, and failed, to conceal my breasts, bottom, and pubis.
"Magnifique!" the warrior exclaimed. He was clearly not just a soldier, but an aristocrat.
"Catherine, this is Belbouche, an officer in your father's household cavalry. Say hello, dear."
I gave up trying to cover myself by the basin, and instead ran to the bed, where I grabbed up a sheet and wrapped it around me.
"How can I say hello to a man when I am naked, Mother?"
"Just like that will be fine," she replied. "And this is Duchess Ilsa. You may remember her as your childhood playmate during your summers at Duke de Mayo's castle."
"Ilsa?" I asked.
"The same," she said, and kissed me on the cheek. "Be a dear, Catherine, and untie my dress at the back."
"What are you doing?" I asked her, instantly alarmed.
"Your next class in the skills required of a lady, dear," Mother interjected. "Do as she said and help unlace that bodice. This one's going to have to be quick. Your father will be riding out to the hunt in a few minutes, and Belbouche must be beside him."
"It's my job," he shrugged, then winked at me as he began trying to pull off one of his tall boots.
"No, no, Belbouche! On the bed!" Mother instructed, and he did as she commanded, sitting on the bed while I stood, nearly naked except for a sheet, unlacing the bodice of Ilsa's lovely dress. The soldier stuck out one boot, which Mother grasped and removed, and then another.
"Do you remember what I taught you last night? Your first fellatio techniques?"
I nodded, mortified.
"Good," she said, setting Belbouche's second boot on the floor. Ilsa shimmied out of her dress, which she laid neatly over the back of a chair.
"What else?" my old friend asked Mother.
"It's chilly in here, so just everything below the waist," she replied. Ilsa nodded her assent, stripped off her underskirts, and with her bare bum and pussy plain for all to see, bounced merrily onto my bed, smiling at Belbouche.
"Now it's your turn, good sir," Lady Beatrice said, and with no further prompting, Belbouche undid the belt holding up the front of his pants and let them drop to his ankles. An enormous, semi-erect phallus flopped free before him, and he looked up from it to my eyes and grinned.
"Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, be our protector in our..." I prayed.
"Oh none of that now, dear," Mother said, interrupting me. "Although your piety will come in very useful in the days to come."
"Why are they here, Mother?"
"Because they're going to demonstrate your next technique," she replied. "Sodomy."
"You get to watch Monsieur Belbouche fuck my pretty little arse," Ilsa said, her eyes and smile practically sparkling.
The next thing I recall was Belbouche helping me to sit up from the floor, while Mother, Ilsa and Gertrude fluttered around me.
"You fainted, dear," Mother said. "That's all. Are you alright?"
"Did she just say that he was going to ..."
"Yes, of course," Mother said. "Help her up."
The rest of the group put me back on my feet.
"Well look at you," Ilsa said, approvingly. I'd forgotten about my undressed condition, so there I stood, naked before the audience. "I don't think I've ever seen such lovely breasts."
"And the bum!" Belbouche exclaimed, his eyes wide and his hands, palms up, thrust forward in amazement. "Sacrebleu!"
This time it was Mother who intervened, quickly covering me with the bedsheet again.
"Gawking is rude," she reminded them. "Beside, I already told you she'd grown into an amazing beauty."
"I have never seen such a beauty before in my life!" Belbouche said, reverently, then dropped to one knee before me. "Mademoiselle, it would be the honor of my life to receive the pleasure of your virginity."
"You shall do no such thing!" Mother proclaimed. "Now go back to the bed and wait while I speak to my daughter."
Belbouche and Ilsa returned to my bed, and Gertrude disappeared from sight before Lady Beatrice spoke again.
"Catherine, my love, no man will take your virginity before your wedding night," she said gently. "I don't want you to worry about that. Promise me you won't worry."
"I promise," I said.
"Good," she said, patting my hands. "That's why Ilsa is here. To teach you how to take a good, hard assfucking and actually enjoy it."
And apparently that's when I fainted again.
When I regained consciousness, I was lying naked on my bed, surrounded by onlookers who were describing my various attributes: My lilting strawberry blonde locks, which perfectly matched the shade of my pubes; my pale skin; my pink, erect nipples; the pertness of my breasts; the tight, complimenting curves of my hips and belly and thighs. I listened with my eyes closed, both frightened and flattered by their worshipful tones.
"She is already the most beautiful woman in the kingdom," I heard Lady Beatrice say. "And once we're done with her, no man alive will be able to resist her charms."
"Forgive me," I said, opening my eyes. "I was a nun just yesterday morning."
"Yes you were," Mother said, lowering herself to sit upon the bed beside me. "And we are sorry about the speed of your instruction. I know this must be shocking."
"I confess it is," I replied.
"Please, allow me," Ilsa said. Lady Beatrice nodded. "Catherine, do you remember little Alfred from our group of childhood friends?"
"Of course," I said. "He was a funny little fellow."
"Funny looking, yes," she said. "And now he is Lord Alfred, the Duke of Cormorant, owner of vast estates and also ... my husband."
"Little Alfred?"
"The same. Two estates over, first castle on the right. He isn't much of a man, but nevertheless he's quite a rich man."
"Our job,' Mother interjected, "is to secure you a similar match. But the problem is that your father's fortunes have diminished so far that no such match is available to you by standard means. Which is why you will need to proceed by an alternative route."
"What do you mean?"
"All in good time," Mother reassured me. "But at the moment, I must prepare you for the intimate portion of your career. This means I shall teach you to flirt, and to tease, and to kiss, and to suck. I will teach you all these things, and you will make the most of them. But what I cannot teach you -- yet -- is how to make full and expert use of that lovely pussy of yours."
"Before you can be properly wed to a man of means," Ilsa interjected, "a physician must examine you, with several ladies present from both families. So you simply must keep your hymen intact."
"That said," Mother continued, "there's no hymen over your mouth."
"Or your bum," Ilsa offered.
"Correct," Mother agreed. "And since you cannot become pregnant by offering up your bum..."
"You get the picture," Ilsa concluded.
"But if I allow a man to sodomize me..." I began.
"Yes, yes, you'll burn in Hell," she interrupted. "Or so the priests keep telling us. Tell me, dear, do you remember Father Coles from the Cathedral?"
I nodded.
"And do you remember how it was said that he liked to bugger little boys?"
I nodded.