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This is a re-upload of the second chapter. The first time I wrote this chapter, I just threw it up to Literotica without any real care, and didn't do any editing. I figured now that I'm committed to making quality content, I should probably re-upload the first two chapters. Thanks a lot to everyone who has supported me and rated my chapters so highly!
Disclaimer:
This is a work of fiction and names, places and characters are products of my imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual people and events are purely coincidental. All characters are over the age of consent.
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Karen
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It was a fine day to be out working in the fields, Karen thought. It was the harvest season, and the sun shined brightly on the waves of wheat, glowing so brightly with golden light that one had to avert their eyes. The stalks of wheat bent under the weight of the grains, swaying gently with the autumn breeze, which provided a welcome coolness for those sweating in their labor.
Karen stood up to take a break from harvesting the wheat, she was coming into her middle age, and her back wasn't what it used to be. As she stretched her back, she heard the distant clopping of hooves and the creaking of wagon wheels coming down the road. She and all the other laborers working in the field stopped what they were doing to look down the road in curiosity, some craning their necks and shielding their eyes against the sun to see better.
An ornate carriage, drawn by a team of four black horses was coming down the dirt road at a leisurely pace. It was accompanied by several heavily armed knights wearing black armor trimmed with silver. The coach itself was inlaid with silver trim, and the wood looked to be of the highest quality zebrawood. A small dust cloud had been kicked up by the team of horses, slightly marring the otherwise pristine visage of the entourage.
Karen frowned when she saw the banners that the knights were holding at the top of their long halberds. A single silver dragon with its curved tail upon a field of black, a slight variation of the royal banner, which boasts a golden dragon with a double pronged tail on a checkered field of red and black. The silver dragon was not well loved by the common folk, for it was the symbol of Prince Jacob, the second prince of the Kingdom of Salka, and he did not enjoy a good reputation among the general populace.
Prince Jacob is a cruel man with a voracious sexual appetite, and maintains a harem of obedient slaves. All of Jacob's slaves bore the mark of the Slavers Guild, save for Ava and Ada, the twins that he had trained personally. Jacob often lusted after women, no matter if they were slaves, free, or married. He used his position and power to coerce and force free women to sleep with him, though women of looser virtues threw themselves at him in order to gain his favor, and it helped that his sharp, regal features and a tall, well built physique made him incredibly handsome and desirable. He harasses married women, often forcing those of the lower classes to submit to his every whim, and when a pretty slave belonging to some lesser lord catches his eye, ofttimes the lord has no choice but to grin and offer up his favored slave to be the prince's toy.
Normally, the imperial court would not tolerate such behavior, even from a prince, but Jacob was also an incredibly cunning politician, associating himself with many of the high lords, and has gained himself a large retinue of loyal retainers, ready to do his every bidding.
As the carriage trundled slowly down the path and approached the field workers, Karen heard the other fieldhands start whispering to themselves.
"Is that the second prince's coach? I heard he's
very
handsome," whispered one of the younger girls.
"I heard he likes to spread his royal seed, if you know what I mean," giggled another.
"He can ram his royal scepter in me anytime he likes!" Exclaimed a third, which drew a round of raucous laughter from the flittish girls.
"You wouldn't want him to get his hands on you," an older worker warned, "he's known to be rough with his girls."
"Hmph, he can be as rough with me as he likes as long as he takes me to the palace."
As the royal retinue was about to pass the workers, a muffled female voice sudden rang out from inside the carriage.
"HALT!"
The procession stopped, the jet black horses neighing and shaking their heads as they were brought to a sudden halt. The younger girls started whispering excitedly.
"Why do you think they've stopped?"
"D'ya think he's taken a fancy to one of us?"
Karen was much less enthusiastic about such a possibility. She was happily married and was much more experienced in the matters of the world, and is aware of the ill reputation Prince Jacob has gained. Although she doubted the prince would even be interested in a woman of her age.
The door of the carriage had a small, dark window on the side of it, but nothing inside could be seen by those on the outside. A small crack appeared as the door started to creak open, and all the fieldhands waited with bated breath, nervous, with all their work forgotten.
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