They were long out of sight when I decided thorns were a bad idea.They were long out of sight when I decided thorns were a bad idea. The shadow of night (that's not a metaphor on Pendor) was crawling closer, and I was starting to get just a little bored when a small, delicate hand wrapped itself around the back of my neck and squeezed tight, the fingernails digging just a little bit into my throat. "Don't move, and don't say a word." The voice was feminine and very familiar, but I could not place it for the life of me. I waited. The voice came close, and into my ear she whispered, "You know, Ken, in all the years I've known you, you have never, ever bottomed out to woman. Well, tonight, you're mine. Oh, don't worry, you'll get your chance to enjoy a little masculinity, Kennet, but I want you to know that I'm your Mistress tonight, and you, no matter what happens, are my plaything." I closed my eyes. She knew me... who was she? "May as well dispense with the formalities, Kennet, and give you a safeword... why not just the usual? Very well... your safeword is- 'safeword.' That should be easy enough for even you to remember." I decided to keep quiet. I was intrigued. "If I let you go, will you obey me?" Inside, I fought over the idea; being a bottom is something that I usually do only with men. But I decided to go through with it. "Yes, Mistress." The words came with difficulty. This was rather new to me. "Good. I had my doubts. Stand." The last word was an order, and I complied, despite the odd inertia, the will to resist, inside me. It required thought that I actually stand and obey a... a woman. "Turn." I turned around and looked at my new... mistress. Her face was familiar. I looked closely at her, examining her face. "Lynn?" I said. She slapped me sharply across the cheek, but her voice was calm as she spoke. "Eyes down, slave." "Yes, mistress," I answered, complying. "But, yes, you're right, Ken. I have gone for a transfer. I'm not an AI anymore, and Rowan will be doing my job. I decided that you should be the first to know." Her voice took on a tone of amusement. "Except for my own staff, of course. Come!" I assumed that was an order to follow her, and she led me back into the castle. |