Dani's Harem [Reverse Harem]

Bell - Time to own this shit

Pulling my sister behind me, we walk through the doorway and find a number of servants standing against the wall in a short hall. None of them look up or acknowledge us but I know they heard everything said in the Throne room so I look towards the closest who turns out to be an older robust woman. Stepping towards her I tell her we are to be bathed per the Lord's demands. She curtseys and we follow behind her as she taps another servant's shoulder who takes her previous spot by the doorway. As she walks down the small hall she nods at another servant who appears to be another older woman who joins us.

They guide us through several doorways and we enter a bathing room. This design reminds me strongly of an old tv show called Sparticus. There is a sunken pool in the middle of the room and as we step into the room both elderly ladies turn to us and attempt to undress us. I let them help me as I am aware it is their job but when they step toward my sister I step into their path and they both freeze.

"You heard everything that was said in the throne room so you are aware my sister has special needs and she has issues with many things like touch and noise. Her care will be on me alone at this time. Nobody else is to touch her. In time if I am indisposed I will teach one of you how to help her but the first thing you need to know is she does not like to be touched by strangers. Even when she is touched it is normally she who initiates contact and not always for long. If you need her to do something tell her clearly what you need from her - exactly or she will get confused with too many details. If you need to know something ask me. Do I make myself clear?"

When they both look me in the eye and nod I feel some of the tension in my shoulders relax. I turn to my sister to find she has shuffled off her clothes already and is tiptoeing into the water with a muffled giggle. More tension eases from my body as I see her clear delight in the warm water. Jules has always loved the water I can't even count how many times she has terrified me by floating around pools without moving because she loves the feeling of floating and the water sounds in her ears underwater. She explained once it was like being a bird for a little while - what she thought being weightless and flying must feel like. 

As she swims and splashes around I turn back to the woman once more and lower my voice deciding to take a small chance in the hope it pays off. These women could be entirely broken or just blending in to survive our reality. However, the chance they could help has me willing to take the chance of showing a little vulnerability.

"I don't know what I am doing or what I am supposed to be doing anymore. I don't know if I have new rules or if this situation is the same as living in the caves with the other slaves and demons. Other than opening my legs for the lord is anything else expected of me. He wants me dressed up for a party - does than mean I am to be arm candy or am I to be something else. I know how to care for my sister I have been doing that my entire life but this situation is unknown and unclear. Do either of you have advice or know anything I may need to know?"

Neither lady's face changes. They stand there still like statues and don't say anything. I watch them both with my heart beating a little faster the longer they stay silent. Eventually, Jules calls my name and splashes me, drawing my attention. I walk into the water and the two women follow with creams and sponges and other things I have no idea where they got them from. Jules watches while these women scrub and cleanse me till my skin feels a little raw but glowing. I am pretty sure I lose a handful or two of my hair but I say nothing. Once they are done with me they step back a little but keep hold of the cleaning items and hold them out towards me. I use them to clean Jules even though she fusses a bit and once we are scrubbed clean the ladies leave the bathing room after donning some towels from the wall.

Ten minutes later a tall stern-looking woman enters the bathroom and claps her hands loudly making Jules jump. She orders us out of the pool and proceeds to measure us both with my helping with Jules. Donning our own towels we follow the stern woman to another room which is colder than the one we were just in. Goosebumps skitter across my skin and I see the same is true of Jules. This room whilst cold is full of beautiful fabrics. Rolls of brightly colored wool are covering one wall from top to bottom. Another wall is dress after dress in all different styles. Some are so elegant and beautiful that they remind me of Queens and Kings of old. Others are so sparse that they could be mistaken for bed clothing. Blushing at the thought of wearing something like that for the Demon Lord I force myself to pay attention to the stern woman.