A Knight To Remember

Chapter 13

OK This chapter is long, sinister and dark.  And yes the King is Evil.

Chapter 13

Then as he held me to him he whispered in my ear.  “It is done my love, my future wife you are in child, my seed is planted and our child grows within you.” And he took me again slowly and with reverence.  We made love all day high on the knowledge of what we had done.  His fingers would occasional brush my abdomen as he gently caressed me.  We clung to each other, we couldn’t let go of each other unsure of what would be our fate at the end of the day now that the King had what he wanted.

Night was beginning to fall when the guards separated us.

“Well that was an enjoyable day.  I think we will do it all again tomorrow just to make sure that she is well and truly flooded in your seed.  But not tonight.  Tonight you will sleep apart.  Take him to the dungeons. And Torc if you resist Maeb will suffer.”

When Torc was gone the King turned to me, “Well you will serve your purpose after all.  I will post a guard on this room but I will injure your lover if you try anything.  I suspect you are already seeded so castrating him would not be...”

“You will not know for sure until my bloods fail to arrive.  That will be two weeks away.  What do you plan to do until then?”

“Hmm I am curious so I thought I might do a little experiment," he laughed, “you will see!”

I was left naked and alone in the room and I curled up hugging my abdomen and cried.

I dreamt of making love to him.  I knew that he would be in pain.  A full night without me and he would be in agony in the morning. 

I woke at first light in full knowledge of the pain he would feel.  I paced the room as I waited and worried for him.  There was nothing I could do but wait.

 It was mid morning when I heard the guards.  They were dragging something.  My heart skipped a beat.  The door opened and between the two guards was Torc almost unconscious in his pain.  They threw his body onto the bed with little regard for his pain or condition.  He curled up and moaned in torment.  I went to him.  He groaned as I tentatively touched him. I comforted him.

Then he cried in my arms.  He begged my forgiveness and bemoaned his curse.  I kissed him wordlessly.  The rest of the day we held each other.  As the evening approached I could see the fear in his eyes as we both knew we would be parted again.

 Too soon the guards were ripping him from my arms.  He fought to stay with me and only when the knife was at my throat did he still.  He slumped defeated as he cried tears.

 “I will keep him alive and intact Maeb, while it suits me.  But I will also have my fun.  You love him Maeb, I wonder will you still love him when he is nothing but an animal?  Will you still love him and welcome him when you are nothing to him?  Let us see.  He is desperate for you after one night from you, how wild will he be after a full day?”

“No, No please no,” I cried as Torc stood looking pale and frightened at the prospect. “Why are you doing this?”

“Because it pleases me.  He has taken my generosity, my hospitality and my trust and abused it by seducing my property and stealing from me. So I will abuse his curse and make him suffer.  I also want to use him.  He will fight for me next campaign season if he lives.  I will hold you hostage over him.  But first I need to know his limits and his weaknesses so that I can exploit them.  I will enjoy watching you suffer too my adulterous wife.”

With that the men dragged off Torc who was weeping and calling for me. 

“A whole day? You can’t do that it will kill him...”