Alone

4

Austin walked into the warm kitchen and breathed in the aroma of a haunting soup.

"That smells wonderful."

"Come test it then."

Norm the house chef beckoned Austin over and handed him a bowl of the delicacy. Austin tasted it and groaned in pleasure as it danced across his taste buds.

"Do you known where Colin is?"

"Just left. Why would you be needing the trainer?"

"To be trained."

Austin explained through spoonfuls of soup.

"I'm supposed to be a personal slave to Miss Ryan. Feris said Colin would tell me what I needed to know."

"Miss Ryan, as in the girl who just moved here because her father died? Good luck to you boy. You'll need it, you have no idea how hard she'll be to please."

Austin gulped down the last of the soup. He could do this, couldn't he? Handing back the bowl and thanking Norm, Austin left the kitchen to find Colin.

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"Austin! Been a while since I've seen you. Feris told me you're gonna start serving personally."

"Hey Colin. Yeah I guess so."

"Well this is really going to be a learn on the job type of gig. Sorry, but I don't have the time to teach you everything before you start."

"Whatever you can tell me would be great."

"Okay, as a personal slave you'll do literally anything your mistress tells you to. Anything, and if she doesn't tell you to do it, you don't do it. Even if its going to the bathroom. Unless she okays it, it doesn't happen."

Austin nodded retaining the information.

"Tonight, during dinner you'll move your stuff into the new room. But you won't start until later, so stay in the quarters until Feris tells you to go up."

" What do I do when I meet her?"

"You'll enter her room and kneel. Whenever you're not doing something, be on your knees, shows respect. Tell her your name age and status then ask her what she would have you do. Do it, and do not leave her side unless directed to or excused."

"Is that all?"

"Tomorrow will come the hardest part. In the morning you'll need to present yourself to her. All of yourself. As a personal slave you are there to be used by your master or in your case mistress in every way possible, so you have to show her that."

Austin's breath caught in his throat. What? This was more than he had expected."

"Looks like they're serving dinner. Better head up kiddo. Good luck."