Queen of Darkness

Chapter 6 - The Gift

Chapter 6 - The Gift

~The Next Evening ~

Alex:" Where is this Châteaux Dubois, I've never heard of it, even googled it I couldn't find anything?" He was obviously pleased with this because now he had some proof I was lying.

Me: "And you never will... It was build a few miles from Vieux Carré but was reduced to rubble in the war"

Alex:" Vieux Carré?... You mean Old Square.... As in The French Quarter, in New Orleans?..... What war?"

Me:" The Battle of New Orleans in 1815, but we're getting ahead of ourselves....

As Magdalene showed me to the dining room, the table was set with enough food to feed 20 men but no one else joined the spread and I sat in silence as I dined alone. Afterwards Madeline gave me a tour of some of the other rooms including the great hall were many balls were held, the tea room where ladies would gather for tea, gossip and do needle work, the library which had the most books I've ever seen, and then we were back in the hall way where my room was situated, where Pierré was to meet me to take me on a tour of the grounds.

Me: "Magdalene, am I the only occupant in this wing...?"

Magdalene:" My Lady, all the other rooms are for guests, which currently there are none... The only other room belonging to anyone is the one at the end of the hall, which is the Master's room"

Me: "Oh you mean Master Pierré?"

Magdalene: "Oh No My Lady....Thé Master."

Me:" Excuse me but I Thought Master Pierré was the master of the house... Are you saying there's another?"

Magdalene:" Master Pierré is a Master but he is more like... How do I explain it?... Ummm, more like the Master's Son, but not by blood"

At that moment Pierré arrived and I couldn't ask Madeline anymore questions. Instead Pierré showed me the gardens, the maze garden, the stables and the boundaries of the property.

Me: "I'll be forever grateful that you saved me, but I don't understand why you brought me here... What is it I'm required to do, surely as a slave I should be staying with the others and be given my duties"

Pierré:" The Master took ownership of you, yes but you are no longer a slave.... Not a slave as you know it anyway, that's why you are staying here and treated as his guest... You may roam the property as you please but you are not allowed to leave the property unless by order of the Master and even so, you have to be accompanied by either the Master, myself or the General"

Me: "I don't understand, Who is the Master and who is the general.... why would he want me as a guest and not a slave... Or... am I to be his secret pleasure?"

I've heard of wealthy masters keeping some of their slaves in their houses for, what we slaves' referred to as, secret pleasure. They were effectively sex slaves and didn't do anything other than please their Master but they were also not to be known about as the act of sex with a slave was frowned upon.

Pierré:" Do not speak about Master Robert as if he is a tyrant ...he will be taking good care of you and you should be thankful for the opportunity"

Me: "I didn't mean any disrespect... I just don't understand any of this. Where is Master Robert, I have not met him? "

Pierré: "Master Robert is away on Business, he often is.. Master Robert is a very important man with a lot of influence in businesses, government and military, that's why you can't leave the property, with such a status there are always those who will oppose him, and they will take advantage of any situation to gain power."