Malik, Vanessa, Caris and Ella reached the walls of Ruan about one hour before dawn. They hid behind a few rocks from where they could watch the door that would be opened soon. Malik and Vanessa were trying to make plans how to find and rescue Tina.
„She sure is inside the palace, most likely in the dungeon, but I am afraid that there are some walls and a few dozen guards between our goal and us“, Vanessa summed up the situation. Whilst Ruan had an official prison, too, those who were considered a threat to the power of the Queen were kept inside the Countess`s palace. So, even the plan to fake a crime to get inside the prison would not help them. However, this did not seem to bother Malik who, whilst watching the city, was constantly caressing Vanessa`s neck. She half-heartedly tried to remove his hand. To be touched there was extremely pleasant and it had the side effect that her nipples grew hard once she felt Malik`s fingers there – a side effect her thin blouse hardly concealed. Vanessa wished that she had a jacket, too.
„Oh, seems that I got carried away a bit“, Malik whispered, encircling a spot on her neck. Obviously, he had caused a love bite when being together with her previously. Vanessa blushed, but when he pulled her closer, she did not resist. But after a soft kiss on her ear, Malik gently pushed her aside and rose, turning his attention towards Caris and Ella:
„You will wait here until noon. If we are not back then, we have failed our mission. Then, you better run for your life.“
The two girls nodded, frightened, but trying to show some bravery. Malik handed a dagger to each of them, then, he and Vanessa mounted the horses and rode towards Ruan.
„Do you trust me?“, Malik asked Vanessa. She nodded, still a bit uncertain about her feelings towards Malik. However, he had always been loyal towards the rightful Queen.
„That`s good, for I have a cunning plan that will only work if you do exactly as I say!“
***
Hadine had faced death several times, and she had always thought that she would not die from old age. But this death had always been a heroic one, surrounded by the dead bodies of her enemies – not to be naked, bound and gagged and to have her head blown away once she gave in to her growing arousal.
It had been naive of her to go to the Countess and to tell her where Tina and Lana were, in exchange for getting released of the dreadful neck ring. Perhaps, she had grown weak during the last days, but the fact was that once she had spoken to Sarina, suddenly some guards had come from a secret door and overpowered her. Now, she was as helpless as one could be.
Her arms were welded together inside the stiff leather sheath and straps over her shoulders that crossed between her breasts before they went back to the armbinder kept the tight thing firmly in place, immobilizing her fingers and trapping her arms. She could move her legs more, since only her big toes were tied to the back of her head, where the tight leather mask held a plug the size of a pear inside her mouth, choking her cries to a soft moaning. Her legs were stretched so wide that even her thighs were slightly lifted from the cold marble table she was lying upon. Hadine could shake her bent legs a bit, but the opening and closing of her thighs only made the joyride strap move.
These straps with pearls on it usually gave a pleasant massage to the woman wearing it during a ride. Sometimes, Hadine had put on one herself when she had felt a need for physical caresses, but on that occasions, it had been her decision when to remove it. Now, she was forced to lie upon the pearls. Pearls that pressed against her most intimate parts. Pearls that had been lubed with the same balm that had been used on her a few days ago.
„Mmhhrrrmmmmm!“
Hadine let out a scream of sheer frustration. Even if she lay perfectly still, she could feel the glooming fire between her legs. Sooner or later, she would have to move and then-
She heard sounds and could see that more and more people were entering the altar room. People of all social ranks, men and women were entering and went on their knees in front of the altar. Though the feast of Luana was the next day, there were always some preliminary rites and the priests always made these both erotic and entertaining.
This year, it seemed to be a bit strange, however. The blonde woman tied on the altar didn`t move and though she was stark naked, this wasn`t exactly what the people of Ruan considered erotic. But then, the show began: slowly, the blonde woman started to rock her arched body back and forth.
***
The palace the Countess of Ruan lived in was surrounded by a high wall and had only one door, guarded by four men. Of course, it had also secret entrances, but neither Malik nor Vanessa knew one of those. But Malik had another idea.
„A few years ago, I met a man that had been in the dungeon inside these walls. He was incarcerated in a cell that was flooded each day, since it was connected to the harbour. Whenever the tide was rising, the water went up to his neck. And he told me that the water came through a barred hole in the wall.“
The idea of such a cell made Vanessa shudder, but she followed Malik who had walked to the harbour. The man had informed the rebels about his whereabouts by craving his name into a piece of wood and throwing it through the hole the water came through. And though he had been released before the rebels had started a rescue mission, Malik had remembered the sewer where they had found the message.
„So, here it is!“, he said, pointing at a clay pipe that ended in the sea. It was some three feet in diameter and the idea of crawling through the dirty pipe did not make Vanessa feel happy. But she followed Malik behind a shed where they could slide into the water unseen.
Malik had brought a hammer and a chisel with him, but inside the damp tunnel, it would be impossible to lit a lamp. They would have to trust their sense of orientation.
They entered the pipe and after a few yards, no more light reached their way. Vanessa followed Malik and tried to ignore the rustling and squeaking of the rats around.
„Rats are intelligent animals! As long as they are here, we will not be surprised by the high tide!“, Malik whispered.
„No, we will only be eaten alive“, Vanessa thought, but she followed Malik until he stopped. She could see nothing but black, but could hear him knock on something metallic.
„There`s a grid! Let`s hope that there is no one outside.“
He began to work with the chisel. Inside the narrow tube, the sound of the hammer was like being tied inside a giant bell, but after a while, Malik could remove the grid.
„After you“, he whispered and lifted Vanessa through the hole. She landed on damp, slippery stones and after a few feet, she could feel iron bars. They were inside a cell, but since it wasn`t inhabited, the door was open and the two could grope their way to the door. Behind it, there was a corridor. It was locked, but opening such a door blindfolded was no match for Vanessa. Malik drew his dagger when he peeped outside. Here, there was some light coming from another corridor, allowing them to see at least a little bit. Then, they heard the sound of boots on the stony ground.
They ducked inside the cell`s entrance when a group of soldiers marched through the crossing corridor. Once they had gone, Malik whispered:
„These were members of the palace guard, not just prison keepers. So, I am sure there is something of importance where they came from.“
Vanessa, now armed with another dagger, followed Malik who sneaked to the crossing and looked to where the guards had come from. It led to another wooden door, some 20 feet away. Whilst Malik kept guard, Vanessa rushed close and peeped through the keyhole through which some light emerged. Obviously, the room behind the door was lit by several torches.
Vanessa`s eyes fell on the backsides of two women, one dressed in a purple dress, the other in a white tunic. They were giggling and obviously busy watching something that lay in front of them. They were so distracted that they only interrupted their observation when each of them felt the cold blade of a dagger on her throat.
***
Caris and Ella watched the awakening city from the distance. Now, there was a constant rush of people entering or leaving the city, but none of them looked like Malik or Vanessa, let alone Tina, the Queen of Light.
„Caris?“, Ella asked her friend that stood beside her, „may I ask you a question?“
„Sure.“
„Was it – was it Elon? I – I mean, the one who-?“
Ella could not finish her sentence and she felt her cheeks redden. The fact that Caris had lost her virginity, but not told her best friend, could only mean one thing: that Caris had slept with Elon, the man she loved.
Caris stared at Ella, then, she opened her mouth. Ella was surprised that her answer was a muffled „Mmph!“, then, she saw the hand clamping Caris`s mouth shut. But before Ella could react, she was grabbed from behind, too, and a strong hand was pressed on her lips.
„Haven`t your parents warned you to walk through the hills without protection?“, a male voice asked. With horror, the two handgagged girls recognized Petico, the captain of the „Mara“ that had bought them as slave girls a few days before.
„Now, since I have lost everything but my ship to these pirates, I have to start from the very beginning. So, why not taking two pieces of merchandize that already belong to me. Or are you free women by now?“
„Mmmhhmmmph!“
„Uuhhhmmm!“
„That`s good! Let`s get them aboard, we have to catch the next tide!“
***
„Wow!“
Whilst Malik was holding Sarina and Lana, each with one of his arms around her neck, Vanessa looked down into the pit the two had been so fascinated with. It was like a well, a deep, bottomless well. Inside, Vanessa could see the figure of a nude woman. She was sure it was Tina, but the way the woman was trussed up made it difficult to see details.
A black leather hood covered the entire head of the woman, and it was secured at her neck with an iron ring and a padlock. The hood was made of thick leather and when Vanessa called Tina, the woman didn`t react. Obviously, the material also blocked her ears.
Tina was wearing an armbinder that pressed her arms together and forced her to thrust out her boobs whose nipples had been clamped, not only with simple clothpins, but with iron clamps that had little weights dangle from it. A corset had been tied around her belly, so tight that Vanessa could hear the material ache on each breath Tina was taking. Her legs were free, however, and she was permanently stepping from one foot to the other. Vanessa shuddered when she saw the reason for that: Inside the well was a pole on which Tina was standing. It was some foot in diameter, meaning that Tina would fall into the darkness once she lost balance. The top of the pole was spiked with nails, not so pointed that thex could pierce her soles, but standing on them sure was very very inconvenient. Vanessa had acidentally pushed a little pebble over the rim and it took three terrible seconds before she could hear a muffled splash. One false step and Tina would be doomed to death.
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„My bet was that she would not stand it until noon!“
It was Sarina, her voice a bit croaking since she was in the vice grip of Malik. But she seemed proud about what she had done to Tina. Vanessa looked around and found a long stick with a hook on one end. With that, she managed to grab the shoulder straps of Tina`s armbinder and to pull her over the rim. Once her friend was feeling firm ground under her feet, she collapsed. A few minutes more and Sarina would have won her bet.
„Where is the key?“, Vanessa shouted. She could not exactly be sure, but it seemed to her that Tina had fainted. The hood had only two small holes for the nosrils and she feared that the blonde would suffocate.
„It`s in the well! I had no more use for it and if you want it, you have to jump down and dive for it!“
The Countess laughed, but it was cut short when Malik increased the pressure on her neck.
„We should better tie these two up. That is, if you don`t want me to throw them into that well!“
Lana gasped, but Sarina managed to remain cool.
„Well, let`s see what we have here!“
The cell had no other furniture, not even some chains or shackles. Malik had a coiled rope with him, but to gag their captives, they would need some cloth.
„Strip!“, Vanessa ordered and pointed at Lana with her dagger. Malik released her and the maid quickly undid her tunic. She was wearing nothing under it. Vanessa ripped the Tunic in half and stuffed Lana`s mouth with the balled up rag.
„Don`t dare to spit this out!“
She gagged Sarina with the other half, pushing the wad deep inside her mouth, causing the Countess to retch. Then, she had to remove her cloak and dress. Vanessa wondered why she was wearing a golden chain around her waist, but no loincloth. Then, she looked at Tina who was regaining her consciousness and she had a suspicion where the silk cloth was.
Malik now tied both women at wrists and elbows, then, he secured their gags with leather straps he had moistened before to make sure they would tighten when drying.
„You might be glat that we are no murderers“, he said. Lana shuddered, but Sarina only stared daggers at him. Even now, naked, bound and gagged, she tried to show some dignity.
„Uuhhmmm!“
A very muffled sound came from underneath Tina`s hood. She now was clearly awake and she was moving her hips and rubbing her tighs against each other. First, Vanessa thought that she just had to pee, but then, she bent over Tina and smelled a specific fragrance rising up from Tina`s lap.
„Really? You are getting aroused by that?“, she asked. Tina didn`t react. Obviously, her ears were completely blocked. Then, Vanessa could see a glistering between her legs. It was not what she had expected – well, not only - , but some pink liquid of which some remnants were smeared over the blonde triangle of pubic hair.
„Maybe, that`s the answer!“, Malik said and tossed a small bottle to Vanessa. It contained a pink liquid and it smelled like sweet roses.
„You mean it`s an aphrodisiac?“
Vanessa stared at Tina who still was wriggling her hips, then at Sarina who seemed to smile under her gag. This Countess had been even more perfidious than she had thought. With the balm between her legs, it would have been even harder for Tina to keep her balance.
„We are no murderers, that`s right“, she said with a malicious smile, „but of course, we can be quite mean to our enemies!“
Now, even Sarina showed some signs of uneasiness. Malik and Vanessa made her sit on the floor, then tied her ankles to the ends of the stick, forcing her to spread her legs wide. The countess grunted when Malik rubbed some of the balm over her pubic mound and between her legs. Then, they tied Lana face to face to her mistress, forcing her to sit with splayed legs, too. Malik lubed her private area whilst Vanessa tied a rope around both their waists, forcing their breasts to touch.
„Uuuhmmm!“
Again, Tina moaned and Vanessa, who had found that she could not unlock the hood, now tried to at least free her friend as much as she could. She opened the armbinder and freed Tina`s arms, then, she plucked the clamps from her nipples. Tina was too weak to do anything and so, Vanessa removed the corset, too. It was another perfidy, for on the inside, it had metal knobs. Tina`s belly and back were covered with lots of red marks from it, and though there was no blood, this sure had been quite torturous on every breath.
„You bitch!“
With a ferocity that made the Countess moan with pain, she tied the corset around her belly, tightening it as much as she could. The nipple clamps, she placed on the tops of Lana`s breasts. Then, she nodded, satisfied that the Countess would feel quite humiliated once the guards would look after her the next day or so.
She thought of taking the tiara Sarina still was wearing, but it would be impossible to sell such a thing without raising suspicion. Instead, she took the necklace the Countess was wearing. To her surprise, there was a small key on it. Too small to fit for Tina`s hood, but Vanessa decided to take it with her.
CLONK!
The sound made her twitch around, but it was just Malik. He had used the hammer and the chisel to destroy the padlock.
„Sometimes, it`s just that easy!“
Now, they could remove the hood from Tina`s sweaty and reddened face. The inside was indeed padded with a soft upholstering. When Malik slowly pulled the plug from Tina`s mouth, Vanessa could see that a white cloth had been crammed into it, too. It was indeed the loincloth of Sarina that Tina now spat out, followed by some saliva.
„Quick, put on her clothes, then let`s go!“
However, Tina was not making any attempt to get up. Instead, she had one hand between her legs and her erect nipples and her reddened cheeks told her friends what her problem was.
„The balm! Our beloved Queen is as horny like a harbour whore!“
„Sh – shut u -up“, Tina breathed. She now brought herself into a kneeling position, then, she managed to get onto her feet, assisted by Vanessa. With the help of the brunette, she managed to put on the dress and cloak whilst Malik seemed to bite down a laugh.
„I could have helped you, Your Highness, but I am afraid Vanni would not be delighted!“
„I – don`t need – your – assistance“, Tina croaked. There was still a burning flame between her legs, but now, she felt her inner strength come back. Perhaps, she would solve that problem with her own hands once they had escaped, but now, she did not want to show Malik that she was indeed horny as fuck.
She looked at Sarina and Lana who were half fighting their bonds, half rubbing their naked, sweat-glistering bodies against each other. Their wonderful, voluptuous bodies!
„Tina!“
Vanessa distracted her from watching her former keepers and she followed the two to the corridor. They managed to reach the entrance of the sewer unsen, but now, the tide had risen and the water was already flooding the cell.
„Damned! We are trapped!“
„Sometimes, you seem to forget who I am!“, Tina said. She now had managed to fight down her arousal and was able to think clearly again. Then, she said:
„Mitahu Pakah!“
Again, the blue light appeared and by following it through the corridors, it led them to a hidden door behind which a tunnel led into the darkness. Vanessa and Malik just followed her until they could see some light and could hear the sound of a crowd singing a hymn.
„They are praising Luana! We must be close to the temple of the two goddesses!“
„Hadine!“
Tina now remembered how Sarina had left the bounty huntress, naked, bound and gagged on the altar, the balm rubbed between her legs. And she had said something about Hadine`s orgasm would blow off her head.
„Vanessa, Malik! We must get inside that temple, quick!“
She ran forward, followed by her friends. The tunnel ended in a small room where several robes were draped over a chair. From the entrance, they could look into a great hall, now filled with some thousand people. On the other end, in front of the two statues, Tina could see Hadine. She was still rigidly hogtied and she was rocking back and forth. Even from the distance, Tina could see that she had her eyes closed and that her face was redddened. This woman was close to explode – in more than one respect!
„Let`s mix with the crowd and go, quick!“, Vanessa now gasped. But Tina looked at Hadine. The bounty huntress had handed her to the wicked Countess, but she did not want her to die.
„The ring around her neck! If she reaches her climax, it will explode!“
She looked at Malik and Vanessa who were about to leave the room and head for their horses they had left at a tavern. After a few seconds, Vanessa suddenly rummaged through her pocket and produced a little golden key.
„Maybe, this will help! Now, we just have to get to her!“
A minute later, two priestesses were walking towards the altar. Usually, they were all busy with some rites whilst the public was praying and singing in the main altar room, but the people willingly let the two women dressed in the transparent robes pass. The show of the tied up woman had become quite entertaining, for she was in the throes of passion, but had managed to keep back her orgasm so far. Sure, she wanted it to be as strong as possible to honour the goddess. But now, she soon would lose that battle.
The two priestesses now stepped close to the altar, covering the sight of the bound woman. The crowd mourned, but did not dare to say something or to touch the sacred women.
Vanessa, who was overwhelmed by the scent that rose up from the helpless bounty huntress, quickly reached for the neck ring and tried the key. It fit. Once the ring had gone, Tina took it and held it in front of Hadine`s face. With her other hand, she pulled on the woman`s hair until she opened her eyes and looked at her.
„I grant you your life! But now, you have an audience to please!“
Hadine looked at her. Gagged as she was and with the crowd still mormouring, Tina could not say whether she was trying to say something. The two women left and Hadine, shortly distracted from her passion, now looked at the crowd that had begun to cheer and sing again.
„I won`t die!“
The ring had gone and the wave of relief washed away all the strategies she had used to keep herself from orgasming in front of all these people. Then, she felt the explosion between her legs and for a few seconds, she could see the goddess and her daughter smile down at her.
Much later, when the temple more and more emptied, many of the people were quite exited and some went home with their beloved quite fast. Some had even started to make love in the temple, aroused by the show Hadine had given them. None of them had expected that a woman bound so stringently could climax that strong and none of them had ever seen a woman have six orgasms in a row. The blonde had even fainted twice, but she had regained consciousness and managed to reach the peak again.
The priestesses who had only been told by the countess that this prisoner had been a special gift by the Countess had carried the now unconscious Hadine to their cellar. They had been given no orders what to do with her after the ceremony and besides, the blonde now belonged to the temple.
In the cellar, they tied Hadine on a bed that had upholstered cuffs on it`s four posts. Then, they had washed her sweaty body and removed her gag to give her some water she greedily drank. The head priestess smiled down on Hadine:
„The Goddesses surely accepted your gift! After all, you gave it with such vehemency! And not only once, but six times!“
Hadine blushed slightly. The idea of having climaxed in front of so many people embarrassed her, now that the damned balm had finally worn off. Then, she pulled on her bonds.
„Why – why I am still bound? The ritual is over, isn`t it?“
Again, the priestess smiled. Then, she waved to her two assistants and they brought a wooden ring with two silk bands tied to it. This ring was forced between Hadine`s jaws and they tied the bands in the back of her neck. She bit down on the ring, but it was solid. It did not prevent her from screaming, but her speech now was unintelligible and she could no longer close her mouth or bite.
„Whhaaa hhhaa?“, she mumbled, but the priestess, still smiling, now stepped on the bed and kneeled over Hadine`s head. The bounty huntress could now look under her tunic and could see her naked and slightly glistering middle.
„You have pleased Luana, but you have not pleased her servants yet!“
She lowered her sex upon Hadine`s face, placing her crotch over the reluctant blonde`s mouth. She grabbed her hair to keep her still, then, she ordered:
„Come on, girls,form a line! In the weeks to come, being together with her will be a reward for the best of you, but today, you may all enjoy her lovely tongue!“
With a deep groan that made the clit and labia of the priestess vibrate, Hadine now wished that Tina had not taken the neck ring from her.
***
„Ella, Caris, we are back! And we were successful!“
They had left the city without problems, since they had changed their clothes immediately after they had saved Hadine`s life. Tina had been given one horse for her own whilst Vanessa was once more sitting behind Malik. After less than an hour, the little group had reached their hideout, only to see that Ella and Caris were no longer there.
„Perhaps, they are hiding?“
But there was no sign of the two girls. Instead, they now saw the footprints of several men and they understood what had happened. Someone had grabbed Ella and Caris.
„But who was it? The Brotherhood?“
Malik shook his head. He had searched the ground and found a small object. It was a bronze amulett that showed a mermaid; the typical talisman of a sailor.
„It were either pirates or slave traders. So or so, they are now on their way to the South!“
Tina looked to the South, where she could see the sea and the small silhouettes of some ships. Maybe, the two girls were now hidden in the load of one of them, ready to be sold into a harem.
„We must free them!“
Both Malik and Vanessa looked at her. The latter tried to explain that this was an impossible task, but Tina said:
„These two girls accepted me as their rightful Queen! They trusted me! And now, the least I can do is to try my best to free them!“
The way she looked at her friends made both of them bow their heads.
„Your Highness!“, both said unisono. Then, the three made plans how they could get to the Southern slave markets without ending up as slaves themselves.
***
„Hey, it`s my turn now!“
The guard pushed away his companion to have a look through the keyhole of the cell, too. The two definitely liked the show their mistress and her maid offered to them. And given the way the two naked, bound and gagged women squirmed and moaned, they were enjoying it, too.
They knew that they had to get inside and free the Countess, but since they had had to wait so long for their last payment, they had decided that Sarina could also wait for a few hours!
The End
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