Lesson Seventeen
How far can you go?
Your instructor is Professor Taltos
As with the last lesson I shall continue on with my
tale! I hope you will relax and enjoy it with me.
The Mistress Lilith snuggled back into her over
stuffed pillows on her very big bed. She was relaxed and happily content in a
way she had never been. It felt almost as if she had found a whole new set of
feelings. They were made up of all the senses but now they were more enhanced.
It was a feeling she hoped she would be able to keep alive forever. When the
mistress mentioned this fact ‘Raven’ patiently explained to her that, if she
wanted to keep the new feelings alive she would have to remember to acknowledge
them often. That was the only way they wouldn’t fade away and die.
“Tell me dear one, what your world is like. The
people, the places, are they akin to us here? Are you happy in your world? Do
you wish to go home now?” She knew, in her heart, she was a failure as his
mistress. She never wanted anyone or anything to have to stay here with her. She
wanted him to stay because he wanted to. This was why she had never gone looking
for a slave. But this fact only endeared him to her. She felt that as soon as he
could he would return to his people. He seemed a dedicated soul. It was really
too bad he had many qualities she admired. At that moment however Lilith was
very happy to just sit back and let him talk to her. She felt no need to add any
commentary of her own.
She watched his face closely as he began to tell her
of his world. He told her of a place where the people worked together for the
benefit of all. He told her of a Government that was made of a combination of
all its citizens. They called it the United Government and they all thought it
was a good thing.
He told her his world was a world of free choices
where men and women worked side by side for a common goal, as true partners
should. But the most important thing he told her was of the children born to
this world. He bragged of how they grew up happy and content. Thriving on the
love and the patient teachings of their elders. The world he spoke of sounded
much like one she believed existed but had yet to find.
Lilith had only one question and she had waited to ask
it on purpose. “Why?” She asked. “Why are you a slave? How have you come
to be here?” The question was simple and to the point. His Mistress was always
direct. Others in the places he often went to had told him of the Mistresse’s
bluntness. They had told him this long before he had come to be with her. Many
had warned him of the bitch she presented herself as. So he wasn’t surprised
by her attitude.
Instead he smiled widely and seemed to almost puff
himself up as he began to answer. “I am, my sweet Mistress, a slave by choice.
My people long ago decided there was to be some of us who would have to
experience the slavery of the Old World. That way we would have first hand
knowledge of what our lives would be without our liberties.”
The Mistress smiled as she began to understand what he
was telling her. He was being punished for some wrongdoing. He had been bad and
needed to straighten out. It was plain and simple. And the answer pleased her.
For some strange reason she really liked this idea. It made him much more human
to her.
“In other words you’re being punished aren’t
you?” Her question didn’t surprise him. But her tone did. It was one of
gentle reproach. Much like that of a Mother dealing with a misbehaving child.
She could tell he was really enjoying himself. That fact just made this even
more fun. She knew she was dealing with an equal. It didn’t matter she had
just purchased him as a slave. He was her equal. It seemed that so far he was
keeping up to her just fine. She was delighted by this fact. She knew it meant
they would have great times together. Not one to ever shy away from a new
adventure, Lilith felt like a child in the anticipation of things to come.
Raven walked slowly around the big over stuffed bed.
He came up to her side and leaned in as he took her face in his hand. Tilting it
up slightly he kissed her. It wasn’t a hard kiss and it wasn’t a sensuous
kiss. Yet this kiss somehow reached her soul, filling it with a sweet, gentle
feeling of happiness. The feeling took Lilith back to a time in her life when so
much wasn’t her responsibility. She felt as a child would, going for a walk
with a parent. When you are young you don’t worry about the things an adult
has to worry about. Therefore you are free to enjoy all that you encounter along
the way.
Sadly it was this feeling that made me put a stop to
the evenings events. As Lilith I excused myself and as ‘The Raven’ he was
gracious enough to let it go without any further questions. I am grateful and I
hope he knows that. For me it was time to back off a little, regroup and digest
some of what I had learned from this. I promised to meet up with him in the very
near future and we said good night.
After saying goodnight I sat back to think about all I
had been through. It had all happened in such a short period of time. Yet I
realized that I had I learnt a great deal of information in that short period of
time. Too bad we couldn’t find a way to make learning as much fun for our
children.
The majority of what I have learnt is about myself.
The first thing is, even though I was sure I was exercising my imagination to
it’s full potential, in reality there is a whole world of information I
haven’t even touched on yet. For example there is the castle, this is a place
where I feel I can go to safely and be accepted as I am. I don’t worry about
whether or not it is a real world. I don’t care that this may not be a popular
opinion amongst my peers. I do care about my friends such as ‘Raven’ and ‘Firstclass’,
‘Smiley’ and ‘Bigdaddy’. And I do care that I have found this wonderful
magical world to play in. There aren’t enough grown-up playgrounds to go to.
I found that even though there is a definite lack of
physical contact, the lack of physical contact in these places is balanced
somehow by an even more acute feeling. There isn’t a word for this feeling.
The closest I think I have come to naming it is a soothing of the soul. I always
walk away calm and satisfied with a time well spent.
Sexually I have had experiences that have rocked my
little world. Without getting too graphic (hi again Phillip) this was achieved
with out any physical stimulation, on my behalf. Experience’s words can truly
never describe. Yet I know my peers, in the chat rooms understand these
feelings. It is with a secure feeling of comfort now that I sit down to my
keyboard to work. My computer has become a new friend instead of just a
workhorse. I have found new enjoyment in my work. This is just the beginning of
the lessons I have learnt. But I think I’ve taken up enough of your time. So
once again we shall pick up where we left off in the next lesson.
For now this is Professor Taltos signing off!
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