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- A MEDIEVAL TAIL
-
- by Eric Cash
-
-
- Beauteous Lady Maura,
-
- Would that I the courage to declare mine longing for thee! But
- alas, I be but a humble bard, a wandering minstrel, and thou surely
- art beyond mine reach.
-
- Thou art a kind lady, I wot. Thou favour me with a smile each
- time we pass by one another. But each time, I must needs avert
- mine gaze from thee, lest thou see the naked longing in mine eyes.
- Lady, how mine soul burns for thee! Not merely because thou art
- fair - thou art that, certes - but I ken that thou hast within thee
- an inner beauty of immeasurable depth.
-
- Many odes have I writ, praising thy beauty and thyself. But I be
- sore afeared to openly proclaim mine feelings toward thee.
-
- I harbour an abiding secret fantasy, deep within mine breast, of a
- special loving tryst with thee. Certes, this couldst ne'er hap,
- but lo, even the lowliest servant hath his dream.
-
- I imagine a time when thy lord is away from the keep, when I might
- endeavour to assuage thy loneliness. I gather up mine courage, so that
- I might proclaim mine desire for thee, and beg of thee one kiss from
- thy sweet lips ere I die. Thy sweet breath upon mine cheek is like
- unto a warm summer's breeze. Thy womanly scent fills mine senses with
- its wondrous fragrance. I run mine hands through thy silky auburn
- tresses and whisper mine love for thee...
-
- But hark! I feel a presence behind me! I turn about to discover that
- thou, Milady, hast been surreptitiously peering o'er mine shoulder,
- and hast read all I have writ. I be mortified that mine soul hath
- been laid bare before thee in this manner. I be also mortally
- afeared that I have mayhap incurred thy displeasure with these mine
- ramblings.
-
- I beseech thee, dear Lady, prithee be not too wroth with one who
- adores thee so...
-
- ***
-
- A flush of ruby appears 'pon mine face. 'Tis _I_ that be with shame,
- dear Bard. Ken ye that mine heart truly dost pound profusely for
- thee, mine Bard. With haste, I run 'round before thee, and fall to
- to the floor at thy feet. Bowing mine head, I lay mine cheek to rest
- softly on thy knee. Bard, 'tis _I_ who hath loved _thee_ from afar.
- Whene'er thou walk by me daily in the town, I have averted mine
- eyes, lest thou espy the naked look of lust therein. Certes, must
- these feelings be wrong, but thou must ken, mine Bard, that mine
- feelings mirror thine.
-
- At this moment, I, although a daughter of the king, feel but as
- a lowly peasant girl. Mine wanton thoughts do creep forth, which
- wouldst sully me in the eyes of many, but at this moment I care not.
- I do love thee, Bard, and mine heart shall stop its beating and
- mine chest shalt stop its rise and fall an I do not kiss thee anon.
-
- Take me to thee, dear Bard and let mine ample bosom press 'gainst
- thy manly chest. I beg thee, remove me from this castle, carry me
- to thy abode and have thy way with me!
-
- I say to thee, dearest Bard, ne'er shouldst thou feel shamed of
- the words thou hast writ about thy feelings for me. An they be
- true, I be full of joy.
-
- But lo, mine Bard, why art thou silent? Prithee, look upon me.
- Please hink not of me as a common slut for being so bold. Have I
- offended hee with _mine_ own true feelings?
-
- ***
-
- Nay, mine sweet Lady, thou offend me not! I be fairly bursting
- with delight when I hear thy sweet voice professing thy love for me!
- And thy face flushes quite prettily. I gaze into thine eyes, and
- glory at the depths of passion I espy therein. With a trembling
- hand, I lay mine hand on thy sweet face, and revel in the satiny
- smoothness that is thy skin. I bend down to taste thy sweet lips,
- which open invitingly to mine questing tongue. I lay mine hand on
- thy heaving breast, and feel the pounding of thine heart, which
- rivals the beating of mine own. Thine ample breast moulds itself
- to mine hand so nicely, and thy nipple seems to brand mine palm with
- its fevered imprint.
-
- I clasp thee to mine breast, savouring thy closeness and the fresh
- scent of thy lovely auburn tresses. Mayhap should we seek a more
- private place. But alas, I have not a castle to which to spirit thee
- away. When I be not scribing ballads for mine Liege, I abide in mine
- humble cottage in the woods. I feel that mine modest hovel shan't be
- to the liking of such a highborn Lady as thyself. But thou amaze
- me yet again as thou suggest we ride to mine cottage this instant.
-
- ***
-
- Oh, Bard, thou mount thy steed with alacrity, and then reach
- down with a mighty hand and therewith take hold of mine own.
- With a strong heave, thou lift me up, giving me place to set
- behind thee. I wrap mine arms 'round thee, tightly clinging to
- thy body.
-
- With a quick jab of thy thy heels, thy mighty steed jolts to a
- fierceful gallop. Onward travel travel to a night of merrymaking.
- As I hold tightly, mine only love, I feel the pounding of thy
- pure heart. Dost it beat for mine love alone?
-
- On yestereve, I could hardly believe mine heart couldst be filled
- with such a passion! But with this new and wondrous day, our
- kindred spirits are finally knowing of each other. And once
- night falls, dearest Bard, our bodies will know of each other
- also.
-
- As we ride, the night dost come, a chill envelopes me. I cling more
- closely to mine love. Anon, thy steed halts abruptly and we dismount.
- Thou pull me down into thy arms. The soles of mine feet touch the
- earth not as thou carry me in thine arms across the threshold and
- into thine abode. I be literally carried away! Then, with a swift
- kick, thou dost open the door.
-
- What are thy thoughts of the moment, m'love?
-
- ***
-
- The feel of thy full breasts upon mine back and the pressure of thine
- arms entwined about me as we gallop toward mine cottage enflames me
- anew with desire for thee. As we alight from mine steed, I look into
- thine eyes, and find mirrored the passion that mine own eyes must be
- radiating forth. I hold thee tight against me, savouring the feel of
- thy wondrous body.
-
- After entering mine cottage, I set thee on thy feet. I light a few
- candles to dispel the gloom, and take thine hand and lead thee to
- mine bed. As this is a night to savour, we take our time disrobing
- one another. At last, thou stand before me in thy glorious naked
- splendour. Mine heart fairly races, as I realize that mine dream of
- making merry with thee has finally come. Mine eyes feast upon thy
- ripe bosoms, thy narrow waist, and thy perfectly rounded buttocks.
- I could die this minute with no regrets, having finally known
- perfection.
-
- We share another sweet kiss, our tongues battling as if in swordplay.
- I trace mine way to thy breasts with my tongue, and envelop the sweet,
- hard nubbin that is thy nipple. I be content, for now, to suckle as
- if I wert just a babe. I give mine attentions to thy other breast,
- afore I make mine way to the junction of thy thighs. I breathe in the
- heady scent of thy womanhood, and ask thee with mine eyes if I might
- have a taste of thy honey. Thou respond by gently pushing mine
- head toward thy flaming nest of desire, and I gratefully lap at the
- sweet juices that fairly pour therefrom. Thou say then to me
- "Bard, thy tongue certes has other talents than singing alone." I
- take into mine mouth the seat of thy pleasure, gently suckling as
- mine tongue makes loving strokes across the little nub. I then part
- thy silken folds, using mine tongue as I would mine staff, making
- slow and deep motions. Mine staff hath long ago risen, and dearly
- crave thy attentions. I lie again beside thee, as thou...
-
- ***
-
- I fairly quiver with delight as thou perform thy ministrations
- upon me. Mine blood is aboil and mine desire for thee kens no bound.
-
- I shove thee back 'til thou fall back to thy bed. I quickly kneel
- afore thee. Twisting mine auburn locks and pinning them back, I
- lay mine cheek to rest upon thy thigh. Letting mine tongue lick thee
- as do the kittens near maid's milking time, I savour thy manhood.
- I be normally a chaste woman, and have been kept apart from men by
- mine father the king. But the burning of mine blood imparts knowledge
- to mine hands and mouth, that no virgin shouldst ken.
-
- I recall mine night dreams, in which I have succumbed to thee. Many
- nights have I slumbered fitfully, wet, and wanting thee. This night
- is mine dream come true, as thou hast taken me to be thine own.
- With a glance towards thine eyes, I apprehend a nod of approval
- afore thou weave thine fingers through mine hair and lead mine full
- lips to thine swollen staff.
-
- With much seeming hunger, I open wide to to partake of thy manhood.
- At first, I allow only the tip of thy hardness to enter, in order
- that I might entice thee. Tracing mine tongue around thy head,
- thou push 'gainst mine head in seeming impatience. I relent,
- then take more of thee in mine mouth. I must have thee, Bard,
- and I move down hard, to take all of the man to whom I wish to
- spend the rest of mine life with.
-
- Thy massiveness goes deep within mine throat, and thou buck wildly
- as a spirited steed.
-
- "Milady!" thou moan. "Oh, Milady..." Thy cries of passion art
- as music to mine ears. I pull thee from mine mouth, then lap up the
- little bead of honey that seeps from thy mighty staff.
-
- ***
-
- Oh, Milady! Mine passion mounts to where it is nigh unbearable. I
- must needs have thee now! Mine mind whispers to me to be gentle, but
- mine body is in torture. I lay thy buttocks on a pillow, and give thy
- nether lips another loving kiss. I then lay me atop thee, and thou
- guide mine rod into thy moist cavern of pleasure. E'er so gently do
- I press into thy warmness, feeling the initial resistance that is
- thy maidenhead. Oh, Milady, how honoured I be that thou hast chosen
- me for thy deflowering!
-
- I see in thine eyes an admixture of pain and pleasure, and lay quietly
- within thee until thy pain subsides. Then thou make motions with
- thine hips which serve to incite mine lust even further. The feel of
- thy skin 'gainst mine own is a pleasure beyond compare. Thy bounteous
- breasts press insistently 'gainst mine chest, and as I slide mine
- sword within and without thy velvety sheath, I partake again of thy
- sweet lips.
-
- Anon, the pleasure that thou give me reaches epic proportions, and I
- canst not hold back any longer. I grasp thy tight buttocks and move
- within thee with more urgency. Mine loins begin to quiver, then
- tremour, and at that ultimate moment, mine fluid seems to rush from
- me in torrents. The moan that escapes thy ruby lips bespeaks the
- sensations that also course through thee.
-
- After we be both spent, we then lie side by side, basking in the glow
- that follows such a lovely bout of merry-making. I kiss thy neck,
- tasting the salty sweetness of thy sweat, as thou run thy fingers
- through mine hair. We then share another passionate kiss, and content
- ourselves merely holding one another for the nonce.
-
- As I lie beside thee, I then wonder what will come to pass between us.
- As much love as I have for thee, surely canst thou not a life with me
- make. I have nothing to offer thee save m'love, and I fear thy
- father will mayhap wax wroth, should he learn of our tryst. But at
- for the nonce, shalt I have thee as mine own, and wilt worry o'er it
- when the morrow doth come.
-
- ***
-
- As we lie entwined about one another mine fingers make their way up
- and down thy arm. I then notice an unusual mark on thine arm, and
- am sorely curious. "What be the meaning of this mark, dear Bard?"
- I question thee. "Milady, I ken not. It has always been there,
- and not knowing its meaning, I have always kept it hid. I..."
-
- But hark! There be a pounding on thy door. Thou arise with a
- start, and fear radiates from mine features. RAP, RAP, RAP!
- Whosoe'er is without, seems quite disposed to knock down the door.
-
- Quickly thou make thy way to the door, as I hide in a corner of
- the room. I put on mine gown, doing mine best to appear demure.
- As the door is opened, I espy three knights that accost thee, to
- take thee away.
-
- "Dost thou have the Lady with thee?" questions one of the knights.
-
- "Yea, she dost be here, and of her own will," thou say.
-
- A second knight takes hold of thee harder, grappling with thee as he
- takes thee without. "Bard, thou art charged with treason to the King
- and with trespass upon his daughter". They take thee to the cart and
- cage thee.
-
- I run towards thee, weeping for mine love. "Worry not, dear Bard,
- I shall speak with mine father! We will be together again!" I
- cry out to thee.
-
- As the knights travel off with thee, two chambermaids alight from a
- carriage, slip a cloak o'er me, and urge me with them thereto.
-
- Upon arrival to the castle, the King be furious with me and dost
- order me to mine chamber. As I begin to climb the stairs, I look
- back to see the doors swing open wide and thou art thrown without
- ceremony before mine father.
-
- Thine raiments art tattered, and thy face is sorely marked. "Oh, my
- dear Bard," I cry, and run and kneel by thee as I had earlier this
- day when professing mine love for thee.
-
- "Get thee hence, daughter," mine father orders.
-
- "No, father, I shalt not! This be the man I do truly love. 'Tis he
- who owns mine heart forever!"
-
- "Nay girl, this man be but a peasant. Ne'er will the likes of he
- be enjoined with thee."
-
- The King stands, and in his wrath, makes as if to strike a blow to
- me. Thou quickly stand to avert the strike. It is then that as
- thou raise thy arm to mine father that thy sleeve falls and he doth
- notice the mark upon thine arm. Immediately does mine father fall
- to his knees, suddenly weeping profusely.
-
- "Oh dearest Alizar, I thought ne'er to see thee again," he gasps as
- he brings thee to his chest in a hug.
-
- "I beg his Majesty's pardon," thou say confusedly. Surely must
- thou ken I be but thy Bard, commissioned to write ballads and such
- for thee.
-
- "Nay, thy name be Alizar. Thou art the very son of mine dearest
- friend King Ellisar. Thou wert taken from his castle by persons
- unknown when thou wert but a babe. The mark which is tattooed on
- thy arm is thy family crest, King Alizar!"
-
- ***
-
- Aye, Milady, first had I thought minelife was forfeit when the knights
- came to mine door. But what had I to lose but mine life, and what
- had I to gain but thee, mine Princess. As I wast carried away in
- captivity, I swore that one way or another I would escape and take
- thee with me.
-
- As I am cast rudely before mine Liege, I am sore afraid for mine life.
- But I gird mine loins, gather mine courage, and face mine Liege
- boldly. I be but a peasant, but I also be ready to proclaim mine
- undying love for mine princess. I wilt not allow thy father to strike
- thee, and intercede to accept the blow mineself. I be mystified when
- he doth pause before striking me, but something concerning the mark
- upon mine arm halts his blow.
-
- Then does mine fear and rage change into wonder, as I discover mine
- birthright. I had always thought myself an orphan. "If I be a
- prince, why dost thou call me King, mine Liege?" I question.
- "Thy father hath passed on shortly after thy birth," he replied,
- "Upon thy father's death, I did annex his kingdom to mine own. I
- vowed to have thee found, an it were possible, and if that e'er
- happed, I would return thy kingdom to thee."
-
- I am then told that there will be much joy in the land now that the
- blood of King Ellisar once again wilt rule his former kingdom.
- Festivities wilt abound, and much feasting.
-
- But if I be a King, I must needs a Queen. What say ye, Milady?
- Wilt thou consent to be mine Queen?
-
- ***
-
- Aye, mine Bard and King. I does willingly take thee for mine
- husband, and be honoured that thou want me for thine bride and
- Queen.
-
- Thou pull me close and put thy lips to mine in a resounding kiss.
- Cheers arise from the servants and mine chambermaids rush me off to
- prepare me the evening's festivities.
-
- Mine father says to thee, "Alizar, it be today that I shalt give
- thee the hand of mine daughter. A son indeed shalt thou be to me.
- This day shall be proclaimed a day of glory and merriment, and all
- that thou desire shalt be given thee."
-
- "Mine Liege, thy daughter alone wilt be the grandest thing thy kingdom
- couldst offer me," thou state most gallantly.
-
- Thou art escorted by the manservants to also prepare for the day's
- festivities. Father hath the whole town busily preparing for our
- glorious day.
-
- Dearest Bard, on the morrow, after our wedding, I wish us to once
- again ride off on thy bold white steed, to our new home at the
- castle in the kingdom adjoining. For thou wilt always be mine Bard,
- and mine King as well.
- ***
-
- I be o'erjoyed beyond belief that thou wilt be mine Queen! Oh, what
- a future we shalt have together.
-
- Of the wedding, let me say it wast an event that wilt be sung about
- for centuries hence. And for a wedding gift, thy father give me
- a royal carriage, the inside of which is lined with the finest silks,
- in which to convey thee to our new abode, the kingdom we shalt rule
- together. But I have other plans, so I entreat thy father to have
- servants take the carriage to our castle. I have mine white steed
- brought before us, and we alight. We ride away, as we had done
- yestereve, with thou holding on to me for dear life, as we gallop
- to our castle where we might consummate our marriage.
-
- Our wedding night was one of splendid bliss, as will be all our days
- together, as we travel our road through time together, and live
- happily e'er after.
-
-
-