Drakenstoned 1

It was an especially hot day. A young maid was sleeping near a brook. Her washboard was left leaning neatly against a nearby tree. Her damp dress was hung over a branch. Her chores were forsaken for a comfortable rest on a mattress of long grass. A gentle breeze massaged her exposed midriff as her petticoat danced lazily on her legs. Her lips were relaxed in a smile as she slept. The picturesque view of the maid was framed by rows of flowers, decorated in every hue. “Ahem!” The maid was abruptly ripped from her slumber and quickly struggled to a standing position. “My Lord.” She bowed apologetically, still disoriented from waking up, “How can I be of service?” The handsome lord smiled and wagged his finger. “Naughty girl.” He stepped closer. The maid backed up to the tree, trampling flowers along the way. She had been caught asleep on the job. The playful look on the lord’s face did little to ease her fear, or worse, her embarrassment. The lord pressed his palm against the tree, just over her shoulder. He leaned in close. “A lazy girl like you deserves a punishment.” The breath of his words landed on her neck, somehow hotter than the summer air. He grabbed her by the chin and brushed his finger across her trembling lips. The lord stepped back to take a look at his maid. A fearful excitement shown in her widened eyes. The maid glance to her dress still hanging on the tree. She was exposed. She rushed to cover the thin linen over her breasts. The lord snickered. He lowered to his knees. He looked up at her like a hungry animal and then lowered his head under her petticoat. She braced herself on the tree with one hand and brought the other to her mouth. She bit down on her thumb as the lord brought his mouth to her womanhood. Slam! The book closed in Princess Plum’s cuffed hands, and rested on her knees. She traced her fingers along the textured surface of her romance anthology book. It had been maybe sixty days since the siege of her castle. Her former life reduced to ash. She clung to her book, the only tether to the life she once knew.