Kingdom of Minatorie CH TWO

KINDGOM OF MINATORIE CH TWO

The Battle Begins

While Dorie and Toy were talking, I went up to the wizard. "You know, if she doesn't go back, they will know something happened to her. They will send a patrol to check on this village. It won't end well."

He nodded. "The villagers she was threatening told me she was looking for us. They have intelligence that says this village helped us. Even thought they didn't, they will never believe them."

I frowned. "Even if she goes back, they will still come here looking for us. No matter what Dorie tells them, it would only make her look suspicious in their eyes. Maybe it's time we started keeping our "converts" and try to build at least a small force that could protect some of the villages when a patrol comes?"

"I have been thinking about the next step. We can't wait until you can capture a hundred or more of these warriors. We need a faster plan."

"Yeah, if you have one, now's the time." I waited. I could see he had a sparkle in his eyes.

"Maybe. Tell her to stay with us." He turned and walked away. As he left, he spoke over his shoulder. "Wait for me in the cave. If you see our patrol, tell them to stay with you until I return."

"Dorie, you are to remain with us. Let's get out of here. Bwa, watch over us as we head back to the cave."

Bwa had to be careful of the large falcon that was now flying patrols over the city. Even though we were at least a mile away, they have excellent eyesight, and he would need to be careful.

We arrived at the cave as darkness was falling. We made ourselves comfortable and tried to sleep. Toy and Dorie took turns on watch throughout the night.

Late the next day the wizard returned. He had a couple of men with him carrying supplies. Good, we were hungry.

While we were eating, the wizard laid out his plan.

"Minatorie has outposts in the other provinces of the kingdom. Some of them are small, maybe only five or six females watching the province. I propose we take one of those outposts and capture the females. That alone would double our force, and they can't reinforce everywhere at once. It would also convince them we are not in the villages. That should make the villagers safe for now."

"True enough. How far away is the province you want to capture?"

"It's a little way. These men are going to give us a wagon for our supplies and me to ride in. I'm afraid we'll need someone to pull the wagon."

Dorie stood up. "Sire, I'll do it. I'm strong enough to pull a small wagon."

"Thank you, Dorie. I'm sure you are. When?"

"As soon as we can collect Tai and Ork. We will need them. It's time to spread their soldiers out a little."

Two days later, Bwa saw Tai and Ork going out on another patrol. They were in a different area, but we went to meet them.

They were very happy to see me. They looked at our newest members and saluted me instead of trying to kiss me. "What is your command, sire?"

The wizard asked if they were familiar with the province we were interested in. Tai smiled. "Yes, sire. I was stationed there on my last assignment. I know the area well."

I smiled. "Excellent, I appoint you as our scout. You can work with Bwa to map the place."

She couldn't have been prouder and tried not to smile.

We started toward the province and stopped at the village the men were from to get our wagon and supplies. True to her word, Dorie had no problem pulling the wagon. She had only one request. "Sire, please take my sword. A king must have a sword, and I can fight without it. Please."

She knelt and offered up her sword. The wizard nodded, just a little, but it was enough for me to see him. Great, I can't use a sword. If we get in a fight, I could just as easily cut one of my people as the person I was aiming at. But I knew I couldn't refuse. "Dorie, I would be honored to carry your sword until you need it again."

She pulled her belt and sheath off and put it on me. She then put her sword into the sheath. As I swung the sword, I knew I would have to learn how to weld it before we had a battle. The wizard nodded at me, and I wondered again how he seems to know what I'm thinking all the time. She was smiling as she pulled the wagon down the road.

It took us four days to reach the outskirts of the main village in the province. This was a small, rural province that provided food stuffs to the kingdom. By the time we were near, Bwa had counted only six soldiers there.

I sent Bwa to survey the entire province to see if there were any other soldiers. There were none.

When Bwa got back, he and Tai talked about his survey. The village has one large building in the center of town. That was where the six soldiers were staying. Bwa had one nice piece of information. He told us the soldiers always went out by themselves. I guess they didn't think the villagers posed any problems. If we plan it correctly, we can pick a couple off first.

The village only had one road, and everything was along that road. Only the villagers' homes were behind the buildings. They had small pathways to their homes. The pathways weaved around and through the village. They were narrow and had many blind spots.

Bwa went up to wait for one of them to leave the building. I closed my eyes and watched along with him. It didn't take long for one to head out of the building. She was heading in our direction. There was a small stream in the wooded area she was heading for. It was also where we were hiding. It might be room service if she kept walking this way.

When she got to the edge of the woods, we melted back deeper into the wooded area to let her come into the woods.

The female knelt to drink the fresh water. I looked up to see Dorie quietly moving up behind her. She heard something, but it was too late. Dorie had a knife at her throat before she could turn around. "Quiet if you want to live." The female froze and we all came out around her.

Her eyes followed me as we gathered around her. Ork and Tai tied her hands and legs together and pushed her over on her stomach. The wizard stuffed a rag into her mouth. The look in her eyes was pure hate, but we didn't really care about that now.

I reached down and bit her on her neck. Her tunnel opened and she began struggling violently. Dorie stopped her with the knife under her throat. I straddled her and lowered myself down on her until my member was just above her tunnel. I leaned down and balanced myself on her back and growled into her ear as I entered her. Even with the knife at her throat, she resisted until my fluids interacted with hers. She slowly became calmer until she was still. While she was still, I went around in front of her. Dorie picked her up by her shoulders with her uniform and I pushed into her mouth. She didn't resist as I pushed into her mouth until I could deposit my fluids down her throat. Dorie then dropped her, and we waited.

I told them to untie her, and she shook her head and sat up. I whispered into her ear, and she looked at me. "I am the property of Raymond from this moment. I will obey only Raymond from this moment on."

I helped her up and asked her name. "My name is Ver."

"Ver, welcome to our team. Please sit over there for a moment." She went and sat down.

I gathered everyone around me. "What do we do with her now?"

"You send her back and tell her to do nothing until we say."

I nodded and instructed her to return to the building as if nothing had changed and to wait for my instructions. She nodded and left. Bwa watched as she went back into their building. One down, five to go.

One by one, that day we were able to capture two more. By the end of the day, it was three to three inside their camp.

We decided to wait until late at night when they were asleep and rush them. In the early hours we surrounded the building and swarmed inside. They hadn't even locked their doors.

Before they cleared their heads, we had a sword at each's throat. The squad leader wasn't willing to give up so easily and pushed Tai. Tai lost her balance and fell back. The leader jumped up, grabbed her sword and stood in the middle of the room. "So, there really is a male minotaur running around like a king. Well, let's see how good you are with that sword."

I gave a signal, and our team "allowed" the three to overwhelm them and join their leader in the middle of the room.

"Now I like our odds. I think I'm going to castrate you myself, "King".

I smiled at her.

"What is so funny, "King"?"

"This." I pointed at her and her three "helpers' turned on her and she had three swords at her throat. She was so shocked she just froze.

I walked up to her and took her sword. "That's what was funny. I had already taken half your team before we even came here. Now, it's time I take you."

I grabbed her by the hair and bent her over their meal table. The other females backed off. I knew I would have to subdue her by myself. "I can do this one of two ways. I can take your head off and put it on a spike in the yard, or you can stay still while I do what I must do. Your choice."

I was laying on her back and I put my full weight on her and turned her head to the side where I could see her face. I could tell she was weighing the choices. She quickly realized that since I had seven of the ten females in the room already, she didn't need to give up her life for an empty show of bravery and just relaxed her body a little.

When I saw this, I whispered into her ear. "Good choice. You won't regret it." With that, I bit her on the neck, and she knew what was coming next. Her struggles continued but it was futile. I thrust into her with all the energy I could muster and growled at the top of my lungs as I dominated her. She quickly stopped struggling. She knew it was over. When I finished taking her body, I moved to the front and told her to open her mouth. She began crying and shaking her head, but I grabbed her hair and pried her mouth open. We locked our eyes for a minute and she finally nodded and relaxed. She closed her eyes and surrendered to her fate. I didn't force her. I just deposited my juices on her tongue and told her to swallow. She did so without hesitation. I had to admit, I like the fight in this one.

I whispered the words into her ear and got off her. We waited. She finally stood up, turned to face me, and kneeled. "I am the property of Raymond from this moment. I will obey only Raymond from this moment."

I helped her up and hugged her. "You are a very brave warrior, and I am very lucky to have you fight for me. What is your name?"

"I am called Thunder."

I laughed. "And I can see why you are." I kissed her on the cheek and told her to sit down. I quickly took the last two, and we had a province of our own, at least until a real troop of warriors showed up.

One of Thunder's females made us a meal while we discussed whatever Thunder knew. She told us Minatorie is very worried about us. She was getting ready to send troops to each province. Her idea was to surround us, and when we make our move, she would have troops all around us, no matter where we struck.

Not a bad plan, but our plan was to sneak into the city itself and strike at her and the sorceress first.

So far it has been a bloodless coup, but we all knew that would not last. There would come a time when blood would be shed.

I needed structure. I named Thunder as my Captain and Dorie as her lieutenant.

The wizard called the villagers together and found out whatever they knew. The only thing that was helpful was the knowledge of a cache of weapons the troops had been storing. I hadn't even asked Thunder about the possibility of that. When I asked her, she smiled and led us to them. They had the usual things, bows and arrows, swords, knives, etc. However, there were a couple of items I liked. There were shields and armor. Chest plates with back plates attached. A belt that had thigh plates hanging down. Thunder told us they have trained in the use of the armor, and every weapon here. I had them load everything into a wagon that obviously was what it came in originally. We loaded some food and water on the wagon we had brought. The villagers gave us more food and wished us luck. They were happy to have the troops leave. They just hoped it wouldn't cause HER to send more violent troops.

The larger wagon needed two females to pull it, and Thunder assigned two of her females to pull the first shift. Dorie took up our wagon, and we were off.

Our little group was growing too large to slip by heavily populated areas, so we avoided people. On the way to the city, we encountered another patrol. My troops captured them easily, and I added them to our team. We now have twelve warriors.

Our circuitous route was going to take us by another province. I had Bwa over fly it and he returned with a headcount of eight more females. It was a larger province.

I huddled with the wizard and decided we could use eight more warriors. This was a larger town, and the soldiers only traveled in pairs. They looked like a more hardened group.

We were able to take two of them on a quiet street at the edge of town before they could raise an alarm. Six more. As before, I sent them back in as our insiders.

The next day, we caught one more. She appeared to be on her own, not on an assignment, just wandering around. After we took her, I asked her what she was doing alone. She confided in me that she didn't really want to hurt the villagers, and they were preparing to kill the entire town. That is why they had been sent there by Minatorie in the first place. One assassination attempt had been sent from here and she had ordered them all killed. This female was struggling with it.

I gathered our people together and explained what she told us. "We are going to strike them before they can kill these peasants. I sent her back in and told her to tell the other two we were coming tonight, late. When we break in, they are to disarm as many as they can.

We surrounded their quarters and waited until early morning. At my signal, we came in through windows and several doors. My females had unlocked everything in the night, and we stormed the place. Only the leader drew her sword and attacked us. Thunder struck her down in one blow and everyone else froze.

While I was "enlisting" the other four new team members, Thunder and Dorie took the body out and wrapped it in cloth.

In the morning, we gathered the villagers and explained what would have happened if we hadn't been there. I had them build a pyre for the fallen warrior and we burned her body in a show of respect. She was a warrior, and I wanted these humans to understand honor.

I gathered our people together. "How many of you have been in battle?" Five of them raised their hands. I made them platoon leaders. At first, each only had two or three with them, but we would add to the squads as we added new females.

We were now three days from the city. On the way, Bwa warned us about a large group of warriors coming out of the city and heading toward the province we had just left. We went around them and waited until they were gone before continuing our journey.

That night, after we made camp, and eaten our meal, the wizard asked to speak to me, alone. We walked to a quiet place in the forest and sat down.

He looked me in the eye. "It is time to discuss what we will need to do in the city." I nodded. "We took all our insiders with us, so we will need to capture a couple more that will be able to sneak us into the city. We will need to get into Minatorie's inner sanctum before the sorceress finds out we are in the city. She will know with the first disturbance in the household. I must distract her until you take Minatorie. That is the only way we can weaken the sorceress. We will have to stay in the forest until we have our insider ready."

I nodded. "I can have Bwa be on the lookout for someone with the authority to open a gate and let us in. He will have to be careful of the falcon."

"I will take care of the falcon. He will be too busy to bother Bwa that night."

Two nights later, as Bwa was circling the city, looking for anyone outside the gate who could help us and I was watching through his eyes, he heard the falcon falling out of the sky in a dive straight at him. He dodged and the falcon missed with his first dive. As he began climbing toward Bwa for another attack, Bwa heard a loud screech in the dark sky. The falcon broke off his attack and headed for the safety of one of the buildings on the wall. He knew what that sound was, and he wasn't waiting to give an eagle the opportunity to catch him. The falcon managed to dive into an open window just before the eagle caught him. The eagle stopped and flew around the building, screaming and calling. "Come out, sorcerous, come out and play."

Only silence. Apparently, the falcon wasn't interested in fighting an eagle. The huge eagle finally flew away and Bwa had a clear night over the city. An hour later, Bwa saw a lone figure sneaking around the wall of the city. I saw the figure also and decided to send Thunder and Dorie with a couple of others to intercept the figure and see who it was. They surprised the stranger at a blind corner. The stranger bumped into the swords of Thunder and Dorie and came quietly. The guards on the wall never saw anything.

They brought the stranger to our camp in the forest. When we pulled the cloak off them, it was one of Minatorie's ministers. She was on Minatorie's board of leaders. It was Astoria, the leader of her board.

She didn't fight. "Don't kill me. I can help you."

I smiled at her as Thunder knocked her to her knees. Thunder smiled. "You're going to be the happiest you have been for a long time within a few minutes, just relax and let it happen."

Astoria had a confused look in her eyes until Dorie pulled her fine dress up to reveal her ass. She started trying to struggle, but Thunder struck her on the side of her head, and she collapsed in Thunder and Dorie's arms.

They held her up on each side by her arms and let her hang between them. I just shook my head. "Well, you tried to warn her." Neither of them even cracked a smile. They were all business.

I reached up from behind her and pulled her head back so I could reach her neck. I bit her, hard, and her tunnel opened. It felt good, this entitled piece of ass. She was soft and inviting. I enjoyed fucking this one more than most. This one was more personal. I could tell Thunder and Dorie didn't like her much, and that was all I needed.

As soon as I finished, I went around and pulled her head up. She was still out, so I stuck my finger into her mouth and pushed it open. I then shoved myself into her mouth. She didn't feel it, so I just fired into her mouth, deep enough to ensure she would swallow it. When I was finished, Thunder and Dorie dropped her, and she bounced off the hard ground.

We waited and she finally began moving. When she was clear enough, she looked up at the three of us. She crawled over to me and hugged my knees. "Master."

I hadn't yet even spoken the words to her, but she wasn't waiting. I whispered into her ear the words and she repeated them without prompting.

I held out my hand to her, and she took it. I helped her up, and she went back down in her fine dress. "Master, I will do whatever you ask of me. Just command me."

"Please stand up." She did so and stood in front of me with her head bowed. "Why were you outside the city tonight?"

"Mistress is very worried. There is apparently some prophecy that says a new King will kill the murderer. She is convinced it is you. Even the sorcerous is having trouble keeping her calm. She is drugged most days now. The sorcerous must stay with her to keep her from killing herself."

"Why outside the wall?"

"The mistress has called a board meeting for in the morning. This can't be good, and I was attempting to get out of the city before she kills us all."

"Does the sorcerous attend these meetings?"

"She never leaves Minatorie's side now. If Minatorie is there, the sorcerous is there."

I moved up close to her face and took her face in my hands. "I will protect you if you do exactly as I tell you, understand?"

She smiled, "Yes, master, I understand. I will do exactly as you say." She kissed one of my hands before I could pull it away.

"You will find a way to get us into her palace. You will sneak us as close as you can so we can be there during her meeting. You understand?"

"Yes, master. I have a private tunnel under my home. It was how I got out of the city tonight. I will take you there now."

"Give me a minute." I took the wizard aside. "Why do I have a feeling the "prophecy" came from you?"

He just smiled, but his eyes twinkled.

"Do you need our help with the sorcerous?"

He leaned in and whispered his instructions. He then turned and started walking. I thought he'd come into the city with us, but he just walked away. I guess he has another job he must do first.

Astoria led us back down the wall to her tunnel door. She opened it and led us into her basement. I told her to go to bed tonight and sleep. She should go to the meeting and be calm, it will be all right. She left happy at last. Now, if I can only deliver on that promise.

I had twenty warriors with me. The last count I had of Minatorie's bodyguards was ten, but she has probably increased that now. I instructed Thunder to hold them off until I could get to Minatorie.

I planned on taking Toy and Tai with me into the meeting room. I could only hope the wizard would show up, or the sorcerous would make short work of us.

It was a long, cold night.

Astoria came early the next morning and led us into her home. It was a fine, richly appointed home. There were servants moving around that froze when they saw me with twenty female warriors. Astoria had them bring us food and told them to return to their rooms and not leave until she returned. They did as they were told, and we had a light meal. Thunder insisted the warriors only eat lightly.

Astoria drew us a map of Minatorie's palace. We knew where it was already. You couldn't miss the huge thing in the middle of the city. We were only a couple of other homes from it. Astoria showed us the door she would open for us when she got there. Astoria showed us where the entrances to the large throne room were. There were three on each side of the room and two at the far end. Eight doors that we all knew would be guarded by at least two warriors. If there were only two, that would still be sixteen warriors. If there were three, the battle would be fierce. It would improve our odds if Thunder and Dorie could surprise the doors on the nearest side. Astoria showed us which door was the closest to the throne. That would be the door I would take Toy and Tai with me into the throne room.

Astoria kissed my hand and left for her meeting. I sent the warriors out in squad size. They could march down the streets like defenders to get past the couple of homes between us and the palace. After they were in place, Toy, Tai, and I came last. I was wearing a cape that hid my large mane and horns.

We safely arrived at the door to find Astoria had unlocked it. Thunder entered the door and returned a couple of minutes later. She led us to a quiet meeting room by the door. We were in the palace.

The map Astoria had drawn us told us we would need to go down the hall outside and turn right at the first turn. That hallway would have exposed us to the guards standing at the rear of the throne room. We would need to find a way down the side of the throne room without them seeing us. As we were deciding how to do this, Thunder suddenly held up her hand. We froze.

We heard the sound of guards coming down the hall. Thunder looked at me with a warrior's experienced look and I nodded.

She picked two of the females that had been with her in the province, and they quietly slipped out the door after the two had passed. The two turned as soon as they heard a small noise, but it was too late. Each of them had a sword at their throats and Thunder had her finger at her lips. The two nodded, they took their swords and led them into the room with us.

Thunder pointed to the sashes they were wearing. They were the sash of the royal guard. Thunder took them off and I had to wonder what would be quicker. I asked Thunder whether to tie them up or take them. Thunder looked the two over and made a fucking motion with her hips. NICE.

It was quick. Thunder and Dorie bent each one over a table in the middle of the room and pulled their armor down from their waist to expose their behinds. They started squirming until the knife went under their throats to make them rethink their opposition.

I quickly bit each, entered each and stepped back. Thunder had the method down and pulled her captive around and made her get on her knees. Dorie quickly followed suite, and they were swallowing my issue in seconds. Before they stood up, I whispered into each's ear. They stood up, repeated what I had told them and kneeled in front of me.

Twenty-two. They told us there were only two at each door and they took us a different way to the throne room. This was a huge palace, and it was magnificent. However, it was dark. I asked the two why and they told us the sorcerous had ordered it. They had no idea why.

Once in the room beside the throne room, we could look out a crack into the door to see there was twenty feet between us and the throne room. Even worse, the door we wanted to use was another ten feet down the wall. Thirty feet to cover before they could raise the alarm. That was too far. Thunder smiled and put the sash over her shoulder. She took one of the two guards and had her put the other one on. I could see her plan. I like how this female thinks.

They went out the door at the other end of our room that led them into a different hallway. I watched as the two of them came marching around the corner and toward the first door.

The original guard walked up to them and told them they were reassigned by the sorcerous to the room where we were hiding. She told them the sorcerous wanted them to hide until someone came along and spring a surprise attack on them. The two saluted, and marched right to us.

Thunder and our new guard assumed their places at the door. Once they entered our room, they were surrounded. We had to tie them up because I didn't have time. I needed to get into that room.

We took their sashes and the other royal guard went with one of ours as they stepped out of the room. The guards in the middle door were watching, but it looked like the two that had entered were coming back out, so they stayed at their posts.

Now for the tricky part. Thunder and Vet walked by the middle guards to the guards at the far door. Once there, Thunder ordered them to our room for the same reason. They saluted and walked into the same predicament their associates were in.

Once they were ready, Thunder and Vet turned and started toward the middle guards. When they saw them leaving their posts, they turned and looked at them in alarm. While their backs were turned, a couple more of us slipped out and silently came up behind them. By the time they heard them coming, Thunder and Vet were upon them. They were so confused, they surrendered without a fight and joined their friends in the other room.

We left two warriors to guard the four and I went to meet Thunder.

"Excellent work, Thunder, and all of you. Replace the other four guards at the doors. Now, we will go into the room. The meeting is already starting. I hope the wizard is somewhere close, or this is going to get messy quickly. If this goes badly, defend yourselves and try and get out of here. That's an order. Otherwise, take the four guards around the corner, and try to neutralize the six on the far side. It may come to swords."

Thunder saluted. "Yes, sire. We will succeed, if the gods are with us."

Before I opened the door into the throne room, I whispered under my breath, "Them and a small wizard."

I had Toy and Tai go in first. They have sashes and I hoped that would not alarm Minatorie or the sorcerous. They stepped inside and took up a position on each side of the door and froze. I could see Minatorie with the sorcerous standing behind her for the first time. The sorcerous seemed to be distracted. I assumed she would know the second she sensed me in the room, but her attention was on the other side of the room.

I stepped out and headed for the throne. The sorcerous turned and raised her hands toward me. I thought I was dead, but, at that moment, what she had been looking at materialized as the wizard and he was upon her before she could raise her hands. He seized her hands and put some form of cuffs on them.

I had to remember what my assignment was. I tried to ignore the fight that proceeded not more than ten feet from the throne. Toy and Tai rushed to follow me and the three of us rushed the throne.

By the time we arrived, Minatorie was backing away as fast as she could. Toy and Tai ignored the amazing battle ensuing near the throne between the wizard and the sorcerous to get their hands on Minatorie. They dragged her back to the table and threw her down on the table. They stripped off her elegant robes and lifted her undergarments until her ass was exposed. The entire room was frozen. The dozen members of the council were afraid. Astoria looked at them and took charge. "Ladies, come with me."

She took them to the back of the room, but before they could leave, our warriors came through the doors, and they just collapsed under the swords above them.

Meanwhile, the sorcerous were changing into various beasts. It was thrilling and terrifying at the same time. The entire time she was trying to free her hands; the wizard stood and held them. The more she struggled, the tighter the wizard's grip. She seemed to stop struggling for a minute. Maybe it was to regain some strength, or maybe it was the sight of me towering above her queen, bellowing before I bit her on the neck and thrust myself into her.

This made the sorcerous renew her efforts to get free of the wizard. By the time I had completed my first objective, I could see the tide was turning. The council's face was ashen, and they were crying. Even the sorcerous seemed to know it was over. I grabbed Minatorie by her neck and flipped her over on her back on the table. When I pushed my dick into her mouth, the entire room screamed, and the sorceress let out a bloodcurdling curse as Minatorie's eyes clouded over. She lay still with her head hanging over the edge of the table. My issue was dripping out of her mouth, and she was not moving. I leaned down and whispered into her ear. The entire room froze, as if waiting to see if this invasion had really worked.

The Queen answered when she opened her eyes and smiled at me. I helped her down from the table and she knelt in front of me. She repeated my words, and then, "Master, I revoke my throne and turn the kingdom over to the rightful King." She reached out, took my hand, and kissed it in front of the entire room.

The sorcerous understood and stopped struggling. She bowed her head, but the wizard reached out and pulled her head up. "It is over, Delilah, and you know it. Release this kingdom from your curse."

She nodded and the wizard allowed her hands to remove the curse. He then spoke to her in a different tone. "Delilah, you and I have battled for centuries. I fear this battle will never end unless the gods do something with you. However, now, all I can do is take you to the same tribunal I have taken you to so many times before."

He turned to me and told me he would return to speak with me once she was secure with the tribunal. And they both disappeared.

The cloud was lifting off the council. They stood up and came up to me. They were afraid until I told them I would not punish them for the curse. We will speak later.

Our two guards brought the four they had been watching into the room and guards and servants began pouring into the room. It was a festive occasion and before long, I had a room full of Minotaurs and humans kneeling in front of me. Minatorie took my hand and led me to the throne. She pushed me down on it and knelt in front of me. All she kept saying was, "Master, forgive me, Master, forgive me."

I pulled her up on her feet and put her on the other throne. I whispered to her. "We will decide what is the best course for you and our people later. For now, we need you to be by my side to help settle the fear that will spread around the kingdom."

She started crying. At least she wasn't going to die today. I could see the relief in her eyes as she was crying.

Word was rapidly spreading around the city, and a large throng soon gathered outside the palace. Thunder and the former head of the guards suggested I go out on the balcony and wave, without Minatorie. SO, I stepped out onto the balcony and the Minatours and humans began cheering.

"People of the kingdom, I am happy to tell you the curse is over and the sorcerous has been dispatched to where she belongs. I ask each of you to go to your homes and await what comes next. However, I promise you, the fear is over. Rejoice in a new day for our people."

I gathered my people and the captain of the guards. I asked Astoria to take the council to their homes and tell them to do nothing and wait for my visit. I told the Captain to send a representative to the leaders of the female army stationed not far from here. Command them to appear tomorrow in my presence. She sent several to the different armies scattered around the city.

I noticed Bwa sitting on the top of the throne. I tipped my hand to him, and he nodded. While everyone was talking excitedly around the room, he leaned down after I had sat back down and whispered into my ear.

"Sire, you only have two choices for Minatorie. One, you kill her in front of the people in the square."

"I don't want to do that. She was under the influence of the sorcerous."

"Yes, but our law doesn't care the why, only the deed, and she killed her husband, the king."

"I don't want to start my reign with a public execution."

"The only other choice is to publicly humiliate her and put her in prison."

"I can do the humiliation, but I'm not so sure about the prison part. Speaking of prison..."

I told the Captain of the guard to bring me the warden of the prison where the males have been held. She was in front of me within an hour, on her knees, certain she would be killed.

"Sire, I released the males as soon as the curse lifted. Most are still there because they are unsure where to go."

"I will decide where they go, but for now, how many are there?"

"Nearly two hundred, sire."

"Feed them and give them beds until I can work out something for them."

"As you command, sire." She nearly ran out of the room while she still had her head. I ordered the Captain to find my warriors rooms in the palace, even if she had to move someone else. She nodded and left.

I found out later that she sent most of her guards back home and gave my people the barracks for now.

I sent word to Astoria that I would come and see her in the morning. I then dismissed everyone. "Minatorie, take me to your quarters."

She stood up, took my hand, and we headed out.

These quarters were fit for a Queen, or a King. I inspected the many rooms in her private quarters. She had numerous humans as servants and, in her private chamber, I found a young male, chained to the wall. "What is this, Minatorie?"

"Sire, that was my stud bull. Each of us has at least one. I have three. This one is my favorite."

"Give me the key." She hurried and took a key out of one of her drawers. I unlocked the chain, and the male knelt in front of me.

"Thank you, your majesty. I will serve you for the rest of my life. Just command me, sire." I gave him the key and told him to bring the other two to me. He left and returned with the other two stud bulls. They were young, but a picture of strong Minotaur male virility.

I commanded the humans to give them rooms for now. They took them out of our chambers.

I turned to her. "Any other surprises I need to know about?"

She knelt. "I have a stud bull of royal bloodlines in the prison to use to continue my line. They can bring him to you to do as you wish, sire."

"We will deal with that tomorrow. For now, remove your clothes. In this chamber, you shall remain naked."

She removed her clothes and bowed her head. "Yes, sire."

She stood in front of me. Her breasts were heaving heavily. She was very afraid and dreaded the inevitable.

I decided this was not the time and took her hand. "Tonight, I will not lay with you. I want to talk to you, so get into bed and wait for me."

She looked at me for a moment and jumped into bed. She crawled under the covers and waited.

I had the servants run me a bath. I hadn't had a bath since I arrived, and I needed one. The water felt great, and the tension seemed to melt away with the mud and dirt. The servants bathed me as I lay there until I was as clean as I was ever going to be as a Minotaur.

I walked around the chambers. It was magnificent, with many rooms, and extravagances. I could change that later and headed for bed.

When I arrived, she lay with just her head out of the covers, watching me carefully.

I got into bed beside her, and she waited for me. "You can relax, Minatorie. Tonight, will not be the time. We must talk about what I do with you. The options are not pleasant. I have no desire to kill you or imprison you. I am told I have no other choice under our law."

She was doing her best not to break down in front of me, but it wasn't working very well.

"I have decided to do something that will be very difficult for you to endure, but I hope this satisfies the people. I don't want to start my reign with bloodshed, and I believe you were under the spell of the sorcerous." I turned to her and looked into her eyes. "Tomorrow, all the leaders of our army and community will be gathered in the square where I will announce your punishment. This is my decision. You will be stripped naked on the platform, and I will take you in front of the people. When I am finished, you will announce that you will renounce the throne and give it to me. I will then announce that you will live in seclusion in my private chambers until such time as I deem fit. That is my decision."

She began crying. I let her cry until she could control herself. When she finally composed herself, I was surprised a little by what she said. I knew I had used the potion to take her, and she had no choice, but I wasn't sure how she would react anyway. She reached between my legs and rubbed me gently until my member came out. She bent down and took as much as she could in her mouth and began softly working on it. It surprised me, but I lay back and allowed her to bring me to a conclusion. When I came, she swallowed as much as she could. The balance spilled out of her mouth and ran down her chin and fell on me.

"Master, you must do what you must do. For however long you allow me to live, I will service your every need every day." She then leaned down and licked my legs clean of my issue. When she was finished, she laid back and pulled my head to her breast. "Sleep well, sire. I will be your pillow if you wish."

As I lay on those perfect, large, soft breasts, I had to admit she was making a very good case for living. I just hope the wizard and the people will be satisfied.

I woke up the next morning with my head still lying on her stomach and breasts. She had not moved during the night.

I told her to put some clothes on that she wouldn't mind me ripping off her and wait to be summoned.

I headed to the throne room. The captain of the guard and Thunder were both there. I informed the captain that Thunder was now in charge of my security, but Thunder could keep her, or anyone else in her charge that Thunder wanted. The former captain bowed and left.

I told Thunder to have the platform in the center of the square made ready for my speech. I told her to let me know when the leaders of the army were here and told her to have the business leaders meet with me as soon as the speech was over. She bowed and left.

All that was left was Toy. She would not leave my side. Even at night, she slept outside our door the entire night. When I found out, I called for Tai and told her to take Toy's place and sent Toy to my chambers with the instructions for Minatorie to give her a room.

I had already ordered a window up high to be left open for Bwa, and he came in soon afterwards.

"Bwa, I have decided what to do with Minatorie." He waited quietly. "I am going to strip her naked and take her again, in front of all the people. She will then officially abdicate her crown and give it to me. I will then announce her banishment." I looked at Bwa. "Well?"

"It might work. Where will the banishment be?"

I smiled. "In my chambers until further notice." He shook his head. "Look at it like this. She has the bloodlines, and I will need heirs. It will be better if they come from her line."

"That is a reason that might satisfy the people. If they never see her, they will forget her quickly."

I asked Bwa what he saw while flying around the kingdom.

"There is joy everywhere. When the curse lifted, everyone was suddenly happy. I don't know how long it will last, but, for now, you are a hero."

"Let's see what they think after I assault their former Queen right in front of her."

"That won't be a problem for them. Everyone hates her. The only thing better would be killing her right in front of them, but this will do."

By noon, the commanders of my army had gathered in my anteroom. I called them in, and they introduced themselves to me. Each knelt in front of me and pledged their loyalty to me. I have no potion to make them obey me. I would need to win them over. I did have a plan. I asked the General to stay behind and talk to me.

"General, what is you opinion of our army? Will they be loyal? And I will only accept the truth. I will never punish you for telling me your real thoughts. I don't need you to worry about your head here. Is that clear?"

"Yes, sire. The commanders are very happy she is gone. They were very angry about the order to execute the peasants. We were having discipline problems with that. Now, they are happy and will follow you wherever you need. I swear to you, your commanders will either die for you, or lay with you, whichever is your wish."

That was the last thing I needed. I already have more than twenty females that might fight amongst themselves over getting into my bed. They will not know about Minatorie, officially at least.

I commanded the General to have her commanders in the square at 2 P. M. today. She nodded, bowed, and left.

At 1:45, I went to get Minatorie and we headed to the platform outside. There was a crowd already gathered. The commanders of the army were there along with the businesswomen who had taken their husbands' businesses over when Minatorie took the kingdom. I kept Minatorie hidden in a room behind the platform. At 2 P. M., I stepped out of the room pulling Minatorie by a leash. She had a faded dress that covered little. Her hands were tied. Everyone started booing the second they saw her until I raised my hand.

"People of the kingdom. It is a happy day. The curse of the sorcerous has been lifted. The male population will be returning soon enough. I will announce later how I will handle the females that took control of everything when the males were imprisoned." That caused a murmur to run through the crowd. "Let me be clear. I have no intention of killing any female because they succumbed to the curse. I will announce how the restoration of the male's rights will be accomplished later. However, for now, I have important business to conclude."

I pulled Minatorie up the stairs until she was standing in front of the crowd. They began booing and yelling at her. I allowed them for a few minutes to get it out of their systems. I finally raised my hand.

"This is my punishment for your former Queen." I ripped her dress off her. She stood naked before them as they howled and laughed. After a few minutes, I bent her down over a bench there and stood behind her. When I bit her on the neck and entered her, the crowd went wild with enthusiasm. I fucked her as I held her leash. She was still, with her bound hands in front of her and her head bowed. When I finished, I came around in front of her, lifted her head, and shoved myself into her mouth. The crowd was enjoying this punishment tremendously. After I was finished with her, I pulled her up on her feet and held up my hands. The crowd suddenly became quiet.

"Your former queen has something to say to you at this time."

I pulled on her leash, and she looked up. "I abdicate my throne and crown and name Raymond King of our kingdom."

I pushed her back down on her knees and the crowd became even more excited. I held up my hand as the Delphic priest of Zeus came up the stairs with the crown. He placed it on my head and bowed.

The sight of me with my crown standing over a kneeling Mineratorie was enough to send the crowd into another frenzy.

I raised my hands again, and they grew quiet. "I announce today that I am banishing Minatorie from our society until further notice. No one shall lay a hand on her, or injure her in any way, under penalty of my wrath."

Everyone was taken by surprise, and I used that surprise to take her leash and lead her down the stairs and into the safety of the building behind us.

Once inside the building, I headed to our chambers as fast as we could move. Once inside our chambers, I instructed Toy to allow no one in and took Minatorie into the safety of our chambers.

When we were inside, I took the lease off her and untied her hands. I hugged her and apologized to her for the necessity of that display.

"That is all they will get about you. You will stay here until I think it is safe for you to join me in public."

She looked up, tears were forming in her eyes. "Master, are you not going to kill me?" I shook my head. She knelt and kissed my hooves. "I will stay in your chambers and do everything in my power to make this an enjoyable bed for you and a place of peace. I have an enormous debt to repay to our people."

I left her on her knees and headed back to the throne room.

That night, she began what would be a nightly attempt to satiate my sexual desires. And I found that a Minotaur had an large sexual appetite.

I was just beginning over the next couple of days to try and straighten out the mess of our society when I turned around to find the wizard standing in my room. I immediately ordered everyone else out of the room.

He looked at me without smiling. "Well, your highness, it looks like you're doing alright."

"You know better than that. I couldn't kill her, and I no longer have any power over these Minotaurs."

"You have what you need. You always have. However, you need to get this kingdom in shape quickly. The next challenge will be here soon."

"What challenge? How will I answer the challenge without you?"

"I will always be around, watching you. Just remember the old proverb,

"Happiness build on sand will sink at the first shaking, but duty will survive the hardest blows."

I turned and he was gone Great, more proverbs he probably made up. What was coming anyway? I just knew I had to get this kingdom ready for whatever he saw coming.