Chapter 3

Mia sank back into the downy pillow, her heavy breathing subsiding. Beside her the pink, flushed face of princess Lianna emerged from beneath the blankets, her red hair dishevelled and a twinkle in her eye. The princess moved closer, taking Mia in her arms and pulling her into a close embrace. Mia turned her head and whispered into her lovers ear

“Thank you Ma’am” her voice was airy, her breathing not fully calmed. She felt that she could still sense the warmth of Liana’s tongue where it had been between her legs. Liana did not reply, but held her closer, cheek to cheek, their naked bodies intertwined. Mia thought how strange it was that she was here, sharing a bed with the princess. It had been a month since she had become her bedmaid, and in truth the relationship was hardly that of a mistress and her servant anymore, they were lovers now, although they still had a lot of fun assuming the old roles and Mia still liked to call Liana Ma’am. Strange as it seemed that she should be a princess lover, it felt natural and that brought a happy smile to her face.

It was early morning. The sun shone in through the lacey curtain of Liana’s room. The pair lay in each other’s arms for a long time, but eventually Liana pulled away and rolled over onto her back, reaching out for a little bell that sat on the bedside table. Lucy would already be waiting, probably getting impatient by now for the sun had risen some time ago. Before Mia had started sharing Liana’s bed the attendant would simply have walked in by now and woken the princess herself. These days she let them have their mornings together. Liana rang the bell and sure enough Lucy entered the room almost immediately, she had been waiting by the door. Lucy liked to complain about Liana’s late rising from time to time, but the princess knew she didn’t really mind, Lucy was never without a book to read and she was always glad of a quiet moment.

She smiled warmly at the couple as she performed a small curtsy to Liana and gave a nod to Mia, all the while holding the tray in her hands steady. She was perfectly presented as always, her neat blonde hair framing her face then curling into two wide ringlets that fell prettily on her shoulders. Her feline ears were perked up and the tip of her tail flicked gently from side to side. Mia was often amazed that Lucy could look so perfect so early in the day and had to remind herself that not only was she a beastkin, and thus not in need of so much sleep, but she was also a mage and according to Liana used a spell to arrange her hair.

Lucy approached the bed and offered the tray to Liana. It held a delicate silver coffee pot and two small cups, as well as two cups of water and a little silver lidded bowl. Liana sat up to take the tray, unashamed at showing Lucy her nakedness. She placed the tray over her lap then washed her mouth out with some of the water and Mia, also sitting up now and similarly comfortable in front of Lucy did the same. Liana poured a cup of coffee and handed it to Mia, who blushed a little as she took it, feeling that it should be her doing the serving. Once Liana had poured her own cup and taken a long sip she turned to her attendant who was standing beside the bed watching the couple with an affectionate look. Lucy was very pleased with the match.

“Is there any news for me this morning Lucy?” the princess asked, her tone making it quite clear that she hoped there wasn’t.

“Nothing urgent.” Replied Lucy. She never called Liana M’lady in private as she did in public. “Your father will want you to take lunch with him as there are guests, but he plans to take them hunting for a few days so you won’t have to join them for anything other than lunch.”

Liana sighed and took another sip of her coffee, then she spoke. “I suppose it’s not too bad. Thank you Lucy. I’d like to take a bath this morning, could you have one drawn for me?”

“Of course.” replied Lucy with a smile and she turned and left the room. Once she was gone Liana turned to Mia and spoke.

“I want to ask you something Mia, and it’s very important to remember that you are free to say no, I won’t mind at all and I’ll never ask again.”

Mia, immediately curious, nodded her understanding.

“Before I met you, me and Lucy used to share a bed some nights, and do other things as well. It was never like you and me, we were always just friends, but it was fun. Lucy is very skilled and she can do things with her magic. I wondered if you would be interested in having her join us sometime. I’m sure she would like to, though you don’t need to worry if you aren’t interested, she has other people and she’s not the jealous type at all. She’s very happy we have each other.”

Mia didn’t answer immediately. She had always assumed that Liana and Lucy had done such things. She’d actually lain awake at night imagining just that quite a few times before she and Liana had become close, it had always been an appealing thing to think about. When she thought about the suitors that pursued Liana’s hand she always felt a little sick, but when she thought of Lucy and Liana she felt something quite different.

Liana had an anxious look on her face that seemed out of place on one who was usually so confident. She was concerned that Mia might be upset by the question. She wouldn’t have asked if she wasn’t fairly sure Mia would be interested, but it was nerve wracking, if she was wrong it might feel very hurtful.

Seeing the princess’s anxious expression Mia smiled and answered.

“I think it’s a very good idea. You know, I used to fantasise about the two of you sometimes.” Mia blushed a little as she answered.

Liana laughed as her anxious expression fell away into a relieved smile.

“I was sure you’d be interested. I really wouldn’t have asked otherwise.”

The pair smiled at each and Liana leaned over and place a soft kiss on Mia’s cheek, making her blush, then the princess put down her coffee cup and spoke again.

“Will you join me for my bath?”

Mia nodded enthusiastically.

That evening Mia and Liana sat on the princess’ bed. Both wore nothing but their cotton side-laced panties. They sat side by side, their hands on their laps, and did not speak. By the side of the bed their other clothes were neatly folded in two tidy piles. It was all part of the game, all discussed in advance.

Liana had told Mia how, as a princess, she had never truly been punished. “It would not do to treat royalty like a common servant” she had said, in the mocking tone she used to impersonate her father. She thought that might be why the idea had become so exciting to her, both to punish others and, a little to Mia’s surprise, to be punished herself. Of course it wasn’t that Mia couldn’t understand the attraction, but she had never considered Liana wanting to be the submissive one. Apparently though she often had been, playing the naughty servant to Lucy’s stern mistress.

The princess had suggested they play that same game tonight and, after she got over her surprise, Mia had found the idea very appealing indeed. She was looking forward to sharing the experience with Liana and she found she was also rather looking forward to seeing Liana spanked, she couldn’t really picture it, but it was an arousing thought.

They had come from Lucy’s room. The attendant come mistress had told them in an imperious tone how they had failed in their tasks as servants and would now suffer the consequences. After a thorough scolding, so convincing in its stern tone that Mia couldn’t help but marvel a little at the quality of Lucy’s acting, they had been sent to their room, ordered to strip to their panties, fold their clothes neatly and wait in silence until Lucy came to deliver their punishment.

It seemed they had been sitting there for a very long time. There was a sort of tension in the air that Mia found exhilarating, making her think of the cold stone corridor of the palace dungeon where she had waited to be punished by Liana. Stealing a glance at Liana now she could tell that the princess felt it too. She was taking her role in the game very seriously, but her eyes had a sparkle that Mia had learned to recognise, a relaxed contentment that Mia thought Liana had not enjoyed often enough in her life.

One couldn’t say the life of a princess was hard, but it lacked certain freedoms that some others in the kingdom took for granted. Being punished was not a freedom of course, but Mia thought it seemed that way to Liana. It was an escape from her restricted role. Clearly she also found it quite exciting, Mia could see the hardness of her bare nipples despite the warm air of the room. Her eyes were lingering on that very pleasant sight when she heard the door swing open and, remembering her own role, turned quickly to look forwards once again.

Mia kept her eyes forward as Lucy stepped into the room and closed the door behind her. She heard the attendant say something in a language she couldn’t understand. It was a spell of silence so no one outside could listen in, she’d heard Lucy use it before. Though she’d known her well for weeks now and seen a fair bit of her magic, the strange sound of that language and the knowledge of what it was still made her shiver a little, like a gust of cold wind was sweeping over her, although the air was still, Liana never seemed to feel it.

Her spell completed, Lucy walked around the bed with a confident stride and stood in front of the two girls. She wore a stern expression, looking every bit the disappointed mistress. She was dressed in a white blouse covered by a tight fitting cream jacket, cut just above the breast so it showed a square of the fine white cloth of the blouse. Her skirt reached just a little more than half way down her thighs, hanging over the top of her long black socks and she wore fine ankle boots of soft pale leather. Her tail swayed slowly from side to side as she took in the pair on the bed. In her hand was a paddle of polished wood. It was long and thick but not very wide.

Mia glanced to the side at Liana and saw that she was playing her part well, she had a look of nervous fear on her face that sent a little flutter through Mia’s heart, though she knew very well it was just for show. It was so strange and endearing that she forgot her own part in the game for a moment and simply stared at Liana. Lucy’s voice snapped her back around.

“Stand up!” The attendant’s tail swished as she spoke and Mia found herself almost jumping to her feet. Lucy continued, her stern amber eyes moving slowly from one girl to the other as she spoke.

“You two have caused a lot of trouble for me. I run a neat house here and I can’t have girls like you ruining things. You will be punished properly and after this I expect you to improve. Do you understand?”

Mia and Liana answered together “Yes Ma’am!” Mia could hear the enthusiasm in Liana’s voice even as the princess tried to play the role of the frightened servant.

Lucy placed the paddle on the dresser behind her and turned back to face the girls. Pointing to a spot at the side of the room she spoke again.

“Stand over there.” As Mia and Liana did as they were told she strode past them and sat down on the bed, her tail wrapping around the side of her hip and hanging down beside her leg.

“Now then. I will spank each of you with my hand to start with and when you are properly warmed up you will both get your paddling together. Liana, you will be first. Come over her and lie over my lap.”

Mia found that she was very much looking forward to this. Already she could feel her arousal growing as she watched Liana walk slowly across the room and let Lucy pull her down over her lap. She found that the dressing mirror opposite her was positioned just right so that she could see the princess face as she lay over her attendant, Liana was smiling, her eyes twinkling with anticipation. Taking her time, Lucy undid the small buttons of her coat and removed it, then she held it out and spoke.

“Mia. Take this, fold it, put it down by your own clothes and then return to your position.” Mia did as she commanded. As she crouched to place down the jacket she stole a glance at Liana and saw a little spot of moisture on her tight fitting panties. When she returned to her position by the wall Lucy was undoing her shirt cuffs and rolling up her sleeves. When she finished she placed a hand on Liana’s back and the other on her bottom.

“I will begin now Liana, let this be a lesson to you.” Lucy had barely finished speaking when she brought back her hand and delivered a sharp slap to the princess’ bottom. Liana gasped and flexed her back a little. The next slap rang against the other cheek and again the princess gasped. Mia could tell the slaps were hard and she imagined the sting Liana felt. The attendant did not let up, her strikes beat out a steady rhythm on the princess behind and with each one Liana’s gasps grew louder, turning into little cries of pain and unmistakable pleasure. The sound was sweet in Mia’s ears and she could feel the growing warmth between her legs as she imagined the sensations Liana was experiencing.

The slaps continued. The princess began to squirm as her attendant delivered blow after blow to her behind. Mia could see the skin, where it showed below her panties, reddening to match the long hair which bounced as she wriggled and flexed under the blows. In the mirror she could see Liana’s face, her pleasure was evident even while she cried out as each blow found her behind. Mia was burning now, she wanted to reach down between her legs, but that wouldn’t be fitting, wouldn’t be part of the game, and that only made the sensation more intense.

With a final pair of quick hard slaps Lucy stopped her rhythm. Liana flopped down against her attendants legs, gasping for breath, a misty eyed, satisfied, look on her face. Lucy rubbed her hands together for a moment then reached down and with dexterous fingers undid the two knots that held Liana’s panties, pulled them away and let them drop.

“You will get twenty more on your bare skin Liana” Lucy said in her imperious tone. “After that you will stand up, collect your panties and place them with your other clothes. Then you will go to your position by the wall. Do you understand?”

Liana did not reply for a second, still breathing heavily. Lucy gave her bottom a light slap, bringing a little gasp from the princess, and repeated the question “Do you understand me Liana?”

This time Liana answered. “Yes Ma’am.”

“Good. These will be painful, but they are well deserved. Get ready.” Lucy caught Liana’s eye in the mirror and the princess gave her a roguish smile, then she dropped her head and lifted her bottom a little, offering it up for punishment. The provocative motion and the clear site of Liana’s arousal as it revealed the princess pussy sent a little shiver of excitement through Mia.

Lucy placed her hand on Liana’s behind once again. She gave the naked, reddened, skin a pair of gentle taps then drew back her hand and delivered a hard slap. Liana yelped and tossed her head back, her long red hair flying up with the motion. Lucy gave her little time to recover. The next slap was just as hard and again Liana bucked under the blow as she yelped. Mia could imagine the sharp pain and also the luxurious burn it would leave behind, she was looking forward to her turn. Liana continued to yelp and wriggle as the blows rang against her skin. Mia could see in the mirror that there were tears in her lover’s eyes, but the pleasure on her face was unmistakable. After ten strikes Lucy gave Liana a moment to catch her breath. The princess shuddered and moaned softly and Lucy gently rubbed her behind. After a moment she spoke again.

“Last ten Liana. Are you ready?”

“Yes Ma’am” Liana’s voice was husky as she spoke between deep breaths. Once again Lucy patted the punished skin and drew back her hand. The ten blows came quickly. Each a ringing slap that brought a yelp of pained pleasure from the princess as she twisted and wriggled under the punishment. By the time the last two blows landed the sound had merged together into one long cry, far more of pleasure than of pain. After that tenth blow Liana collapsed down, all the tension leaving her body as she let out a soft sighing moan of satisfaction and began to catch her breath. Lucy rubbed her bottom, which was now bright red, her delicate fingers caressing the skin. Liana made little satisfied sounds of enjoyment as her attendant stroked her.

Mia had been entranced, watching the punishment and listening to the sweet sound of the pleasure Liana took in the pain, but now she was acutely aware of the effect that sound, and the sight of Liana wriggling under Lucy’s firm hand, had had on her. Her pussy throbbed with her arousal and it took real effort not to reach down between her legs to relive it, but there was a pleasure too in denying herself the release.

She watched as the attendant gently guided Liana back to her feet. The tender affection Lucy felt for the princess was obvious in the way she helped her up and looked her in the eye with a reassuring smile, but when she saw the satisfied look and was sure that Liana had enjoyed the spanking she resumed her dominant persona and spoke in her commanding tone.

“Pick up your panties, put them with your clothes and go to your position. Keep your hands off your behind, you deserve the burn you’re feeling.”

Liana did as she was told. As she walked to take her place beside the wall Mia could see the mist of tears in her eyes, but her face still wore a look of deep contented satisfaction. She smiled flirtatiously at Mia as she approached. Seeing the princess like this, eyes full of happy tears and her bottom red from it’s punishment sent a wave of affection through Mia and she wanted to embrace her right there. Maybe reading her desire Liana grasped her hand as she came to stand beside her and gave it a tight squeeze, turning and grinning at her, the look on her face and the feel of her hand filled Mia’s head with a warm fuzz.

Lucy cleared her throat, bringing Mia’s attention back to her before she spoke.

“It is your turn now Mia, come her and lie over my lap.” Mia did as she was told, crossing the soft carpet to stand beside Lucy, who took her arm and guided her down over her lap. She felt the fabric of the attendant’s skirt and the soft silk of her socks against her naked skin. Through both she felt the heat of Lucy’s body. The attendant placed a warm hand on her back and she felt the other come to rest against her cotton panties, cupping the cheek of her behind. She shuddered a little and felt the heat between her legs grow stronger still. Lucy spoke.

“Your punishment will start now Mia. I hope it teaches you to behave better in future.” Mia was going to reply, but before she could the sharp force of Lucy’s first slap found her behind and her half formed word became a gasp. The blow was intense, even through the cotton panties, a stinging pain that quickly became a glowing warmth. The next came and she gasped once more, flexing a little with the sting. Lucy’s rhythm was steady and her hand was firm. She delivered a pattern of sharp slaps that filled Mia’s behind with stinging pain and building heat.

Lucy’s hand was still on her back, pushing her down over her legs as Mia wriggled, unable to hold still as the blows rang against her. As the pain rose her gasps became soft cries and her breathing grew quicker. The rhythm continued unbroken, sharp and painful but gloriously exhilarating. Mia could see the mirror, she thought Liana was watching her face but she had little time to think, the pain and the pleasure dominating her thoughts with their intensity. She flexed her body and tossed her head, she could feel the start of tears stinging her eyes as the punishing slaps stung her behind. A final pair of ringing blows drew a cry of pain that wavered and rose again as the second of the pair found her. The heat in her behind was fiery and as she sunk down over Lucy’s legs she was acutely aware of the matching heat in her pussy. She looked at Liana in the mirror through misty eyes, she could see the princess biting her lip a little, her fingers fidgeting at her sides, and she knew Liana was longing to relieve her own heat.