Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:17:29 -0800 (PST)
From: JMH <trandar2002@yahoo.com>
Subject: The Guild/chp 7
Hello folks... hope all is well with you... Enjoying this
story I hope.
JMH trandar2002@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adultwritingworkshop/
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Vard stood by as he watched the clans of the northern plains
ford the great Olo River. On the other side were the warm,
green lands of the farmers, the bounty of the cities, and the
hard stone of fortresses and so far none had opposed them.
That was to be expected however for while the river marked
the boarder of the kingdom of Yates Varros' people were
still two days ride from the nearest settlement.
"Shall I send out a scouting party?" Broken
Claw asked as he reined in his horse next to his birth kin.
"I have already sent them... and more besides."
"Oh?"
"Yes... I have invited the King of Yates to come
see the grandness of the Clans himself and offer him the
chance to surrender."
"Do you think he will?' Broken Claw laughed.
"It is worth a try. It is not my intent to make
enemies of the people settled here. In fact, once I am king
I plan to add them to my army."
"Army?' Broken Claw snickered. "You are now
talking like a southerner. Give me a group of my own people
and I will show you the skill of professional soldiers.."
"I hope you are right beloved. Shall we cross
the river together?"
"Race you." Claw laughed as he spurred his
horse forward without waiting for Vard reply.
Soon both men's steeds were running down the
hill, across the river to the flat lands on the other side.
"Welcome home!" Broken Claw laughed.
"Not till I find Joshua." Vard smiled. His
hopes high that he would find his missing part soon.
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The weeks before Thomas left for the Academy had
been heated as both father and son argued over Joshua fate.
Thomas demanded daily that his father give his word to let
Joshua remain safe and comfortable at the castle but this
only made Labatt more determined to dispose of the slave at
the soonest moment possible.
In the end Gerick took matters into his own
hands. While Thomas slept, the former captain shook Joshua
awake. "Come nephew it is no longer safe for you here."
Gerick said as he handed Joshua a grey tunic.
"But Thomas." Joshua protested. He did not
want to leave his birth kin.
"He will be alright." Gerick said patiently as
he helped Joshua dress.
"But..."
"Joshua... if you stay here after Thomas is gone
his father will send you back to the mines and then you will
never be free."
"I, I understand." Joshua replied, giving up
his protest even though it pained his heart.
Using a servant's stair and a side door out of
the castle Gerick led Joshua into town to the house of sky
merchant Travis Vor... where lived his son, Austin, one of the
birth kin who had attended Thomas's birthday party. When
the dark haired wiry young man opened the door to his
father's house he let out a deep sigh of relief. "Thank
the light you made it here safely."
"Thank you for taking him in... I do not know
how angry the Baron will be knowing Joshua has escaped the
mines again so may I apologize in advance for any trouble may
befall you." Gerick bowed.
"Don't worry... my father's sky ship is leaving
port tomorrow. I will make sure both Joshua and I are on
it." Austin replied.
"And how will you explain this to your father?"
"You mean you don't know... I'm the ship's
captain. My father only travels now to handle the
negotiations."
"You are quite young to be a captain of a Sloth
transport." Gerick said impressed.
"If I were a noble I am sure I would have gone
to the Academy but be as that may I must content myself with
the Sloth and my racer."
"A racer?" Joshua asked... speaking for the
first time.
"Yes... basically it is an unarmed assault
fighter with the missile tubes replaced with extra fuel tanks
to extend its range."
"I see... I have never been in the sky before."
Joshua said.
"Then it will be my honor to show it to you."
Austin replied... almost laughing. Just being close to Joshua
sent butterflies flying in his stomach.
Joshua responded by letting a small smile grow on
his face. So long as he was close to one of his birth kin he
felt safe.
Seeing that the young men's eyes were now lost
in each other... Gerick felt a jolt of jealousy. No matter
what Gerick did, Joshua remained reserved towards him, even
in their love making. This compared to the warm smile Joshua
would given any of his birth kin.
"Joshua... will you give me a kiss goodbye?"
Gerick asked... needing proof of Joshua's affection towards
him.
"Yes Gerick." Joshua replied, planting a quick
kiss on Gerick's cheek.
Gerick would have none of that however and pulled
Joshua back to him so as to kiss him properly, lips pressing
hard against lips. "I will come back for you soon." He
promised, knowing he needed to leave before his lust overtook
him.
"Ok." Joshua nodded... Gerick had tried his
best to teach him about love but from what Joshua had learned
he knew that his feelings did not match the intense emotions
Gerick had for him. That did not mean he did not care about
Gerick... he did. And it was not that he did not find the sex
between them fulfilling... it was. Joshua just did not love
Gerick... or at least love him the way Gerick wanted him to.
It hurt Joshua to see the pain in Gerick's eyes when he did
not respond the way Gerick hoped. Joshua did know a person
who did love Gerick the way Gerick wanted however... Thomas,
but Gerick only seemed interested in him... ignoring the young
lord.
"We will have to have a long talk the next time
we meet." Gerick sighed, not finding the adoration he
wanted on Joshua's face.
"I understand." Joshua nodded... not looking
forward to that day.
Once Gerick was gone, Austin wrapped an arm
around Joshua's waist. "He's in love with you birth
kin."
"I know," Joshua sighed.
"He is a very handsome man."
"He is," Joshua agreed.
"But he's not birth kin," Austin added.
"No... he's not," Joshua said sadly.
Austin seeing the pain on Joshua's face decided
to change the subject. "I am though!" He grinned as he
tickled Joshua's sides.
That seemed to do the trick as Joshua burst into
peels of laughter. "I know you are!"
"Come... I want to show you around the place."
Austin said as he ran inside the house.
His mood lifted, Joshua ran after him.
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"Where is he Thomas!" His father demanded when
he did not see Joshua by his side.
"I gave him his freedom and sent him where you
could not reach him."
Labatt pounded his fist on the dinning room
table. "You did what!"
"You were planning of sending him back to the
mines were you not... so that I would stop embarrassing you by
loving a common slave."
"You will not speak to me in such a manner!"
"I will father and there is nothing you can do
to stop me!"
"Why son... why does that slave mean so much to
you?"
"You would not understand."
"Try me."
"Father trust me... you don't want to know. In
fact it would put you in danger."
"Son... if you are in danger, it is my duty to
protect you." Labatt said concerned by the serious
expression on his son's face.
"Father... I am sorry but I can't tell you."
"So be it... but if I ever see that slave of
yours again... the mines will be the best he can hope for."
"As you say father... now if you will excuse me I
must finish packing for school." Thomas said with a curt
bow.
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Austin had promised Joshua the sky and he kept
that promise. Enjoying the feel of the wind across his face
as the giant Sloth transport slowly took off from port Joshua
felt a possessive arm wrapped around his waist.
"It is so wide and open out here." Joshua, who
had lived most of his life in the mines exclaimed.
"I know the feeling." Austin agreed. "My
father has been pressing me to marry for some time now but
each time I would tell him I had already married the sky.
Nothing beats the open space and fresh air of the open
skies... that was until I met you Joshua."
"I don't know what to say."
"Just tell me you love me." Austin laughed.
"I love you Austin." Joshua said earnestly.
"And I love you too birth kin."
"Captain," one of Austin's officers saluted.
"Yes ensign?" Austin asked as he turned
around.
"A message from Captain Gerick." The man said
as he took out a message tube.
"Thank you." Austin said as he took the tube.
Breaking the seal Austin took the message out and
began reading it.
To Captain Austin
From Captain Gerick:
The plan has begun. Already twenty-seven birth
kin have joined military service and Thomas is on his way to
the Academy. I want you to take Joshua and yourself there by
the long route. I have told the Commandant that you are a
nephew of mine... the Baron prince of Yordeth a title I have
purchased from a displaced family. As for Joshua, he will
play the role of your cousin. To help with this subterfuge,
inside this tube is a Guild device that will change Joshua
eyes to a more normal color... that is all that is necessary.
Finally remember that the only ones you can trust are your
fellow birth kin and myself. Send Joshua my love and may the
light be with you.
"The Royal Academy..." Austin whispered. He
could not believe that he now had a chance to go to the
premier flight school on Wor.
"What does the letter say?" Joshua asked.
"Just telling me where we should go next."
Austin laughed as he wrapped his arms around Joshua neck and
kissed him. "That is from Gerick."
"Thank you." Joshua blushed.
"And this is from me." Austin said as he gave
Joshua a deeper kiss while he pressed his harden sex against
Joshua's thigh.
"Austin..." Joshua sighed.
"Please Joshua... I want you inside me. I want
you to take me up into the heaven of your arms."
Joshua nodded and began undoing his grey robe the
wind quickly blowing it off the ship's deck. Naked, his sex
erect Joshua lowered the just as bare captain onto the cold
metal deck of the ship, raising Austin's legs up above his
head so that he may slip inside him.
Over and over again as Joshua made love to his
birth kin Austin declared his love... "I love you Joshua... I
love you so much... I love you... I love you."
"I love you too." Joshua replied calmly as he
buried his manhood deep in his birth kin, planting his seed
inside the Sloth Captain before collapsing on top of him.
Even with a cold wind blowing the two did not
leave the ship's deck quickly but clung to each other, the
heat of their bodies keeping each other warm.
The more time Austin spent with Joshua the
stronger his devotion and love grew. He could not see how
Thomas had been able to let Joshua go... even for a short time
for just the though of not having Joshua within arms reach
pained him.
"Captain?" The same ensign saluted,
nervousness filling his voice.
Irritated Austin rolled over and stood up feeling
an empty void grow inside him as Joshua's sex slipped out of
him. "What is it?"
"We have arrived at the Canyon of Last Hope.
You are needed at the controls."
"Very well... I will meet you on the bridge."
Austin sighed. "Be sure to bring up a change of clothes for
myself and my... cousin." He finished saying remembering
what Gerick's letter has said."
"Yes captain." The ensign saluted before
quickly turning around.
Looking at Joshua... his pale massive body spread
out on the ship's deck as he looked up at the passing sky
Austin felt hesitant to leave. But leave he did for not even
a captain in love could abandon his ship.
On arriving on the bridge Austin was handed a
black and gold uniform with the single star cluster of his
rank.
"Captain on the bridge!" The bridge officer
shouted.
"At ease... how soon till we arrive at the
canyon?" Austin asked as he slipped on his pants.
"Ten more minutes at our present speed sir."
"Wind speed and direction?"
"Twenty knots from the southwest."
"When we reach the mouth of the canyon slow down
to half speed and drop fifty meters then prepare for the
first turn... navigator?"
"If the wind remains constant we will reach the
first turn three minutes after entering the canyon." The
nav officer replied after finishing his calculations.
"Good... Ensign Xavier?"
"Yes sir?"
"Did you enjoy what you saw on the boat deck?"
"Your pardon sir..." The man blushed at his
captain's frank comment.
"It is a simple question... did you enjoy it? I
know you enjoyed it when we would do that together."
"I..."
"I will take that as a yes. If I remember
correctly you just celebrated your 21st birthday.
"I did sir... I was even invited to the Baron's
castle but I was on duty then."
"Then will you keep my cousin company on the
observation deck? I think you will find the experience most
rewarding."
"As you say captain." The ensign said as he
left the bridge.
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Ideas... suggestions... opinions... Now working on what will
be the follow up story to the series so your input would be
greatly appreciated.
JMH
trandar2002@yahoo.com