A Change of Scenery

A branch snapped underneath Amanda's knee - she fought the urge to cry out as the broken branch prodded her bare skin. She held her breath and her heart seemed to skip a beat. The immediate silence after the sharp noise was deafening to her as blood and adrenaline coursed through her veins.

She heard rustling behind her; the noblewoman was almost positive that it was the guard. Amanda rose out of her crouch and took off at a run. If she had stayed still a little while longer, she may have gone unnoticed. But she heard an exclamation of surprise from the guard and the rustle as he fumbled for a weapon. Amanda didn't bother to look back at this point. There were still at least 100 meters to go before she reached the tree line, so she broke out in a full sprint, the blanket draped over her shoulders and flowing behind her like a cloak.

Amanda heard a few more voices starting to stir in the camp - undoubtedly the guard woke a few others to help in pursuit. The former queen didn't know how deep the forest was or whether there was a town on the other side, but she had to at least try.              

There were heavy footfalls approaching rapidly behind her, but the pale woman was almost to the trees. She hoped to be able to lose them in the dark woods. Just as she passed the first few trees, a force ripped the blanket away from her. Amanda yelped, pausing to look behind her. The blanket had been caught by a bramble hanging from a branch. She cursed quietly and wrenched the blanket free again, holding it tighter around her body now. Realistically, Amanda knew it would get caught again. But she wasn't going to willingly give up the only 'clothing' she had.

Amanda forged on, moving a little gingerly as her bare feet were sensitive to the leaves, twigs, and other debris on the ground. The quiet of the forest washed over her, although the voices of the pirates sounded closer.

"Damn, she's going to be a pain to get back," one voice bemoaned.

"You think the captain is going to be happy to lose a prize like that?" Another's voice reached Amanda through the trees.

She allowed herself a faint smile. Escape was starting to seem likely to her now. She kept going in a crouch, trying to see in front of her to avoid stepping on anything that might give her position away. Her caution seemed to be paying off for a brief moment. But then everything went horribly wrong.

The dark forest worked against Amanda now. Despite her glances down at the ground, she didn't see a tangle of tree roots until it was too late. She gasped as she felt her foot get caught, and she didn't have enough time to stop herself from falling to the ground. She tripped and landed hard on her shoulder in a bed of fallen leaves. The thud and rustle of leaves got her pursuers' attention.

"Over there! She's to the right!"

Amanda groaned softly, scrambling to get back on her feet, this time losing the blanket as she hurriedly tried to regain her feet. She tried to run blindly away from their voices, but it was hard to keep her balance on the uneven ground. The men didn't seem to be having any such problems, and their footsteps sounded closer.

"No, no," she muttered breathlessly. There was a strong puff sound and the queen heard something rip through the brush. A thrill of fear ran through Amanda.

"Damn, missed," one of the men said. She heard the sound again, but this time it was followed by a sharp but brief pain in her lower back.

She yelped in shock. The area where she was struck already started to feel numb. But Amanda didn't stop. She stumbled a bit, continuing to make her way deeper into the forest. At this point, the former queen wasn't even sure that she was heading away from the pirates' camp. She just wanted to get away from the men after her right now.

It got harder to keep running, with every step it seemed that her legs got heavier. Her brain started to realize that whatever hit her was drugged with something - every movement took more and more energy. There was that sound again, and another brief jab in a similar location to the first, more square in the fleshy part of her butt.

"No..." the queen protested, although her words felt funny in her mouth. Her legs buckled, and she fell to her knees on the ground. She still had some feeling in her arms, and in desperation she got on her hands, trying to crawl away. Deep down, she knew her attempts were futile. She could hear the footsteps of multiple men get closer, and then stop as they were a few feet away. Amanda felt herself blush, knowing full well she had no way to cover herself. She could almost feel the eyes on her pale butt, lingering between her slightly parted thighs.

The embarrassment didn't last much longer. The same feeling of weakness spread to her arms and she crumpled to the ground with an undignified moan.

The pirates watched on with pride. It was dim in the forest, but Amanda's pale skin was brightly visible in the low light of the lantern one brought along on the 'hunt'.

"We woulda got her 'ventually," one of them muttered.

The pirate who had fired the small darts at the queen grunted. "Sure, but I wanted to use this. Got it from a bloke in Verdona." He stepped forward and nudged the barely-conscious Amanda with his foot. "Worked well enough, eh?" He turned back and looked at his shipmates, his smirk turning to a grin.

None of them answered. "We need to bring her back before the cap'n notices." The pirates murmured in agreement.

The man who had tranquilized Amanda leaned down and retrieved the small darts first, delicately plucking them out of her lower back and rump. He took the chance to squeeze the royal woman's ass as well.

"Oi, Dirk, do that later," one of the others chided. Dirk rolled the queen over onto her back and pulled her limp body into a standing position, throwing her over his shoulder with ease.

The marksman grinned, smacking Amanda's ass again. The smack echoed in the otherwise silent forest. "I think she's my trophy. Let's go back."

Amanda remained on the verge of consciousness through the whole ordeal. She wanted to protest - make any sound - but her mouth was numb, and her tongue moved silently and uselessly. The world spun upside down as she was thrown over a shoulder. Her mind wasn't even aware enough to be embarrassed at this point. She vaguely felt her butt squeezed, prodded, and spread, but she just couldn't muster the energy to care. Defeated, she let her head hang down, bobbing up and down with her captor's footsteps.

—

Captain Barone sighed as he crouched low to sit down in his tent. Amanda was an uncooperative captive, which wasn't out of the ordinary in his profession. He looked at Jade, now slumbering peacefully next to his bed roll. "You are much easier than your Queen," he said ruefully, finishing his tankard of ale from supper.

Barone looked at the entrance of his tent and double checked the front flap was tied down. His eyes lingered on her dark, bare, inviting body. He rolled Jade over onto her back, delicately brushing the hair away from her fine features. Jade's vibrant brown eyes were unfocused, slightly rolled back in her head as he checked behind her eyelids. With uncharacteristic tenderness, he caressed her face, gently squeezing her cheeks and letting his finger brush across her gently parted lips.

The tall pirate leaned down to kiss Jade. He was tentative at first but realized that was pointless and he pressed his face close to hers, his tongue reaching into her passive mouth. Barone could taste the strong wine his crew had passed around on her breath.

Barone ran his fingers through her thick black hair, pressing her ever closer to himself. His hands never stayed in one place for long, and he moved his attention down to her perky breasts, tweaking her dark nipples between his thumbs. The pirate allowed himself a smile when Jade exhaled harder after that. "Well, if you like that..." he said softly, letting his fingers dance over her stomach and down to her crotch. Barone repositioned himself on top of her so it was easier to use his fingers to start to pleasure her.

Jade remained as unmoved as ever for a few seconds, but even in her state of slumber she couldn't keep that up forever. Her features shifted ever so slightly - an almost imperceptible twitch of her lips, a slightly flare of her nostrils. But Barone noticed more as his fingers worked their way down into Jade's crotch, his fingers sliding in and out of her pussy. This time, Barone could feel Jade's whole body tense in reaction.

As fun as it was to toy with her like this, Barone couldn't resist the urge to use her for his own purposes. Jade made a small, inadvertent sound like a whimper as he took his hand away to loosen his own pants.

The tall pirate smiled as he mounted the much younger and much shorter woman. He grabbed Jade's limp arms and raised them above her head. With his knee, he nudged her legs apart a little further, then slowly guided his dick between her legs, sliding it into her pussy. Barone sighed in pleasure as he felt Jade's body react to him. The drug he had administered was starting to wear off - it wasn't designed to last very long anyway - and her breathing sped up.

Jade's eyes fluttered behind her still-shut eyelids, and a small puff of air passed through her lips, the pirate almost certain there was a tiny moan of pleasure. Barone kissed her on the lips. "Wake up, Jade," he said softly.

He kept his thrusts going, putting in a little more power as Jade's body welcomed him deeper and deeper. This only stirred Jade more, and Barone slowly felt her body start to wake up beneath him. Her muscles started to tighten, her fingers and arms tensing. Jade's legs started to move underneath the pirate, and her lips moved more as she slowly woke up.

Her brow furrowed slightly as Barone worked over her, and after a little longer her lips moved wordlessly. Barone smiled, kissing her again, his tongue pushing into her mouth. This only woke her up more, and for a second, he felt Jade's tongue meet his in a sleepy attempt to kiss back.

But then it changed. Her eyes fluttered open, and she realized what was happening. She tried to push her head away and protest against the pirate, but he quickly pulled his mouth away from hers and clamped his hand over her mouth and nose. "Stay quiet," he whispered fiercely in her ear, all the while thrusting in and out of her.

Jade's big brown eyes looked up at him, a little watery from the excitement. She frowned and tried to move her mouth to say something, but any words were smothered by his hand over her mouth. "Can you be quiet?" The pirate asked, thrusting just a little harder than he had before.

Jade bit her limp, trying to stifle a whimper from beneath his hand. Her eyes met the pirates, and she moved her head as much as he allowed her in a nod. Slowly, Barone pulled his hand away from her mouth. Jade drew in a shuddery deep breath. She tried to block out the waves of pleasure flowing from between her legs.

"What - what are you... doing?" She breathed quietly, her eyes closed tightly.

Barone didn't answer, only harrumphing quietly. The answer should be obvious.

"Why...?" She whispered, this time opening her eyes to meet Barone's.

"Should I stop?" He smirked.

Jade closed her eyes and tried to steel her mind against her body's feelings of pleasure. She didn't answer. Whether it was the alcohol from earlier or some deep-down attraction to the pirate, she couldn't help but enjoy herself.

Barone laughed - a brief, quiet laugh. He didn't stop fucking her, only reaching to lift her leg up over his shoulder. "Mm, flexible," he kissed her again, grabbing her face to make sure she couldn't turn away.

Jade resisted his lips at first, but gave in after a few seconds, responding in kind. "Oh..." she whimpered softly from behind his lips, his dick pumping in and out of her at the right angle that she couldn't stay silent.

"I told you to be quiet, didn't I?" Barone murmured, his hand shifting to her exposed throat. He pushed a little harder at her small, pathetic gasp.

Jade stopped her next protest. She looked up meekly at Barone again, just barely whispering "yes... master."

Barone smiled again at her, putting his finger to her lips. "Oh, I'm not your master, Jade. Save that for whoever buys you."

Jade felt herself blush. She had forgotten about that - she lost herself in the moment. The dark-skinned beauty turned her gaze down. She felt the pirate stop fucking her and pull out. A small, inadvertent gasp passed through her lips.

Barone wasn't done though. He firmly grabbed her shoulder and hip, forcibly rolling her over onto her front. Jade didn't make any noise this time. She felt Barone knead her ass with his hands as she lay face down. That wasn't much of a surprise to her; she had noticed most of the crew's eyes on her butt whenever she walked past. And not to mention that even Queen Amanda had quite an interest in Jade's body as well back in Aern, and even further back to the first crew of slavers who had captured her. Barone seemed to be taking his time now, so she let her hand drift between her legs and subtly began to play with herself - the pirate had gotten her close to a climax and she saw no reason to not make herself feel good.

Jade bit her lip to silence herself, happy that Barone wasn't trying to stop her yet. She felt one of his hands raise up to smack her butt and then stop. This time, Jade allowed herself a smirk. She didn't know what prompted her to - maybe she was just in the mood, but she couldn't help but tease the commanding pirate captain. "Don't want to make noise now, hmm?" She whispered.

Barone snarled. He grabbed her by the back of her head and drove her face a little harder into the bedroll, her mouth and nose pressed into the thick fabric. Evidently, he didn't enjoy her little tease. His knees prodded her thighs apart, and he powerfully drove his cock into her pussy from behind. If her mouth hadn't been covered by the bedroll, Jade almost certainly would've moaned.

Now, Barone seemed to have a problem with Jade touching herself, grabbing her wrist quickly and forcing it behind her back. He didn't say anything - just quietly grunting as he got closer to finishing himself. She wasn't sure how much longer the pirate went, but she suddenly feel his muscles tighten against her, and he quickly pulled out. She felt his cum shoot up her back. She took as deep of a breath as she could, her face still forced into the bedding. She was just starting to struggle to breathe when Barone let go of her head.

"Shh," he hissed. "Stay here. Clean yourself off," she felt him toss a cloth onto her back and the slosh of a bucket of water next to her. She was still trying to stretch her muscles enough to peel herself off the ground. There was the sound of the tent flap opening and closing again. When Jade looked over her shoulder, she saw Barone was gone. She heard his voice saying something - he certainly sounded annoyed. But she shrugged, whatever it was, it probably wasn't her concern. The young woman gingerly reached for the clean cloth and washed off her lower back. She rolled over, laying on the bedroll, unsurprisingly tired. She closed her eyes and let her hand reach between her legs. After all, she might as well...

—

Barone had heard voices outside the tent. He quickly left Jade in his tent, making sure he dressed himself before stepping out into the open. His eyes quickly scanned the area. Most of the tents were as they had been earlier, and a few embers still burned low in the fires. He was just able to make out the shape of a few men in the distance. The captain narrowed his eyes, recognizing them as his men. And one of them had something on his shoulder - after a few more steps, Barone recognized the unconscious body of the Queen of Aern.

He didn't shout across the distance, he lengthened his stride and reached his men in a few more seconds. One of the men noticed Barone approaching, and motioned for the others to pay attention.

Barone crossed his arms. "What happened here?"

Dirk, the man holding Amanda, turned around to look at Barone, Amanda's hair waving and arms dangling. "Captain!" He patted the dark haired woman none-too-gently on the butt. "This one tried to escape, but we got her."

"Hmph, good," Barone stepped closer, noticing some of the dirt and leaves stuck to Amanda's body. He raised his eyebrow but didn't question it. "She'll need to be washed off. See to it."

"Aye, captain."

Barone turned his gaze to look at his men again, running his hands through his thick hair and sighed. Amanda and Jade were proving to be troublesome for him - although for different reasons. "Tie her up again. I'll bring something that will keep her out longer." The pirate captain turned and headed back to the ship.

He went to his quarters, rummaging through his personal stash of loot - which obviously contained some heavy sedatives. Once he was satisfied he had what he wanted, he headed back to camp with a small vial. The men had set Amanda down on the ground, her legs spread and arms raised above her head. Her body glistened in the low moonlight and dying fires, the guards had washed off her body a little already. In the cool night air, Amanda's nipples were hardened, and one of the men was absentmindedly tweaking her nipple between his fingers.

Barone smirked - the troublesome queen would no doubt try to threaten them again if she was awake. But she wasn't and Barone now planned to keep her out as long as he could. He knelt down next to the queen and delicately opened her mouth. He uncorked the vial, pouring just a few drops into her awaiting mouth. She liquid ran down her tongue and into the back of her throat, where she subconsciously swallowed it as if it were just saliva.

Nothing changed immediately, but the pirate nodded confidently. "That should keep her out for..." he shrugged as he thought about it. "Midday tomorrow? She will not be going anywhere." He stood up, nudging the limp beauty with his foot and smirking. "Tie her up if you want. I'm going back to bed."

"Night, cap'n." A few of the men echoed the sentiment.

The tall pirate leader walked back to his tent, smiling as he remembered putting Jade to good use. When he ducked down to enter his tent, he held back a derisive laugh. The dark-skinned beauty was laying on his bedroll, eyes closed and legs partly spread. There was a satisfied smile on her own lips.

"If you think I'm going to keep you for myself... this won't work," he said softly.

Jade opened an eye to look at Barone, raising her own eyebrow. In truth, she had gotten surprisingly comfortable spending time with the tall pirate. Although she'd never admit it to anyone, and some of it was probably influenced by the wine, part of her preferred this to the pageantry she'd gone through as Amanda's servant. "I figured," she said coolly. "What happened out there?"

Barone was considering not telling her, but shrugged and figured the young woman might enjoy it. "Amanda tried to escape."

Jade's eyebrows shot up. "Escape? That makes sense, I guess. She didn't seem to be adjusting very well."

Barone prodded her to get off his bedroll and lay down. "And yet you are?"

"I've gone through this before," Jade shrugged nonchalantly. She felt Barone's gaze on her, and felt compelled to keep talking. "It was a little over a year ago. Some foreigners saw me in the woods outside my town. I don't remember much until I was led out onto the auction stage at Verdona."

Barone wasn't moved by Jade's story - naturally, as this was the life he had chosen for himself. "And so Amanda bought you?"

Jade nodded. "Her people did, but yes. I was a 'gift' to her. Amanda kept me around sometimes as a servant, sometimes a companion, sometimes..." she trailed off, blushing a little.