Chapter 7: The Mansion in the Forest
After waking up in the morning, Yurian washed her face and had breakfast as usual. She decided not to step outside her room at all today. If she went out, there was no telling what the people of the palace might do to her again. Though her days were boring and monotonous, Yurian had learned how to live quietly in the palace.
She read books every day, slept, and when that became tiresome, she sat on the windowsill and watched people passing through the palace. Compared to her previous life, her current life was more abundant than ever. She had three warm meals a day, could bathe in hot water, wore clean and soft new clothes, and slept in a fluffy bed.
As this peaceful routine continued, Yurian received a note from a maid.
She had no idea who sent the note. Yurian thought about who could have sent it. Anyone who called her "Yurian" was surely at least of royal status. She couldn't ignore the note, so she opened her door and checked the empty hallway. Seeing no one around, Yurian slowly walked down the corridor.
At the end of the long hallway, she went down a staircase. Stepping outside for the first time in days, the warm sunlight felt even more refreshing. Yurian slowly admired the green grass and colorful flowers planted in front of the palace. The scent of flowers tickled her nose, and the fresh smell of grass brought peace to her heart.
"Want to play together, Yurian?"
A girl around Yurian's age, wearing a beautiful dress, was standing in the garden. Who was she? Yurian tilted her head at the unfamiliar face.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Palace. Like you, I'm a princess living in this palace."
She hadn't seen this princess at the last dinner. All the other princesses had married off, so only Yurian and Princess Palace remained in the palace.
"Oh, hello."
"Hmm, no need for formalities. I was busy and couldn't make it to the last dinner, so we're only meeting now. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, Princess."
Yurian greeted her, taking in Palace's appearance, obvious at a glance to be wearing an expensive dress. From head to toe, she wore diamond and gold jewelry, and her face was beautifully made up even Yurian, as a fellow woman, found her pretty.
"Yurian, do you want to hang out with me? I'm bored."
"Yes, I'd like that."
Yurian was happy that a princess her age had asked her to play. Since entering the palace, she hadn't had a proper friend to talk to, so she felt truly relieved.
"Shall we walk the palace forest path together?"
The imperial palace was so vast that there was a forest path behind it. It didn't seem like a place many people frequented, but the quaint path surrounded by trees looked pleasant for a walk. Yurian walked slowly with Palace.
"How is it, Yurian?"
"It's nice. Though I think it would be a bit scary at night."
The forest path, thick with trees, seemed like wolves might appear at night. Still, Yurian felt good walking through the forest after so many days indoors.
"If you keep walking back here, there's another mansion."
"Wow, there's a building in a place like this."
Following the forest path, Yurian saw a large mansion and looked around in curiosity. Was it a villa? The building felt old-fashioned and oddly chilly, as if a ghost might appear.
"Let's go inside. I come here often. There are quite a few interesting things inside."
Creeeeak------
As Palace opened the large door and entered, Yurian was overwhelmed by the mansion's size. The large chandelier in the center shone brightly, and all the furniture was made of luxurious wood, giving the place an elegant atmosphere.
"Wow, I didn't know there was a place like this."
"You'll be even more surprised if you look inside the rooms."
Palace grabbed Yurian's hand and led her down the hallway. At the end of the long corridor was a large room.
Click----
"Here we are."
As Palace opened the door, Yurian was pushed forcefully into the room before she could even look inside.
"Why are you so late, Palace?"
Inside, the tall, muscular third prince Henry was already waiting. The fourth, David, stood next to him with a blank expression.
"Sorry. The precious princess here never leaves her room, so it was a bit of trouble getting her here."
Palace's demeanor had completely changed. She leaned back on a large sofa, lit a cigarette, and crossed her legs. Hoo------ After taking a drag and exhaling, white smoke drifted into the air.
"W-what is this..."
"Yurian? I've always wanted you to visit my room. There are lots of fun and interesting things here."
At Henry's words, Yurian slowly looked around the room. There were handcuffs for restraining wrists and ankles, ropes, and various long, mysterious objects scattered about. Yurian's mind grew muddled.
"Do you know why my room is so far away?"
"I don't."
Henry took off his outerwear and hung it on a chair, then removed his shirt as well. His bronzed, solid muscles looked even larger in the light.
"I decorated my room like this and invited guests, but the palace kept complaining it was too noisy. We're just having fun."
"What kind of... games do you play?"
"Oh right, it's your first time? Palace, should we show Yurian how we play?"
Palace, sitting on the sofa, took another drag of her cigarette and stubbed it out in the ashtray.
"I just want to watch today, but how annoying."... Palace loosened her tightly cinched corset and took off her long, elegant dress. Swish--- With the sound of fabric hitting the floor, a short black dress hugging Palace's figure was revealed. Her slightly tanned legs made her look even sexier, and she took a whip hanging on the wall. Yurian felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively stepped back.
"David, take off your clothes."
At Palace's command, the expressionless David undressed. Yurian immediately wanted to leave the room and turned to go. It seemed everyone in this room was out of their mind.
"Where are you going?"
Before Yurian could take three steps, David's burly arm grabbed her wrist and pushed her onto the sofa.
"Yurian, we haven't even started yet. Don't run away so soon. Just watch for now. It'll be interesting."
Palace gently stroked Yurian's face. Looking at Palace's face with red lipstick, Yurian's heart pounded, perhaps because of what she was about to witness. When David removed his underwear and was naked, Palace smiled.
"Get on all fours."
At Palace's command, David knelt and got on all fours. Under the lights, David's white back gleamed.
Whack------
Whack------
Whack--------
Without hesitation, Palace lashed David mercilessly with the whip. Each time the whip struck, Yurian gasped in shock and couldn't even close her mouth. Unlike Yurian, who was an illegitimate child, David was a prince of the empire yet he was being whipped by Palace? Seeing David's back quickly redden with whip marks, Yurian sat frozen in place.
"Hng....hng..."
"David? Who told you to make noise, huh?"
With a frightening expression, Palace struck even harder with the whip. Whack---- David flinched as the whip struck his back, but since he had just moaned, he was scolded and couldn't even breathe properly.
"If you make noise, you get punished. How about we use this today?"
Henry picked up a wooden fake penis from a shelf and waved it at Palace. But Palace shook her head, not satisfied.
"No. I already have something in mind."
Instead of the wooden dildo, Palace brought out a thicker one with a horse tail attached. Yurian couldn't even gasp, just stared as Palace waved the fake penis.
"David. Spread your hole."
Still on all fours, David used both hands to spread his anus wide. Under the white lights, his pink hole was exposed. Palace looked at the hole and grinned lewdly as she approached with the fake penis.