King Vyakles and Admiral Vasha did not wish to offend the Queen so they heartily drank down more opium laced wine. Soon the King's head began to swim, as he began to sway about in his seat. Whereupon Queen Thera, with the help of Vasha, escorted the drunken King into the back portion of the large tent where they lay him down in the plush comfort of the silken feather bed. Here, just before his head hit the pillows, King Vyakles suddenly took Thera's face in his hand as he reached up kissing her on the mouth with much passion, much to Admiral Vasha's disdain whom then excused himself back to the table at the front of the tent.
"Dearest Thera, if only you were my bride! We could rule our nation's together!" the King shouted.
"You, Dear Sir, are drunk Your Highness! And now, this is the part of your journey where you rest." Queen Thera smiled sweetly as she gently, lovingly kissed Vyakles, here Thera felt a deep pain in her heart, as if she had been stabbed in the chest. She savored this last moment with Vyakles, inhaling his scent of olive oil and bay leaves, she stroked his black curls, the whiskers of his thick black beard tickling her chin. Then her handsome lover, father to her children, the Great King of Sparta was asleep, safe in the arms of Morpheus, as Thera crept quietly from the sleeping chamber. In doing so Thera had to hold back her tears of guilt and remorse as she joined Vasha at the table, where she found him in a melancholy state and she entreated the tired, handsome Admiral to sit next to her on a long, comfortable couch covered with thick pillows, silk sheets, and woolen blankets. Happily then the two friends sat beside one another each telling the other how their special friendship had been deeply missed. Thera asked if Vasha had taken a bride, or partaken in the prior breeding season, to all of which he replied saying simply, No. The Admiral gave up salutations of a congratulatory nature on the birth of her son. Now here he began a discourse as follows "I can only imagine the difficulty a mother must endure to part with a son."
"We do so willingly, as is our custom." Queen Thera replied taking in a little offense by his tone of statement.
"Tell me, Thera," he paused moving much closer to the Queen as he looked deep into her eyes, Thera could see his pupils were dilated, he seemed aroused by her presence as he continued "Does your law allow you to come and visit 'Our' son?"
"No, we severe all ties with the child."
"How sad.., must be so hard for you." here unexpectedly Vasha grabbed Thera's hand placing it in his lap where she could see and feel Vasha's rock hard erection.
Snatching her hand away the Queen realized his behavior was due to the strong concoction, but she said in a soft voice "I am sure, the pain suffered by the women of Sparta, whom are forced to abandon their weak and sickly newborn babies in the wild to be exposed to the dark, the cold, and the wolves; which is the custom of your nation! This surely, is the worst pain a mother could ever be asked to endure!" Queen Thera said with a heavy sigh, then she felt bad for this encounter between them, as she turned to apologize for her harsh words the Queen found her dear friend, Vasha, fast asleep beside her. Here, at long last, Thera had attained the result she desired! The first phase of the escape was complete! Covering the exhausted Admiral with a soft blanket Queen Thera crept out of her tent where she found an excited Jessa waiting outside for her.
"Where is Commander Odessa?" the Queen whispered to her co-conspirator.
"Lascofa and I, we found her in a field of flowers, naked with Officer Kai of Sparta." Jessa panted trying to catch her breath for the excitement of their treachery. "We have wrapped her in a blanket, she lies on the stage at the foot of the throne."
"Come, we must make Odessa ready." Queen Thera said as she and Jessa crept out in the night, the camp quiet of any noise or movement as everyone, except these three, had become unconscious. Thera, Jessa and Lascofa gathered together round Odessa on the stage in front of the abandoned dining area as a gentle wind blew in off the dark lake. Now this moment seemed to take an eternity for Thera as she slipped off her gauntlets, and golden breast plate; which the women dressed Odessa in. Then they propped Odessa up on the throne as Thera removed her glorious golden crown of stars, the ancient crown of the Royal House of Themiscyra. With much grace and care of thought Thera placed the crown upon the sleeping Odessa's head. Jessa and Lascofa held back tears as they watched their great and glorious Queen Thera abdicate her throne to her dearest friend Odessa, both knew Thera would now no longer, ever be recognized as Royalty, but Thera would forever in their hearts remain their brave and noble Queen.
Thera now placed a letter she had prepared earlier in Odessa's hand, an apology and explanation for her treacherous act. Thera paused for a moment gazing down upon the new Queen and she bent down kissing Odessa's cheek as a sign of respect and admiration, with a few tears Thera said goodbye to her dearest friend, whom Thera loved more than anyone else on the face of the Earth. Thera prayed to the Gods and Goddesses to protect Queen Odessa, to allow her heart be lifted with praise and joy from the love of her people. Jessa and Lascofa saw the anguish in Thera's eyes, as she crept from throne, so they both quickly escorted her to the nursery where Lascofa had a cart and a team of horses ready to steal away into the night. So quickly the women removed ten of the sons of Sparta whom were of the body of Thera, Lascofa, Jessa, Kayla, Katara, Ia, Johanna, Amara, Iona, and Scotia, along with Thera's daughter, Sparta, twin sister to her son, whom Thera would call, Etherakles. There, in the deep dark of night, the babies went quietly as they had been given water mixed with red wine earlier and would not awake for hours to come. Sneaking passed the sleeping guards Thera, Jessa, and Lascofa stole away with the babies in their baskets, placing them gently in the back of the long wooden cart. "Now as for the Admiral, we must go and fetch our hostage."
So it was the three women drove the team of horses over to the Royal tent where they went in and carried Vasha out to the back of the wagon. This was no easy task, for eventhough they all had the strength of ten men, the Admiral was solidly built and he felt as heavy as a bronze statue. However, with much energy the women managed to get Vasha in the back with the baskets of sleeping babies; which they covered with blankets. Here Thera took in a deep calming breath for she wanted to go back in and look upon the face and body of the King of Sparta one last time, but instead, she gave a warm embrace to Jessa and Lascofa her heart racing with doubt and fear. "Let us go now, together, for we have a new society to create. Come! Our seven sisters await us aboard the ship, for soon we shall sail into our destiny." Thera gave a radiant smile which filled their hearts with peace of mind.
Now here Thera slipped under the blankets in the back with Vasha and the sleeping children. Thera curled up next to the large basket which held her boy and girl and, as the wagon made its way up out of the valley through the Western hills of Themiscyra, Thera placed her hand inside the basket pulling it close to her body as she touched her sleeping infants she took in deep breaths trying to relax. Yet, all this was too much for her heart; which raced in anticipation as the little wagon pulled nearer to the gates where the guards awaited, surprised by this unexpected sight.
"Open the gates!" Jessa shouted out to the three officers standing there.
"By whose order? Where is Commander Odessa?"
"By order of the Queen!" Jessa replied.
"And the last time we saw Commander Odessa, she was rolling around naked in a field of marigolds with one of the King's guards!" Here Jessa and Lascofa laughed. This information made the officers laugh along with the two women.
"The Queen has sent out an order that all should eat an drink of these special sweet cakes and rare wine." Jessa said handing a small basket of the cakes and a jug of the opium laced wine; which the officers gladly took as they felt a little slighted that they were not down in Colchise rolling around with the handsome men from Sparta. "We bring these delights to the Spartan men and our Women aboard the ship, by order of our dear and Glorious Queen Thera!" Jessa said loudly.
"Open the gates!" came the order and slowly, with much nervousness, the three women waited on baited breath as the massive oaken and iron doors were pulled open. Jessa and Lascofa felt the fresh sea air rush up to meet them as the little wagon and her secret cargo went out through the walls and down to the sandy shore where the seven women sent out a cheer from the dark ship when they saw Jessa and Lascofa coming down the beach in night under a blanket of stars as Artemis, the full moon, shone down there beside the Still Water Cove, North of the Black Sea.
"Dearest Thera, if only you were my bride! We could rule our nation's together!" the King shouted.
"You, Dear Sir, are drunk Your Highness! And now, this is the part of your journey where you rest." Queen Thera smiled sweetly as she gently, lovingly kissed Vyakles, here Thera felt a deep pain in her heart, as if she had been stabbed in the chest. She savored this last moment with Vyakles, inhaling his scent of olive oil and bay leaves, she stroked his black curls, the whiskers of his thick black beard tickling her chin. Then her handsome lover, father to her children, the Great King of Sparta was asleep, safe in the arms of Morpheus, as Thera crept quietly from the sleeping chamber. In doing so Thera had to hold back her tears of guilt and remorse as she joined Vasha at the table, where she found him in a melancholy state and she entreated the tired, handsome Admiral to sit next to her on a long, comfortable couch covered with thick pillows, silk sheets, and woolen blankets. Happily then the two friends sat beside one another each telling the other how their special friendship had been deeply missed. Thera asked if Vasha had taken a bride, or partaken in the prior breeding season, to all of which he replied saying simply, No. The Admiral gave up salutations of a congratulatory nature on the birth of her son. Now here he began a discourse as follows "I can only imagine the difficulty a mother must endure to part with a son."
"We do so willingly, as is our custom." Queen Thera replied taking in a little offense by his tone of statement.
"Tell me, Thera," he paused moving much closer to the Queen as he looked deep into her eyes, Thera could see his pupils were dilated, he seemed aroused by her presence as he continued "Does your law allow you to come and visit 'Our' son?"
"No, we severe all ties with the child."
"How sad.., must be so hard for you." here unexpectedly Vasha grabbed Thera's hand placing it in his lap where she could see and feel Vasha's rock hard erection.
Snatching her hand away the Queen realized his behavior was due to the strong concoction, but she said in a soft voice "I am sure, the pain suffered by the women of Sparta, whom are forced to abandon their weak and sickly newborn babies in the wild to be exposed to the dark, the cold, and the wolves; which is the custom of your nation! This surely, is the worst pain a mother could ever be asked to endure!" Queen Thera said with a heavy sigh, then she felt bad for this encounter between them, as she turned to apologize for her harsh words the Queen found her dear friend, Vasha, fast asleep beside her. Here, at long last, Thera had attained the result she desired! The first phase of the escape was complete! Covering the exhausted Admiral with a soft blanket Queen Thera crept out of her tent where she found an excited Jessa waiting outside for her.
"Where is Commander Odessa?" the Queen whispered to her co-conspirator.
"Lascofa and I, we found her in a field of flowers, naked with Officer Kai of Sparta." Jessa panted trying to catch her breath for the excitement of their treachery. "We have wrapped her in a blanket, she lies on the stage at the foot of the throne."
"Come, we must make Odessa ready." Queen Thera said as she and Jessa crept out in the night, the camp quiet of any noise or movement as everyone, except these three, had become unconscious. Thera, Jessa and Lascofa gathered together round Odessa on the stage in front of the abandoned dining area as a gentle wind blew in off the dark lake. Now this moment seemed to take an eternity for Thera as she slipped off her gauntlets, and golden breast plate; which the women dressed Odessa in. Then they propped Odessa up on the throne as Thera removed her glorious golden crown of stars, the ancient crown of the Royal House of Themiscyra. With much grace and care of thought Thera placed the crown upon the sleeping Odessa's head. Jessa and Lascofa held back tears as they watched their great and glorious Queen Thera abdicate her throne to her dearest friend Odessa, both knew Thera would now no longer, ever be recognized as Royalty, but Thera would forever in their hearts remain their brave and noble Queen.
Thera now placed a letter she had prepared earlier in Odessa's hand, an apology and explanation for her treacherous act. Thera paused for a moment gazing down upon the new Queen and she bent down kissing Odessa's cheek as a sign of respect and admiration, with a few tears Thera said goodbye to her dearest friend, whom Thera loved more than anyone else on the face of the Earth. Thera prayed to the Gods and Goddesses to protect Queen Odessa, to allow her heart be lifted with praise and joy from the love of her people. Jessa and Lascofa saw the anguish in Thera's eyes, as she crept from throne, so they both quickly escorted her to the nursery where Lascofa had a cart and a team of horses ready to steal away into the night. So quickly the women removed ten of the sons of Sparta whom were of the body of Thera, Lascofa, Jessa, Kayla, Katara, Ia, Johanna, Amara, Iona, and Scotia, along with Thera's daughter, Sparta, twin sister to her son, whom Thera would call, Etherakles. There, in the deep dark of night, the babies went quietly as they had been given water mixed with red wine earlier and would not awake for hours to come. Sneaking passed the sleeping guards Thera, Jessa, and Lascofa stole away with the babies in their baskets, placing them gently in the back of the long wooden cart. "Now as for the Admiral, we must go and fetch our hostage."
So it was the three women drove the team of horses over to the Royal tent where they went in and carried Vasha out to the back of the wagon. This was no easy task, for eventhough they all had the strength of ten men, the Admiral was solidly built and he felt as heavy as a bronze statue. However, with much energy the women managed to get Vasha in the back with the baskets of sleeping babies; which they covered with blankets. Here Thera took in a deep calming breath for she wanted to go back in and look upon the face and body of the King of Sparta one last time, but instead, she gave a warm embrace to Jessa and Lascofa her heart racing with doubt and fear. "Let us go now, together, for we have a new society to create. Come! Our seven sisters await us aboard the ship, for soon we shall sail into our destiny." Thera gave a radiant smile which filled their hearts with peace of mind.
Now here Thera slipped under the blankets in the back with Vasha and the sleeping children. Thera curled up next to the large basket which held her boy and girl and, as the wagon made its way up out of the valley through the Western hills of Themiscyra, Thera placed her hand inside the basket pulling it close to her body as she touched her sleeping infants she took in deep breaths trying to relax. Yet, all this was too much for her heart; which raced in anticipation as the little wagon pulled nearer to the gates where the guards awaited, surprised by this unexpected sight.
"Open the gates!" Jessa shouted out to the three officers standing there.
"By whose order? Where is Commander Odessa?"
"By order of the Queen!" Jessa replied.
"And the last time we saw Commander Odessa, she was rolling around naked in a field of marigolds with one of the King's guards!" Here Jessa and Lascofa laughed. This information made the officers laugh along with the two women.
"The Queen has sent out an order that all should eat an drink of these special sweet cakes and rare wine." Jessa said handing a small basket of the cakes and a jug of the opium laced wine; which the officers gladly took as they felt a little slighted that they were not down in Colchise rolling around with the handsome men from Sparta. "We bring these delights to the Spartan men and our Women aboard the ship, by order of our dear and Glorious Queen Thera!" Jessa said loudly.
"Open the gates!" came the order and slowly, with much nervousness, the three women waited on baited breath as the massive oaken and iron doors were pulled open. Jessa and Lascofa felt the fresh sea air rush up to meet them as the little wagon and her secret cargo went out through the walls and down to the sandy shore where the seven women sent out a cheer from the dark ship when they saw Jessa and Lascofa coming down the beach in night under a blanket of stars as Artemis, the full moon, shone down there beside the Still Water Cove, North of the Black Sea.
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