Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:16:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: tague michaels <tag.michaels@yahoo.com>
Subject: The Ahn Boys 43

In my bed we held each other loosely. "Did you like kissing Arutha," asked
him and got a head nod adding that he had only done it a few
times. Goddamn, that boy was gorgeous. I leaned in and kissed him lightly,
backed off and did it again. His beautiful blue eyes closed just before
impact and by the 3rd kiss the young beauty was getting into it. His hands
moved to the sides of my head as if to keep me in place, his mouth opened
more, and when I inserted my tongue he didn't hesitate but sent his flesh
forward for battle.

We finally broke for air and I went straight for his neck and nuzzled in
the sensitive crook. Arutha giggled and tried to scrunch up but then
relaxed into it.

"Oh my gosh Lucian," he whispered, "I never felt like this before." I had
no doubt about that. I finally stopped and headed south, stopping to kiss
and suckle slightly on each nipple which elicited more gasps. I kissed down
to his outie belly button to kiss and lick then moved on stopping when the
tip of his cock met my cheek. I turned my head to greet it and only then
did I touch him.

I cupped Arutha's smooth balls and fondled for a moment then tugged on them
which cause his dick to rise up. I put my mouth over it and began his first
blow job. Arutha went through the usual motions of moaning and groaning,
rubbing my back and my head and absently thrusting his hip up to meet my
downward dips. I could taste the leaking precum although there wasn't a lot
of the stuff.

I sucked his cock for a good 3-4 minutes before stopping and going back up
alongside him for more kissing which was now even more passionate. "That
was very nice Lucian, now I must try it." As he moved down I asked if he'd
ever done it before and got a head shake. I reminded the boy to cover his
teeth.

Arutha held my cock and looked it all over. He scoped out my balls as well
then stroked my dick a few times before tugging it toward him and beginning
to suckle. The boy did a fair job of it for having never done it, according
to him. He couldn't take much but that didn't matter. It was the effort
that counted most. Like most newbie's he didn't last real long because his
mouth got sore. Hell, even experienced boys got a sore mouth when sucking
my cock.

He slid back up alongside me and we kissed and fondled some more before I
asked him "what next?"

"Gosh I don't know Lucian," he said, "since I never this stuff before." I
went on to explain the various exercises we could engage in including
fucking. "Gosh I don't think I'm ready to be fucked Lucian," he said.

"Well it works both ways sweet boy," I said, "you could fuck me." His eyes
lit up.

"Really? You would let me do that to you?"

"Of course Arutha, I enjoy getting fucked as much as I like fucking
especially when it's a boy as cute and sexy as you fucking me." I swear the
kid's kids face went red at the compliment but I could also see that he was
pleased that I'd said.

"Okay, I guess I could do that." I kept my chuckle to myself, left the bed
and got the KY jelly and returned to the boy. I quickly slathered my hole
then did his cock for him which caused his eyes to roll backwards in his
head. Apparently a slippery dick was new to him, which he immediately
acknowledged.

"We'll start with me on my hands and knees to make it easier for you okay?"
He nodded his head. I assumed the position and Arutha got in behind me. He
seemed to hesitate for a second so I asked if something was wrong.

"No, I just never seen a butthole before." My chuckle wasn't hidden that
time and I told him look all he wanted but to go ahead when he was ready. I
waited patiently until he finally got started, pushing his cock head
against the muscle. He allowed as how it was real tight, which I
acknowledged but told him to push harder, it would be alright. He did as
requested and finally slipped inside. I was going to tell him to keep going
but he plunged ahead albeit slowly as if not wanting to hurt me. Little did
he know that he wouldn't. Not after AJ and Jamon's fatty's. Arutha finally
bottomed out.

"Go ahead and move your cute little ass Arutha but watched closely so you
don't fall out but if you, just go right back in."

"Okay Lucian. That said he began. I enjoyed cocks the size of Arutha
because they did the job without spreading my asshole open to far. Of
course a big part of it with Arutha was because he was a virgin, or he was
a moment before, but also because he was just so fucking cute and so
goddamned sweet. I didn't need another boy in my retinue but if it became
necessary I'd take him into my home, heart and between my legs.

Arutha got a steady little rhythm going and was more than pleasurable to
me. After 3-4 minutes I had him stop and pull out which he did. I flipped
over and pulled my legs back and told him to return to base, which he did,
sliding in very easily the second time. I had him fuck me that way for a
minute then directed the boy to slip his arms under my legs then put his
palms on the bed, which he did.

"Now fuck me hard sweet boy, make me cum." I must say the boy put his ass
into it. He found his rhythm, his falling out point and went about it like
a seasoned fucker. He got my heat level up and while I didn't think he'd
last long enough for me to cum, despite his beauty, it was still a rousing
fuck. It didn't take long before he cried out suddenly and his cock
thickened against the muscle and I knew he was cumming.

"Oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh," he groaned and seemed to fuck me a little
harder. Naturally it was over fairly soon and the boy started to pull out
but I stopped him.

"You always want to stay inside a little longer after you cum. It's more
satisfying for you and your partner be it male or female. I finally
released him and of course he went right into my arms for kissing and
hugging.

"So, how was it Arutha?"

"It was most enjoyable and fun Lucian. I would love to do it again and
again. It is certainly more fun that doing it myself." I chuckled and
kissed him then agreed with him. He asked if I squirted and I shook my head
and of course he wondered why so I gave him the lecture about being older,
more seasoned and things like that. He seemed to understand.

"Gosh I'm really sleepy now Lucian. Is that normal?"

"Yes indeed it is so how about if we get under the covers and take that
nap." He was more than amenable to that. As we hugged and snuggled he said,

"I am so glad I met you and got to be your page."

"I am very pleased as well Arutha." I kissed him and shortly drifted off. I
woke 1 hour later, almost to the minute. I don't know how that came to be
but it started when I was in my early teens. If I napped during the day it
last almost exactly 1 hour.

Arutha was snuggled up to me snoring softly, in the sleep that teenage boys
seem to somehow acquire. I left the bed and headed to the bathroom for an
afternoon ablution. The tub was lukewarm but it was enough for me to get
into, wash the necessary parts and climb out. As I was drying myself off
Arutha came in, his hair all akimbo and a sleep hardon wagging around like
a dogs' tail. He went straight to the toilet then came to offer me a kiss
and hug.  Downstair Benson informed me that Agatha was in the small drawing
room and Arutha would guide me there. We found her sitting in an
overstuffed chair reading some old tome.

"Good afternoon Lucian," she said putting the book down which I noticed was
Dumas' `Man in the Iron Mask.'

"Arutha, you may be excused for the time being."

"Yes mum," he replied, gave a very slight bow of his upper body and left,
closing the pocket door behind him.

"I thought we might chat a bit Lucian." That was fine with me. A short
moment later Benson came in with a pot of water, tea bags, cream and sugar
then poured for each of us and left. "There is so much I want to tell you
and not nearly enough time to do it in."

She started with her own life, daughter of wealth naturally. She'd had an
older brother who was killed during the short Anglo–Burmese war in
1885. He was considerably older than she and they never had any
relationship to speak of. She lost her mother in the childbirth of a
younger sibling who also died and her father died shortly her brother was
killed. As a result Agatha inherited everything since there was no one
else. She was already married by that time and her husband wanted her
money, roughly a half million pounds, added to his. Agatha was one of
"those" women who were strong and determined so she politely refused. When
he insisted she told him in no uncertain terms was that not going to
happen. It was never brought up again.

Agatha reaffirmed that my mother was a very nice lady and more than
acceptable as a daughter in law but... Agatha said my mother was from
Ireland, possibly Dublin, but not sure. "I would guess that you have family
there Lucian if you were so inclined to look into it." I wasn't
particularly but might consider hiring an investigator to nose around
quietly.

"On another matter Lucian, and I'll try to be delicate, but what about a
woman or women in your life?" I knew the question would come up so wasn't
surprised nor was I offended. "But before you answer I should explain why I
brought it up. In this country, particularly for those in our level of
society, carrying on the family name is important but more so is carrying
on the family bloodline especially one as long and storied as ours. I would
be interested about any plans you might have or might employ to that end."

"Well Agatha I am quite sure that you've figured out at least part of the
answer to that. Females have never been a part of my personal life other
than wives or daughters of friends and associates. Until recently I
considered that question in regard to my own legacy, at least in terms of
family name and as heirs to my fortune. That is a small part of my choosing
to adopt the boys. While I understand your desire to continue the blood
line the idea of taking a wife for that purpose is not appealing to me in
the least." Agatha chuckled and patted my knee.

"That was very well stated Lucian and I appreciate your honesty and respect
your reasoning. However if I might make a suggestion which is not at all
unusual. There are doctors, particularly in Sweden, that are quite skilled
at artificial insemination and there are women that, for a fee, will carry
such a child and walk away after the baby's birth. A wetnurse and a nanny
could take care of the child's needs. To that end it would be a matter of
finding such a woman of at least moderate standing and beauty and hopefully
one whose family lines preferably tended toward boys."

I was shocked at the idea but mostly because I had not considered
it. Agatha waited patiently while I digested it. "I suppose that is a
viable option," I said slowly, "but honestly I wouldn't know how to go
about securing such a woman." She waved the concern off.

"That is fairly easy. I can help with that but more importantly Bixby can
handle it. His people have experience at that sort of thing and they are
very thorough. I can imagine that it isn't something you're prepared to
enter into quite yet so even after I'm gone, they can follow through with
it. I am assuming that you would continue to retain their services. In
fact, I would consider making it mandatory simply because they've been our
solicitors for almost a century."

About that time there was a gentle knock at the door and Benson came in to
announce that the boys were up and looking for me so Agatha had them come
in with Gregory and AJ in tow. I suggested they occupy their time until
dinner as Agatha and I were catching up. Gregory suggested they go work out
in the Bailey since their training had been cut way back while at
sea. Agatha invited AJ to stay.

Agatha switched gears stating that she regretted not having been able to
visit the Sea Spirit. I wonder aloud if the river was deep enough for it to
travel on and she said she thought it was. Other large ships had traveled
it.  She had Benson come in and I asked about getting a message to my
captain which turned out to be quite easy. He phoned the port office and
requested someone contact Skip and have him phone me back. Ten minutes
later I spoke to him and requested he find out the answer to the question
and get back to me.

We continued our talk and 20 minutes later Skip called and informed me that
it was very doable and would take around 6 hours from cast off to
mooring. I asked him to leave at first light and the town's pilot would
dock them at the small towns' pier. Agatha observed with a chuckle that a 3
master docked in their town was going to really get the people's attention.

"Perhaps we could open the ship up for a tour day after tomorrow," I
suggested. Agatha responded with,

"Excellent idea. Meanwhile I think I will have Benson arrange for a
welcoming dinner tomorrow night."

Dinner that evening was sumptuous and delicious. Of course we were served
as before and Arutha tended to my every need. Afterwards we talked some
more but the discussion was mostly about the legal machinations Agatha was
employing to avoid inheritance tax.

"The greedy sons a bitches, pardon my French, will want 40% so Bixby's team
has already begun the process of putting much of it into trusts in your
name. Actually a trust was set up in your name 9 years ago in hopes of my
finding you. I we didn't find you then it would all go to charitable
foundations." I was very surprised at that piece of information but AJ said
it was almost the only move.

We finally ended around 8pm when Agatha turned in. It was still light so
our retinue, along with Arutha and Agu went for a stroll through the
village. As we were returning to the castle we were stopped by a small
group of 3 men and 2 boys.

"We've told you that cat is not welcome outside the castle," one of the
rough looking men said with menace.

"Lady Chitworth makes that decision," Arutha said, "not you. Now begone."
Arutha then waved his hand in dismissal.

"We don't like nigger's in our village either," one of the boys said which
garnered laughter from the group.

"You can turn and leave or face the consequences," Gregory said stepping
forward.

"I don't think so queenie," another ruffian said using a term for queers
while pulling out a knife."

"That was a very stupid thing to do."

"I want that one," Jamon said pointing to the boy who used the derogatory
term.

The man with the knife took a low swipe at Gregory while the man with the
club came for me. Of course the boy went for Jamon while the 3rd man
decided to double team knife man and the 2nd boy went for Willie simply
because he was close.

Jamon quickly dismantled his opponent with a rapid 1,2,3 set of punches.

"Agu, strike," Arutha said pointing to the 3rd man. The big cat moved like
a blur and tackled the man then roared less than 3 inches from the man's
face. The crotch of his dirty pants was immediately soaked with his own
piss. Can't say as I blamed him.

Gregory dodged the knife, trapped the knife arm then twisted his body and
blasted an elbow into the man's face. He quickly took the knife and put the
blade to the man's crotch. "If you don't wish to sing soprano I suggest you
not move."

The man who came for me was nothing more than an ungainly oaf. I side
stepped him and slammed my right foot into his knee causing an audible
crack. The last boy ended up with his back pressed against Willie's chest
with an arm twisted around his back and Willy's other arm holding him a
choke hold.

Five up, five down, 15 seconds tops. About that time the town constable
came trotting up. Arutha called Agu off.

"All right what's going on here? Who are you?" I stepped forward.

"I am Lady Chitworth's grandson," I responded which was like throwing water
on a fire.

"My apologies Milord," the cop said with a slight bow. I explained what had
transpired. "I'll take care of these riffraff," the constable said and we
left the area.

"Well, that was exciting," Jamon said and Gregory quickly agreed. I was
curious about how Agu had responded and Arutha said he'd trained him to do
that. The boy, being an orphan, had experienced some difficulty in the past
so trained Agu as a sort of body guard. He was all of that in my opinion.

Back at the castle I explained what happened to Benson who congratulated us
after making sure we were okay. We adjourned to the dining area for some
fresh baked pie then trundled off to bed. I needed some cleaning but didn't
want to wait for a bath so chose a shower and invited Arutha to join me,
which he did. It was nothing more than a very large wooden tub attached to
the floor with a drain in the center. A curtain hung on a round pipe from
the ceiling and encircled the tub. It was a little crowded but that was
more than fine.

I took the opportunity to bathe the boy, much to his delight. I didn't miss
a single crack or crevice which brough him to full on boner quite
fast. When I washed his asshole I thought he'd faint. Arutha insisted on
washing me and followed my script to a T. Dried off and back in bed I asked
him if he wanted to play some more.

"I have such a stiffie Lucian I have to get rid of it or I won't go to
sleep."

"Well perhaps I should help with that?" His thought paralleled mine. We
went though the same process as the afternoon. Kissing, hugging, feeling
and of course cock sucking. Arutha wanted to do me first so I lay back and
let him have his way with me. He did a credible job, alternating between
sucking an doing a lollipop on it. He licked my balls a little but and
fondled them a lot.

On my turn I did the same things but added a few twists, one of which was
to lick and kiss in the crevice between his balls and his inner thigh. Much
like working the crook of his neck he squirmed and giggled and held on to
my head.  "How about if I turn my body," I said between nibbles, "so you
can suck my cock at the same time?" He said he'd like that so I swung my
body around and he went for my cock like a dog to steak. We carried on for
a minute or so before I made a suggestion.

"Do you want to try something new sweet boy?"

"Okay sure, what is it?"

"I'll show you but don't worry, it won't hurt but it will drive you crazy."
He gave me a second okay. I got Arutha to move his top leg over my body
then I adjusted him where I wanted him. I licked the underside of his
smooth nuts which got me some moans. I licked up his perineum and back down
then up again, the second time peeling a tender little butt cheek open and
showing his hole. Then I went to work.

Arutha's initial response was to stop sucking my cock and glancing over his
shoulder. Then the feelings hit and it was almost like someone dropped ice
water on his back. His body arched, his torso going up, his head tossed
back and a low moan escaped his throat, much deeper than his high pitched
voice I might add.

Arutha added his own motion to the mix. First of all he quit sucking my
cock but let his head rest in my crotch. He moved more onto his stomach
then pushed his cute little ass backwards into my face. I pushed my tongue
against his hole as I licked him. I pressed my face in tight to his ass
wanting to be even closer as I worshipped the temple of Priapus. He was
delicious but again, it was most because it was him. After all, an asshole
is an asshole, it's all about the owner.

"Oh gosh Lucian oh gosh I can't stand it Lucian. "My cock wants to squirt
real bad." I had no doubt about that. I had him back away then got the KY.

"Something new baby boy," said as I got my finger slimed up. "I'm going to
slip this up your butt then fuck you with it." He nodded his head and lay
back.

I managed to get inside of him and naturally I went very slow. Even a
finger can be uncomfortable at first. Once there I got to where we could
kiss while I fingered him. It wasn't the best position because I was
stretched out but we managed. Arutha was kissing me with fervor as I my
finger ran back and forth across his prostate. He moaned loudly, thrashed
his head around and gripped the bed sheets.

"Oh gosh Lucian," he finally said, "I think I want your cock in me." To be
honest, that hadn't been my goal. I was hoping to get him to cum in my
mouth but fucking him trumped (pardon the expression) that in a hot
second. I removed my finger and grabbed the KY to slather my cock from stem
to root.

"I think the best way baby boy is for me to lay on my back and you to
straddle me so you can control the entry."

"Okay Lucian." The boys' eyes were half lidded in lust; those baby blues
almost hidden. His cock was hard as stone, the end red from trapped
blood. Arutha moved into position then turned away from me.

"Will you hold your cock for me Lucian?" Like I would refuse any
opportunity to help. He backed up, his beautiful hole almost flexing in
anticipation. When his flesh touched mine I had him wait a second while I
drug my cock head all over the wrinkled muscle, which I should have done in
the first place. Oh well. Once done I told him to go ahead so he did. I
kept a hand on one cheek to direct if need be but it wasn't necessary. He
seemed to have good rear-end awareness. (a dog training term)

Once in place he pushed and I wiggled my cock. This wasn't a position that
I'd found myself in very often, in fact, rarely. It was hot to see
actually.

"Keep going sweet boy," I cooed. I could almost see his hole loosening a
little bit although that was improbable. As usual, the muscle didn't give
any indication of change but simply relented and in I went. Arutha cried
out and stopped cold.

"Oh gosh Lucian that hurts."

"I know Arutha. If you wait, relax, and breathe the pain will lessen. If
you wan to stop that's okay too. Take your time, breathed, and push down
like you're trying to poop." The boy nodded his head slightly and I let my
body relax some. It took a solid minute.

"I think I'm ready."

"Okay, take your time baby, there is no hurry," I whispered to him. He
began moving albeit very slowly. Couldn't blame him for that. My cock is
formidable. He moved slowly and I could tell he was in pain but he didn't
stop. Having gotten this far Arutha was determined to go the whole route,
not unlike any other boy in that situation. Part of it was lust, part of it
was accomplishing the task. What he didn't know was that pain would
ebb. Probably wouldn't go away completely but significantly and the
pleasurable feelings would come into play.

Again, it took a minute, minute and a half to finally plant his ass against
my shaven groin.  I rubbed both cheeks.

"You did it Arutha how does it feel?"

"It feels okay Lucian. It still hurts but not as much."

"I'm glad it's better sweet boy. Take your time and move however you want
to." Arutha started the process, rising an inch or two then dropping back
down. In no time he added more distance and was soon using about 6 inches
of my cock. Watching his ass eat my dick and spit it out was exciting
probably due to the fact that it was so rare. It was different that seeing
it in the missionary position or even doggie. I think part of it was
because I was just an observer. Who know, and I certainly don't care to
analyze it too awfully much.

In no time Arutha was moving his ass from side to side then to and fro,
letting the feelings that were racing through his young body to dictate the
motion. After a good 3 minutes he said he'd like to turn the other way and
face me then started to rise off.

"Wait Arutha," I said. "How about if you try and turn while my cock is
still inside of you." That seemed to interest the boy who said okay and
started to turn. Being inexperienced and wanting to ensure that he didn't
come out he took his time, which I was fine with. He finally made it and
sported a shit eating grin when he finished the move.

"That was fun Lucian."

"I know. That's why I suggested it." That said he leaned down, again going
slowly because he didn't want to dislodge my cock. Little did he realize
that with a dick as long as mine it would actually take work for it to come
out. He kissed me deeply then backed off.

"This is so much fun," he said.

"I'm guessing that most of the pain has gone away." He nodded his head.

"Mostly." That said, Arutha planted his palms on my chest and began to
move, his raging hard cock bobbing slightly with every movement. Arutha
quickly got into the swing of it and began moving in different
directions. His facial expression changed into one of lust. Sometimes he
closed his eyes, most of the time he was moaning softly. I just enjoyed
watching him. Seeing a boy get up into a fog of hotness for the first time
was so much fun and being able to share that experience with him was always
incredible to me.

"It's getting real good Lucian," he said in a voice husky with lust." I was
a little surprised that the boy didn't seem close to cumming, at least he
didn't mention it. After a bit he declared his legs were getting tired. I
suggested we move but told him to stay in place. That said I went through
the usual gymnastics to get me sitting with Arutha pinned on my lap.

"I really like this Lucian," he said, his arms draped loosely across my
shoulders. We kissed and hugged, not necessarily with a lot of passion so
much as just having the contact. Arutha reached down behind him to let his
fingers explore the area where our bodies were connected. I finally elected
to move and again, the usual gymnastics got Arutha on his back with me on
my knees. With my arms under his legs I got to fucking him.

After getting him used to the position I began to fuck him hard. Arutha
began grunting and whimpering with each deep thrust of my cock. I was
beginning to feel the beginning of an orgasm.

"Oh gosh Lucian oh gosh oh gosh." His hand rested on my forearms and from
time to time he would grip me fiercely in response to a new rush of intense
feelings through his body. I managed a good 5 minutes before Arutha
squealed like a young girl. His asshole gripped my cock even tighter and I
knew the boy was sperming. It allowed me to have my own release which I did
with a great deal of noise. My first cum with a new boy always seems to be
more intense and this one was no disappointment. When it was all over I
practically collapsed on Arutha's body.

Arutha surprised me by gently rubbing his fingers in my hair, a lovely
post-coital practice. "That was incredible Lucian. My gosh I can't believe
how good it felt especially at the end. I relayed my gratitude and
congratulations to the boy then slowly rolled us over with me still inside
of him.

"I'm going to get you up and into the bathroom baby boy so you don't leak
all over the bed and the carpet." We stayed together and I walked him to
the loo, his head resting on my shoulder. The boy was light as a feather
and holding him thusly was a distinct pleasure. I got him off of my and he
plopped down on the toilet and let out a long loud fart which caused him to
giggle. Me too.

Afterwards, cuddled in be, Arutha told me how fun it had been, how fast
most of the pain went away and wondered aloud when we could do it again. I
offered up my thoughts including the fact that I would be happy to fuck him
or be fucked by him as long as I was there.

"I am very glad and very grateful Lucian." That said he drifted off, as did
I and as I did I heard Agu purring slightly in his own dream world.

The next day I visited the village port and found the port master to let
him know what the plan was for the next few days. He wanted to know who I
was and when I told him he became quite deferential and said he would make
sure everything was in order. I mentioned that we would likely open the
ship up for people to tour it the next day and he said that was something
he would look forward to.

There was more talking with Agatha while AJ Gregory and the boys continued
to explore the castle grounds and the village and as soon as lunch was
finished our entire retinue retreated to the tallest parapet to keep an eye
out for the Spirit. When we spied it we were all impressed. I had yet to
see it under sail without being on board. It was downright fucking amazing
to see it slowly moving upstream, a grand lady showing herself off in all
of her well-earned glory. The sense of pride that I felt was
indescribable. We could see plenty of people along the shore stopping to
watch her and more gathering as she made her way toward the castle.

We all hurried downstairs and with Agatha in her carriage headed to the
dock in time to see a pilot being transported to the ship. People were
gathering all along the shore but were kept off the dock proper for the
time being. People gave us a wide berth out of respect to Agatha who waved
jauntily to them.

It truly was a sight to behold, the majesty and the regal bearing of the
white ship. As she neared the dock people started clapping and whistling
and making all kinds of greeting noises. As soon as the first mooring line
hit the dock the bosun whistle announced it and the crew, who had been
standing at attention broke ranks to go about their duties. It was a very
impressive sight. The gangplank lowered and Skip was first off, firing me a
salute. I introduced him to Agatha and the 3 of us, along with AJ went
aboard and he handed me a bullhorn.

"Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for allowing the Sea Spirit to grace your
presence. We will be allowing groups of 10 to tour the ship tomorrow
starting at 10am. We will allow 4 groups at a time on board and thank you
for your patience as you wait. Thank you." That got a long loud applause
and as people began to disperse and the boys all came on board.

Skip did the honors of giving Agatha the grand tour and it was clear as a
bell how excited and enthused she was about everything she saw. "Oh Lucian,
how I envy you the opportunity to travel on such a beautiful ship. I wish I
were 20 years younger."

"I do as well Agatha. I'd bet that sailing with you would be a hoot." She
smiled and patted my arm. I chatted privately with Skip who informed me
that we could sail to the continent anytime we chose. I suggested we stay
for 2 days then set sail to which he agreed.

"I am betting that Agatha will invite us for Christmas. Meanwhile dinner is
at the castle this evening a 7 sharp. You and the crew are welcome to come
early and we'll give you the grand tour." As I started to leave Skip said,

"You know Lucian, I knew at the outset that this was going to be a fun
cruise but I certainly wasn't expecting this."

"Neither was I my friend, neither was I."

They arrived at 5pm and Benson did the tour for them. The man was a fond of
knowledge which included the history of the castle. Everyone was in
awe. They had all been around wealth before but this was totally
magnificent to them. When the crew met the dogs they were stunned but when
they met Agu they about shit their collective britches." They all soon
became fast friends of the feline.

"Goddamn Lucian you're full of surprises," Skip had said.

Dinner was incredible and the entire crew was there. None of them had ever
been waited on hand and foot and were completely stunned. Agatha
entertained everyone with stories about her family and fun facts about the
castle.

Arutha shared my bed but we didn't have sex at all, just a lot of cuddling
and kissing. He truly was a delightful boy. The next morning we traipsed on
down to the boat to find people already gathering. The dock had been roped
off and the lane leading to the gangway clearly bordered.  We had agreed
that 4 groups of 10 people each would be allowed on board. A tour was
roughly 20 minutes. Skip had a set route that had been in place since he
came aboard and as such, groups would be started 5 minutes apart. As soon
as one group disembarked the next group would come aboard, 2 groups in the
queue at all times. It was a very well oiled system and we expected no
problems. I'd had stacks of photographs of the Spirit under sail printed in
anticipation of gifting them to visitors and they were signed by me and
Skip using signature machines. They would be handed out as people left the
ship. Things were going well. It appeared that people from the city next
heard about what was going on and came to see the Sprit. Shortly after noon
I spotted the leader of the thug group we'd whipped in the crowd. I went
down the gangplank quickly and bee lined for him and he saw me coming. Just
before I reached him he put his hands up palm facing.

"I don't want no trouble sir," he said.

"Neither do I so what's your plan?"

"First to apologize for my behavior. Second, I would like to tour your
ship. She's a beauty she is."

"Apology accepted," I responded and offered a hand which he took. "I have
your word?"

"Yessir you do. It might not seem like much but I always honor my word."

"Fair enough, get into a group and enjoy the tour."

Things finally wound down around 2. The thug guy cornered me and thanked me
then asked if there might be a position available on the ship.

"It isn't my decision, it's the captain and chief mate's decision. To be
honest, given your behavior last evening I'm leery about having you on my
boat."

"I understand sir, I truly do and I am ashamed at that behavior. But, I do
know my way around a ship. Would you allow me to speak with the Captain?" I
had him wait, found Skip and gave him the story. He said he could always
use an experienced hand so would speak with the man. I chose to wait in the
main salon and have a sandwich that Cookie provided me. Skip and Bo found
me an hour later.

"He is highly qualitied to be a part of this crew," Skip said.

"I've met him once before in the Bahamas although he doesn't remember me. I
knew the skipper of the ship he was on and the "Limey" came up in a
discussion. Seemed he saved a crew member's life once in a bad storm
putting his life in serious jeopardy. Skipper said the man didn't give it a
second thought, he just responded.

"Aside from that," Skip went on, " we ran a handful of situations by him
and he answered them directly without hesitation. I asked him about the
confrontation last night and he said it was completely stupid move on his
part but that he'd been having some personal difficulties and when I asked
if he'd be willing to share them he hesitated then said that his boyfriend
of 3 years walked out for no reason what so ever."

"So, he's one of us?" Skip nodded his head and Bo concurred having seen the
man with another man in a bar in Nassau and they were kissing and holding
on to each other.

"What do you want to do Skip." He looked to Bo who nodded his head.

"Like I said, we can always use an experienced seaman, especially one whose
sailed quite a bit in European waters." I nodded my head.

"It's your call then Skip but make sure he knows that if we have even the
slightest of trouble I personally will toss him of the ship whether we're
at sea or in port. No explanations, no second chances. Poof, he's gone."

"Can do," Skip said. "When do you want to sail?"

"I was planning on tomorrow but how about Saturday, the day after."

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