“I want to introduce myself formally and provide you with my background,” said Jason earnestly.“As, most of you, no doubt know, I was born on Ea...th, which is in another galaxy. It’s a planet at least sixty-five thousand years behind the Empire in development. My family was sent there from the Empire during the second Mob war a thousand years ago. I was recalled three months ago. My grandparents told me that I was of royal background before we left, and Linda and the medical AI confirmed the. "When you wear the collar, you belong to me," said Margaret as our lips parted an aeon later."Yes, Mistress," I breathed, and lost myself to the next wonderful kiss.We made it to Elvestone Hall in time for tea, but only just."Have you had a pleasant day Jill dear?" asked Lady Hunter, arching a long over-plucked eyebrow."Ever so," I replied, blushing.Her pale eyes lingered on the silver collar, and then drifted discreetly away. How much did she know? How much could she guess from our tender. That's just something we picked up before we headed out tonight," Mike snickered. The other boys laughed a little.Christine reached down, picked up a heavy paper bag and pulled a large bottle of vodka from it. Everyone except Melanie and Christine cheered a little. Christine looked back at Melanie in an apparent look of surprise and smiled. Melanie knew what she was thinking, being as Christine could be a bit of a party girl sometimes. Melanie had drunk some in her day as most teenagers had, no. A line from the circle led to underlined words: “Game & Stout Pot Pie”. That was exactly what Felicity ordered, along with some pickled cabbage. It turned out, the “Game” part of the pie's recipe was whatever was recently brought in from hunting trips in the wooded hills. Today it was deer.Overcoming the idea that she was possibly eating Bambi, Felicity dug in, her fork shattering the flaky crust, releasing a plume of aromatic steam into her face. As she rolled the delicious meat, gravy and veg.