Introduction
Jack Kingsman inherited the estate from his uncle who had no direct heirs. Suddenly he became a minor nobleman (though not aristocracy or royalty). He had to get used to being addressed as 'My Lord'. He had untold wealth. He no longer had to work in the city. Best of all I was the owner of a large remote demesne called Fairlea. A grand manor house surrounded by a vast private estate. It was a peninsula, accessible only by one minor road, or by boat, though there was only one safe landing spot, a small natural harbour on the rocky coastline. The house had dozens of rooms and a small loyal staff led by a butler named Max who had lived there all his life, knew the land better than anyone and was both respected and feared by locals and workers. Max manages the estate workers, security and gamekeeper. His deputy was a strict housekeeper, Mary, who was the daughter of a local stud farm owner and had served on the estate since she was a girl. She managed the maids and kitchen staff.
A year later Jack has relocated from the distant city, though he still keeps a flat there and takes occasional breaks for a dose of city life and convivial evenings at his club. But he spends most of his time on his private estate. He finds entertainment in supervising the maintenance of the house and gardens, overseeing the local workers who help in the woodlands, patrol the coast, secure the access road and manage the estate's dealings with local village traders and suppliers. He writes, paints, walks, hunts. He is never bored.
This is all fine, but best of all Jack's title comes with an ancient 'droit de seigneur' that gives him the power to possess any female on his land and to take the virginity of all of the daughters of his vassals. Not just 'jus primae noctis', the right to possess a would-be bride before the wedding night, but also the right to mate with any woman or girl at any time. This power is well established and any refusal finds no mercy: if the lord wants a girl he takes her, by force if necessary. His right is also linked to seasonal festivals such as the spring equinox when a nubile beauty is selected to sacrifice her virginity to him, or the autumn harvest when he symbolically sows his seed into the wombs of fertile females. His ancestors have sired countless offspring by this right, all over the estate, which keeps the peasant population young and fresh. And as they are mere subjects and illegitimate, they have no claim on his wealth or status. Their reward is to live there in safety and security, to serve him in return for their lodgings and sustenance.
No outsiders are permitted on his estate. It's a private feudal domain. The butler has a few good men who patrol and man the entrance gate. Only the lord's visitors are granted entry, or local traders delivering their goods. The estate also maintains a very strong working relationship with the nearby stud farm. Its owner, father of the housekeeper, looks after the estate's horses and provides loyal stable lads and lasses. He shares the lord's taste for young flesh and in addition to the equines they have another secret 'stable' which gives them a perpetual stock of young fillies who are trained to entertain their bosses and gentlemen friends. These girls are either selected from the stud farm stables or are plucked from the local villages. They are well bred and become expert at pleasing their masters. So there is a good supply of young ladies who are well trained, loyal, and well rewarded, so long as they obey.
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The Lord made the most of the estate by frequently inviting friends and lovers to visit, to stay in his mansion and enjoy the various leisure pursuits on his land. Such visits included lavish dinners, themed parties, horse riding, bird shooting, sailing along the coast of his peninsula, hiking through the woods. For these events Jack relied on his loyal staff and local experts. He was fortunate to have well established senior staff in the household and around the estate. The challenge was to retain and train enough younger workers to maintain the overall levels of staff to support all the activities. There were plenty of young people living on his lands or in the surrounding villages and small towns. Sometimes they were able to attract people from larger towns further away. In these cases, the new arrivals required more induction and training, to make them familiar with the ways of living and rules of the private estate. In particular, the women and girls had to be instructed to conform to the Lord's ancient right to possess any female who was living on, working on, or visiting his estate. Resistance to this would not be tolerated. And failure to obey orders generally would be punished.
He had just heard there was a new girl working in the kitchens. She was a daughter of a nearby farmer who had sent her to the estate because he had no need for her on his farm and didn't want her to move away to a far city now that she had reached maturity. The farmer hoped she would work locally and perhaps marry a local lad. But first she needed more experience and discipline. The housekeeper had been told that the girl had some experience working on the farm, in the dairy and orchard, but that she was rather idle and dreamy. She would need to be motivated to work effectively and reminded to follow orders as part of the team, to ensure the high standards were maintained. He decided to go down to the kitchens to see for himself.
As he strode down the staircase and into the main kitchen the few staff working there stopped and looked up. The head cook gave a bow. He called out,
'Relax, everyone. Carry on. Don't mind me.' They all went back to their tasks.
The head cook asked him, 'Anything we can get for you, my Lord?'
He smiled at her and replied. 'Nothing right now, thank you, miss. I'm just having a look round, nothing to worry about.'
She smiled back, 'Yes, sir.'
He walked around the kitchen, as if to inspect, though he knew there was nothing out of order.
He addressed the cook again. 'I hear you have a new starter? How's she doing?'
'Yes, sir, that'll be young Molly, over from the farm. I sent her out to the kitchen garden a while ago to fetch some herbs.'
'Good to hear you're keeping her busy. I suppose I'd better welcome her myself.'
'Indeed, sir. I'm sure she will appreciate that.'
