The following story is going to be at least a 10-parter, with each chapter in a different category. If you enjoy this story, I'm afraid you'll have to go find each part. Hope it's worth it.
Part 1: Non-Erotic.
Part 2: First Time
Part 3: Loving Wives
Part 4: Exhib & Voy
Part 5: Lesbian
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Jacques Sartan. That was the name of the man Charlotte had given her journal to. Jacques had indeed been sent by the Comte de Filleaux. He was a new squire on the Count's lands, and he had indicated that he wanted to see the world. So his master had sent him on a trip to St. Dominique to check on his daughter. He was to take his greetings to Charlotte and report back on how she and her husband were doing.
The trip to the island had been quite uneventful, but to his surprise, Jacques had been unable to find the governor's wife. She never left the estate, and no one on the island had seen her in months. Finally, completely confused, Mssr. Sartan decided to pay a visit to the governor.
Presenting himself at the estate, Jacques simply announced that he was a visitor from Paris. Within moments he was being taken to the governor. The next three days were spent talking with Lord Panvois, and learning what had happened to his wife. When he was convinced he understood everything, Mssr. Sartan sailed back to France. As they were going through pirate waters, the governor had insisted that Jacques be taken on one of his warships. No pirates were sighted, however, and a few weeks later, Jacques Sartan arrived back in France.
As soon as the ship had docked, the squire had ridden back to his master's lands as fast as he could. The roads were dangerous, but Jacques had two of Lord Panvois' personal guards with him. Upon arriving, Jacques found the count as quickly as possible. Frantically, he told the old man how his beautiful daughter had been sold into slavery in Africa. The Comte D'Ormond had wanted to gather his men, but Jacques convinced him there was no time. They needed to get to Paris quickly and see the king. Charlotte had to be rescued as soon as possible. God knew what terrible things she was enduring.
Francois D'Ormond couldn't bear to think of his lovely Charlotte as a slave. He grabbed his coat, and followed the men to their horses. He had a stableboy bring him his mount, and within minutes the four men were on the road to Paris. At top speed, the ride would take over a day, and the men pushed their horses as hard as they could.
About twenty miles away from the D'Ormond estate, Jacques' horse pulled up lame. He dismounted and went to check the horse's leg. He cursed, and declared that the horse had broken the leg and was useless. The count dismounted as well, and went over to check the horse himself. He had just lifted the leg up to check the horse's hoof, when Jacques Sartan ran his sword through his body from behind. The count was dead before he even had a chance to be surprised.
Mssr. Sartan had indeed been horrified when he had first heard what happened to Charlotte D'Ormond. But over time, the governor had managed to explain the situation to him. Charlotte had become an obstacle to his success, and no man should allow a woman to stand in the way of his destiny. And Jacques himself was under-appreciated. Surely, the Count did not realize how important Mssr. Sartan was, or he would have made him a knight by now. Well, that was an oversight that the governor would be delighted to make right.
For the next couple of days, Jacques and the governor had planned what to do. There was a great deal of gold to be made, but Charlotte was still a problem. Surely her father would expect to hear from her sooner or later, and when he didn't he would become concerned. If he took it upon himself to investigate, things could become awkward. And awkwardness was bad for business. Of course they could stage an accident and pretend that the Lady Charlotte was killed, but that might still bring her father to the island. No, an accident was indeed called for, but it must be the Comte de Filleaux himself who met with misfortune.
Their plans laid, Jacques had sailed back to France. With him were the governor's retainers and a great deal of gold as payment.
After they had killed the count, Jacques reported that they had been waylaid by bandits. They had fought them off, but in the struggle, the count had been tragically killed. No one had any reason to suspect any treachery, so the Comte D'Ormond was laid to rest and Jacques and his companions departed France.