Katsumi had been trained to be patient. The Lord's men searched the area for hours, then disappeared. Katsumi knew better than to trust that they had given up; she waited all night, keeping Princess Takara drugged.
There was little room inside of the hole, forcing Katsumi and Takara's bodies against each other. The Princess would occasionally writhe in her sleep, making soft moaning noises through her gag. Katsumi wasn't sure, but it almost seemed like Takara was half-conscious of what she was doing and enjoyed rubbing up against her.
Katsumi waited all night, and then all day, sleeping for a few hours after making sure that Princess Takara would not wake up. When darkness fell again, Katsumi pulled Takara out of the hole.
She had let the drug begin to wear off, and shook the girl to wake her up. Princess Takara started to struggle slowly and gently, moaning softly again almost as if she was enjoying this as she slowly opened her eyes. She stopped for a moment, seemed to remember where she was and what had happened, and started to struggle seriously, screaming under her gag.
Katsumi smiled at her and waited for a few minutes while the Princess desperately pulled at the ropes, letting out as loud a muffled scream as she could. Katsumi was actually worried that somebody might hear, but she had to make Takara think that it would be pointless. The bluff seemed to pay off when Takara calmed down after tiring herself out struggling.
Princess Takara looked up into Katsumi's eyes. The Princess had beautiful eyes, and Katsumi felt a little guilt when she could see from them how scared she was. Takara's energy seemed to be gone, and the girl now begged Katsumi with her eyes to let her go.
Pulling her to her feet, Katsumi began to march the Princess through the woods. She suppressed her feelings; after all, she would doubtlessly be ransomed back before not much more than a week passed. |