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Horae Diurnae – The Training and Daily Life of a Modern Slave Girl

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Praefectus Praetorio

Praefectus Praetorio

R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
Moderator's note: this was our last story from Praefectus Praetorio, who sadly passed away when it was about half complete, but it contains some of his finest writing, and stands as a memorial to a greatly valued member of our community.

Horae Diurnae – The Training and Daily Life of a Modern Slave Girl
"Seven times a day, I praise you for your righteous rules."
- Psalm 119:164​

Dear readers,

We have decided to embark on a most ambitious and challenging journey. Together, we have assayed to write a narrative of the training of a novice, consensual slave girl, taking place in modern times. As a parallel with her story, we shall describe the daily routine of service, meditation, and discipline for an experienced full-time slave. As a framework for this significant undertaking, we have chosen the classic Horae Diurnae, the offices of the hours from the rule followed in Western monasteries and nunneries through medieval times and even today.

We understand the daunting nature of the task before us and recognize that there may be Slaves or Masters here who differ on details. We ask the reader to know that the narrative is a work of fiction meant to reflect, not imitate, reality. Also, the daily routine is presented as an ideal, just one of the many that a slave could follow.

We do not suggest that any follow these presentations in real life. They are meant as food for nasty thoughts. They are set in an imaginary, "parallel world" whose legal structures support these choices. Your interests and desires and the practicality of a well-lived life might lead to different choices and methods. We do not ourselves follow all of these detail either. They are intended to assure those with desires for the Master/Slave life that they are not 'sick" nor alone.

As previously mentioned, this is a daunting undertaking. Not just in terms of volume, but in terms of style. Be prepared for short posts and possibly several days between. However, we assure the readers, that we are committed to seeing the whole task through

Sincerely Yours,

Eulalia, Praefectus Praetorio.
 
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Praefectus Praetorio said:
Horae Diurnae – The Training and Daily Life of a Modern Slave Girl
"Seven times a day, I praise you for your righteous rules."
- Psalm 119:164​

Dear readers,

We have decided to embark on a most ambitious and challenging journey. Together, we have assayed to write a narrative of the training of a novice, consensual slave girl, taking place in modern times. As a parallel with her story, we shall describe the daily routine of service, meditation, and discipline for an experienced full-time slave. As a framework for this significant undertaking, we have chosen the classic Horae Diurnae, the offices of the hours from the rule followed in Western monasteries and nunneries through medieval times and even today.

We understand the daunting nature of the task before us and recognize that there may be Slaves or Masters here who differ on details. We ask the reader to know that the narrative is a work of fiction meant to reflect, not imitate, reality. Also, the daily routine is presented as an ideal, just one of the many that a slave could follow.

We do not suggest that any follow these presentations in real life. They are meant as food for nasty thoughts. They are set in an imaginary, "parallel world" whose legal structures support these choices. Your interests and desires and the practicality of a well-lived life might lead to different choices and methods. We do not ourselves follow all of these detail either. They are intended to assure those with desires for the Master/Slave life that they are not 'sick" nor alone.

As previously mentioned, this is a daunting undertaking. Not just in terms of volume, but in terms of style. Be prepared for short posts and possibly several days between. However, we assure the readers, that we are committed to seeing the whole task through

Sincerely Yours,

Eulalia, Praefectus Praetorio.
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This has a feeling of 'GOR' about it, which I adore. Looking very much forward to reading more.
 
Fossy said:
This has a feeling of 'GOR' about it, which I adore. Looking very much forward to reading more.
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Really, Fossy? By now you should know I avoid stories with a lot of gore!
Oh! Maybe you don't mean bloody. You might mean:
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Hmmmm. Perhaps, a little bit.
 
Praefectus Praetorio said:
Really, Fossy? By now you should know I avoid stories with a lot of gore!
Oh! Maybe you don't mean bloody. You might mean:
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Hmmmm. Perhaps, a little bit.
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If you are planning to explore a world that has consensual slavery inherent to its essence, then you could do a lot worse than have it compared to John Norman's cornucopia of sexual potential my friend :)
 
Fossy said:
If you are planning to explore a world that has consensual slavery inherent to its essence, then you could do a lot worse than have it compared to John Norman's cornucopia of sexual potential my friend :)
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With Eulalia as my co-author, I expect our product to be strictly nonpareil.
 
1. The Slave Zone
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You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. A land of legal, consensual master and slave. A time and place where girls may fulfill their deepest needs by becoming slaves in a society that not only tolerates but celebrates their choices.

That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Slave Zone!"

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2. The Butterfly Effect​
It happened about seven hundred years ago. "The Butterfly Effect," it is called. In eastern France, a small, unexpected, event took place in a Benedictine monastery in Comté de Bourgogne.

The library of this monastery possessed two rare treasures, manuscripts of the works of Παπίας (Papias) of Hierapolis. Papias was a renowned father from the late first and early second centuries. He was said to be "an ancient man who was a hearer of John [the Apostle and Gospel writer] and a companion of Polycarp [a famous early martyr in Smyrna - modern Izmir, Turkey]." These manuscripts, Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις (Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord) and Χριστιανός Ελευθερία και Υπηρεσία Κυριακῶν (Christian Freedom and Service of the Lord) were even rarer than the librarians presumed. They were, indeed, the last surviving codices of Papias’s work.
The head librarian turned to Raymond, a senior brother, with great experience working in the Scriptorium of the library copying manuscripts of the writings of the Early Church Fathers.
Brother Raymond assumed this duty with humble awe. The codices were kept in a secured storage bay. Each morning, with the utmost care, the brother removed the frail bound "Christian Freedom" from the bay and took it to his copy desk in the Scriptorium. After a day of copying, he would reverse the process and return the treasured manuscript (with the partial copy) to its safe repose with its sister (most monastic copyists referred to their manuscripts as she) codex in storage.

One day, when he was less than a fifth of the way through copying, Raymond worked particularly late, fascinated by the wisdom of Father Papias. Unfortunately, this fascination caused the brother to be careless. Rather than copying one Greek letter at a time, a slow process that ensured the least possibility or error, Raymond began writing several letters, and even whole words at a time. Late that evening, in the dim candlelight, he was working on Papias' discussion of the role of women in Christian service. In his haste, the monk transposed some letters and even substituted words. Conceding, at last, the exhaustion of his sight, Raymond, following his loving procedure, replaced the original with his partially copied manuscript in the storage bay.
Tragically, early the next day, a fire broke out in that very storage room and destroyed both the originals and the partial copy. Therefore, both the original works and Raymond's errors were lost.
All we have today of Papias's works are brief excerpts in the works of Irenaeus of Lyons and Eusebius of Caesarea, both from the "Exposition." Nothing survives of "Christian Freedom."

At least in our current version of our world.
 
Feel free to look up Papais, a respected Early Christian Father.

For the few (strange) readers, who, like the authors, have interests in medieval manuscripts, here is a nice site to begin your study:

Don't worry though. We will move on to slavery soon. Be patient on a loving journey to the longed-for destination.
 
Praefectus Praetorio said:
2. The Butterfly Effect​
It happened about seven hundred years ago. "The Butterfly Effect," it is called. In eastern France, a small, unexpected, event took place in a Benedictine monastery in Comté de Bourgogne.

The library of this monastery possessed two rare treasures, manuscripts of the works of Παπίας (Papias) of Hierapolis. Papias was a renowned father from the late first and early second centuries. He was said to be "an ancient man who was a hearer of John [the Apostle and Gospel writer] and a companion of Polycarp [a famous early martyr in Smyrna - modern Izmir, Turkey]." These manuscripts, Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις (Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord) and Χριστιανός Ελευθερία και Υπηρεσία Κυριακῶν (Christian Freedom and Service of the Lord) were even rarer than the librarians presumed. They were, indeed, the last surviving codices of Papias’s work.
The head librarian turned to Raymond, a senior brother, with great experience working in the Scriptorium of the library copying manuscripts of the writings of the Early Church Fathers.
Brother Raymond assumed this duty with humble awe. The codices were kept in a secured storage bay. Each morning, with the utmost care, the brother removed the frail bound "Christian Freedom" from the bay and took it to his copy desk in the Scriptorium. After a day of copying, he would reverse the process and return the treasured manuscript (with the partial copy) to its safe repose with its sister (most monastic copyists referred to their manuscripts as she) codex in storage.

One day, when he was less than a fifth of the way through copying, Raymond worked particularly late, fascinated by the wisdom of Father Papias. Unfortunately, this fascination caused the brother to be careless. Rather than copying one Greek letter at a time, a slow process that ensured the least possibility or error, Raymond began writing several letters, and even whole words at a time. Late that evening, in the dim candlelight, he was working on Papias' discussion of the role of women in Christian service. In his haste, the monk transposed some letters and even substituted words. Conceding, at last, the exhaustion of his sight, Raymond, following his loving procedure, replaced the original with his partially copied manuscript in the storage bay.
Tragically, early the next day, a fire broke out in that very storage room and destroyed both the originals and the partial copy. Therefore, both the original works and Raymond's errors were lost.
All we have today of Papias's works are brief excerpts in the works of Irenaeus of Lyons and Eusebius of Caesarea, both from the "Exposition." Nothing survives of "Christian Freedom."

At least in our current version of our world.
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Fascinating and intriguing ❤️
 
3. A Ripple in Time​

However, in the minutely altered zone of our narrative, one thing changed. Brother Raymond, tired at the end of a long day, only replaced the original codex in storage, went to his cell, and left his copy manuscript on the desk to continue in the morning. The Scriptorium was untouched by the fire. Therefore, Raymond’s copy, with the few erroneous Greek words, survived to provide the only extended source of the writings of Papias. Included in the partial document were Papias's thoughts on the role of women in Christian service.
Papias's reputation was such that, over the next decades and centuries, this fragment was intensely studied by religious scholars. These, in turn, incorporated its precepts into their works concerning morality and the proper ordering of the world. As the ripples of the butterfly's wings spread far and wide, it led to schools of thought in Europe, divergent from those we know. One of the most widely held, allowed, and even encouraged a far different lifestyle than is broadly accepted today in our world.

Thus we move toward the present, to a world remarkably similar to the one we all know and accept as the inevitable result of thousands of years of civilization and thought. But Brother Raymond's error resulted in an idea that had permitted an exciting and rewarding alternative lifestyle.
Fast as was the irregular march forward in the concept of human freedom, an alternative concept developed in this zone just as fast - the idea of a consensual-Master-slave (cMs) relationship to be accepted and blessed by the society at large.
It became a commonly accepted belief that some individuals were happier and more fulfilled if allowed to submit voluntarily to slavery in the service of a master. These arrangements were justified by the words of Papias (as miscopied by Raymond):
“Are not some devout woman among us, and even some men, μακαρίοτερα (more blessed) in service to a Κῡρῐ́ῳ (Lord, Master), as we all are in service to Χρῑστῷ τῷ Κῡρῐ́ῳ (Christ, the Master)?”
By the late fifteenth century, only one hundred and fifty years after the fire, this divergent teaching of Papias inspired early settlements of scattered communities. These adopted some form of personal cMs relationships even as chattel slavery in Europe was being supplanted by serfdom. These evolved alongside and often mimicked the more traditional monastic orders to develop defined rules and customs.

As time moved onward, this rigorous and almost religious lifestyle continued into 'reformed' and ultimately secular, 'enlightened' forms to the present day. Now, into Twenty-First-Century society, it was well established that a percentage of women craved the slave life, as did some men. Communities have set up careful screening procedures, psychological testing, and barriers to entry to test the stability, sincerity, and determination of those wishing to enter this relationship. These customs and orders for permitting entry and for the subsequent treatment of slaves have been enshrined with the force of law. While joining the cMs association is utterly voluntary, dissolution was not. Once a slave, permanently a slave.
 
My favorite book of De Sade is Justine, especially the part that plays in the monastery. Maybe this inspired you as well? My favorite scene is the one where Justine is tortured with a large tube and piston filled with hot water in her vagina. And then right after a long philosophical debate followed about the benefits of being a villain. :)
 
Doragon said:
My favorite book of De Sade is Justine, especially the part that plays in the monastery. Maybe this inspired you as well? My favorite scene is the one where Justine is tortured with a large tube and piston filled with hot water in her vagina. And then right after a long philosophical debate followed about the benefits of being a villain. :)
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I must confess that I have never "read" Justine - just skimmed a few parts - you know what I mean.

The role of the monastic rules and offices comes principally from my co-author, @Eulalia. She will have to explain why it fascinates her so much.
 
Now that we have established how this alternative world where government-sanctioned consensual Master/slave bondage had come to exist, we enter the narrative proper. It shall have eight parts, one for each of the seven daily offices and a prelude of an office of the night. Each of these parts shall have two chapters - one recounting the experience of a Novice entering into the world of slavery, and one of the daily life of a Seasoned slave.
We offer the usual advice: find a comfortable chair, take an adult beverage in hand, and relax with this unhurried book.
 
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