The litter-bearers

This is more of a 'reaching-out' than a post, although the picture does deal with one of my favourite themes of slaves being used as naked beasts-of-burden. 

Before tumblr changed their rules in late 2018, I had a similar blog with them and I came into contact with a Master from Central America who was just starting out as an erotic slave artist with his own blog called "Royalty Alter Ego" and the above picture is one of his works.

It was my pleasure to work with him and to post some of his works on my blog; indeed, we co-operated on a series concerning a slave plantation where he supplied the illustrations and I provided the text. We/we worked as Master and slave on this project to give it realism and I treated him with the respect due to any other master.

Sadly, I lost contact with him as a result of tumblr's decision to disallow posts they considered unsuitable and I don't have his email address. I would very much like to hear from him and to see how his art is progressing. 

I hope that he might occasionally visit this blog and if so, I would ask that he please contact me. "Master", I would love to hear from you. 

The Troika

The two matched stallions pictured on the left and right of the first  picture have served their master well over the past two years as his personal pony-slaves and he contemplates using well into the foreseeable future. 

However, conditions change and because he now has to travel greater distances, their owner recently purchased a more luxurious carriage suitable for his long trips. But luxury comes at a cost and the new carriage is larger and heavier than his previous one. While he has no doubts about the ability of the two muscular stallions to cope with the heavier load, he nevertheless requires that now, they run at greater speed over longer distances. Therefore, he has added a third slave to assist thus effectively turning the team into a troika.

The new purchase is an as yet, untried young colt fresh out of the training stables but guaranteed by his former trainer to be a good performer with great stamina and pulling power who responds well to the driver's whip. The colt will be harnessed to run between the two stallions and he will add that extra slave-power needed to pull the heavier load. 

The picture shows the two stallions welcoming the new colt and no doubt, they will greatly appreciate his physical contribution in sharing the heavy burden of pulling their master's new carriage.

And of course, there is another reason why they are enthusiastically welcoming the new colt as is evident in the second picture. Of a night time, alone in their stable, the colt will become their filly.

Pictures sourced from the internet. The text is mine. 

Missing in Action (MIA)

In military language, the term 'missing in action' is ambiguous and can mean one of several things. In the absence of any physical evidence, it means the fate of any missing military personnel is unknown; whether or not they are dead, wounded or taken prisoner by the enemy is unclear and leaves doubt in the mind of their loved ones.

Or in some cases, it can mean that the 'missing' face a very different fate as shown in the above picture. 

These three soldiers, members of the Western alliance fighting in Afghanistan, were captured by the local militia and are now officially declared 'MIA, presumed killed in action' leaving their families and friends to grieve for their loss.

Once not long ago, they would have faced a gruesome fate when captured. As hated infidels and crusaders they would have faced slow torture and death at the hands of their captors. 

However, they are very much alive as we can see and they are now seen as a valuable resource and generator of money to fund the militia's ongoing battles. Instead of being killed - such a waste really - they were sold to an Arab slave-trader who specialises in white slaves and transported to a clandestine slave-market in a major Middle-Eastern city to be sold. 

Slaves such as these three are in great demand as sex slaves with wealthy Middle-Eastern potentates and oil billionaires and with newly wealthy Black Africans from West Africa who consider owning a naked, white slave kneeling before them as the ultimate status symbol. 

The picture shows them being presented for a 'private viewing' for  the slave-trader's most valued clients in a secluded courtyard of his slave-market. Stripped naked, shackled hand and foot and chained by the neck to a viewing post, the new, as yet, unsold slaves nervously await the arrival of the buyers.

Each is lost in his thoughts as he remembers his former life as a free man and now contemplates his awful future as a slave. What fate awaits him? Will he be used as a beast-of-burden toiling under the whip or will he be his new Master's 'plaything' and sex toy? 

Only time will tell and in the meantime, the three slaves are left with their solitary thoughts - and fears.

This is one of my all-time favourite pictures which is frequently found on the internet and I am sure most of you are familiar with it. It is of course the art of the incomparable Amalaric and though I don't know or certain, I suspect he created it to use in one of his stories. However, the text appearing here is my version of this highly, evocative scene of slaves waiting to be sold in a secluded slave-market.      Chris  

The pony-slave.

Today, we tend to value our equines more than we do our slaves. Ask people their opinions of a horse or a pony and most will answer that they are noble, affectionate and loyal animals. Conversely, ask the same people their opinions of slaves and they will answer that they are shiftless, cunning, sly and lazy creatures that must be driven hard to meet their work quotas.

Therefore, it's not surprising that more people are now using slaves in the roles once reserved for equines. Now, teams of yoked slaves hauling heavy drays and wagons are a common sight on our streets and a natural consequence of this is that slaves are also being used, more and more, as 'ponies' to pull our personal traps and carriages. 

In these days of environmental awareness and the need to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, there are advantages in using slaves
rather than ponies or horses. For a start, a slave has a smaller environmental footprint, doesn't require as much food and he is easily and inexpensively housed in smaller accommodation than a large, expensive purpose-built stable.

Today, we tend to look at a slave to judge his potential to serve as a pony-slave and depending on his owner's preference, a pony-slave can be smooth bodied or as in the picture above, he can have a light covering of body hair. Some owners believe the retention of hair on a pony-slave adds to his appearance of masculinity and strength. However, it is always a case of the owner's personal preference if his pony is glabrous or hirsute. 

The use of harness and other accoutrements on a pony-slave, as shown in the above, is purely one of ascetics and serves no useful purpose other than to draw favourable attention to the animal's appearance. Somehow, the judicious use of leather harness does emphasise the slave's physique and muscularity and no doubt draws many admiring glances as it is driven through the streets. 

Picture found on the internet and source unknown. The text is mine.   

The Forfeiture

Despite the early loss of their mother the three brothers, Nathaniel, Matthew and Lucas had lead a charmed life on the large farm of their wealthy, elderly father. Situated in one of the Southern slave states, their father owned a sizeable slave-herd that toiled in his fields to add to his wealth and sustain his sons' idyllic lifestyles.

Needless to say, like all slave-owners and their families, they had complete disregard for the condition of their unfortunate slaves who toiled under the father's overseers' whips generating the wealth which they spent so freely on every conceivable luxury.

When their father died suddenly and unexpectedly, they inherited his farm and the slaves who worked it.

As his heirs they inherited his assets and conversely, they also inherited his liabilities.

Unbeknown to the three brothers their father had heavily mortgaged his farm and upon his death, the bank decided to "call in the debt". Sadly for the brothers, they couldn't repay the loan and the bank decided to foreclose and claim the estate as compensation. 

Under the 'law of forfeiture', the three brothers are held responsible for their father's debt and because they can't redeem it, the bank claims them as "property" and as part of the estate. As is customary in such cases, the three brothers are now classified as slaves and here we see them stripped to the waist being evaluated by a bank official. He is impressed with them and has decided their fate along with that of the farm which they thought they'd inherited.

The three brothers will have their father's branding iron sear itself into the tender flesh of their asses and then stripped near naked and collared, they will be sent to work in the fields harvesting the current crops before the bank sells the property.

Three months later:

The crops have been harvested and the bank has sold the farm. All that remains now is for a clearance sale of all machinery and livestock which includes the farm's slaves to be sold. This takes place today and there is great interest among the local farmers all looking for a bargain from the deceased estate of their late neighbour. 

Particular interest is shown in the slaves on offer who, stripped naked and with their bodies oiled, are on 'display' and available for inspection. These include the three brothers who are now indistinguishable from the other slaves. 

Three months hard labour has wrought considerable changes in them. Exposed to the elements, they are now deeply tanned and their bodies have been transformed into hard, solid muscle from their labours. Their backs show the stripes of the lash which has broken their spirits and turned them into docile, obedient and hard-working slaves so eagerly sought by the local farmers attending today's clearance sale.

The three brothers attract much interest and will sell well. Because they are strong and youthful, they have the promise of twenty-five to thirty years hard labour ahead of them. 

Yes, once on the auction-block, the bidding for them will be most spirited.

Picture randomly found on the internet from an unknown source. The text is mine.   

The Plough-slave

Due, no doubt to my own slave's nature, I have long been fascinated by the idea of slaves being used as "beasts-of-burden" in place of ponies made to pull carriages, yoked together in teams and driven under the whip to haul heavy wagons and best of all, yoked to a plough like a docile ox.

Countless times, I have pictured myself in these situations and this picture captures the mood of my erotic "slave fantasies".

Who among us, who say we are slaves, doesn't appreciate the image of this yoked slave with a pained expression, sweat stained body and bearing the bloodied marks of the lash on his near naked torso, straining under the whip of his driver to pull a heavy iron plough through the resisting earth?

Who among you who are masters, wouldn't take the opportunity to use a slave in this role and to unrelentingly drive him for hours under the constant scourging of your whip? 

This picture has always been a favourite of mine by one of the true artists of the genre, GaryRo who used to own the now discontinued and sadly missed site - "Chained Muscle". 

Chained Muscle was unique in that it attracted the best artists and writers who showcased their true talents on the site. Among the best of these was GaryRo himself whose pictures are works of art and whose stories of the male under stress were second to none.

GaryRo's muscular models always showed the true beauty of the male body and interestingly, as in this picture, he rarely, if ever, showed his subjects fully nude. Personally, I love loincloths on slaves as they cover very little and leave even less to the viewer's erotic imagination. To me this is the mark of a true artist.

GaryRo is one of my all time favourite artists and I remain one of his greatest admirers.

Picture by GaryRo of Chained Muscle. Text is mine.

NB. After the demise of Chained Muscle, many of its contributors now post to another site known as "Gay Bondage Fiction" which is a pay to view site.

ARLES

The Roman amphitheatre and adjacent theatre in Arles, France are remarkable reminders of Roman Gaul and of its importance in the ancient Roman world. They are among the best preserved of Roman sites anywhere in Europe and I have been fortunate enough to visit them on several occasions and some years ago, I attended a concert held in this amphitheatre. As with other Roman sites, it is still used for that purpose and another concert I once attended was held in the Graeco-Roman theatre of Taormina in Sicily.

My interest in ancient Roman began with my very first Latin lesson and the first words I learnt - "Roma est magna". Those words resonated with me then and they still do today. I am fascinated by the life of these ancient people with whom we share so much. Of course, I am appalled by their incredible cruelty and total disregard for the suffering of their enslaved victims.

As I walked through the amphitheatre in Arles, which today is much as it was back in Roman times, I had a sense of the cruel gladiatorial combats and the barbaric treatment of so many slaves who, no doubt, worked in the building and suffered in the arena. After almost two millennia, you can sense their presence.  

Roman Gaul fascinates me and one of my favourite sites is the nearby ruins of Glanum which I discovered quite by chance when visiting the hospital where Vincent van Gogh spent time.

Picture found on the internet. Despite a search I couldn't find its origins.

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