The Scottish Princess

Welcome Home

I woke up early and crept out of the tent, I wanted to make breakfast for the men. I quietly found my supplies and started the fire. I used the trick that Angus had showed me a few days prior. Within minutes, I had a roaring fire and the skillet balanced on the hook. I rummaged around and found a tray of eggs from the MacPherson land, some dehydrated meat from the deer from last night’s dinner and threw them into the skillet. The smell was intoxicating, I knew that it was only a matter of time until the men were surrounding me. 

Dugan was the first up, his eyes widened when he realized where the smell was coming from. “Thank you my lady, this is unexpected.” I smiled sweetly at him. I love the feeling I got from serving my lord and his men made me feel useful, worthy of my title. I wanted to be someone that they could be proud of, I wanted to show them that I could earn my keep. In exchange for their protection, I would provide their care. 

Slowly, one at a time, all men were positioned around the fire. I was dishing out breakfast as fast as I could, it still wasn’t fast enough. I was almost completely out of eggs when Graham popped his head out and searched for my eyes. He smiled at me when he locked onto me. He gave me a goofy expression, making me giggle. After a few more seconds he was heading to the circle. He wished the men a good morning without breaking eye contact with me. 

“Smells delicious. Did you do this all by yourself?” Graham came over and kissed my forehead before taking is seat. 

“I didn’t want to disturb any of you. I just wanted to show you all that I can be useful, in more ways than one.” I winked at Graham and his eyes bugged before the anger took over. I dipped down to hand him my plate and his eyes wandered to my cleavage and then back up to my eyes, I knew that I was being a brat right now. I saw the anger dissipate and a mischievous grin crept across his lips, I knew that I had used up the last of his patience this morning. I straightened myself and walked back over by the fire to dish myself some breakfast. 

The men started to slowly scatter as they finished, they all thanked me before attending to their duties. Once Graham and I we’re finished, I offered to take his plate. As he reached up to pass it over, he grabbed my wrist and looked deep into my eyes.

“You will never do that again lass, do you understand me?” His words were stern but his expression was still playfulness. I gulped down my lump in my throat and nodded to show that I understood. Graham pulled me down further to him so we were nose to nose. “That’s a good lass. Now I want you to clean up here, I want to leave here in 10 minutes.” He kissed my lips quickly before he released my wrist. As I was cleaning, I looked down and noticed a subtle red spot where he grabbed me, it wasn’t hard enough to bruise but it was definitely tender. I knew that I was pushing buttons, and I did promise him that I would except my punishments when they did arise, I wonder what my penance would be for this. My mind started to wander as I thought of all the possibilities, I was pulled out of my day dream by a sharp whistle in the distance.  

I knew that I was out of time. I distinguish the fire and cleaned up the scraps. I gathered everything up in a large canvas bag and brought it over to the wagon. Graham was staring at me while I approached, he was leaning up against the back of the wagon. 

“Cutting it close there lass, what’s on your mind?” I instinctively blushed and tried to hide my lust for this man. He knew exactly where my mind went, he wanted me to admit it to him.  I brushed it off and silently headed for the back of the wagon. Angus was waiting to take the ruck sack from me. He bowed his head slightly before he threw it up into the cart. I was trying so hard to regain my composure that I hadn’t noticed that Graham snuck up behind me. I felt his hands graze my waist and I could feel the heat radiating off of him. I wanted to lean back and melt against his chest, but now was not the time. 

“Are you ready to go lass?” I couldn’t speak so I mustered a small response. 

“Mhmm.” I gave him a tight smile before he led me over to Fergus. 

Once we were settled into the saddle, Graham clicked his tongue and Fergus lunged ahead, leading the way. 

We glided effortlessly through the trees, Graham leaned down into my ear. “We’re almost home lass, we are just about to cross over into MacKenzie territory. When we get home, I want to get you settled and then I have to attend to some things. I will introduce you to your ladies maids and they will take it from there.” I nodded my head to show my understanding. 

It was close to mid afternoon when I Graham leaned forward into my ear. 

“Would you like to get down and stretch your legs?” I knew that it would do me some good, but I was too anxious, I didn’t want to stop for any reason. I felt Graham’s eyes on the side of my face, I realized that that was a rhetorical question, he wasn’t asking, he was ordering. I nodded my head and he pulled back on Fergus’s reins. He c****d his head to address the men. “Madame would like to take a moment.” I heard the echo of horses protesting until everyone came to an abrupt halt. I hated being the reason for holding everything up, we were so close to home. As Graham reached up for me, I turned to look at the faces that were scattered behind me, they all had looks of understanding and compassion. They weren’t upset at the halt, they were looking at me with such care and kindness I realized that the vows that they made to me were true. 

Graham and I took a quick walk to really stretch out my hips, even though I was thinking about many other activities on how to do that. When we were about half way down, Graham turned to me and pushed me up against a tree. His tongue invaded my mouth and he pulled me close to his chest. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears and my arousal start dripping out of my center. Why must he tease me like this, he knows what I truly desire, and I know that he won’t give in anytime soon. One of his hands took my breast in his palm while the other reached down and rested itself on my lower back. We were panting between our lips, he was not breaking his contact, I was afraid that we wouldn’t let me stop and breath. It was hard enough with this corset, I couldn’t take a deep breath. I felt him start to grab at my hip, I wanted to collapse with lust. Instead, I planted my feet and pushed him off. He looked at me with rage in his eyes, while I had determination in mine. “My apologizes my lord, but do not start something that you can not finish.” I crossed my arms in front of my chest and tried to look angry. Graham blinked a couple times before smirking. 

“So you’re telling me no?” I sucked my lips into a hard line, I had to stay strong. When I didn’t answer he asked me again, but this time, he took a few steps forward. I instinctively took a step back into the tree. “Answer me lass, are you telling me no?” I gulped, I couldn’t read his face, he was either going to smack the s**t out of me or he was incredibly turned on, he might have been a little bit of both. “Answer me lass.” He was now standing directly in front of me. A wave of confidence rushed over me, 

“I am saying no. You cannot tease me if you are not going to take me against this tree.” I heard air hiss through his teeth, he was not expecting my harsh language. A look of evil settled into his face. Then his anger started to waver and a playful smile tugged at his lips. He crossed his arms in front of his chest to mirror my stance. There was a moment of silence before he shrugged his shoulders. 

“Okay, if that’s what you wish.” I was surprised at his down play of the situation, I was technically denying him, I expected him to be more pissed than he was. He saw my puzzled expression and then decided to elaborate. 

“I am your lord, but you are my prìseil. I will respect your wishes, no matter what.” Graham pulled me to his chest and I nuzzled in close. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the warmth and sturdiness of his body against mine. He held me for a few more moments before pulling back and kissing me on the forehead. 

“Are you ready to go home lass?” I was beaming with excitement, this was the part of the journey that I had been anticipating the most. I couldn’t help the smile that spread across my face, happiness what seeping out of me. Graham chuckled at me,

“I take that as a yes.” Graham tucked me under his arm and we headed back towards the wagons.

It was the perfect, late summer day, the temperature was just right and the breeze was light and crisp. The bright sun was shining down on us as we continued on, warming our bones. We were nearing the end of our journey, we had been traveling for at least another 4 hours before coming to a large ridge that overlooked the territory. “There she is lass, your new home.” I looked out in wonder at the large fortress that sat in front of me. The castle was twice the size of the MacPherson dwelling. The gardens were vast and green, it was gorgeous with everything in bloom. I could see the large MacKenzie flags rippling in the wind. Joy and relief rushed over me, we had finally made it. Graham lingered for a few more seconds before clicking again. Fergus carefully made his way down the large ridge, it was a little steep until we reached the valley below, from there it was a straight shot through the trees. 

It’s always on the other side of a journey that you become the most antsy, I wanted to just jump down and sprint if I could, but I knew that it was fruitless, we were already exercising the quickest method. Graham could tell that I was getting impatient. 

“You need to calm yourself lass, we’ll get there in due time. Now stop wiggling.” Oh s**t, I hadn’t realized that I was literally bouncing in the saddle, I also hadn’t noticed the stiff thing poking me in the back...whoops.

When we reached the gate, Graham looked up and nodded at the top of the towers. There were two guards on either side of the large stone walls. It looked quite secure, no intruders would be able to make it over easily. I heard the very obnoxious clicking of the wrought iron gate slowly rising in front of us. I could see a large throng of people forming just on the other side of the gate, I knew that we would have a large welcoming committee. As we walked under the gate, several people began waving frantically at us, most of them little girls. They had bright eyes with wonder at the sight of Fergus, his size is pretty impressive. Then the wee lassies took me in, their mouths dropped open momentarily before turning them into smiles. Graham led Fergus to the center of the village and turned us around in a large circle, this way we could accommodate all of those that were following us. He pulled us right up to the main doors. They were hand carved, mahogany, just stunning to look at. There were two identical carvings on both doors, it looked like the MacKenzie family crest. I was blown away at the amount of beauty this estate had, all the little details and stone work were exquisite, the castle appeared to be newly constructed.

 Graham leaned down into my ear, “Do you like what you see?” 

Without making eye contact I just nodded my head as I continued to take in my new surroundings. Suddenly, I heard laughter and chatter heading our way. I turned in the direction of the noise. Three wee lassies were giggling while walking towards me, they were no more than 5 or 6. They were Bonnie lassies, adorable little girls, sisters no doubt. They all looked mighty similar in features, they all had the strawberry blonde hair but only one of them had wild curls. The was the smallest of the three stumbled forward and curtsied. I could see the wee fire burning deep with in her, I could tell that she was the leader of the pack. I was taken aback by how cute these three were. I was in just as much amazement with them as they were with me. I sunk down to my knees and stuck out my hand. “Isla MacPherson, it’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance.” Fiery lass giggled and looked back at her sisters. 

“My name is Jaime, I’m named after my da. You’re so beautiful, I like your hair.” I smiled sweetly at her and her friends. 

“Thank you Jaime, it’s nice to meet you. I like your hair too, your curls are beautiful.” They all became suddenly shy at my compliment. Finally, Jaime spoke again.

“Are you the new lady MacKenzie that they have all been talking about?” I was surprised, since when do people talk about me? I didn’t know what to say so I gave them a shy smile and nodded my head. Jaime then produced a small bouquet of wild flowers and pushed them further into my face. “These are for you ma lady! I hope you like them.” I took the flowers from her wee hand and gave them a small sniff. 

“Thank you Jaime, these are lovely, just. Like. You.” I touched the tip of her nose three times as I spoke. All three girls giggled and gave me their final curtsies. I heard a sharp whistle in the distance, I followed the sound to an older woman with her hands on her hips, these must belong to her. I gave her an apologetic wave, before looking back down at their wee little faces. I reached forward and tapped the tip of Jaime’s nose. “Run along now lassies, it looks like your ma is looking for you.” They all waved and took off towards their mother. I slowly rose up from my knees and noticed that everyone was staring at me, at first I thought that I had done something wrong. I turned to Graham.

“I’m so sorry my lord, I didn’t mean any offense.” He bugged his eyes, 

“What are you sorry for prìseil? These are your people now too, the best way for them to get to know you is to be yourself. We are all just so amazed at how good you are with them. You’re a natural, just wait until we have our own children. Now come on, let’s get you cleaned up.” He reached out and took my hand and led me to the large mahogany doors. 

The architecture inside was even more impressive than the outside. The marble columns were huge and polished, the hand carved moldings were breathtaking and large throne platform in front of me was made of the same marble as the pillars. There were large window that lined the back wall, letting lots of natural light in. Despite having servants running about, the hall still felt large, you could easily fit 300 men in one space at a time.

I fell in love with my new home very quickly, there were plenty of workers and clan members milling about. Everyone was friendly and had a smile on their face, I couldn’t wait to be included in the joy within these walls. I looked up at Graham I was surprised to find him staring down at me. He reached his finger up under my chin and pressed his perfect lips against mine. I could feel so much stress leave my body, I had a sense of certainty here, I didn’t have to be afraid of what was to come. I felt secure and welcomed here, I could feel my bones and muscles loose a bit. I needed to remember to be myself and release the pressure that I carried in my head. Everything was going to work out just fine, I knew that as long as Graham and I had an understanding, I could break some of the rules and I could adjust to my own way of life. I looked up at Graham and he gently kissed my forehead. 

“Are you ready to see our room?” He had a naughty glimmer to his eyes, I knew that his mind was on another track completely. My mouth went dry and my knees started to quiver, I nodded my head silently before he led me towards the stairs. I swallowed deep, I was curious to see what would happen behind closed doors, I guess we were about to find out.