The Bandit Scout

Chapter 13 -- Comanche Moving

Ralph, Carmen, Carlos, Stella, and Frank were having a last cup of coffee after the evening meal. The four women Guardians came to them. They asked if Stella could go with the Guardians. Of course, permission was given. Like the previous night, the women Guardians, now augmented with Carmen, escorted Stella to Carlos' tent. Once inside the tent, Carmen went up to Stella and enveloped her in a big hug. "Thank you again, Stella. I owe you more than I can ever repay."

June, the senior Guardian, said, "If I am not mistaken, this Final Courtship will end soon. Am I correct that you are still enthusiastic about being the mate of Carlos?"

Stella answered, "Oh, yes!"

"How would you like to be tied to await Carlos?" June asked.

"Do you want me naked or clothed for this?" Stella asked.

The Guardian replied, "As you wish, I think." There was a gleam in her eye. The Bucks women, like women everywhere, loved to be involved in the mating process, whether their own or someone else's.

Stella said, "Even after the meal, I am still hot from the workout. And we are back in the lower plains in late spring. I would like to undress for this if you don't mind?"

Carmen said, "You have seen me buck naked. Now it's my turn to see you." Carmen grinned.

There were no objections from the guardians, and Stella slipped off her buckskins. "Tomorrow, I'm going for shorts instead of long pants. It's almost summer. Now, you asked for a suggestion. I think Carlos would be happy to see me tied up with my hands behind my back, but pulled high, bending me over. Can we do that?"

Jane noticed a ring at the top of the tent pole. "Sure, we can. We will take it from here. Carmen, show us your rope skills by tying her ankles and legs above the knees. June, tie her hand behind her back with a double column tie. Janet, get that stool and bring it to the pole. Then climb up and thread this rope through the ring on top. Susan, when June finishes, tie her elbows. Now, there is the question of a gag. Carlos did not have you gagged this morning, Stella. Would you like to be gagged or not?"

With the team working on her restraints, Stella said, "Carlos likes for us to talk. I would say no gag unless you think it best otherwise."

"Let's do what Carlos will like," Jane decided.

When Stella's arms and legs were tied, Jane ordered, "Pick Stella up and stand her in front of the pole. Janet, take one end of the rope going through the ring and make another cinch around her wrist ropes." Then, Jane took the other end of the rope through the ring and said, "Carmen and Susan, take her arms and start lifting them. Stella, give us some feedback. You may be in this position for a long time. Maybe not, but we don't know, do we?" Stella bent at the waist and lowered her head as her hand raised higher than her shoulders.

The point soon came where Stella said, "That is getting pretty tight now. But I want it to look good for Carlos."

They stopped lifting her hands when she spoke and even lowered them a little. Jane threaded her end of the rope between Stella's forearms and stepped up on the stool to thread it through the ring again. Then she made a couple of hitches to keep things in place. Stepping back and looking at Stella, Jane said, "Okay, we are going to do two more things. First, Carmen, tie her legs to the pole, securing them at the thighs, just above the knees, and at the ankles. That is more restrictive, but it will help prevent any mishaps that could cause you to lose your balance. It should not add to your discomfort. The last thing might be uncomfortable, but it will improve your appearance. It is natural for you to be face down with your hands pulled up this way. June, get her hair and make a high ponytail. Then tie this rope to the ponytail."

June finished, and Jane said, "Now thread the end of that rope through the ring."

Jane continued, "Carmen, lift Stella's head. We want her to look forward. June, pull the rope tight and tie it off on her hands."

While the rope was being tied around her hands, Stella said, "You ladies are very good at this, you know. I am sure that this will thrill Carlos. Thank you. I am well tied. When Carlos arrives, I will be here just like you are leaving me."

Jane said, "You are a wonderful sport, Stella."

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The day's ride had taken some of Carlos's energy. The martial arts practice had taken even more. Nonetheless, he was eager to see Stella and wondered how the Guardians had left her in his care tonight. He entered his tent and found things were beyond his greatest expectations. Stella's hands were high behind her back toward the top of the tent pole. Her back was bent parallel to the ground, and the Guardians had tied her hair to her hands, lifting her head so she was looking at him. She was naked and inviting. Best of all, she was smiling for him.

Carlos strode over to her with long steps and knelt in front of her face. He took her face with both hands and pressed his lips against hers. Stella parted her lips and pushed her tongue against his lips. Carlos responded by parting his lips and pushing his tongue against her tongue. More minutes passed while their tongues did a timeless dance back and forth.

He moved his hands away from her face and cupped her breasts as they hung below her chest. Her tits were always enticing. Tied in this position, they were even more so. Their tongues continued their dance as he manipulated her breast. He took her nipples and twisted and tweaked them. He pulled them in all directions: forward and back, left and right.

Next, he let one hand leave her tits and move to her belly, where he circled his fingers around her navel. Later, he continued that trip, moving his hand to cup her vulva. Finding some moisture there, he inserted three fingers in her vagina and circled pressure against the walls. Paying particular attention to the forward wall, Carlos kept pressure and movement on her clit, and soon Stella's rate of breathing increased until she had to break off the tongue dance to pant. She cried out with a loud, long "Ah!" Her climax made her strain against her ropes.

Ralph stood and freed her hair. He gave his attention to her ropes and untied her legs from the tent pole. Then he lowered her hands and freed her from that rope. This left her arms and legs well tied. Carlos picked her up with one arm under her knees and the other under the small of her back. He carried her to the bunk and lowered her onto it.

"Carlos, it is time for you to strip and climb in here with me. I owe you an orgasm, and I know how I want to repay my debt."

Carlos did not waste any time complying with Stella's wishes. He stretched out beside her and resumed fondling her body.

"I love what you are doing. Would you continue later? Right now, please sit up at the head of the bunk and adjust me so my mouth can reach your cock."

The moment she could, she took him deep in her mouth. By arching her back and neck, she moved her head up and down on his member while sucking as hard as she could and massaging him with her tongue. From his fondling of Stella, Carlos was very much on the edge, and it seemed as if Stella had barely started when spasms of pleasure overtook him and he spurted his load into the back of her mouth. Without hesitation, Stella swallowed and continued sucking, licking, and swallowing until he softened and there was no sign of his passion left.

"Stella, if I didn't already know your background, I would swear that you trained as a courtesan, not a scout."

He slid lower in the bunk, pulling Stella under his arm and onto his chest, and she nestled into him.

Carlos fondled her while he talked, telling her how they would make katana blades. He explained how they would speak with other Ranches, Plantations, Mines, and Towns and convince them to join their alliance. Wagon Trains would spread out to all of those in the alliance. Carlos discussed the concept of science and its potential to be spread from Unihold and distributed across the alliance. He spoke of individual freedom and noticed that he was still tied up with Stella.

As he reached for the first knots to untie her, she said, "Carlos, you don't have to untie me. I am free already. Maybe for the first time in my life. I am content. I will be content as long as we are together and doing what you wish."

"Right now, I want you to be free. You can choose to be with me or not. It has to be your choice as much as it is mine."

He continued untying knots and unwrapping rope until she was free. Stella said, "You had already given me freedom. Now you have reinforced it. I want to be with you as long as you will have me."

"Let's get this Final Courtship finished and be mates," he said. "Stella, tying you up and fondling you has been the greatest excitement I have ever had with a woman. Sex with you restrained has given me the greatest orgasms of my life. I hope that it has been good for you because I'm sure that as long as we are together, we will play a lot of tie-up games." He turned off the lantern and pulled up the cover.

"We are still in the Final Courtship ritual, Carlos. Tie my hands together behind my back, and I can sleep knowing we are following the ritual. And, yes. I've tried to tell you, it is like you give me freedom by tying me up. I have never had climaxes to match the ones you have given me. But I need to tell you, I only want to be tied by you."

Rope was all over the bunk. Carlos took a piece and tied her hands as she asked. They went to sleep with Carlos holding Stella in his arms.

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After the Guardians left Stella in Carlos' tent, Carmen bade them goodnight. "Thank you for making me one of you. I never realized that work could be so much fun. Unless you have something else for me to do, I will leave you now and go to Boss Ralph's tent."

They hugged goodbye, and Carmen went to Ralph's tent with a light footstep. Ralph was lying on the bunk waiting for her. She smiled at him, saying, "Preparing Stella for Carlos was a lot of fun. I will say that she is a very tough lady. She took pretty extreme bondage for him."

"Carmen, I'm sure that Carlos won't leave her that way for long. You know, tie-up games do not have to be extreme or painful. Light bondage can be fun too."

"I'm afraid my sexual experience as an adult is very limited. Most of my time tied up, except with you, was with the Bucks, which felt more like punishment or control. With you, I didn't think of it as extreme. It was just giving you pleasure, and of course, full access to me. So what would you like me to do now?"

"Let's have a slow and gentle night. The Medico is a hard taskmaster. Shall we undress?"

Carmen answered, "Yes, Sensei was tough. No wonder the Bucks beat the Comanche. Being able to train most of your life under the Medico is an enormous advantage." By the time Carmen said this, her clothes were off and she was climbing into the bunk.

After they were both in the bunk, Frank crossed Carmen's wrists behind her back and started with a horizontal lark's head, followed by several horizontal wraps. Then several more vertical wraps were followed by a cinch. He asked, "Is that too tight or does it pinch anywhere?"

"No, it is comfortable. What shall I do now?"

"Wiggle over here under my arm," as he held up an arm for her. As she wiggled into the position, he turned her on her side so that her head rested on his shoulder and her upper tit rested on his chest. Her lower knee slid under his thigh when he raised it, and her upper leg went across his pelvis. He played with the tit on his chest. He rubbed the nipple, twisting it clockwise, then widdershins. With his other hand, he rubbed her back between her arms, sometimes reaching down and squeezing the globes of her rear end. He lifted her hair to make it fan across his stomach. He asked Carmen what she wanted out of life.

"Ralph, I had never thought of being a hostage before. Everything is new to me now. I think that I should be unhappy at being a hostage, being a prisoner. Yet I have never been so happy as I am right now in your arms. Your touch feels so very good. But it is more than just your touch. It is you doing the touching. I am here with my hands tied behind my back, but I have never been this comfortable before. You're playing with my nipple, which is making my pussy tingle. It would not take much to set me off right now."

Ralph rolled her onto her back and kissed her. The hand that had been playing with her nipple went to her labia, rubbing and slipping fingers in and out of her pussy. The rubbing included her clit, and soon she was bucking against his hand. Her orgasm built, and she grabbed a chunk of his shoulder with her teeth. She was careful, even in the throes of her passion, not to bite and break the skin.

Leaning back, Carmen fought to control her breathing. She sensed Ralph moving between her legs and inserting his cock into her well-lubricated pussy. But when he started pumping in and out, her full awareness returned. She started moving her hips in rhythm to his, and an orgasm came crashing down on her. The walls of her vagina contracted around Ralph as she tensed every muscle in her body. She was straining for release and straining to prolong the orgasmic bliss. Ralph continued to pump in and out. A third wave reached for her, and this time it embraced Ralph, as well. They groaned together as the release came.

Later, after Ralph slid to the side and turned to rest his head on her breast, he moved to untie Carmen. She told him to go to sleep. He murmured, "Thank you, Carmen, for everything." They both fell fast asleep until dawn.

Ralph and Carmen both stirred at first light. Carmen asked, "Ralph, would you free me now. I should join the Guardians for my morning duty."

Coming awake, Ralph released her and watched as she dressed and dashed out of the tent.

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The first of the early morning light trickled into the tent. Stella and Carlos began to stir. He freed Stella, and they had a quick wash. Carlos dressed while Stella tidied up the tent. Stella reminded Carlos, "It is almost sunrise, and the Guardians will be here." She climbed back into the bunk and settled on her stomach. She placed her hands behind her back.

Carlos tied her hands, elbows, and feet. He used another rope to tie her feet to her hands, then paused to caress her beautiful, tight rear end. The Guardians entered the tent, and the lead Guardian, at least, saw what he was doing. Trying to suppress a smirk, the lead Guardian said, "Carlos, your breakfast is waiting. Stella will join you soon."

Carlos said, "Thank you, Guardians," as he left the tent.

The Guardians surrounded the bunk, freed Stella, and helped her up and into her shorts and halter. The Lead Guardian, Jane, asked Stella, "Carlos had you secure again this morning. That speaks for his intent. Do you still wish to continue the Final Courtship and become Carlos' mate?"

"Yes, I do!" Stella answered.

"Then join your future mate for breakfast."

Carlos was sitting with Ralph and the Medico, drinking a mug of coffee. Stella sat beside him and slipped her arm around the small of his back. "Good morning, Boss Ralph, Medico Frank. I hope everyone had a good night."

Ralph replied, "Thank you, Stella. I did, and hope you had one as well."

Frank Stevens nodded his head and smiled. Carlos slid his arm around Stella's shoulder and squeezed.

Sausages and hash-browned potatoes were soon ready and disappeared fast into hungry mouths. Ralph rose first, saying, "Let's hit the road, folks."

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The Comanche rushed back to their camp. It is a longer distance to their camp than from the big meadow to Rider Ranch, but they arrive the day before Ralph Rider returns home. Chief Gomez called an all-hands meeting to explain their new situation to the Comanche. He tells them that they can no longer act as highwaymen and will have to learn other trades to support themselves. He offered to step down as Chief. The Comanche reject that, saying no one else could have done any better.

Within the Comanche, there are individuals with just about any trade skill. The Chief assigned the Commander the task of determining just who knew what and to set up classes for others to be taught. Garcia is surprised to see that most of the Comanche do not seem to be adverse to this.

The Commander requested a private meeting. He informs the Chief that he had assigned four Comanches to watch Rider Ranch and look for opportunities, even before the Chief had left for the Bucks attack. Chief Gomez ordered a group of ten Comanche to prepare to ride with him to Rider Ranch. His objective was to warn Ralph Rider about the four Comanche working against him and to help Rider find and order home the four sent by the Commander.

Although tired from the ride back from the mountains, they now have fresh horses and are soon on the way. Garcia hoped he might see his daughter. He didn't think that the four Comanche would be able to cause a lot of harm.

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Ralph couldn't help but pick up the pace of their travel as they neared home. He knew they could have finished the trip by early evening if they had continued. But he had told the Medico they would make an early stop for the martial arts class. The only urgency in their return was the retrieval of the Katana Documents. He did not see the difference in their arrival time at the Ranch as significant.

Carmen had been a delightful companion for the ride. She and Ralph talked, and she asked lots of questions about the Ranch and its operation. There was no doubt that he enjoyed discussing the Ranch. He also went into great detail about katanas and why they were so challenging to craft.

Ralph stopped the Convoy, and their camp was soon set up. Sensei Stevens called for the start of his class, and most of his students from the last class returned. Sensei noted Carmen was back. Watching her progress was going to be interesting. He thought her potential was well above average. She had worked hard in class yesterday, as well.

In this class, he stressed ukemi, the response to an attack. He taught how to take falls to escape from untenable situations. Like many things, the subject was like an onion. There was an easily visible surface. But the surface was a thin skin that could be peeled off, revealing a new surface underneath. A lifetime could be spent learning more and more about a subject, always leaving more to be learned.

Frank worked hard in the two-hour class again. The class breathed a sigh of relief to see the end of the class, but made sure that Sensei did not see it. They were ready to get washed up for the evening meal.

At the meal, there were numerous special treats. Since it would be the last night on the trail, the cook served everything special that he had set aside previously. It wasn't the feast at the Bucks camp, but it was well above ordinary.

Ralph talked to the cook, and they decided that the chuck wagon would continue to the Ranch that night. They would prepare a big brunch for the Convoy's arrival the next morning. The Chuck Wagon had left coffee, sausage, and biscuits for the Convoy's breakfast.

No one noticed Gus Sloan from the Chuck Wagon crew staring at Stella at every opportunity.