First, I would like to thank Jezzi Belle Stewart for her suggestions. I have taken some of them and implemented them into the story. I hope you will enjoy the further adventures of Dawn. I want to thank everybody for their kind words regarding this story.

 

From Knight to Dawn                 by: Lesley Renee Charles         Erniech@aol.com

 

Part 3

The Queen, Elizabeth was her name, spent a sleepless night going over her plans for Eric/Dawn. Elizabeth had an exterior motive to keeping Dawn a maiden. Her only son, the heir to the throne preferred pretty young boys, so there were no hopes of his marrying a woman. She planned to get Dawn comfortable around men, then arrange a meeting between her son, Christian and Dawn. She wanted Christian to marry Dawn, who would be a man, but would look like a lady. This way she could keep the gossip down. She would figure out what to do about children at a later date.

She first had to figure out how to get Eric to stay Dawn. She was hoping that he would come to this decision on his own. But she was trying to think up a few schemes just to be on the safe side. She had to find a "wife" for her son. She knew that Dawn would perfectly. Dawn was quite beautiful.

Meanwhile, Dawn was going over her situation. She was quite upset with the fact that she was starting to like living the female role. Eric decided that he should start trying to fight the process a little. Not give in so easily. On the other hand, he had to be careful, he did not want to end up wearing dresses for any longer than he had to. But still, a part of him had to admit it was enjoyable to wear the softer fabrics and be treated reverently.

Queen Elizabeth, on awakening, hit upon a great idea. She would have Dawn befriend the very girl he raped. She would tell Victoria, was the name of the girl, who Dawn really was. She also wouldn’t let Eric known that the girl knew. She hoped that Dawn having a girl friend her own age would help in the process. She was getting desperate to have her son married. He would be graduating from Oxford soon, and was expected to marry and settle down. She also knew that if Eric/Dawn didn’t accept the feminine role, she would have to do things that would be dishonorable. This didn’t appeal to her but her duty to family and country came first.

Elizabeth sent for her messenger. She sent him to go and bring Victoria to the throne room. She then proceeded to great dressed in her lavender velvet gown. She then fixed her hair and face. She placed her golden crown on her luxurious raven hair.

She then proceeded to go to the throne room to put the next step of her plan into action.

Victoria was led into the throne room, her long, golden hair tamed into a neat French braid. Her natural exuberance was subdued with the fact that she was in the Royal Palace. She looked all around at the rich colored tapestries hanging on the walls.

She followed the page to the throne, where she dropped into a swift curtsy.

"Rise child, I have a small request to make of you. I would like you to help my niece Dawn, by becoming a ladies companion to her. You would be her confidante. But first, I have to tell you who she really is.

"Do you remember the knight who molested you?"

"How can I ever forget." All of a sudden, Victoria realized who Dawn was. "You are not going to tell me that Dawn is…."

"Yes, Dawn is or rather was Eric, the man who raped you. I want you to help him/her appear more genteel and ladylike. I feel that she may relate better to a girl her own age. Also, you might get a thrill in the feminization of the man who brutalized you."

"How long do you want me to be her confidante?"

"As long as it takes to convince him to remain in the female role."

Dawn was giving his maid a lot of trouble. She did not want to wear the dress that was put out for her. She wanted to return to her male clothes. The maid was getting to her wit’s end. The maid decided to get Queen Elizabeth, so that the Queen could talk some sense into Dawn.

Queen Elizabeth stormed into Dawn’s room.

"What is the problem young lady?"

"The problem is I want to wear my male clothes. I want to be a man again. I don’t want to wear dresses and be treated like I am a piece of porcelain. I want to be free to do what I want."

"Welcome to the world of womanhood my dear. You agreed to our bargain, now there is no going back. No get dressed and go down to your lessons."

"No! I won’t! I don’t want to be treated like a woman anymore."

"Dawn, if you don’t stop this childlike behavior I will be forced to take you over my knee and give you a good old-fashioned spanking."

"You wouldn’t dare. I would like to see you try it."

"That’s it young lady. Over my knees, so that I can really blister your butt."

Queen Elizabeth sat down on the bed. Dawn was led, fighting and screaming, to the Queen. The maid placed Dawn over the Queen’s knees. Queen Elizabeth lifted up Dawn’s nightgown, slid down the undergarments and proceeded to paddle Dawn’s behind with her bare hand. After the first few slaps, Dawn could not stifle her tears. She begged the Queen to stop.

"Not until you promise to stop this unladylike behavior."

"I promise I will be a good girl and get dressed."

Dawn was let go and she proceeded to get dressed and ready for the day’s lesson. Once she was finished she was brought downstairs to the throne room.

Queen Elizabeth decided that further punishment was needed to reinforce Dawn’s new subservient role. She decided that Dawn would scrub the floor to the throne room on her hands and knees. Then when Dawn was finished she could work on her needlepoint.

Dawn did what she was told that day, the memory of her spanking was still fresh in her mind. She did not want a repeat performance.

Queen Elizabeth, meanwhile, was planning on how to instruct Dawn in the arts of running a home, and keeping a husband satisfied. She decided that Dawn would have to learn how to cook, clean and sew. She also wanted Dawn to learn how to care for babies and/or young children. After all, if her plans were to be successful, Dawn would have to know how to do all these things. She only had three weeks to set this up. That would be when Christian would be home from the university.

She hoped by that time Dawn would have become comfortable dating a man. Queen Elizabeth hoped that Alexander would have started making Dawn comfortable with receiving attention from men. Well she had less than a week before the ball to get Dawn ready and willing to accept men. She would have to get Victoria to work on the arts of flirting and seducing a man.

 

To be continued.

 

 

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