Friday, May 29, 2015

Leave It To Bieber: Personal Services Chapter 3


     Justin Bieber had been annoying and losing fans for the last few years. He had grown up to be quite a narcissistic, selfish, greedy young man. In preparation for his latest tour, he fired his manager, and replaced him with his father, Jeremy. Jeremy and Justin had but two things in common. They both loved tattoos, and they both loved money! Justin gave Jeremy the job because he knew that as a family member, that Jeremy would come cheaper than the going rate of 20% for a star of Justin’s stature. In fact, the contract he had his father sign called for a rate of only 5%!

     But Jeremy was no fool. At his urging, Justin had written out a will, leaving his fortune and all future earnings to his father in the event of his death. Justin had already started his latest world tour, and was getting ready to leave the country. Jeremy was as greedy as his son, and was determined to get access to his son’s money. He was relaxing at Justin’s home one evening, when he saw a commercial on the home theater system for Coldiani Execution Services. He wrote down the address, and vowed to call on them the next morning!

     The next morning, at 9 am sharp, Jeremy walked in the door to Coldiani Execution Services, and requested to speak privately with John Coldiani. The receptionist asked for his name, and he said “Jeremy Bieber”.

     He told me who was outside, and I was intrigued. “Show the gentleman in, please.”

     Jeremy entered the office, and I shook his hand. “Mr. Bieber, you have a very unusual name. I don’t suppose you are related to Justin Bieber?”

     “As a matter of fact, Justin is my son!”

     “My, you must be very proud of him!”

     “He’s an out of control brat, who thinks only of himself!”

     “My, those are very harsh words coming from his own father! Still, I can’t say that I disagree. He does seem to be incorrigible! But enough pleasantries, you have come here seeking my services. What is the name of the expendable condemned person?”

     “Justin Bieber!”

     “I’m sorry, you must have misunderstood me. I didn’t ask for your son’s name, I asked who you were paying to have executed.”

     “I didn’t misunderstand anything! I want you to execute my son, Justin Bieber!”

     “Normally, our most expensive package is $30,000. However, sir, you realize that executing a famous celebrity carries additional risks, so the fee must be greater!”

     “How much would you charge?”

     “Well, according to my research, your son has a net worth of $160 million. For celebrities, I charge a 10% fee, so to execute your son, the fee will be $16 million.”

     “That seems awfully steep!”

     “Take it or leave it. If you don’t like the price, the door is right behind you. But you should realize that you’ll make that fee up a hundredfold in the next year from all the residuals.”

      “You do have a point, sir. OK, I agree to the fee. Now, when will it happen and what method will you use to rid the world and me of that spoiled brat?”

     “First, I need to know where I can find your son.”

     “Oh, right now he’s on a world tour for his new album. It’s titled, “Show Me The Money!”

     “Where will he be next week?”

     “Let me check. Oh, yes! He’s got one final stop on the US leg of his tour right here in LA! Then he flies out to Sydney, Australia.”

     “Excellent! By the way, I understand your son turns 21 next week.”

     “Yes, he does. His birthday is March 1. But what does that have to do with anything?”

     “Simply this. On March 1, you will bring your son to a new, trendy nightclub, The Cock’s Tail. There we will throw a private party in his honor, and Justin will have his first legal drink!”

     “I’ve never heard of that club?”

     “You wouldn’t have. I am the owner and it’s a VERY private club! Your job, should you desire to use my services, is to have your son there precisely at one minute after midnight. Leave the rest to me.”

     “How many guests will be there?”

      “It will be a very intimate gathering, but tell your son that the top movers and shakers in the music industry will be there. Also, only you and your son are to attend. No other family, friends or bodyguards.”

      “But Justin never goes anywhere without his bodyguards, especially after the attempt on his life uncovered just last year.”

       “Tell Justin that you have personally examined and vetted the guest list. Plus you can remind your son that the fewer people there, the wilder he can get without repercussions. And if it helps, tell him that the club will supply three very top-notch bodyguards plus a limousine and chauffeur to and from the club.”

       “But I don’t even know who the guests are!”

       “That is necessary for my plan to work. But Justin does NOT know that, nor should he!”

        “Very well, but what exactly is your plan?”

     “My dear sir! That must remain my secret. Just like any artist, I demand that those I contract with give me their complete trust!”                                                                                                                                                

     “Yes, sir! Is there a contract?”

     “Yes, let me text my secretary, and he’ll bring it right in!”

     I sent the following text on my phone. “Robert, please bring me in a contract for Mr. Bieber to sign. The fee will be $16 million and be sure and include clauses 23 a and b.”

     Robert replied, “Are you sure you texted the right message? Clause 23 a makes you his heir, as long as he dies within the year, and 23 b grants you permission to execute him, as well as the contracted condemned.”

     I then texted back, “Robert, you are my secretary. Please do as you are told, unless you would like to join the Biebers as expendable!”

    Without further adieu, Robert brought in the contract.

    “Here you go, Mr. Bieber. If you will just sign on the last page, and naturally, I will need to collect the fee upfront.”

   “You need the entire fee upfront? I was hoping to pay you half now, and half when the contract is fulfilled.”

    “I am afraid that is not possible. The law that covers my work requires that all fees be paid upfront. Otherwise, clients might have me execute someone without paying in full, causing me to expend more money to find the client. Also, should the fee not be paid, the law allows me to execute the client as well as the intended condemned. I trust you are prepared to pay. Your life depends upon it!”

    “Very well. Will a personal check do?”

    “Normally, yes, but with a fee of this amount, I must insist on cash!”

    “Well, I don’t go walking around with $16 million on me. What can we do now?”

    “Do you have access to that amount at your mansion?”

    “Yes.”

    “Very well, I shall accompany you to your mansion where you will pay the fee.”

    I then accompanied Jeremy Bieber to his mansion, bringing along two of my best guards, just in case Mr. Bieber should change his mind about paying my fee. We pulled into his large driveway, and made our way to the main house. Mr. Bieber led us to the library, where he went to a shelf that concealed a large wall safe. He opened the safe, removed $16 million and paid the fee. My guards and I returned to the office, after letting Jeremy know that we would be expecting him and Justin at the Cock’s Tail.

     Three days later, my chauffeured limousine drove up to the Bieber estate, with three of my best guards inside just in case Mr. Bieber had a change of heart and decided he didn’t want to join us. All three were former NFL defensive linemen who had sent several quarterbacks to early retirement. Bill was 6’5” and 300 pounds. Jeff was 6’6” and 350 and Chuck was even bigger, 6’7” and 400 pounds of pure muscle.

      I needn’t have worried. Jeremy had dollar signs in his head, and was only too happy to accompany us. Justin was so impressed with the limousine that he didn’t even question when it headed into a very unsavory part of Los Angeles.

    They arrived at an old abandoned warehouse that I owned. Justin became concerned, and asked the driver why we were stopping here.

      “This is the Cock’s Tail! It’s one of the new variety of pop-up nightclubs you’ve heard about. And you’re in luck! When the boss found out that Justin Bieber wanted a private 21st birthday party, he closed the club, so that you and your dad can have the place to yourself.”

      “Yeah, I’ve heard of places like this. And with no paparazzi around, I can really let it all hang out!”

      “I think the boss is counting on that, Sir!”

      With that, the bodyguards escorted Justin and his dad into the warehouse. Justin looked up in awe at the sheer size of the warehouse, his only complaint being that dust was dirtying his Armani suit. A few minutes later, they came to a door with the name, Cock’s Tail, on it, and a logo of the rear view of a chicken.

      Bill opened the door, and Jeff and Chuck led Justin and his dad into the room. I greeted them warmly, and led them to a table. There were five other tables set up, all of them with very distinguished looking gentlemen. Justin and his dad may have thought they were music industry bigwigs, but in reality, they were members of my staff, there to assist me in carrying out the capture and execution of the young brat!

      I approached their table, and asked them what they would like to drink. It was exactly one minute past midnight, so this would be Justin’s first legal drink.

      Justin surprised me with his request. “I’d like a bottle of Dom Perignon Rosé 1959, please!”

      “Sir, are you aware that is a VERY rare vintage, with a single bottle costing over $84,000?

       “You bet I’m aware of it! But if this dump really is such a classy place, you’ll have it in your cellar! Now get me my champagne, and be quick about it!”

        I ignored his insulting language; I figured that there would be plenty of time to pay him back later. “Yes sir, I will bring it right out!”

        Fortunately, I have a vast collection of champagne labels, including that of Dom Perignon Rosé 1959. It was child’s play to add the label to that of a cheap house brand of champagne. Then I took a syringe, and added a large dose of a sleeping medication. I happily returned to the table with two champagne glasses, and the bottle of champagne.

        “Here we are, gentlemen. Allow me to serve you.”

        With that, I popped the cork and decanted the champagne into the two glasses. Justin’s father then toasted Justin, wishing him a long and prosperous life and career. I smiled and moved to the table the bodyguards were seated at.

       “In about five minutes, less if they drink more than one glass of that champagne, both of our guests will pass out at their table. Once they do, I need the three of you to take them to the cellar, and lock them in the cell down there. And make sure that they’re securely bound!”

       “No problem, boss. You can count on us!”

        I continued my rounds, but kept my eye on the Bieber table. Both father and son were greedily downing the drugged champagne. A few minutes later, as I passed by their table, Justin looked up at me in a drunken stupor.

         “Hey, asshole! Did you put something in our champagne? Both dad and I are really groggy!”

         “That is why I was hesitant to serve it to you, sir. Since today is your 21st birthday, I figured that you would have difficulty handling such a fine vintage.”

          Justin looked up at me in anger, but before he could make further protests, both he and his father collapsed face down on the table, totally out cold! Immediately, my three guards sprung into action. Jeff flung Mr. Bieber over his shoulder, and Chuck had the honor of carrying our tattooed young superstar. Bill led the way, and I followed the procession down to the cellar, and the jail cell that I’d acquired from an old movie set. The cell was quite large, with the usual bars on the front. Each wall was solid concrete with 4 eyebolts in each side wall, each fitted with a short chain and shackle in order to restrain a man at both the wrists and ankles. The chain allowed enough movement for the prisoner to move a few feet to a hole in the floor, which acted as a toilet. First, I had the guards strip both men naked, a treat that they both enjoyed! Then, I had Jeff shackle Mr. Bieber to the right hand wall, while Chuck shackled Justin to the left hand wall. This ensured that while they could see each other, and quite possibly scream insults at each other, there was no way that they could do any physical harm to each other. I wanted that happy endeavor to be mine alone! Once my guards had them secure, I ordered them to leave the cell, but wait right outside in case they were needed. I, meanwhile, remained seated in a small but comfortable chair in the dead center of the cell, as we waited patiently for our latest guests to awaken.

     The sleeping draught was a short-duration drug. It lasted long enough for me to complete the prisoners’ capture, and about an hour later they both awoke to their new reality. As they shook the cobwebs from their heads, they both shouted out in unison, “What the fuck is going on?”

      Before I could answer, Mr. Bieber looked at me and asked, “What’s up, Coldiani? Why am I bound naked in this cell with my son?”

     Justin may have been a vain young man, but he immediately caught on to the phrasing of his father’s question. “Dad, you know this guy? What the hell’s going on?”

     “Yes, Mr. Bieber, tell your son what the hell is going on! Tell him how you paid me to both capture and execute him!”

     “Execute me! I’m your son! We make millions of dollars! Why on earth would you want me executed?”

     “Justin, my understanding is that you recently wrote out your will, and in it named your father as your sole beneficiary. Are you aware that once an artist of your stature dies, that their music catalog, now sadly complete, grows by leaps and bounds. Now, does that answer your question as to why your father would wish you dead?”

     “It sure does! Why, you greedy bastard! Paying to have your own son killed? Hey, Coldiani, I do have one question. If my dear old dad paid for my death, who paid for his?”

     “Yeah, Coldiani, why the fuck am I here? You better release me! My lawyers will be all over you!”

     “Oh, I doubt that, Mr. Bieber! Especially when I point out to them that YOU signed your own death warrant!”

     “What the fuck are you talking about, Coldiani? The contract I signed was for my bratty kid’s execution, not mine!”

     “Mr. Bieber, like most greedy men, you are so anxious for the deed to happen that you don’t read what you signed. If you had, you would have seen clauses 23a and 23b!”

      “23a and 23b, what was in those clauses?”

      “Clause 23a names me as your sole heir and beneficiary, so long as your death occurs within one year of your signing the contract. It also renders null and void all previous wills and bequests. As to clause 23b, in it you agree to be executed alongside your son. Believe me, sir, it is all legal and in black and white.”

     “Wow, dad, he really got you good! But how do you expect to get away with this, Coldiani? How will you explain my disappearance?”

      “Are you not familiar with the expendability laws, Justin? Once someone declares a person, famous or unknown, as expendable, and paid a fee for his or her execution, the state has the duty to carry out that execution. My company is an agency of the state, whose sole purpose is to execute those deemed expendable. Even as we speak, the media has announced to the world that you and your father have been taken as expendable. The world tour has been cancelled, and naturally those holding tickets will have their monies refunded, unless they care to transfer their tickets to your pay-per-view executions.”

     “Pay-per-view executions? You mean our deaths are to be done in public?”

     “Yes, Justin, my vain young fool. Your deaths will be witnessed by your not so adoring fans!”

     “But you can’t kill me! I’m JUSTIN BIEBER!!!!!”

     “And now you’re nothing! Trust me, my young friend. One week from today, both you and your not so devoted father will both be executed! A week or two later and you will both be forgotten. And don’t be too hard on your dad. Since very few sons die before their parents, the odds were that he’d never see a dime of your estate. He just wanted to level the playing field, as it were. And now, I’m tired! I’m going to bed. Sleep well, if you can”.  I then walked out, and headed for the comfort of my bed, leaving my three guards to ensure that the condemned remained my prisoners.


     I returned the next morning, fully rested and looking forward to a rewarding day at work. I noticed that the guards had started IV’s into both of the Biebers arms. The restraints prevented them feeding themselves and I didn’t want them to starve to death.  The IV’s were an ideal method of forced feeding!

    I asked Chuck how the night had went.

    “Boss, they were up half the night screaming and cursing at each other. The old man finally nodded off about 4am, and his son about an hour later. Must be uncomfortable as hell chained standing up like that and trying to sleep!”

     “Chuck, the comfort of our prisoners is none of your concern! All you need to worry about is that they live out the week leading up to their executions. Otherwise, I may be forced to find someone else expendable and execute him in their places! Do I make myself clear?”

     “Yes, sir, boss! I’ll make sure they’re alive on that day!”

     “Excellent! Now, do you have the milking machine ready?”

     “Yes, boss. It’s just down the hall.”

     “Did you make the adjustments to it that I requested?”

     “Yes! We removed the collecting basin, so that as it collects it will drain out of the hole in center of the cell and then be piped into the furnace in the basement of this building, where it will be utterly destroyed. And there are two tubes, sized to fit each man’s penis. They’re motorized, to stimulate their cocks.”

     “GOOD! Now you and the other guards get the machine and bring it into the cell. I want them hooked up within the hour!”

     Chuck and the other guards returned about five minutes later with the milking machine. I unlocked the cell, and we all brought it to the center of the cell. I then ordered my guards to awaken my guests. A couple well-placed fists to the abdomen and both men were wide-awake for the start of the festivities.

     Justin grunted, “What the hell was that for? Hitting me right in the six-pack!”

     “We needed you awake so that I could explain this little beauty to both of you. These tubes will be attached to your dicks. I will then throw this switch, which will cause the motors in the tubes to vibrate, thus masturbating you. As you shoot your cum, it will travel to the machine through the tubing, and under normal circumstances would be collected there to be given to your loved ones, should they desire to use it in an attempt to have a baby.”

      Justin asked, “What do you mean, under normal circumstances?”

      “What I mean is that your cum will NOT be collected in the machine. The cum will travel down and out of the machine through tubing in the floor which will empty it into the furnace for this building, ensuring both the destruction of your sperm, and that your lineage will die with you!”

     Mr. Bieber said, “You’re not attaching that infernal machine to my dick!”

     “Really? And how do you or your son propose to stop me? Guards, hook them up!”

     With that, the guards first hooked up the machine to Mr. Bieber and then to Justin. Both men struggled mightily, but they were no match for my guards. Then, with a smile of pure evil, I hit the switch that brought the machine to life.

    At first, both men protested violently. But after about 10 minutes, the gyrations caused their dicks to betray them, and their hips began gyrating obscenely. First, some clear pre-cum made its way through their respective tubes. Then, after a few more minutes, their sperm began their journey from the two men’s balls to oblivion. The Biebers’ faces showed how aroused they were. I had set the machine to give them regular rest breaks. I wanted to draw out what to them seemed pleasurable now, but would soon enough turn into exquisite torture.

     I left the prisoners in the very capable hands of my guards. I had more pressing matters to attend to. I had to meet with all of the largest cable and satellite providers to set up the pay-per-view executions. The executives were waiting in my office. My secretary brought the contracts in and the executives and I signed them. I was in a celebratory mood, so I first went out to one of the finest restaurants in town, and enjoyed a delicious meal of lobster and champagne. Then, I decided to go home and get a good night’s sleep.

     The next morning, I decided to check on the prisoners and their milking. Upon returning, I asked Chuck how the prisoners were doing. Chuck told me that the milking was going well, but that the father was already showing signs of being drained. His cum shots were decreasing in frequency and quantity, and he had already had a few dry shots. As a result, I found him to be moaning and in extreme pain as compared to his son. I therefore ordered an adjustment to the machine. I had the frequency of Mr. Bieber’s milking cut in half, and actually increased Justin’s. It was paramount that the milking of both ended at the same time.

     I decided to talk to my victims. “How are you doing today, only six more days until your grande finale!”?

     Justin glared at me. “Go to Hell, Coldiani! I hope you go broke in your sick pay-per-view executions!”

     “Ah, I’m afraid I have some disappointing news for you there, Justin. I just signed a contract with all the major cable and satellite providers that guarantees me a minimum of THREE BILLION DOLLARS! It seems that as soon as they put out the word that your execution would be available on pay-per-view, that people all over the world signed up to watch it. Isn’t it nice to have so many Beliebers? HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, by the way, I’d try very hard NOT to finish emptying your balls before the big day. The contract allows me to castrate you once they’re empty, and that will also be on the pay-per-view as bonus footage.”

     Justin’s eyes widened in horror! “You sick bastard! Do you know how many chicks would give their eyeteeth to have me plow them with these? You can’t castrate me!”

     “I can and I will! Besides, what use would your dick and balls be to you once they’re drained?” I left the room, mentally noting that the father had apparently accepted his fate, or was at the least resigned to it, since he said nothing.

     I checked in periodically over the rest of the week, and was pleasantly surprised that Mr. Bieber was still releasing sperm on a regular basis. Apparently, cutting back on the frequency of his milking had the desired effect.

     Finally, the big day arrived. I asked Chuck for an update, and he informed me that neither man had shot any cum, just dry shots, for the past six hours. I then gave the orders for the two prisoners to be shackled and marched down to the execution chamber. By now, the prisoners’ spirits were broken completely, so they gave my guards no trouble as they took their final walk. Of course, I had the cameras rolling as they strode naked with their cocks and balls swaying back and forth, even though they were now permanently flaccid.

     Once we arrived at the chamber, they were seated in two chairs that faced each other. Their arms and legs were bound to the chair, with the legs bound to the sides of the chair exposing their genitalia. I then turned and faced the camera.

     “Welcome to my pay-per-view program, The Execution of Justin and Jeremy Bieber.. I am John Coldiani and I will be your host for this program. Allow me to introduce our two condemned men to you. First, on my left is former star singer, Justin Bieber, a legend in his own mind. Justin is just what I expected, an arrogant, egotistical, entitled brat! And to my left, the man who made Justin what he is today, his greedy, arrogant, egotistical and entitled father, Jeremy Bieber! Let’s give them a big round of applause!”

     “Before we begin the main program, here is some bonus footage of Justin and his dad being milked of all of their cum. And I have good news, folks. We destroyed all of that cum, ensuring that their lineage ends with them, never again will the world have to endure another Justin Bieber!”

     “Now that you’ve enjoyed that, it’s time to start the preparations for the grand finale! Since both men have been drained of all their sperm, they no longer have a need for their “equipment”. Now, one at a time, they will both be castrated fully! Don’t worry, though. As soon as Chuck removes their genitalia, Bill will cauterize the wound. We don’t want them dying too soon, do we? HAHAHAHAHA!”

     With that, Chuck approached Mr. Bieber. He recoiled in horror and tried to close his legs against the upcoming invasion, but the ropes held him fast. “NO! PLEASE! I don’t mind dying, but PLEASE let me die as a man!! I’m begging you!”

     “Isn’t that touching? A guy whose balls have been drained wants to keep them. Well, he isn’t going to be allowed that privilege. Chuck, tie off his balls and cock!”

     With the order given, Chuck tied off Mr. Bieber’s balls and cock at the root. He then waited for five minutes for the bloodflow to the genitalia to stop. Once it had, he produced a large knife, and began to slice through the root, as Mr. Bieber screamed! He sawed rather quickly, but the audience saw everything, since the cameras zoomed in on the action. Once the genitalia were removed, Bill cauterized the wound to prevent Mr. Bieber of dying of blood loss. Meanwhile, Chuck poked a hole through each ball, and then fed a string through the holes. He then draped the garish necklace over Mr. Bieber’s head. Mr. Bieber had passed out, but Justin saw the castration of his father, and began screaming and begging for mercy, since he knew that he would be next to get a new necklace!

     “Wasn’t that hot? Now, we’ll let dear old dad rest and regain the strength he’ll need for his execution. It’s time to castrate the guest of honor! Chuck, you know what to do!”

     Chuck approached Justin, who was crying and screaming for mercy, and pulling against his ropes like a madman! Sadly for Justin, my guards are expert at binding condemned men. They have to be, if a condemned man escapes, the guard whose mistake allowed the escape takes their place on Death Row! In all my years of executing the condemned, I’ve only had to execute two guards. Chuck bound off Justin’s genitalia, waited for the circulation to stop, and then quickly severed Justin’s cock and balls in a nice package. Justin was still screaming when Chuck draped the macabre necklace around his neck. Mr. Bieber awoke right then, and began screaming as he saw the mutilated body of his son, with blood running down his chest and abs from his severed genitalia.

     “OK, my friends, we have now come to the main event. It is time for Justin Bieber and his father, Jeremy Bieber to be executed for their crimes. The first to die will be Justin Bieber, followed by his father!”

    At this point, one of my guards, Jeff, whispered in my ear and asked why we couldn’t have Justin go last, since he was the bigger name. I quietly but firmly explained that Justin had to die first so that Jeremy could inherit everything Justin owned. That property would then devolve to me once Jeremy was executed. If Justin went last, it would mess up all the plans.

     I then stripped naked, and donned an executioner’s hood. Behind Justin’s chair was a wooden frame, with a noose fixed at the front of it. Behind the frame was an x-shaped wooden handle. I placed the noose over Justin’s head, and then asked him if he had any last words for his fans that were watching.

     Justin glared at me and said, “Coldiani, you and my so-called fans can all go to Hell!”

     “After you, Justin!” And with that I began to twist the handle, ever so slowly tightening the garrote around Justin’s throat. Justin tried to cry out, but the noose prevented all sound from coming out. Jeremy cried out, “Die well, Justin! Show them how the great Justin Bieber dies! And forgive me, my son, for getting you in this mess!”

     Justin may or may not have heard his father. I don’t know. His muscles tensed up, as he fought futilely to escape. His face went from a pale white to a tan, then to red, and finally to blue and then purple. His tongue also turned a bright blue, and slightly protruded between his lips. Finally, the hyoid bone snapped like a twig, and at the same time, Justin voided both his bowels and bladder. He then sagged in his restraints with his head hanging down. I kept the garrote tight for another ten minutes, and then the doctor approached Justin and placed his stethoscope over Justin’s heart, listening for any sign of life.

     “Mr. Coldiani, I can detect no signs of life, and I hereby declare Mr. Justin Bieber dead!”

     I then turned to Jeremy Bieber. “Congratulations, Mr. Bieber. How does it feel to be a multi-millionaire now that you’ve inherited your son’s fortune?”

     “You’re a monster, Coldiani! You’ve killed my son, and now you’re going to kill me.”

     Without answering the obvious, I then stepped behind Mr. Coldiani’s chair, noosed him, and began his execution by garrote. Mr. Bieber didn’t struggle as much as his son had. First, he wasn’t in as good physical shape, and second, he had become resigned to his fate, but once the execution was complete, his face and body bore the same garish coloring as that of his son.

     “Well, friends, that concludes our program for this evening, The Execution of Justin and Jeremy Bieber. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have. The Bieber’s remains will be taken out to my farm and put through a wood chipper, ensuring their complete and utter destruction. Hopefully, they’ll make good fertilizer. Also, if you would like a Blu-ray DVD of tonight’s program, please call the number on your screen. Operators are waiting to assist you now. You can also call that number if you have someone you wish to declare expendable and executed. Remember, there’s a special offer, 20% off of my fees if you mention this program, And now, good night.”

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Uneasy Lies The Head


     It was the late 1200’s and Edwyn ruled Wales as Prince of Wales, at the time an independent country. Edwyn was 25 years old, 6’1”, 168 lbs with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. He had only been the ruling prince for three years, following the death of his father, Llywelyn. He had been married to an ambitious young princess, Isabella of France, daughter of the French king and sister to three future Kings of France. The marriage had been arranged. There was no love between the prince and princess. Edwyn kept his own bedchambers in Dolbadarn Castle, his ancestral home, where a frequent guest was his Lord Chancellor, Dafydd. Dafydd was also 25 years old, 6’2” and 200 lbs with blonde hair and sky blue eyes. Unknown to Princess Isabella or anyone else in the principality, Dafydd was much more than Lord Chancellor. He was Prince Edwyn’s lover.

     The equally ambitious King Edward I, meanwhile, ruled England. He had long desired to add Wales to his kingdom. He felt that, even with the language difference, both Wales and Scotland should be under his rule, as they were all part of the same island. He chose to focus on Wales for two reasons. First, it was smaller, and the ruling prince was relatively new to the throne and thus potentially weaker. Second, he wished to give his heir, the future Edward II, a title. Once he conquered Wales, Edward I would be free to name his son as Prince of Wales.

     King Edward I had signed a peace treaty with Prince Llywelyn, before that prince had passed away. Part of the treaty required the Welsh to send tribute annually to the English court in London. The tribute was now due, and Edward awaited its delivery. One month went by, then two. Edward began to wonder what had happened.

     Meanwhile, in the prince’s private bedchambers in Dolbadarn Castle, Prince Edwyn and Dafydd, the Lord Chancellor, were deep in conversation. Well, truth be told, Edwyn was deep inside the Lord Chancellor. Once they had completed their nightly session of lovemaking, Prince Edwyn got up and got dressed.

     “So, my Lord Chancellor, have you sent the annual tribute to that leech in London who calls himself a king?”

     “No, Your Highness.”

     “Why not, Dafydd? Does not the treaty we signed require the tribute to be paid?”

     “I do not think so, Your Highness!”

     “Edward will not be pleased. Why do you think we do not have to pay the tribute?”

     “Your Highness, the treaty was signed by your late father, Prince Llywelyn, and King Edward. However, when your father died, Edward did not have you sign a new treaty. It is my belief that the terms of the treaty expired with your fathers death.”

     “Dafydd, you sly fox. No wonder I made you Lord Chancellor. You are the wisest man in my principality!”

     “Pardon me, Your Highness, but I believe that you made me Lord Chancellor for my other talents.”

     “HAHA! How true, not only are you the wisest man in my principality, you’re the sexiest, too! But Edward will have a fit when the tribute does not come. It may mean war!”

     “That is very true, Your Highness. But your late father beat back Edward when Edward last declared war on us. We shall do the same and more. We shall drive Edward back to the gates of London!”

     “Well spoken, Dafydd! Send a message to Edward at once, telling him that Wales no longer recognizes the treaty, since I never signed it! Then send word to our troops to guard all of the borders with England.”

     “It will be done at once, Your Highness!”

     The following day, the head of the Privy Council entered the chambers of His Majesty, King Edward I of England. “Your Majesty, I have just received a message from that young upstart, Edwyn of Wales!”

     “He’s probably sending me a note apologizing for being late with the tribute. Read it to me, Councilor.”

     “ ‘To Edward I, King of England, from his brother prince Edwyn, Prince of Wales. This is to inform you that as I did not sign the peace treaty between my father and you, I now declare such treaty null and void, and will no longer fulfill any of its terms!’ “

     “What does he mean, he won’t fulfill any of the terms of the treaty?”

     “It means, Your Majesty, that he will not send the tribute. Now we know why it has failed to arrive.”

     “What’s this about him not signing the treaty? His father signed it!”

     “Yes, but Edwyn is arguing that when his father died, we should have had him sign as the new prince.”

     “I have had enough of that family, first the father and now the son! Tell General Windsor that he is to leave at once for Wales, and bring this rebellious prince to heel! And this time, there will be no peace treaty. I will add Wales to my kingdom!”

     “It shall be done as you command, Sire!” And so, later that night, General Windsor and his troops headed for the Welsh border to attack and subdue Wales. For the nest six months, the battle raged furiously, but the Welsh successfully beat back every attack that General Windsor attempted.

     One evening, Princess Isabella was in her chambers, talking with her lady-in-waiting, Evelyn.

     “Evelyn, this war wages on and on with no end in sight. Meanwhile, my position, and that of my husband, will not be secure until we produce an heir.”

     “That is true, Your Highness. Have you and His Highness tried to produce an heir?”

     “No, we have had separate bedrooms since we came to power. Our marriage is one of convenience, and has never been consummated.”

     “Your Highness, this cannot continue. You must go to your husband, and insist that he fulfill his marital duties.”

      “Evelyn, I think that he’s afraid if I give him an heir, that I would try to take away his crown and give it to our son.”

     “Your Highness, you must go to him NOW, and if he brings up such an objection, point out to him that if he does not produce an heir, that the Royal House shall die with him, and then Edward would surely take over Wales!”

     “I shall go at once, Evelyn! And when my son takes the throne, you shall be Lady Chancellor during his regency.”

     “Your Highness is too kind!” With that, Princess Isabella went from her bedchamber to that of her husband. A member of the castle guard stopped her outside the door.

     “Your Highness, the prince is asleep and not to be disturbed.”

     “Young man, I am Isabella, Princess of Wales and wife of the prince. You WILL step aside! I command it!”

     The guardsman thought about the consequences of continuing to defy the princess. He had heard how cruel she could be when angered.

    “Very well, Your Highness. I shall stand aside.”

     Isabella entered the prince’s bedchamber, and stopped. There on the royal bed, lay her husband, Edwyn and the Lord Chancellor, Dafydd, both of them totally naked and asleep in each other’s arms.

     The guardsman looked at the princess and said, “I did try to stop you from entering, Your Highness.”

     “What is the meaning of this? Why is the Lord Chancellor in bed with my husband?”

     “Your Highness, I think that you know the answer to your question. They are lovers.”

     “This is an outrage! Listen well, guardsman! It is my royal command that you tell no one about my coming here, or what I’ve seen under pain of death!”

     “But, Your Highness, I must tell His Highness! It is my sworn duty!”

     “Guardsman, if I get word that you told anyone, especially my husband or his so-called lover, I will have you hung from the royal scaffold before the sun has set! And I understand you have a young wife and two small sons. What will happen to them?”

     “What do you mean, Your Highness?”

     “Just this, guardsman. Tell anyone about what transpired tonight, and you shall hang, and your lands and property will be forfeit to me. Your widow and sons will be turned out homeless into the Welsh highlands!”

     “Very well, Your Highness! I shall do as you command!”

     “Very wise, young man. I think one day soon you will make a fine general!”

     The guardsman blushed and said, “Thank you, Your Highness!” Isabella then left him and returned in a rage to her chambers. Evelyn immediately sensed the change in demeanor in her mistress.

     “Your Highness, what is wrong?”

     “Oh, Evelyn! You are to tell no one what I’m about to tell you. Prince Edwyn is gay!”

     “Gay? But that is impossible, Your Highness!”

     “Evelyn, I have seen it with my own eyes! Oh, what am I to do?”

     “That is simple, Your Highness. Have his lover secretly arrested and executed.”

     “I wish it were that simple, Evelyn!”

     “But why wouldn’t it be, Your Highness?”

     “Evelyn, the prince’s lover is none other than Dafydd, Lord Chancellor!”

     “WHAT?”

     “It’s true. Now what am I to do? I cannot live with this humiliation!”

     “You have but one choice, Your Highness. You must trade one Prince of Wales for another!”

     “Now you are talking in riddles, Evelyn. How can I do that?’

     “You must betray your husband to Edward.”

     “I would be hated throughout the land! And what would that gain me? I’d lose my title as Princess of Wales!”

     “No, you wouldn’t. Not if you struck a bargain with Edward to marry his son, Edward. Once Edward overthrows your husband, he’ll install his own son as Prince of Wales. You will still be Her Highness, Isabella, Princess of Wales!”

     “Evelyn, even if I could strike such a bargain, how would I gain Edward’s ear? Any message from me would be intercepted!”

     “I shall carry your message.”

     “How would your reach Edward? And if you do, how will our offer help him overthrow my husband? He’s failed miserably for six months!”

     “Your Highness, you were not here during the late war between Edward and Edwyn’s father, were you?”

     “No, I came after the war had ended.”

     “Well, I was here! Do you know how the old prince held out until Edward had to sue for peace? There is a tunnel under this castle. It only extends two miles, but the border with England is only one mile away. Edwyn’s father sent saboteurs through that tunnel. They would come up behind enemy lines, and wreak havoc. The tunnel is still there, my late husband told me about it. In fact, the entry is directly under your bedchamber. The prince figured correctly that no one would suspect the bedchamber of a princess!”

     “But surely, His Highness knows of this tunnel.”

     “No! According to my late husband, Edwyn’s father didn’t trust his son, and he never told him. Now, Your Highness, write that letter. I shall leave as soon as you have completed it.”

     “But even if we succeed, how will Edward overthrow my husband?”

     “Your Highness, once I have gained Edward’s agreement, I shall wait with him. I will have him send a small contingent of his best troops back through the tunnel, and into the castle itself. The castle will fall almost immediately. Remember, your husband has sent his best troops to the border, leaving only a few scattered guards here at the castle.”

     “Evelyn, you’re going to make a fine Lady Chancellor! And I’ve heard about Edward the prince. He’s very weak, the opposite of his father. Now let me write that letter!”

     The princess wrote the letter, and after Evelyn showed her where the entry was hidden, she sent Evelyn on her traitorous mission. It took her about two hours to traverse the tunnel. The tunnel ended in some woods in the English countryside. She soon was spotted by some troops, and sent to General Windsor.

     “My men tell me you claim to be Lady-in-waiting to Princess Isabella, wife of Prince Edwyn. Now tell me why Edwyn would send his wife’s Lady-in-waiting to spy upon my men?”

     “General, I am not a spy, nor was I sent by Edwyn. I have a letter from my mistress that is only to be delivered to and opened by His Majesty, Edward I, King of the English!”

     “Show me the letter!”

     “I am sorry, general, but I have orders from my mistress that I may only give this letter to Kind Edward!”

     “I could force you under pain of torture to surrender the letter, but as it happens, the king is in camp. Captain, escort the lady to His Majesty’s presence.”

     With that, the captain of the guard and some of his men escorted Evelyn to King Edward’s tent. Once they explained who their prisoner was, and what she had told the general, she was escorted into King Edward’s presence. After she had curtsied to him, he addressed her.

     “My captain tells me that you claim to have a letter for me written by your mistress, the Princess Isabella of Wales. Is this true?”

     “Yes, Your Majesty!”

     “Give me the letter!” Evelyn then gave him the letter. In it, she offered to betray her husband in exchange for two favors. First, she wanted both her husband and his Lord Chancellor executed for High Treason, and second, she wished to marry King Edward’s son, the Crown Prince.

     “Well, the first favor, I am only too happy to grant. I already planned to execute them once I captured them. But why would she wish to marry my son?”

     “Your Majesty, once you capture the rebellious state of Wales, you will need to install a new ruler over it. Your son would be an ideal candidate to be the new Prince of Wales. It would continue the charade of Welsh independence by giving it a ruling prince, and unlike other principalities, the reigning prince would always be the current English Crown Prince. And by having Isabella as the Princess, it would give a layer of continuity to the old Welsh royal family. And surely, Her Royal Highness has shown her loyalty to her Sovereign and King!”

     “Well spoken, my lady! But even if I agreed to this, how is your mistress to carry out her end of the bargain, and betray her husband?”

     “Send General Windsor and a dozen of his most seasoned troops. I will show them the entrance to the tunnel I used to get here. It ends in my mistress’ bedchamber. Edwyn has foolishly sent all his troops to the border. There are only a few guards at the castle, the dregs of his army. The castle will fall immediately. And once the castle has fallen, and Edwyn and Dafydd are captured, the army will scatter in disarray.”

     “It is an excellent plan, but how do I know I’m not sending my best men into a trap?”

     “Your Majesty, I shall stay here as your prisoner until the castle falls. Should it be a trap, my life will be forfeit.”

     “You have a bargain, my lady. Let us hope that neither of us regrets it! Captain, you are to escort the lady back to General Windsor. Once she has shown them the entrance to the tunnel, you shall bring her back to camp, to be held as a prisoner of war!”

     “Very good, Your Majesty! It will be done!” And then the captain took Evelyn back to General Windsor. Once she explained the king’s orders, he quickly gathered a dozen of his men and they all headed into the woods. On the way, Evelyn told the general that she had one more thing that he needed to be aware of.

    “What is that, my lady?”

     “Prince Edwyn has a personal guard stationed outside his door. He is fanatically loyal to Edwyn. You may have to kill him to take Edwyn and Dafydd captive.”

     “Do not worry, my lady. He will die this night!”  Evelyn then showed the tunnel to the general, and told him to tap the door at the other end of the tunnel three times to signal her mistress of their arrival. She was then taken back to camp under guard of the Captain and his men.

     Isabella paced nervously back and forth in her chambers, wondering if her plan had succeeded or been a dismal failure. This continued for over four hours since she had sent Evelyn on the mission. But just as the fifth hour began, she heard three strong taps on the tunnel door. She quickly raised the door, and there before her were the English general and a dozen other soldiers.

     “Oh, thank God you have come!”

     “Your Highness, you will direct me and my men to where your husband and his Lord Chancellor are currently located!”

     “With pleasure, General! Go down the hallway leading from my chambers, and take the next hall on your left. At the end of that hall are my husband’s chambers. Be careful, the guard outside his door is fiercely loyal to him!”

     “Fear not, Your Highness. My men are the best troops in His Majesty’s army! Are there any other guards between the two chambers?”

    “Just the one outside my door!”

    “I’m afraid he shall have to die too. Two of my top men are going to hide behind the door. Once they’re hidden, kindly ask the guard to enter. Tell him you need him!”

     “Guard, come here, quickly!”

     The guard came charging through the door to see why his mistress was in distress, but as soon as he entered, two swords ran him through. As his intestines spilled out, he quietly collapsed to the floor and died. The princess had secreted herself in her closet, and so did not see the guard’s gruesome death.

     Once they were sure the guard was dead, the general ordered his body stripped. He had noticed that one of his men was of a similar build and stature. He ordered his man to put on the dead man’s uniform. Now the general and his men headed down the hall to the chamber of the rebel prince. They saw the hapless guard that had dared question the princess. The general ordered his soldier to approach the guard alone and lure him away from the door.

     The soldier moved alone down the hall. “Hey, I need you to come with me. Someone’s attacked the princess. I came to get reinforcements!”

     At first, the guard was puzzled. The other guard had an English accent, but was dressed in the garb of the Prince’s men. After a few seconds hesitation, he decided to go with the other guard to the Princess’ chamber.

     As he ran toward the other guard, he asked, “Who attacked her? How did he get into the castle?”

     Then he noticed the guard’s uniform was stained in blood and had several cuts on it. “Hey, what happened to you?”

     The fake guard stepped aside and said, “You ask too many questions, my friend.” Then he took his dagger, and slit the guard’s throat from ear to ear. He caught the body as it fell, to prevent it from alerting others.

     Now the general and all his men stormed Prince Edwyn’s chambers, prepared to fight if necessary. Edwyn and Dafydd heard the sound of the door breaking, and jumped out of bed, but both were totally naked with their weapons hidden in a closet well out of their reach. Both men were quickly subdued and bound. They were then paraded naked out of the bedchamber and down the hall. Once the other guards saw that their prince had been captured, they rapidly surrendered to General Windsor and his troops.

     General Windsor and his men then took their prisoners to the throne room, where Edwyn was startled to see Princess Isabella seated on his throne!

     “Isabella, what is the meaning of this?”

     Edwyn was struck across the face by the general. Isabella then demanded, “You will address me as Her Royal Highness, Princess Isabella of Wales, prisoner!”

     “But I am your husband!” This cost Edwyn another blow from the general.

     “Our marriage was never consummated, and furthermore, any marriage vows that we exchanged were grossly violated when you had sex with that man! Were you not captured in bed together?” She then pointed to Dafydd.

     At this, both Edwyn and Dafydd hung their heads. They knew that they could expect nothing from the enraged princess.

     General Windsor then asked, “Your Highness, have you signed the terms of surrender, and sent a copy to your troops in the field?”

     As Edwyn and Dafydd looked on in shock, she answered, “Yes, general, it has been done. As there is no longer a Prince of Wales, there is no longer a Wales to fight for. You will not be impeded as you return to London with your prisoners.”

     Edwyn looked at his wife and asked, “Prisoners?”

     The general then said, “I have the arrest warrants here, Your Highness. One is for the arrest of Edwyn, formerly known as Prince of Wales, and the other is for Dafydd, formerly Lord Chancellor of Wales. Both are charged with High Treason against His Royal Majesty, Edward I, King of England and their sovereign. They are to be taken to London and jailed in the Tower of London to await whatever mercy His Majesty deigns to grant them.”

     Edwyn could stand no more. “I AM His Royal Highness, Prince of Wales! And your king is no sovereign over me! You will treat me with respect!”

      General Windsor then replied, “I am tired of this young pup’s constant yapping! Edward I is indeed your sovereign, which is why you were supposed to pay him yearly tribute! Guards, gag both of these men. I wish to hear no more from either of them until they are taken to the torturers in the tower to confess their crimes!” The guards then cut down some tapestries in the throne room, and cut these into strips, which they used to gag the prisoners. The remaining pieces of tapestry were wound about their bodies, to cover their nakedness.

      The general then turned to the princess, “Your Highness, I hereby grant you through my authority as the agent of His Royal Majesty, Edward I, King of England, the title of Regent of Wales, which you shall retain until my men have come from England and taken control of the castle. At that time, you are to relinquish control of Wales to General Smith, my most trusted aide. You will then come at once to London, there to be reunited with your Lady-in-waiting Evelyn, and to swear your total allegiance and fealty to His Majesty.”

     “It will be done as you have said! Please assure His Majesty that his most loyal servant, Isabella of Wales, will do as he has commanded.”

     “Then I and my prisoners shall take our leave. Until we meet again in London, Your
Highness. Men, let’s take these prisoners home!” And with that, the General and his men left the castle and began the long march back to London. The prisoners had been locked in a cage for the trip.

    The return trip to London went uneventfully. The Welsh troops in the field immediately surrendered to the English foe as soon as the communication of surrender reached them. They were allowed to return to their barracks once they had sworn allegiance to the English king. Some of the troops returning from the front passed the contingent taking their former prince to London and hung their heads in shame at the totality of their defeat!

     London was in a festive mood as General Windsor and his troops entered the city with their two captives caged. Both young men were dirty and grimy from the ride across the dusty English countryside. Their clothing, which consisted of the draperies from the castle used to hide their nakedness, was in tatters. As soon as they entered the city, they were pelted with all sorts of rotten fruits and vegetables, which only added to their pathetic appearance. General Windsor had given orders that his men were not to attempt to protect the prisoners in any way from the English wrath. The prisoners were taken over Tower Bridge to the Tower of London, that dreaded dungeon where so many enemies of the English crown were tortured and executed. Once inside, they were taken to the dungeons, where they were turned over to the head Royal Torturer. General Windsor gave him orders that he was to hold the men there, but not to begin any attempts at getting them to confess their crimes until His Majesty, King Edward I, had come and personally spoken to them. The Royal Torturer ordered his assistants to strip both men of their rags. Then he had Edwyn seated and bound on a metal chair, with embers as yet unlit under the chair. Dafydd was laid out facedown on a table, with his wrists and ankles bound to each corner of the table. Dafydd was positioned on the table so that he faced Edwyn. Thus arrayed, they awaited the pleasure of their royal host.

     After leaving the dungeon, General Windsor went to the throne room to report to his sovereign, Edward I. “Your Majesty, Wales has been taken, and is now a royal province. Its former prince and lord chancellor are now prisoners in your dungeons and await the king’s mercy. Princess Isabella of France, wife of the former prince, is now acting as regent and has proclaimed her allegiance to her lord, Edward I of England. She will relinquish control over Wales to whomever Your Majesty names to succeed her.”

     “Well done, my lord General Windsor! I hereby proclaim that my son, Edward, will henceforth be Edward, Prince of Wales. I further decree that he shall retain such title until such time that he succeed to the English throne, and that from hereon, the title of Prince of Wales shall be born by the Crown Prince to the crown of England. Send my son to Wales to claim his throne, and have Princess Isabella’s lady-in-waiting, Evelyn, accompany him there. Once they arrive, and the princess relinquishes control of Wales to my son, she and Evelyn are to return to London as my guest. And now, please accompany me to the dungeon as I greet my new guests!”

     General Windsor and his aides accompanied Kind Edward I to the dungeons, so that he could meet those men who had dared to defy him. “Your Majesty, the young man seated on the chair of torment is Edwyn, former Prince of Wales. The charges against him are Treason for refusing to pay lawful tribute as agreed to by treaty, and for rising up in open rebellion against his sovereign and lord, Edward I of England! He is also charged with adultery for having open sexual relations with Dafydd, former Lord Chancellor of Wales while he was still legally married to his wife, Her Highness Princess Isabella of France. Dafydd, the young man on the table, faces the same charges as Edwyn.”

     “Edwyn, my brother prince, these are serious charges indeed that my lord General Windsor has leveled against you and your friend. Confess and throw yourself at my mercy, and it will go easier for you.”

     “Confess to what? First, you and my late unlamented father signed the treaty to which you refer. I did not sign it; therefore I am not bound by it. And Wales is an independent country! I owe no other man on this earth my allegiance; therefore I cannot have committed treason. Further, your forces attacked Wales. My men merely defended their country from foreign aggression. And finally, whatever relationship exists or did exist between me, my wife and my Lord Chancellor is a private matter between us, and not a crime for which Dafydd or I should be punished. As to your “mercy”, what mercy would you show me? Would you return me to my rightful throne?”

     General Windsor became incensed at the way the prince was addressing the King. He slapped him across the face and said, “You insolent young pup! The only thing His Majesty needs to hear from you is whether you are guilty or innocent of the charges against you! How do you plead? And I advise you that you would be wise to beg the King’s mercy and forgiveness!”

     “This King of yours will grant me neither. For the record, I plead not guilty to the Treason charges, as only a subject of the King could be guilty of treason, and I am NOT his subject. As to the Adultery charges, I refuse to enter a plea as those are a personal, not a State matter!”

      The King then walked around the table so that he faced Dafydd. “Your prince is very foolish. His fate is sealed. But there is still time for you to save your young life. Beg my mercy and forgiveness, and provide testimony against Edwyn concerning his heinous crimes, and I will show you great mercy!”

     “I have sworn my life to defend my Prince, Edwyn of Wales. I have failed in that duty, but I will not betray him to you! I plead exactly as His Highness has already pled.”

    At this, Edward I flew into a rage! “Very well! You are two foolish, hardheaded young men! Royal Torturer, I order you to persuade these traitors to confess their guilt! Do what must be done, but I want their confessions by tomorrow!”

     “I shall do as you command!” With that, Edward I, General Windsor and their aides left the dungeons to return to their own quarters.

     “You heard His Majesty! These traitors are to confess their crimes tonight! First, light the embers under the chair. Do not worry, “Your Highness”, you will not burn quickly, just a very slow cooking of your flesh. For the first hour or so, you may even stand the pain easily. But that chair will heat up! You will either confess or die where you sit! As to your young friend here, I hereby order 60 lashes across his body. The lashes are to be given one a minute for the next hour. At any point that one of you is ready to confess your guilt, that person’s punishment shall immediately cease. Torturers, begin!”

     The torturers then lit the fire under Prince Edwyn’s chair. At first, the prince didn’t suffer any pain, as the embers were too far from the chair to adequately heat it. But gradually, the fire grew, and with it the chair got hotter and hotter. Then, a strong, burly man of 6’5” and weighing in excess of 300 pounds stood behind Dafydd with a whip in his hands. Without warning, he reached back, and then swung his arm and the whip flew forward where it landed across Dafydd’s unprotected back leaving a large red welt! Dafydd screamed in agony, but Edwyn encouraged him to be strong. This scenario played itself out for an hour, with Edwyn’s chair getting hotter and hotter, while Dafydd’s arms, legs, back and ass were relentlessly assaulted by the torturer wielding the whip. Despite all of this, neither man would confess their guilt. The Royal Torturer was trying to decide what to do next, when one of his assistants reminded him of the adultery charge, and that it was adultery by homosexual activity. His eyes immediately brightened.

     “Keep the fire going under the prince. We will try another form of persuasion on his young lover!”

     He then walked between the two young men, and showed them a metal device with a screw at one end, and an apparatus at the other end shaped like a piece of fruit. “Do you recognize this?” he asked, as their eyes widened in dreadful recognition. “It is used on men accused of having homosexual relations. I am going to insert it into Dafydd’s ass. I doubt that I will have trouble inserting it, as I’m sure his ass has been previously loosened through illicit sex. It will not come out until I have my confessions!”

    Both Edwyn and Dafydd put up a brave front, but both knew that the pear was a torture which few men if any had failed to succumb to. The Royal Torturer approached the sore, welt-covered body, and slowly began inserting the pear into Dafydd’s ass. As it entered, Dafydd did not cry out. Other than being noticeably cold, it didn’t feel much different than having Edwyn’s cock inside him. Once it was all the way in, however, the Royal Torturer began turning the screw and opening the pear.

    “No, NO!!!! Take it out! It’s going to rip me apart! Please!!!! Anything!!! Edwyn, help me!!”

     “It will not come out until both of you confess to the crimes that you have committed!” The Royal Torturer gave the screw yet another turn, causing Dafydd’s asshole to rip open even further, much further than it had ever been stretched during sex with Prince Edwyn. He screamed and pleaded even more for the torture to end.

     Edwyn could no longer stand seeing his lover suffer so much. Also, the chair was now hot enough to begin to burn his delicate areas in contact with the chair.

     “Stop the torture! We will confess! We are guilty!”

     “Edwyn has spoken, but what of Dafydd?”

     “I will not confess to your false charges unless my Prince Edwyn orders me to. I will die first!”

     “Dafydd, my love, it is over. I can’t watch you being hurt for me. Confess, my lover!”

     “Very well! I, Dafydd, also confess my guilt!”

     You must both state what you are confessing to. We will stop both tortures for you to write out your statements. But I warn you, any failure on your part, and the tortures will be repeated and be a thousand times worse than the ones I have already subjected you to.”

     He then ordered them unbound, and brought to a table, where they both had to sign their confessions, which had been written out for them.

     “I, Edwyn, former Prince of Wales, hereby plead guilty to treason against His Majesty, Edward I, King of England and my lord and sovereign. I failed to pay a tribute due to him under a treaty between England and Wales, and then I rose in open rebellion against him.

     I also plead guilty to adultery for having illicit, homosexual relations with my Lord Chancellor, Dafydd, in direct violation of my marriage vows and God’s law. I beg His Majesty’s forgiveness and ask for his mercy.

     This confession is made of my own free will and volition, and not under any duress.

Signed,

Edwyn, Prince of Wales “

Dafydd’s form was identical except for the switching of his and Edwyn’s names. Once the forms were signed, the prisoners were locked in separate cells in the Tower for the night.

     The following morning, General Windsor and his aides retrieved the prisoners, and brought them before the King along with their signed confessions.

     “Very good work, General. I see that the Royal Torturer has persuaded these criminals to confess their crimes. I hereby accept your pleas of guilty. Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you?”

     Edwyn spoke up and said, “Your Majesty, you have your confessions, and you now control Wales. I beg you for mercy. Let Dafydd and I go free. Exile us to mainland Europe, there to remain under pain of death if we ever return to the British Isles. I give you my word that we will never return.”

     “Edwyn, your offer is tempting, but your word is valueless as already shown by your failure to pay the tribute as promised. Also, alive, you especially would be a constant threat to me. Therefore, here is your sentence. Edwyn, former Prince of Wales, you are to be taken from the Tower a week from today to the place of execution, and there you are to be put to death by beheading. Your head shall be placed on a pike and displayed at the Tower of London as a warning to others, and your body be placed in a gibbet, taken back to Wales, and hung from the tower of Dolbadarn Castle until both have rotted away! However, the day before your own execution, you shall be forced to observe the execution of your Lord Chancellor, Dafydd.”

     “Dafydd, former Lord Chancellor of Wales, here is your sentence. You are to be taken from the Tower in six days to the place of execution, and there you are to be put to death. First, you shall be dragged behind a horse from the tower to the site of execution. Once there, you will be hung by the neck from a sturdy oak tree. You shall be cut down while you still live. Next, your naked body shall be bound to a large wooden platform with a large fire burning nearby. Once bound and after the Royal Executioner has revived you from your hanging, he shall open your stomach, remove your intestines, and after showing them to you, shall throw them in the fire to be destroyed. Next, since one of your crimes involved sexual relations, he shall grab your cock and your balls, slice them off, and after showing them to you he will throw them into the fire to be consumed. Finally, he shall behead you, and following that, shall cut what remains of your body into quarters. Your head shall be placed on a pike and join that of your fellow criminal at the Tower of London, while the other parts of your body will be placed in gibbets at the four corners of Wales. May God have mercy on your souls! Guards, return the prisoners to their cells!”

     Both men were taken kicking and screaming back to their cells, there to await their dreaded fates. For the next six days, they were given adequate food and drink to keep them alive, but were kept apart from each other. Meanwhile, Princess Isabella and her Lady-In-Waiting Evelyn, had arrived from Wales, and were greeted with much pomp and ceremony by Kind Edward I and his court. Both had accepted the King’s gracious invitation to join him in the Royal Box during the executions.

     Following several days of preparation, Dafydd’s date with the executioner had finally arrived. At 11 am, he was rousted from his cell naked and had his hands bound behind his back. The guards then led him to Prince Edwyn’s cell, where the prince, although allowed to dress, likewise had his hands bound and was forced to join the procession. Dafydd had his arms rebound in front of him with a rope tying them to the rear of the horse-drawn wagon before him. Unable to keep his balance, he was dragged from the tower to the execution site facedown in the dirt.

     Prince Edwyn was bound to a pole facing the execution grounds, and had his head bound so that he could not turn away from the horrible sight he was soon to witness. Guards were stationed to his right and left who were ordered to strike him violently should he attempt to close his eyes.

     Dafydd was led under a tree where a noose already awaited him. The Royal Executioner then read the Death Warrant:

     “Whereas Dafydd, formerly Lord Chancellor of Wales, has pled guilty to two counts of High Treason against His Majesty, Edward I, King of England and Wales

     And whereas Dafydd, formerly Lord Chancellor of Wales, has pled guilty to adultery by engaging in homosexual acts with a married man, one Edwyn, former Prince of Wales

     Therefore, it is ordered by His Majesty, Edward I, King of England and Wales that Dafydd shall this day suffer the punishment of execution by being hanged, drawn and quartered. Signed, Edward I By the Grace of God King of England and Wales!”

     Once he had finished reading, the Royal Executioner stood Dafydd on the rear of a cart. He then took the noose, and placed it around Dafydd’s neck. Dafydd noticed immediately that the noose was already tight around his neck. The Royal Executioner then ordered the cart forward causing Dafydd to fall off of it and begin to hang. However, the noose had been given no drop at all, so instead of dying of a quickly broken neck, Dafydd began to slowly strangle. The Royal Executioner kept very close watch on the condemned prisoner, and after about 30 seconds, ordered that he be cut down.

     Edwyn had been forced to watch this, and he was heartbroken when he saw Dafydd being cut down. “Damn! Why couldn’t he have died on the noose? I don’t want to see him suffer on that horrible platform. At least he wouldn’t have felt them cutting him open. I can’t watch anymore!”

    He shut his eyes against the scene, but immediately the guard to his left struck him full in the belly, knocking the wind out of him, and forcing his eyes back open! “You are ordered to watch!”

     Now Dafydd was laid out upon the platform. His arms and legs were bound to the four corners of the platform. The Royal Executioner waited about five minutes for Dafydd to come around. Finally, Dafydd coughed, opened his eyes, and said, “Where am I?”

     “You are at the next stage of your execution, Traitor! See! The fire awaits you!”

     Dafydd looked and saw a roaring fire off to the side of the platform. “NO! God, NO! Help me!”

     Edwyn was in tears. He so wanted to help his lover, but knew that he was powerless to do so. He yelled out, “Be strong, Dafydd!” hoping against hope that he heard him.

     The Royal Executioner ignored Dafydd’s screams, and walked up to him. He took a knife, and sliced effortlessly through Dafydd’s smooth stomach. As Dafydd continued to scream, the Royal Executioner reached in and removed Dafydd’s intestines. As he removed his hands, he showed Dafydd the steaming, snakelike, ugly grey mass. Then he threw them into the fire where they immediately began burning.

     Dafydd went into shock, and Edwyn began crying hysterically. He had been hoping against hope that Edward I would have a change of heart, and release them after giving them a scare, but the removal of Dafydd’s intestines meant that there would be no reprieve. Dafydd would die now for sure, there was no way for him to survive without his intestines.

     Dafydd was moaning, and the Royal Executioner knew he had to move swiftly. He violently grabbed Dafydd’s 9” cock and egg sized balls in his hands. He took the knife once more, placed it against the root of the cock, and sliced both cock and balls off in one stroke. He showed them to Dafydd, who was now only semi-conscious. Meanwhile, an assistant cauterized the wounds with a red-hot iron, which stopped the bleeding, but caused fresh pain to Dafydd. As he writhed on the table, he couldn’t stop crying. Edwyn was also sobbing uncontrollably as the cock and balls he had sucked on so lovingly like his mothers own tit was banished to the fire and consumption.

     Now, after all of these torments, it was finally time for Dafydd to die. The Royal Executioner reached into a pile of straw and removed a large axe. As Edwyn watched transfixed, the Royal Executioner raised the axe high above his head, and then swiftly brought it down on Dafydd’s neck, severing his young head at one blow! The head rolled into the straw as gouts of life-giving blood shot out in spurts from Dafydd’s stump. The Royal Executioner reached down, grabbed Dafydd’s head by its blonde hair, held it high, and said, “Thus die all traitors to our Royal Majesty Edward I!” The crowd roared in delight!

    Edwyn was crying and shaking. He knew that in 24 hours, it would be his own head being raised high.

     The Royal Executioner then gave the head to an assistant, who immediately put it on a pike, and carried it out to the entrance to the Tower. There, he placed the pike in a hole already prepared, there to remain as a warning to the King’s enemies until it finally rotted away!

     Meanwhile, the Royal Executioner had one more job to do. He divided the remainder of Dafydd’s corpse into four quarters. Once that was done, each part was placed into a gibbet. Royal troops then took the gibbets to the four corners of Wales, hanging them there as a further warning to any future Welsh nationalists. They would remain there until they rotted away, or were eaten by ravens and other animals.

     Edwyn was taken back to his cell, where he fell on his bed and cried himself to sleep on what he knew would be his last night alive on earth.

     Early the next morning, Edwyn awoke, resigned to his fate. At about 11am, the guards entered his cell. He was dressed in his prison garb. They immediately stripped him naked, and then they bound his hands behind his back. He was then placed into a cart, and rode in it to the execution grounds. Along the way, he was pelted with overripe fruit and vegetables, while the crowd hurled insults. “Use your scepter to protect yourself, Your Highness!” “Where is your crown now? Doesn’t matter, in a few minutes you won’t have a head to put it on.” As they entered the execution grounds, Edwyn looked up at the Royal box, and there beside King Edward I and Crown Prince Edward, he saw his own wife, Princess Isabella and her Lady-In- Waiting, Evelyn. He knew now how he had been betrayed!

     He was then marched up the steps to the execution platform. There was a large straw-covered area with a block situated in the middle of it. Again, the Royal Executioner read the death sentence.

     “Edwyn, former Prince of Wales, hear your sentence.

     Whereas, you have pled guilty to two counts of High Treason against His Royal Majesty, Edward I, King of England and Wales,

     And whereas, you have pled guilty to adultery against your own marriage vows by homosexual relations with another man, specifically the late Dafydd, former Lord Chancellor of Wales,

     Therefore it is ordered that on this date you be taken to the place of execution and there you shall be put to death by beheading. Signed, His Majesty, Edward I, King of England and Wales.”

     The Royal Executioner then approached the condemned prince for the customary payment in gold coin to ensure a clean strike with the axe and to receive the condemned prisoner’s forgiveness for carrying out the sentence. Once this was done, he ordered the prince to kneel before the block, and place his neck in the opening. The prince complied, and unseen by him, the Royal Executioner removed the axe from its hiding place in the straw. He then raised his axe on high, as the Royal Drummers began a drumroll. He gently lowered it until it barely touched the prince’s neck, then he raised it again, and as the drumroll reached its crescendo, he swiftly brought down the axe, easily separating the prince’s head from his body. The blade of the axe was buried several inches into the wood of the block. As the crowd cheered, the Royal Executioner then lifted the prince’s head by its dirty blonde locks, and said,  “Thus perish all traitors to our King!” Edwyn’s head then joined Dafydd’s on a pike outside the entrance to the tower, and his body was placed in a gibbet and taken back to Wales to be hung outside Dolbadarn Castle, his ancestral home. It would remain there until it had either rotted away or been consumed by ravens and other animals. The crowds dispersed in celebration, but not before King Edward I announced that the now widowed Princess Isabella had graciously accented to wed the Crown Prince, Edward, later to be King Edward II. It was a union that the future king would live to regret.