Chapter 24 - Punishment and reward (18+)

Seeing Astrid drape herself over his knees, Hati couldn't help but smile; seeing a young woman willing to do that always gave him a special kind of feeling. 

Did that mean he was a pervert? Of course, it did! But he had long since accepted that part of him. As Hati started caressing her back, he asked, "Now, do you remember how this works?"

Astrid nodded in response, "Yes, Master. You give me phrases to agree with, then you spank me, then I count them and thank you for punishing me." Her face then got possibly even redder as she continued, "I've just… never worn so little clothes before when we did this."

Hati chuckled as he started to rub her bare ass, something that the lingerie was not covering at all, causing Astrid to begin trembling in anticipation. He then said, "So which way do you enjoy more? More or less clothes?" 

Astrid started shaking harder and got even more embarrassed when she said, "I- I don't know, Master." This caused Hati to grow an evil smirk as he said, 

"Oh? But you don't deny enjoying this? Hmmm, I might have to come up with a new punishment then." He always suspected Astrid was somewhat of a masochist, and this only strengthened that belief.

Starting to panic again, Astrid said, "N- No! T- That's not. I mea-"

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"Hngh", Astrid moaned as she was interrupted by a smack on her ass. Whether she moaned from pain, pleasure or both was unsure. 

After spanking her, hati said, "That was for lying to me and doesn't count toward your ten slaps." Hati started caressing the slapped ass cheek as he said, "But that doesn't mean you can just forget about counting and thanking me!"

Astrid quickly responded, "S- Sorry, Master. One. Thank you for punishing me."

Hati nodded and said, "Good girl. Now, repeat after me, you are an obedient maid."

"I am an obedient maid."

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"Hngh. Two. Thank you for punishing me."

"You will take your punishments like a good girl."

"I will take my punishments like a good girl.."

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"Hngh. Three. Thank you for punishing me."

"Your master's orders are absolute."

"My master's orders are absolute."

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"Hngh. Four. Thank you for punishing me."

To be honest, most of these commands were not that hard for her to say. After all, her master really was the only person in her world right now. 

Although her world will eventually widen, she did not have a notion of that, as she has now spent most of her life in this mansion and serving Hati. 

Furthermore, she didn't have a particular interest in the outside world either. The only thing out there were terrible memories from the slave market and forgotten memories from an unknown past. 

Although she had wanted to learn more about it at some point and still does, her interest has certainly waned by quite a bit.

"You will not lie to your master."

"I will not lie to my master."

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"Hngh. Five. Thank you for punishing me."

Deciding that she could use a break and that this moment was good for having a little talk with his maid, he stopped. Astrid, meanwhile, seemed to be lost in her own world as her eyes were hazy. 

Her responses had mostly been on autopilot. She couldn't believe how excited this made her. She didn't need to think about recovering her lost memories, her terrifying year at the slave market or the terrible future that could have awaited her and might still await her if anything happened to Hati. 

She felt safe and protected as all she had to do was obey her master and let his words drill into her very being while trusting that he wouldn't abuse his power over her. The fact that these slaps felt strangely pleasurable was just a bonus.

Hati moved his hands, one going to Astrid's throat, not to choke her in any way, but to hold her head up that had started rolling a little and also just as another way to prove his power over her. 

Although this whole situation did excite him, of course, he was doing all this mainly as another training method, and holding her by the throat was just another part of that. 

His other hand, meanwhile, went to Astrid's pussy to check exactly how excited she was by all this. The answer? Very. The thin, transparent cloth of the lingerie that was covering her sensitive areas was absolutely soaked.

As soon as Hati brushed past it, Astrid lost the haze in her eyes and shot up as she released a loud moan. It seems this area had also gotten much more sensitive. He decided to tease her about it as he said, 

"My, you really are enjoying this way too much. Perhaps I really should think of another punishment and turn the spanking into a reward instead." Astrid was still too out of it to respond properly, so Hati gave her another slap, a harder one this time. 

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"Focus, Astrid. We're not done here." It's a good thing her body's toughness wouldn't actually be improved until after it went through the first revolution. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to do anything to her at all. 

Astrid shot up again and let out another moan. Finally having regained some of her senses, she said, "Sorry, Master, I- I don't know what came over me." 

Hati smirked as he responded, "I do. It's simple. You're a masochist and a pervert, just like I predicted when we first met. You enjoy being punished by your master, which means that what I'm currently doing is more of a reward than anything. 

So tell me, Astrid. Have you done anything that deserves reward? Why were you changing in my room? Remember that you're not supposed to lie to your master."

"Hngh." She moaned slightly at being called out and said, "I… I wanted to surprise you, master." Hati raised an eyebrow and rubbed Astrid's red butt as he asked, "Surprise me?" 

Astrid meekly nodded and said, "Yes, Master. Y- You've become increasingly depressed lately because of the failed awakenings, and I've seen how you've been looking at my body more, so I- I asked Lady Sif what I could do to help, and she gave me these clothes." 

She decidedly hid her face in her hands during those last words.

Hearing this, Hati couldn't help but smile gently. He had suspected something like this, but it was still nice to hear it be confirmed. He still felt the need to establish something else, though. 

So he asked, "Such consideration towards my well-being actually should deserve a reward. But is that the only reason you did it? Be honest with your master, Astrid."

Not wanting to lie to her master, she responded, "N- No, Master. Since you've been getting more withdrawn, you've also paid less attention to me. I missed you…" 

Since she had developed feelings for her master, and he was also the only person she could interact with on an ongoing basis, it was only natural for her to miss him.

Still smiling, hati said, "I see. I suppose I can't blame you for that. Still, I can't just forget about your punishment, so here's what I'll do: I'll reward you now for caring about your master and finish your punishment afterwards. 

I already have an idea for something a little more interesting."

Having recovered from her earlier daze, Astrid felt a little apprehensive, but since she had already decided to give her everything to Hati, she didn't object. 

Not to mention that she had never felt anything so intense as when Hati brushed past her pussy, and she actually quite enjoyed her current treatment, so she didn't object and simply said, "Whatever you think is best, Master."

Hati grinned and said, "Good girl, that's what I like to hear." He then released her throat and pulled her behind upwards, causing Astrid to yelp as her head approached the floor. 

She stretched out her hands to catch herself but felt herself slowly lowered to the ground by Hati instead. She was now in some sort of triangle stance with her private areas fully exposed and right in front of her master's face, causing a lot of embarrassment again.

Hati kept kneading one of her ass cheeks with one hand while he moved his other to his lovely maid's pussy lips and began stroking them, causing Astrid to moan and shake again. 

"So tell me, did you ever touch this place before?" Astrid frantically shook her head as she said, "No! Back at the slave markets, they told me that place belonged to our masters, and it only existed to serve them. 

Of course, I realised it was just brainwashing young children, but after serving you for a while, I quickly decided that I didn't mind it that way. Although, honestly, I didn't even realise it could make me feel this way…" 

Her head was redder than a tomato, but she felt strangely disgusted at the idea of lying to her master, so she decided to tell him the truth.

Hati absolutely loved this girl's mindset and kept grinning and rubbing her privates, causing Astrid to keep moaning softly. 

"That's a good girl, your pussy does indeed belong to me, now let me show you why that is. First, I will reward you by giving you your first orgasm, and then I will punish you by taking you on a little walk."