Romance Sex Stories

by Carly Smesh

  "Thank you Patar, I should have thought of it. But one thing from now on I'm David not Sahib and its Susan not Memsahib, we are all friends and equals here now."

  Patar's face showed his pleasure "Very well David, goodnight."

  He lay at the side off Susan looking up at the ceiling "our first night in our new home, do you have any regrets darling" She turned to look at him "no none, I'm with the man I love, in paradise," and then she kissed him.

  Chapter 32

  Martin rode Thor the next day has he set out with David and Susan to visit N'debi's village. They stopped at the camp off the Gurkhas, they had put up tents has temporary shelters. Nike Rham came over and saluted him.

  "Morning Rham, are you all settling in."

  Rham smiled "Yes thank you sahib, we have started to clear the ground were we intend to build, and have found a source off building bricks."

  Intrigued, they dismounted and followed Rham up to where the crater wall rose up.

  A large crowed off the Gurkhas and their women were busy around a depression.

  It reminded David off winemaking photographs he had seen off women trampling the grapes in a vat.

  Two Gurkhas had their legs bare were trampling in what looked like clay, but every so often others would empty a bucket full off what looked like dirty grey ash into the depression.

  Then after a good trample they would fill buckets with the mixture and hand them to others. Who then poured it out into a wooden mould that was divided up into four sections, a woman was prodding the mixture with a stick to ensure all the air was out of it before adding more until it was level with the top off the mould.

  At another mould two Gurkhas gently lifted it off leaving four perfectly formed bricks. David picked one up from hundreds that had already been made; it was firm enough he thought.

  Martin chuckled "My god they've got a brick factory going, that's volcanic ash they're adding, a perfect binder, making them much stronger than clay bricks."

  Rham smiled at the complement, "to morrow we start building the first home, but we need timber for the roofs sahib."

  "I'm going in to Nairobi tomorrow Rham to buy furniture" Susan said, "if some off your men came with me, we could get what you need, not only timber but also the things you will need in the home."

  Rham beamed at Susan's suggestion, "I will talk to the women and have a list prepared"

  "Don't worry about expense Rham, I shall pay" David added.

  Once back in their saddles Martin commented on the ingenuity off the Gurkhas.

  "They're a wonderful race off people" David murmured, "They epitomise the words loyalty and honour"

  It took two hours at a fast trot to reach N'debi's village.

  Has the reined up N'debi emerged from a large beautiful made beehive hut.

  "I see you bwana" he said a smile on his face.

  "I see you N'debi" David retorted.

  They dismounted and gathered around the fire, has women, brought tit bits and water to drink. David handed N'debi a bag off tobacco and a large bag off salt.

  David explained to him that Martin was leaving to buy the cattle and would return in a few months' time with them. He told him he had brought back to the Crater some off his warriors from far across the great water, to live here with them.

  N'debi listened to David, "Are these warriors has big has the Matabele" he asked.

  David shook his head,

  "No one is has big has the Matabele warrior". N'debi's face split with pride at David's comment.

  "But it is my wish that you think off these has brothers to you. Because between you, you guard this land for me"

  "I would see these warriors bwana."

  David smiled "They are building homes, has you have done. It would be an act off friendship if some off your people helped them."

  "If they are friends of the bwana, then they are our friends too."

  Susan had joined the women and children and was busy chatting to them, has N'debi showed with pride what they had done. They already had fields planted with corn and other vegetables.

  "This is a good land for growing things bwana" he murmured.

  "What you cannot eat you can barter with us and the others" David replied.

  On the ride back to the house David remarked on the drainage channels that ran from the rock walls out into the crater.

  "I thought we would have to run them from the lake, but the entire wall here is seeping with water. The hills at the back off the crater must act like bloating paper. There has to be millions of gallons of water stored in them" Martin said, "one of the things we must do is to is to fence off sections for grazing. It will stop the animals wondering too far, and preserve the pasture. If we use the left side off the stream for cattle, and the right side for horses, it should create a balance.

  "Yes, we still have a lot of work to do" David agreed.

  "Have you thought off a name for it yet?" Susan asked, David shook his head, "Then how about Khana Crater then"

  "That's perfect darling" he said.

  After two months of hard work things were beginning to take shape in the Crater.

  The Gurkhas had built their homes, helped by N'debi's people, they had also built a place for Susan and Martin to house their equipment with an annex that doubled has an aid station and hospital.

  Paddocks had been erected for the horses and for the cattle when they arrived. Eight off the mares were in fowl, has well has six off the Kana girls and three off N'debi's women, which kept Susan busy.

  Ali and Hanga had agreed that whilst Ali was in charge of cooking Hanga ran the house. They had their own quarters behind the house where they lived with Patar.

  Zeus was growing fast now and ran at the side off Sulkie when David rode her.

  They had bought a wagon and four mules for their frequent trips into Nairobi to pick up mail and provisions.

  Patar had become fast friends with the man, a Mr Wilson who ran the livery stable.

  It was from him he learnt how he salted a horse. He then began a program off salting the Crater horses.

  At first David was concerned at the state the horse were in when infected, but under Patar's care in keeping the horse isolated in its own stall they recovered.

  Of particular concern was when Kahn and Sulkie were exposed to the disease, but they recovered much to his relief. Patar said he would wait until Zeus was a year old before exposing him. It normally took a few weeks before the horses were fully fit again, but with the mild temperature and abundant forage, the horses were soon trotting around the paddock once more.

  They received a telegram from Martin saying they were leaving Southampton and should dock in Mombasa in 27 days' time.

  David left with four off the Gurkhas and the wagon and two spare horses. They left the wagon along with their horses and mules with Mr Wilson while they travelled by train to Mombasa. There he made arrangements to have the cattle transported to Nairobi.

  David was on the quayside when the ship docked. Martin and Jill were amongst the first passengers to disembark. After greeting the newlyweds Martin was anxious to be on hand has the cattle were unloaded.

  They were herded into a pen with the bulls into it's their own. "We'll need to keep them here for a few days to get over the voyage" Martin warned.

  David looked at the Hereford bull, it was enormous with short legs but with a muscular body it's colouring similar to Kahn, where has the Jersey bull was smaller but off a similar colour to Zeus.

  In the hotel Martin said that they had, had a quite voyage and that the cattle had not been too perturbed by it.

  Jill had disappeared to do some shopping, when she found out from David that Susan wore trousers at the Crater and for riding.

  "I picked up your guns and ammunition, there in a packing case." Martin told him, "how are things at the Crater?" he wanted to know.

  David chuckled and brought him up to date with the developments.

  The Gurkhas helped to get the cattle into th
e boxcars off the train, whilst David supervised the loading off the crates and luggage.

  Jill's face was pressed against the window off the train has it ran through the country side, "It's so big and brown" she whispered. Martin laughed, "Its big and green were we are going darling"

  They were surprised to see N'debi waiting at the station with six off his men, when the train came to a stop.

  "Jambo bwana, we came to help with the cattle, your warriors are good with horses, but the Matabele are better with cattle" he said, has Martin laughed.

  N'debi had set off with his men herding the cattle while N'debi himself walked along side off the Hereford bull.

  They loaded the wagon and then saddled the horses and set off to catch them.

  It took over four days to reach the crater; at the entrance the entire tribe were waiting to see the cattle. The Hereford herd was marshalled up the right hand side off the crater, has the smaller Jersey herd went up the left hand side.

  "Do you know how to milk a cow David?" Jill asked with an impish smile.

  That night they had a barbeque to celebrate the arrival, ever one was there, the Gurkhas and their wives, and N'debi and his tribe. One off the Gurkhas had shot two large Eland males, and Ali was busy roasting steak.

  David and Martin were drinking whiskey, watching proceedings when he noticed Susan and Jill drinking.

  She saw his look and chuckled "its sherry, I told Martin to bring back a few cases"

  David looked at the Jersey's grazing and sighed "Well it's down to nature now" he murmured to Martin.

  "This time next year you'll have fifty cattle out there, and double that the following year" Martin replied.

  Chapter 35

  The next morning David opened the rifle cases that Martin had brought, and gazed at the workmanship off each rifle. Their balance was amazing coming up to his shoulder like an extension off his body. The deep lustre off the figured mahogany furniture with its chequered pistol grip and cheek rest made it a weapon off beauty.

  David had a gun cabinet already made; his .303 was in it along with the Winchester.

  He fitted in each rifle, and put the ammunition in the drawers below, along with the tools and equipment that came with them.

  Ali in one off his visits to Nairobi returned one day with twenty Road Island Red chickens and two cocks. He found David beside the stable and asked where he could put them, they finally agreed upon a spot, long side his vegetable plot, but before he left he said has how he had met a Maasia woman with a small child who had tried to get medical help for the child but had been turned away.

  Susan looked up at this "where is the woman now Ali" she asked.

  "I left her when I turned up the path to the hills Mrs"

  "Saddle my horse David while I get my bag"

  "You're not going alone" he said firmly, "Hanga saddle Tana and Kahn" has they both rushed into the house, returning with his pistol belt and rifle slung on his shoulder, and Susan carrying her medical bag.

  He saw N'debi admiring the Jersey's and called for him, explaining about the woman has they mounted. N'debi started off in a long looping run has the two off them trotted behind.

  They found the woman staggering five miles from the crater, she crouched down terrified off them trying to protect the child.

  N'debi spoke to her and reluctantly she let Susan examine the small boy.

  While Susan was attending to him N'debi questioned the woman. It seemed she was the daughter off a chief off the Maasia; the child had been wounded when slavers had attacked the village, many had been killed and wounded and 28 women and children taken by the slavers.

  "This child has a nasty cut and is running a fervour, we need to get back to his home so I can treat him properly" Susan said firmly.

  N'debi passed the child to Susan once she was mounted and then the woman to David.

  When they arrived at the village they were surrounded by fierce looking warriors, but Susan handed down the child to N'debi and leapt down from her horse, then followed the woman who had slid down off Kahn into a hut.

  A man in his fifties approached, the warriors making an avenue for him, started rapidly talking to N'debi.

  N'debi translated for David. Over twenty Arab slavers had attacked a village killing and wounding thirty, taking women and young children captive and driving off fifty cattle. This had happened five days ago, the witch doctor had been one of those killed. The chief had gathered three off the villages together for better protection.

  "Ask the chief how fast were they moving when the left" David said.

  N'debi translated then turned to David "They move slowly it's hard to move cattle and prisoners"

  David thought for a moment "N'debi return to the crater and tell my warriors I need them and to come swiftly with their weapons. Also tell bwana Martin and his woman what has happened here and that my woman may need help. Can the chief send out trackers to follow the slavers?"

  N'debi told the chief and four off his men set off at a run, whilst N'debi set off back to the Crater.

  David entered the hut; Susan was on her knees bathing the small boy has his mother looked on anxiously.

  "How is he doing" he asked her.

  "I've dressed the wound, but need to get his favour down" she replied.

  He told her he had sent for Martin and Jill "There's probably more wounded in the village Susan" he murmured.

  Though a series off miming and speech she got the woman to understand she wished to see the other wounded. David helped to move those that could be moved into the hut, whilst Susan organised hot water to be boiled.

  "Those bastards even killed children and old people" she hissed.

  An hour later Rham arrived with his ten men squad and N'debi and six off his warriors. Rham handed him his cartridge belt with a smile, "Are we going to have a fight sahib" he asked cheerfully.

  David nodded grimly, N'debi we go to see these slavers and have a harsh word with them, you may stay here"

  N'debi looked disdainfully at David "we have a wish to wash our spears in the blood of the killers off children bwana."

  "You may not be able to keep up with us N'debi" David replied.

  N'debi gave a slow smile, then with a yell of "Hamber" to his men set off in a blistering run following the trackers, by the time David was mounted they were already a mile away.

  That night they camped without making a fire chewing on biltong that Ali had made from eland meat. The next day before dawn had broken they were off again. It was late afternoon when the caught up with one off the trackers. From questions poise by N'debi they found out that the slavers were only an hour away, there pace slowing has they entered the hilly country leading to the coast.

  David led his men in a wide circle around them looking for an ambush site, finding one were the track they followed entered a narrow gorge.

  N'debi, put five off his men in the rocks, at the start off the gorge, and himself and another man at the end of it, David had impressed on him to remain hidden until the firing had creased. David and the Gurkhas spread out on both sides off the trail, their orders to fire only when sure off hitting a target.

  David had taken up a position at the end of the gorge with Rham on the other side of it.

  The sound off cattle was the first indication that the slavers had entered the gorge, David crouched down has they came into view.

  Behind them a fat man rode a donkey armed with a scimitar with a rifle slung over his shoulder, alongside off him walked seven or eight evil looking Arabs armed to the teeth with swords, daggers and rifles, behind them two columns off women and children stumbled with ropes around their necks.

  Some off the women were carrying children too exhausted to walk.

  Arabs with whips walked along side off the column, striking anyone who faltered.

  David waited until the slavers were almost out of the gorge before firing. His first shot entered the fat man's head between his eyes, he downed two more before the slavers knew th
ey were under attack, screams echoed from the gorge has the deadly fire from the Gurkhas cut them down.

  Three off the slavers ran to escape towards the end of the gorge, but N'debi rose up from behind a rock and with a savage yell stuck his spear into one off them and then turned to face the other two who had drawn scimitars.

  David couldn't shoot because off fear off hitting N'debi, but then Rham was suddenly alongside off him with his drawn kukri.

  The slaver gave a vicious smile has Rham ran towards him, and sliced at him with the scimitar, but Rham ducked under it and with a yell off "Ayo Gorkhili" almost sliced off the man's head, with one blow. N'debi who had dispatched the other slaver looked on amazed.

  The trackers and N'debi's men gathered up the bodies off the slavers, while the Gurkhas and David tended to the women and children.

  They smashed the rifles off the slavers, but allowed the edge weapons to be kept by the Matabele and Maasia warriors, they used the scimitars to hack off their heads and stick them on poles at the side off the track has a warning.

  The women and children were mounted on to the horses and the donkey and with the Ghurkhas holding the bridle set off back to the village.

  It took almost four days to return, when they did arrive the village went mad with joy, more so because the cattle had been returned.

  A little boy had been following David everywhere, on the trip back, David asked N'debi about him.

  "His name is Tamba bwana, his parents were killed by the slavers, he is alone in the world now."

  Poor little mite David thought.

  Susan rushed out to meet him, grateful he was back safe, the wounded had responded to the treatment and the chief had given her a necklace, which according to N'debi gave her the status off a witchdoctor.

  That night there was a feast in their honour and somehow Tamba managed to sit at the side off him.

  When they emerged from the hut the next morning they found him sleeping near the doorway. David told Susan about him, he seems to have adopted me, he explained.

  Susan, through N'debi asked the chief what would become of him. The chief shrugged his shoulders "someone may use him has a servant if he is lucky" the reply came back. Susan shook her head "tell the chief he is coming back with us to live"