Explore the City

Sophie pondered what to do. The end goal was clear: she needed to find an owner to serve. However, she found that she had not really thought about how to do that, besides going to Vienna. Even that hadn't really been a difficult decision, as the capital was by far the largest city in the Empire.

„This situation,“ Sophie thought, „once again proofs how stupid we sluts are. This is the one important choice I have in my live, and I couldn't even properly prepare for it!“

Once she finished mentally chastising herself, it was time to consider the circumstances. It was already afternoon, so not a lot of time was left before the end of the day. The chances of randomly finding a fitting owner were quite slim. However, it was still to early in the day to find accommodation and go to sleep.

This left her with only one option: explore Vienna. Doing so had two advantages. She'd get to see and familiarize herself with the city, which could come in helpful if her owner resided here. Also, she could keep an eye open for possible owners, and places they might live or work. Yes, this was her best move. Now, where to go?

Just as Sophie was pondering that question, she was abruptly brought back to reality. A firm hand had placed itself upon her right butt cheek, and pushed her forward. She almost tripped, as she unexpectedly began to walk, as directed by the stranger from behind. This wasn't something she'd been taught about, and besides walking along, down the pedestrian road, she didn't really know what to do. „Considering how bad my last plan was,“ Sophie thought, „this is a blessing! That strength can only come from a man, and they'll only be going to the worthwhile parts of the city.“

Sophie followed the lead of the hand massaging her butt. They walked down the long road, which seemed to be a popular location for higher end stores. Most of the passerby's were men dressed in fine suits, almost all of them accompanied by at least one or two women in stylish, revealing clothes. While she was alone in being outright topless, Sophie had by far the longest and thickest skirt, reaching down to her ankles. She couldn't see a single other woman with covered knees. The shame of being dressed so inappropriately made her cheeks flush with a bright red color.

After walking for about ten minutes, they reached the first major intersection. The crossing road once again was used by a lot of carriages, though fewer than before. She could see that this was the end of the pedestrian area. However, before even reaching the end, her butt leader turned her left, making her walk down the side of the crossing road. After a short walk, he turned her right again, and they crossed the road.

Their path now had them passing through a large, beautiful park, flanked on either end by imposing buildings. They looked eerily similar, yet still different. Like two brothers, who seemed almost the same, yet weren't. While Sophie didn't know exactly what their function was, they were clearly places of teaching and learning. Maybe she should start her search for an owner there. While she thought about that, it soon became clear that this wasn't their destination, as they kept on walking through the park and crossed the much nicer street behind it. This one had trees lining its sides, and the small trains from outside the station were running up and down on either side of it.

After that, they walked through a big gate. On her left side, Sophie could see a large courtyard, with a large statue in the middle, showing a man riding on a horse. On the right side, there was a similar statue. Behind it, there was a large building, curved like the inside of a circle. It was similar to the twin buildings from before, and seemed to be a house of knowledge as well. However, it was different, and exuded an air of authority.

Sophie was again led through a gate, then a smaller courtyard and another gate, this one much grander and longer than all that came before. After that, she saw that the style of building hat changed. The houses were smaller, and their facades free from steel. This had to be the historic centre of the city. They continued down the street, before turning right.

It was then, when Sophie first noticed the imposing sight of the cathedral. Unlike the buildings around it, it had obviously been retrofitted with modern technology. It easily reached thrice the height of the next largest building, casting a long, heavy shadow. It's dark facade dominated the scene, commanding everything and everybody to yield to its dominance. Not even the men dared to challenge it.

Over its large entrance hung a cross, the sign of Christianity. It remembered of the sacrifice of Jesus. One of the Roman Emires most infamous miscarriages of justice, they had punished a man when more then enough women to take his place where available. To atone for that, a woman had been affixed to this cross.

Sophie knew the practice from back home. Every month one of the priests would tour the city, and choose an owned women for the rotation. She would then spend a month tied to a cross, before being returned to her owner. The practice of using only owned women was to demonstrate the authority of the church. Not even a man could deny them what they wanted.

It was in front of the main entrance that Sophie felt the massaging hand leave her butt, giving her a hard goodbye slap. A short moment later a priest walked by right beside her, directly into the cathedral. She was glad, surely entertaining a priest on his way to work would count as her good deed of the day.

The walk had taken about three quarters of an hour, meaning that it would get dark soon. The time for exploration was over, Sophie now needed to find a place to stay the night.