We left late on Friday afternoon by carriage to the railway station and then by train to our destination Mulberry Castle. Set out in the countryside and about six miles from the nearest village I was astounded to see the number of ladies who had already arrived most of whom knew Lady Brackenbury and greeted her affectionately. They looked quizzically at me but I did not have much time to think as we were whisked away by two housemaids and shown to our rooms to freshen up. My bedroom was a large one with a four poster bed with a comfortable feather mattress. I was surprised to see that laying on the bed was a gown with a cowl, rather like that of a monk. I had no idea what it was for until Lady Brackenbury came in and told me that everybody would be waring them tonight for dinner and the initiations ceremony. She then sat down and explained.

"My dear I have been watching you carefully over the past year and training you up for this moment. Tonight you will become a member of the "Fellowship of the Rod". Like me you enjoy the feel of the strap and the cane and a group of us have formed a private club - we call it our "Sewing Circle" - where we indulge our practices. You have been to some of the afternoon sessions and showed your affinity to us. Those were mostly 'play betwen friends' but for a number of us this was not enough and when Lady Westchester joined us she suggested that those of us who wanted to explore our bodies further should form this Society. We would meet four times a year here. Lady Westchester only has female servants, except for two men, and she has fitted out her dungeons to accommodate our Society. Every year ladies leave for various reasons and we look around carefully for new initiates. Mrs Crabbe and I both felt that you were the ideal person to join us. Do you understand and do you agree?"

I thought about it very carefully and knew that I wanted to join. I had enjoyed sex with men but my sessions with Lady Brackenbury and her friends had shown me where my main inclinations lay. I therefore agreed immediately.

"Right then. We all go down to dinner just dressed in our 'habits'. Nothing will be worn underneath. After dinner we retire to the dungeons and the four new initiates are introduced to the group and take their vows. Then you will each be caned in front of the entire company to show your suitability and then as full members you join in our activities. One point to remember is that while we are here everybody is equal. I have no claim on you and you may go wherever your heart leads you. The key is to enjoy and explore your sexuality this weekend. Now let us go as the dinner gong is ringing. By the way Lady Westchester's housemaids are also part of our group."

I put on my robe and as I walked down to dinner it seemed strange that I would be eating with twenty or more ladies who were also naked underneath their robes.I also noted one who sat at a separate table and ate with her cowl raised Whilst dinner was going on nothing else was said but at the end Lady Westchester tapped on the table and said:

"Ladies for the benefit of newcomers I will tell the history of the 'Society of the Rod' We are known as "The Sisterhood of the Rod" - the reason is of course self-explanatory. The Sisterhood was founded over two hundred years ago. In those days the men used to indulge in secret organisations such as the "Hellfire Club" and we wives were left alone at home to discipline the staff and our children. Sometimes when the ladies met each other privately they would talk about these punishments and at some point they decided to experiment on each other and created a society. The rules were very strict, membership only by invitation, no voyeurs only participants, meetings to be held quarterly and one final rule, a special one, one man would be nominated for membership. This may seem strange but the ladies were aware of the skill of some men at flagellation and wanted to be caned by an expert. They never regretted this addition to their ranks. There is not a man at all times only when we find that there is someone suitable. You may be puzzled as to why you have been offered the chance to join us but you will discover this in time. Over the centuries the Sisterhood has grown to twenty Chapters in England, Scotland and Wales and several European countries. The maximum number of members in any Chapter is eighteen and the numbers are made up by nominations from active members. We do allow associate members who are too old to participate but retain an interest but these need not concern us.

Because of the type of Society we are it is very difficult to find premises on a regular basis for the Sisterhood to meet and the use of Mulberry Castle with its unique facilities gives us very valuable access if you agree. I would like to introduce you to Major James Villiers as 'our man'. The post is important as you flagellate each new member on induction, as well as others at various sessions. Major Villiers, several of us have had the opportunity to test your quality and have no hesitation in recommending you. Please note however that sexual intercourse is not allowed during the sessions - what happens at other times is not up to us to regulate and I am sure that you will find that others beside us two will want to avail ourselves of your virility and expertise. Some of our sessions are closed and you will not be allowed to attend. At other times of the year you may get requests from members of the Sisterhood to visit them and then of course you may treat them as you did my colleagues and I. Major Villiers do you understand and accept?"

Major Villiers stood up, bowed and said,"I am astounded and will be honoured to accept."

"Good, we propose to hold our first session tonight in the cellar starting at 10.00pm and we would like you to deal with three members. Tomorrow we shall be inviting three new members to join and it will be your responsibility to initiate them. Can you please make sure that there were plenty of canes and that at least a dozen birches are available? "

"Thank you for your trust and I will do my best to justify it."

Dinner was unusual tonight with a group of middle-aged ladies rather than the exuberance of the girls but I eagerly waited for it to finish, as I was keen to see what was going to happen. We had wine and coffee before, finally, they all dispersed to their own rooms to prepare. I went down and opened the cellar ready for them. When they arrived they all wore the dark cloak which enveloped them with the cowl which raised to conceal their identity. They filed in and stood in a circle around their leader who was dressed in white.

"Ladies, I would like to welcome you here and thank Sir John for joining us. The initiants will sit in a row and watch the proceeding tonight beore joining the Sisterhood tomorrow. I have explained to Major Villiers that we wish him to participate in some of our meetings and another member and I can vouch for his ability in handling all the instruments here. As you all know we are not secret but private and what happens at our meetings must never be revealed to anybody. As always we will draw lots to find the three ladies that Major Villiers will deal with during this session. Please take a number out of the box, numbers 1, 2 & 3 will be flogged in that order."

The ladies all went to the box and took out one of the counters and it soon showed that Lady Brackenbury was the first although the second and third were ladies I have never met. Lady Brackenbury smiled at me and then said "Thank you Major Villiers I am sure that you will know how to deal with me."

"Fastened to the flogging bench please."

She removed her cloak and was naked underneath it. She bent over the flogging block and two ladies fastened her hands and feet. She prepared herself while Major Villiers selected his instrument. He had clearly decided that the heavyweight tawse was the one to start with and lifted it off its hook. He took up my position on her left side and prepared himself for a long session, anticipating that at least sixty strokes would be needed, before he used a cane. By now the rest of the ladies were standing round watching as he began. CRACKKK!! The first stroke landed and for the next ten minutes further strokes landed every few seconds. I knew that to have the maximum effect there must be an interval between each stroke otherwise after the first two or three the buttocks became anethsitised and the effect was lost. Lady Brackenbury was, I well knew, able to take this amount so Major Villiers made sure that every stroke told. After the first dozen he checked out her bum and gave it a gentle massage before continuing. By the end her bottom was purple with weals raised in all directions. The ladies moved over to stroke her bottom and admire his handiwork. He then said that she would receive three dozen strokes of the cane. I heard a murmur of approval at this and Major Villiers picked up a fearsome looking cane. A couple of taps and then "SWISHH! CRACKK!", "SWISHH! CRACKK!", "SWISHH! CRACKK!". Even the sound frightened me and I could not believe that Lady Brackenbury could stand so much. Major Villiers whaled into the bottom area crisscrossing the marks already made with new weals and ridges. Lady Brackenbury was breathing hard but showing no other sign of distress although the whole bottom area was now a red raw mass. Finally for the last twelve the Major picked up a special Thai Punishment cane that he had brought back from his military service. He announced that the final dozen would be delivered with this. It was four feet long, banded and ridged every few inches and although whippy nearly twice as thick as any of my other canes. The group gasped at seeing this but he took up his stance and thrashed it down across the centre of the buttocks. The second stroke brought out a stifled cry from Lady Brackenbury while the rest of the strokes clearly caused some distress. Finally the last stroke landed diagonally to all the others with a wicked "CRACKKK!" The caning stopped and we all rested - the Major from his efforts - and Lady Brackenbury from the treatment that she had received, and the rest from the emotions generated by the punishment! The ladies all clapped and, after, releasing her led her over to the bench where she lay face down while I ministered to her. Her bum was a deep purple and the ridges which had formed now stood out like mountains from the surface. She smiled at me:

"Don't be frightened my dear. This will not happen to you but I MUST have this at least twice a year. I cannot explain the effect that it has on me. I am in severe pain but at peace with myself. Now use the ointment and rub it in well while I try to relax."

At this she lay face down with her head in her hands. Several of the ladies had their hands inside the front of their gowns while others came up to the major and shaking his hand said that this was as comprehensive a flagellation as any they had seen and they were looking forward to their own opportunity.

Lady Westchester called the meeting to order and requested that No 2 step forward. When she had stripped this was a very attractive lady about twenty-five years old whose red hair was set off by the red fox that was between her legs. I gasped as it was very erotic, usually pubic hair is thought of as black, mousey or blonde. My pussy was already aching and I wanted the chance to be with her and explore her that night. The Major told her to move to the centre pillar where she would be fastened. She raised her arms and was clamped while two members fixed the legs in position. She was now peaceable grasping the pillar with her arms and legs well spread and her outstanding bum made even more prominent by her position. As Major Villiers stroked her bum he seemed to be deciding how to deal with her and finally decided on sixty with the heaviest strap followed by thirty with the birch. He took up my position again, swung his arm once or twice to loosen it up and then started. SWISHH! "CRACKK SWISHH! CRACKK SWISHH! CRACKK!" By now his eye was well in and from the first stroke not one was above or below the buttocks. The area got redder and redder and, by the thirtieth stroke, the weals began to get prominent and I could see a seepage from between her legs running down her thighs. The Major massaged the bum again at this point but then continued with regularity leaving about at least five seconds between each stroke so that they had the maximum effect. By the sixtieth stroke the bottom looked like Lady Brackenbury's.

Major Villiers put the strap down and picked one of the birches out of the brine. These birches had been specially made for Lady Westchester with about fifteen straight twigs well bound at the handle end. I knew from experience that the birch would appear to have less immediate effect but the result was longer lasting and more painful than the cane. I did not know the name of No 2 but by the fifteenth strokes her bum was in some distress. The blood blisters on the surface were beginning to pop leaving streaks of blood across the whole area. One of the ladies wiped it clean and Major Villiers took up the second birch for the final fifteen. By now the build up effect of the birch was growing and whole areas of the bottom were swelling with the lines and ridges from the strap and the birch. He continued to bring down the birch just as forcibly however and by the time of the final stroke she was screaming for him to stop. When he finished she slumped in her chains and had to be helped to the bench for treatment by her colleagues.

Lady Westchester stood up and said, "Ladies I think that we can congratulate Major Villiers on the way he has dealt with us. I suggest that we give him a few minutes to recover before No 3 participates."

He sat down and took a drink of wine while he talked to some of the ladies who were discussing the possibility of him visiting them in their own time. Would he be available to work with them etc? Of course he confirmed that they could make a reservation and he would be happy to deal with them, either as he had Lady Brackenbury and her red headed colleague tonight.

The third lady was now ready and she said that she would like sixty strokes of the cane using the Thai Punishment cane delivered in groups of twelve. She would often scream and cry she added but he must not stop for any reason. He agreed and she was fastened to the flogging block. I knew that this would be a vicious caning but by now the Major had understood that these ladies were regular flagellants and, like drugs, their needs built up over time. When I looked at her bum it was obvious that she was an addict as, although it was not red, it was still wealed from previous encounters with the cane.

The rest of the group was again gathered around as he picked up the cane and gave it one or two preliminary swishes. He lined it up on the buttocks and brought it down with a SWISHHH! CRACKKK! It immediately dug into the buttocks and from the first stroke raised ridges, which were soon almost splitting. He continued lashing away stroke after stroke until by the twentieth-fourth she was moaning quietly. By the time he reached thirty she was screaming loudly for the Major to stop but by forty she had given up and was crying and sobbing fit to burst. I remembered her injunctions and the Major continued for the full sixty by which time the whole of her buttocks were ravaged with the whole area a mass of purple ridges which in turn created craters which were split wide open, although not bleeding. I enjoy the cane myself but I found it very difficult to accept this degree of beating could be a pleasure.

Lady Brackenbury whispered in my ear that I should not be upset as Priscilla, as she called her, thrived on pain and this was normal for her. She was glad however that the Major had caned her as the ladies found it very difficult to be so hard. She then clapped her hands, "Ladies, I am sure that we would like to thank Major Villiers for his efforts and we all agree that he is our nominated man. I wish him goodnight now as the rest of the evening is private between us but we would like him to return for the initiation of our new members tomorrow night. Goodnight Major Villiers, and thank you. If you go up to your oom I am sure that you will find the entertainment you require."

Lady Westchester clapped her hands and all of us ladies then removed our cloaks so that we were all naked and, inviting we initiates to join them, paired off with much hand-holding, kissing and whispering. I found the red headed lady and she agreed to join me. In the corner was a table covered with dildoes of all kinds as well as various spanking instruments for those who had missed out tonight. My partner said her name was Amy and we selected a lovely ivory dildo with ridges along it before sinking on to a thick mattress.

We kissed and cuddled as we began to feel each othe. while Amy told me that she enjoyed the cane most and although she cried out had been prepared for more. She then slipped her tongue into my mouth while her fingers found my clitty and massaged it. I soon started my own exploration and when I touched her pussy she was so wet that my fingers slipped easily inside her. I moved them up and down and it was apparent that she was very randy as she was soon urging me on until she came with a gasp.

"I really needed that after the beating. Would yo like to try the dildo?"

I explained that although I was not a virgin I had never tried a dildo and she laughed and said that I would enjoy the experience. She then massaged me until I was wet before slipping the hard white head inside me. I thought it would be cold but she had been at pains to warm it for me.

"Turn round." she whispered, "I want your mouth on my pussy while I introduce you to the dildo."

I squirmed round on my back so that she was above me and she gently sunk down so that I could taste the cum and smell the scent of her. meanwhile I felt the dildo being pushed farther and farther into me until I could take no more. The ridges on it gave it a special 'feel' as it moved. I cannot explain it but it is as though your finer is being squeezed by the cunt muscles of your partner. I shuddered with pleasure and tried to offer the same feelings to my partner as I tickled her clit with my tongue before wiping it round and round the soft puffy edges of her vagina. Then I went inside and allowed my tongue to explore the warm wet interior. She was moaning with pleasure as my soft breath on her pubic hairs added to the ecstacy. By now she was moving the dildo faster and faster as it explored my depths twisting and turning it so that the sides of my cunt were being touched. Eventually we both cried out as we came and flopped to the mattress.

"Amy gasped,"Never has it been so good. Will you stay the night with me?"

I remembered what Lady Brackenbury had said and nodded kissing her mouth gently.We then lay back and looked around at the rest of the group. Activities were diverse. There was even one couple where one had a harness with a dildo sticking out from it and they were fucking their partner. Amy now took my hand and collecting a cane on the way slipped on her gown and led me out of the dungeons and up to her room.

When we reached her room we quickly slipped off our gowns and hugged each other. My hands were on her buttocks fingering her anus while she was already handling my pussy. We fell on the bed and I slipped down parting her legs so that I could get into the soft crimson inner lips of her labia. I worked my tongue in and out while she writhed around on the bed. Her legs wrapped round me drawing my mouth farther in until she spent copiously into my mouth. I moved up and kissing her offered some of er own come from my lips. We sat up and Amy said:

I envy you tomorrow night. The lash of the cane is something I crave. Will you let me give you a taste tonight? I promise that I will not hit hard as I don't want there to be marks showing when you are caned tomorrow."

I agreed and bent over the end of the bed while she took up the cane. I heard her swishing it through the air before a sharp pain across both of my buttocks. She hit me five more times before I felt her go down behind me and gently lick my bottom. I felt her part my bum cheeks and then gently one finger penetrated my secret place.

"Would you like me to try the dildo here?"

I told her to go ahead but I didn't think she would succeed. I then felt her fingers apply some pomade to the bud before she again slipped her finger in.

"You are ready now relax and enjoy it."

I felt her finger slip out and then the coldness of the tip of the dildo. I gasped as she pushed further and I tried to relax to allow her further access. Wider and wider my anus was stretched until I called out to stop as the first ridge of the dildo met the puckered rim. She waited and then pushed again so that the whole dildo was firmly lodged. She then said "Courage" and with one hand caressing my clitoris she gently moved the dildo in and out. The sensations were indescribable from the top of my head to the soles of my feet and I shook as I felt overwhelemed by what had happened. Gently Amy removed her fingers and the dildo as I collapsed on the bed. She wrapped me in her arms and we lay there intertwined like ivy round a tree while recovering.

"Will you do the same to me now?"

She knelt on the bed with her bum in the air. Her hands parted her bum cheeks and I could see the puckered hole ready for my attention. I took up the At dinner Lady Westchester sat next to me and explained that this evening the three new members would be initiated and Major Villiars was invited to be present to carry out the necessary whipping.

As the previous night we arrived at the cellar at 10pm and I was made to wait outside with Lady Brackenbury as my sponsor and the other two initiates with their sponsors Once we had all arrived and the ceremony was complete Major Villiers would be invited to cane us.

Lady Estchester called out, "Would the first initiate to the "Sisterhood of the Rod" please step forward." Two hooded figures entered the room, one was myself and the other Lady Brackenbury.

"Ladies I welcome our first new member before you. She will now take the oath of secrecy that binds us all. Please remove your cloak."

Lady Brackenbury removed my cloak and stood naked in front of the group. I stood in front of them and, when Lady Westchester asked me to take the oath, I stood with one hand on the bible and raised the other promising to keep secret all details of what went on at the meetings of the Sisterhood and that she was a devotee of the rod. The rest of the group then congratulated me and I replaced her robe. The second new member I did not know but I would certainly hope to meet her in time. She was about five foot six inches with a pronounced pubic area well-covered in black fur. Her breasts were large with prominent nipples. The third was a further surprise as it was Margaret who worked for Lady Cooke and I had chatted to at our afternoon meetings. Again I knew that she enjoyed the rod but was interested to find that she was now a member of the Sisterhood.

Once they had all taken the oath and joined the rest of the group it was my turn and I was invited forward to be fastened to the flogging bench. I was apprehensive as I could see the Major was using the Thai Punishment cane. He lined up on the buttocks and "SWISHH! CRACKK!", lashed the cane down hard. I felt the jolt of the cane before the searing pain burnt across my bum "SWISHH! CRACKK!","SWISHH! CRACKK!",the Major continued and each stroke seemed to be more painful than the last but at the same time by halfway I could begin to feel the glow which came as my pubis rubbed aginst the bench. By now I was retreating into myself and I tried to think of the sexual sensation which was engendered by the caning. Major Villiers continued at ten second intervals until all twenty four strokes had been delivered. I was proud that I had not murmured although by the end I was reaching my limits. The ladies clapped and then each one took the cane and gave a token tap to my bottom before I was released. Once I stood up Lady Westchester formally welcomed her into the Sisterhood and told me that I would be welcomed at all times at any of their houses while they, the ladies, were in residence. The major performed exactly the same on the bottoms of the unknown and Margaret. Both stood the pain well and were also welcomed into the Sisterhood. He was then asked to leave the room while we continued with our mysteries.

The next day the whole group left to return home and Lady Brackenbury and I took the train back to Mulberry Manor. In spite of the pain I had enjoyed the experience and would be pleased to see them again but I was glad to get back to our own home. Although I had enjoyed the caning I was now so erotically stimulated that I needed to further relations with the staff and needed to find somebody for sex. I asked Lady Brackenbury if this always happened and she said that it was not always so but did frequently happen. She had a way which would satisfy us all and once are marks were clear she, Mrs Crabbe and I would visit it. She told me it would be a new experience.

When we arrived home Mrs Crabbe came up to my room and asked what had happened and she wanted to see the marks. She gasped when she saw the weals and bruising but asked if I had enjoyed it. I told her yes but I had been so randy that I would like sex with a man and Lady Brackenbury had told me that the three of us would be having a night out soon. Mrs Crabbe just smiled and nodded.

The next Part is entitled "A Night Out"