Silver appeared on his bed with a pop and sank to the sheets fitfully. The use of magic made his condition worse, and he could feel the energy pulsing through his loins, urgently calling to be used in the body of another. He flopped onto his side and tried to relax, breathing every three heartbeats and focusing on the meditation rather than the stiffness that was demanding his attention. Truly it was times like these when he most missed the simple gift of hands.
The darkness of the room, and the quiet, allowed him to slowly gain some measure of peace, and he relaxed with a little sigh just before the door opened almost silently. He looked in its direction to see a female horse trot in. She wasn't Shei, or Bright Eyes, or Bottom. She looked around, apparently not seeing him. Looking her over, he could see she was dressed like one of the king's concubines. Why was one of them here?
She moved further into the room and spotted him looking at her. She bowed her head towards him smoothly, not registering surprise. "Good evening, m'lord. Are you Prince Silver Stars?"
Silver rolled up onto his belly, rather than continue to expose himself to the mare. "Yes, that's me. Is something wrong?"
She smiled. "Of course not, m'lord. You left before he could give me to you properly, m'lord."
Silver's ears pinned on his head. "Give you to me?"
She nodded. "Of course, m'lord. He understands that you have no one to manage your concubines or your affairs. I will do both of those things." She trotted closer to him. "Just leave it to me, and I'll make sure they give you no troubles, m'lord."
Silver lifted an ear towards her. "Doesn't that make you a concubine as well?"
She tilted her head at him. "Oh my, you are new at this, m'lord. Of course it does." She performed a slow turn, showing off her dark fur, midnight black and glossy bright. "Does my form not please?" Her dazzling blue eyes shined with mirth at his inexperience, and her golden tail and mane waved suggestively with a toss.
Silver found her form quite pleasing, or at least his still firm stallionhood certainly did. Her body meant relief, and the urge only built with her display, but he wouldn't be lured into leaping on a female again by that accursed bracelet. "What's your name?"
She put a hoof at her chest, "Fiddah, it means silver." She leaned closer to Silver. "It is like destiny."
Silver licked over his lips lightly, glancing towards the closed door, then the shapely mare that held his carnal interest securely, but he didn't know her. He wouldn't be reduced to a tool of his cock. With a sudden snort, he pointed at the door. "Can you fetch one of the others? I have need of them."
"I can see that." She raised a brow. "Why would you call for another while I am here? The King has ensured that I am very well trained. I will have you seeing the stars in your name in no time at all." She fixed a predatorial gaze on him.
Silver slid from the bed, standing on shaking legs. "I have business to finish with Bottom, and Shei needs a little disciplining for her actions during dinner. Fetch them. That's your job, isn't it?"
She looked barbed at his words. "Yes, yes it is... I will fetch them, m'lord." She turned away, tail flicking out of the way quite purposefully to give him a peek on her way out. His loins seemed to throb in dismay at his not claiming the mare, but he stood there impatiently, awaiting the arrival of the mares he knew and loved, instead of casually throwing himself at the mare that had succeeded in stirring his easily roused fires.
Fiddah returned shortly, guiding Shei and Bottom along. She nipped at Shei's flank on the way into the room. "You have brought disgrace to our sultan."
Shei snorted at Fiddah, dancing away from her bite. "I will tease him when and where I please. He enjoys it, even if he claims otherwise."
Silver approached quickly, "Enough. Shei, you were wrong to do that in the middle of a diplomatic meeting like that. That doesn't give a good impression to the King and Queen." He leaned in and kissed her cheek. "You can have me away from the table."
Shei smiled brightly at him and they shared a nuzzle, all forgiven.
Bottom looked nervous, dancing from hoof to hoof. Silver turned to her and sniffed along her side. "Why are you looking that way, Bottom?"
Bottom shivered softly. "I teased you as well, sir. Are you not angry at me too, sir?"
Silver nipped at the base of Bottom's tail. "Furious. Look at what you've caused."
Bottom looked and beheld. Before Silver could continue his act, Bottom went for it, engulfing his length in the warm sucking wetness of her mouth. Silver squeaked before shuddering. "Oh! Oh, not... what..." His will to speak eroded with every noise she made around his member. "Damn it, Bottom." He began to squirm himself, balls growing tense with the need to explode. "Turn around and let me fuck you properly."
Bottom drew back at those words, ears twitching in a spasm. "What? Oh... Yes, sir!" She quickly span around and hiked her tail with an almost goofy grin.
Fiddah raised a hoof to Bottom's face, as if to counsel her on proper bedroom come hither looks, but Silver wouldn't have it. "Let Bottom be. She pleases me just the way she is." He hopped up on her and hugged her from above as he worked his way into her welcoming passage. "She is fine just as she is." He nuzzled into her neck from behind. "Male or female. I was the coward, not you, Bottom."
Coward or not, Bottom didn't seem to care anymore, and they coupled eagerly. Bottom begged to be filled, and Silver obliged, and very little constructive got done that evening as Silver rutted out all his frustrations in the mare to their mutual pleasure. When Silver finally pulled free and nuzzled at her, ready to go to bed, he felt a new presence beneath him.
Fiddah's breath washed over his semi-hard member. "Are you not going to sample your newest, m'lord?"
Silver grunted softly and sat back, only to have Fiddah move after him, licking his shaft clean and sending spikes of pleasure through him. He hadn't expected to be given a concubine, and wasn't sure how to approach it, though she certainly seemed to know how to approach him. "Are you tired, m'lord?"
Silver nodded at her words. "It's been quite a long day. You don't have to go with me, you know. I won't--"
Fiddah frowned at him. "You decline a gift? I would return a failure, undesirable and unwanted."
Silver flinched. Why was it always so complicated? "Come on. I'm tired." He led all three of them to his bed and soon curled up. They seemed to be letting him sleep, and he started to nod off when he heard a squeak. Cracking open an eye he saw Bottom wriggling with delight as Fiddah ate her out with apparent skill. Bottom squirmed about until she could get her own snout between Fiddah's thighs, though Bottom looked confused at what she found, and uncertain.
Shei whispered in Fiddah's ear. "She was once a colt cuddler, mayhaps she--"
Bottom shook her head quickly. "I know what to do!" She sounded defensive as she said it, then buried her snout into Fiddah, returning her attention almost aggressively. Fiddah controlled herself quite well, barely making a noise as she continued her treatment of Bottom. Watching the two work each other was making sleep more difficult for Silver and he made a mental note that his mares needed a big bed that was just theirs as soon as possible.
The next morning found Silver waking up under a warm carpet of mares, and a smirking Celestia seated beside the bed. "Enjoying yourself?"
Silver was pinned, and gave the barest of nods. "Not as nice as an evening with my sun, but we managed."
Celestia laughed gently and reached to rub over his head with a hoof. "You flatterer. Who is she?" She pointed at Fiddah.
Silver followed the hoof. "A gift from Wajdi. She's a trained concubine, and she's supposed to help manage mine?"
Celestia shook her head. "I will hope you don't have so many that it becomes required."
Silver grit his teeth. "Agreed, but she's a gift, and I can't think of a way to return her that won't hurt her, or his, feelings."
Celestia pointed at Bottom. "You realize, this is exactly what I thought would happen to you."
Silver perked an ear. "You thought I would find an abused stallion?"
Celestia frowned a little. "No, not that. See how much happier she is. She doesn't want to be a stallion anymore."
Silver let out a slow breath. "Difference being she asked for it, and you demanded it of me."
Celestia nodded. "An increasingly important difference, I realize. I am sorry I did that to you." She leaned in and kissed his brow above his horn. "We set sail tomorrow, to Turkey. Of course, this is going to delay our return trip."
Silver grimaced at that, he wanted to be home again, with Twilight, and Fast Change, and Night Watch. "We do what we have to do..." Silver tried to get out from under the mares, and only succeeded in waking them all. Soon the room was filled with sleepy activity, and Silver made his way to the tub to begin washing and preparing for the day. "Anything I should know about the turkeys?"
Celestia lifted her shoulders. "I don't know nearly as much about them as I should. We'll both be learning something new. Shei?"
Shei perked an ear. "I've met a few, ma'am. They're easily excited and slow to calm down."
Fiddah nodded. "That's what I've seen. They wear jewelry, either gender. Compliment them. That usually gets on their good side."
Bottom clopped her forehooves together lightly. "I never saw one, ma'am."
Celestia nodded. "A fair bit of advice. We'll have to wing it, and be careful. I've sent a letter announcing our intentions to visit. If they don't reply promptly, we'll wait. Jawa was quite insistent that one secure permission before sailing into port, and I see no reason to doubt her words."
Silver nodded from the tub. "Right. Easily scared birds. At least I shouldn't have to worry about females there."
Celestia raised a brow. "So sure you won't find the locals appealing in their own way."
Silver made a face. "When I first... arrived... at least ponies had all the right parts. Birds do not. Beaks make kissing look dangerous as well."
Bottom looked to Silver. "That reminds me, sir. What are you, sir? Or, um, what were you, sir? If you don't mind telling me..."