My parents have been settling in well, they returned to Reymorah a couple of times to visit their friends and my dad has even made friends with Shining when he practised his swordsmanship again after a few years of not holding a sword. Mom has been cuddling Mavis every chance she got and the little baby girl has been enjoying all the affection and attention she was getting.

Celestia and Luna have me use the mirror after lunch every day to talk to their parents. I smile every time at the happiness radiating from them both, even Shella told me she can just taste the love coming off them.

I also discussed with Shining the matter of that farmer's Diamond Dog problem. He put together a tracking team of eight earth ponies, three pegasi, three unicorns, two thestrals for locating scents and a changeling to sense their emotions. They also all had their own life wands to heal any wounds they might receive from the fight.

Discord has been setting something up in a building he's constructing behind the Barracks. I asked him what it was, but he told me no peeking and to go play with the other kids... cute.

We made trips back to Elysium as well, learning what we can about the orcs and what they have. Seem's like they finally have someone with brains mobilizing them, orcs were never this clever when it came to tactics. We also gave Vortigan books about gryphons and what they're like. He was surprised when we told him they're almost twice our size.

I even gave Vortigan a copy of the air element and I asked him not to give it to anyone else. As much as it would help their soldiers, if it got out and bandits managed to use it... So just after five days of practice, Vortigan has gotten pretty good at it. He's not a skilled mage himself for nothing, I've even taught him how to use them without getting a mouthful of dirt. Let's just say the people of Elysium were more than surprised to see their King flying over the City, he said he never felt so young in years.

The assassin has also been caught, but refuses to talk. It was a member of his guard as we thought and Luna offered to read his memories and discover who hired him. To say Vortigan was shocked to discover his own brother was behind it enraged him. Right now, his brother Orthos was supposed to be at the elves Capital renewing a trade agreement.

The next day he found out that Orthos never even arrived at the Capital and has gone missing.

Jasmine has settled in well and my parents have taken it upon themselves to raise her. Jasmine's still depressed that her parents are gone, but we're doing the best we can to keep her happy. She's taken Celestia's old room now with an entire corner of the room filled with stuffed animals that she could hide herself under.

Shining's been having a hard time with Cadence's increasing sexual drive. He's even asked me to help relieve her the next time a big one hits her. To be honest, it both worried and excited me. I told him I would help only if it got too out of hand.

Gryphons have been sighted near the border towns again, but with the new mages help, their attacks have been foiled repeatedly and while the guards took some injuries, the mages healed their wounds quickly.

The guards have been learning how to use the new rifles and scatterguns we got, while the alchemists and blacksmiths have been learning to make the shot and powder charges. The scientists and magic researchers have disassembled a rifle and scattergun in an attempt to hybridize them with magic.

Spitfire got her custom scoped rifle and was drooling over it, I showed her how to use it and gave her the ammunition for it. For the last four days she's been at the new firing range practising with it. She still has her bow in case she needs something with a bit more... boom, as she called it.

We've been getting reports of Goldrush being sighted in Trottingham, but after a few days of searching, she was gone. I can't wait to get my hands on her.

New laws pertaining the nobles have come into effect; they no longer have a say in who royalty may court or marry, they no longer have any decisions that involve the security of the Nation, they can keep their titles, but their influence with us is just the same as a common citizen. A couple of the families were verbally upset with this, but most have agreed to it due to the shame and damage Goldrush caused.

Blueblood has gone to Ponyville with Rarity for the next week. He said something about treating her like the lady she is...

I'm in the Gym working out in a pair of shorts and what Luna called a tank top. I'm lifting weights and I can hear some strange noises coming from down the hallway, I put the weights back on the rack and lean my head out the door. Down the hall I can hear voices coming from a maids supply closet that's nearby.

I walk over to it and hear moaning and gasps coming from inside it. I raise an eyebrow and open the door.

My eyes widen at the scene before me as a maid is bent over a table with a guard having sex with her.

They stop with looks of dread while heavily panting and blushes on their faces as we stare at each other.

After a few seconds I slowly close the door. Well, that was not what I was expecting to see today. I walk back to the Gym and pass a young looking earth pony maid who has a blush on her face and a slight sway to her hips. Her tail is also sweeping left and right at a fast rate and I can smell a sweet scent in the air.

Her fur is a powder blue and her hair is a light yellow. She has the standard black and white maid uniform on where the skirt goes down to her shins. Her mark is a pile of blankets with different colours.

She looks at me and bites her lower lip... wait a minute. She's acting just like Luna and Celestia when they were in heat... Oh crap.

She smiles and starts walking over to me. "Greetings, my King," she says with half lidded eyes. "Do you need anything? Or would you like me to help you relax?" she asks and presses her breasts together between her arms.

"N-No thank you, I'm f-fine," I stutter. I think she's trying to seduce me!

"Oh, but I'm sure there's something I could help you with. Maybe a massage after that workout you've just had?" she says and places her hands on my stomach. I try to back way and she pins me to the wall, how she's this strong when she only comes up to my chest is surprising. I notice the smell of my sweat is heavy as she buries her nose into my chest and breathes in deeply. Okay this just got too awkward.

"I'm good, but thanks for the offer. I, erm. Need to get going," I tell her and manage to slip out of her grip. I see her frown sadly and rub her thighs together. Oh gods this and the smell is arousing me badly.

I quickly head back to my room and take a cold shower. Once done, I put on my armour and weapons and head down for dinner. The halls were mostly abandoned on the way there.

I enter the Dining Hall to see only Celestia, Luna, and Shella there. My parents, Jasmine, and Lily are nowhere in sight.

"Where is everyone?" I ask.

"Most of the staff and guards have taken the week off due to the start of the fall heat season. Your parents have also returned to Elysium with Jasmine and Fleur Lily for the week," Celestia tells me.

"Heat Season?" I ask and sit next to Luna.

"It's a time when mares go into heat and look for a mate to breed with. Very few mares can control their urges, but most give in to the lust and find the first available stallion they find. Most mares lock themselves in their homes and wait it out," Luna replies while nuzzling Mavis.

"So that explains the maid that tried to help me 'relax'," I say.

Celestia giggles. "That is not surprising. You are a powerful male and a King, mares will want to find the strongest stallion to breed with. It's more instinctual than a conscious choice," she tells me.

"So should I just stay in our room for the week then? I'd hate to think what would happen if I get caught. That maid had a surprisingly strong grip on me. I had to carefully slip away from her before she did anything," I say.

"We too would be in heat right now, but ours was triggered early due to finally having a mate we love," Luna says.

"So what would happen if I'm caught? I don't want to use force and hurt anyone to get away. And I don't want to risk teleporting in a panic and appear inside someone or a wall," I ask.

"Then you would have no choice but to mate with them, being in heat is an uncomfortable experience for a mare, our libido increases, our aggression increases and our bodies feel hot to a point it feels like we're on fire. The constant musky scent we release that even bathing can't remove. Only by mating or waiting out the week will it pass," Celestia tells me.

Damn, that sounds like it would drive anyone mad. "Hmmm, I'll have to be careful then. I'll probably spend the week in our room reading my spell book and practice with the light and shadow elements some more," I say and order a cooked bass. Celestia also orders another one for herself. "So what's going on with the gryphons?" I ask.

"They have tried raiding some of our border towns again. They were very surprised when they ran into our new mages," Luna replies.

I grin. "Bet they weren't expecting more of my kind here to kick their asses," I say.

"Certainly not, and we cannot wait until the guard have finished their training with these new 'guns' we now have," she tells me.

"We'll have to ask one of the guards to take a picture of it," I reply and chuckle.

I spent the last two days in my room, learning more from the spell book. I can now channel two light elements safely.

My stomach rumbles, signalling that it's time for lunch. I leave the room in only a comfortable shirt, trousers, and shoes. I walk down the halls and hear someone crying. I open a door to a guest room to see the same maid that tried to seduce me curled up on the bed... With her hand weakly rubbing between her legs.

"Make it stop... please make it stop!" she cries. The room smells thick with her musk as she writhes on the bed.

She looks towards the door and spots me and her eyes go wide... Aw crap.

She gasps and pulls her hand away and with surprising speed, gets up and charges at me.

"Bugger me!" I yell and bolt down the hallway, the maid hot on my heels. Oh gods she's fast!

I turn a corner and run past an older maid who is carrying some linens and she yelps as she barely dodges me. Seconds later the younger maid turns the corner still right behind me with an expression of pure lust, drool dripping down her chin. The older maid giggles at us and goes back to her work.

I run down another hallway and run past a guard in the main lobby. 'I hope she turns her attention to him,' I think to myself but to my dismay, she runs right past him straight for me! I yelp and continue to my destination of Celestia's Office as court is cancelled for the week. I make it to the room and shut the door behind me making Celestia look up from the papers she's reading with a confused expression.

"Adrian? What's the matter?" she asks.

I open my mouth to answer, but the door starts to budge as the maid bashes against it. "That maid from before is chasing me!" I quickly tell her.

Celestia giggles at me. "She must be at the peak of her heat for her to forget this is even my Office. I'm afraid she won't stop chasing you until you mate with her, or until her heat dies down," she tells me.

I frown at her. "You're sounding really calm about this!" I accuse her.

"Why shouldn't I be? It's just a natural part of a mares life. Normal ponies can't control themselves at their peaks most of the time. Her mind is clouded with the desire to breed right now. She's probably extremely uncomfortable if she's trying this hard to get to you and judging from how aggressive she's being, it must be her first heat too," she tells me.

The banging dies down and the maid begins crying again getting me to frown sadly at her pitiful wails. "So what should I do about it?" I ask as I have no idea what I should do.

"I can cast a spell on her to make her infertile for the week. Then you can help relieve her of her heat and her mind shall be clear again," she tells me. Wait... she wants me to have sex with her?

"Are you messing with me right now or something?" I ask her with a very confused expression on my face.

She sighs and makes her way over to me. "Adrian. I have been alive for over a millennia as every year I had to endure two heat seasons alone and with my subjects ideals of me staying pure back then, I know the pain and torment of not being able to relieve myself of my heat. Our first time together was the first time I've ever been relieved of the torment," she tells me softly.

A ponies heat is really that bad? I sigh and look down. "And you'll be totally fine with it?" I ask her.

"Yes, as long as she doesn't get pregnant, it'll be fine. We have developed spells and medicine to prevent pregnancies just for this reason, and to prevent overpopulation," she tells me. "Usually the maids without a mate will find one of the guards to relieve themselves with the aid of the spell or the medicine. She may have done that if she didn't see you," she says.

The maid's crying seems to be getting worse behind the door. I sigh again in defeat. "Alright, fine. Just know I'm not comfortable with this at all. She won't be joining our herd right?" I tell and ask her.

Celestia giggles at me. "No, she won't. All you'll be doing is relieving her of her discomfort," she replies.

I groan and move away from the door. Celestia opens it and the maid instantly looks up at me. She then lunges, only for Celestia to catch her in her magic.

"Silky," Celestia says getting the maid's attention. "Do you have a mate of your own?" she asks her.

The maid shakily shakes her head. "N-No, Queen Celestia... I-I don't," she replies, just realizing where she is.

Celestia smiles warmly at her. "Is this your first heat?" she asks.

The maid nodded. "Y-Yes," she says squirming and reaching out to me.

"Adrian has agreed to help you so long as you have the infertility spell put on you," Celestia tells her.

"Y-Yes! Please! J-Just make it go away!" she begs, still reaching out for me. I notice a wet patch on the skirt of her uniform, I'm feeling really uncomfortable right now.

Celestia's horn glows and so does the maid's stomach area. Once it fades away, Celestia gently puts her down and with nothing holding her back, she tackles me to the floor.

"Ooof!" I grunt as she grips me tightly. The maid grabs my head and kisses me roughly as I just lay there stunned.

"I'll leave you two to it then, please treat her gently, my love," she says as she locks the door and teleports away.

I regain my senses and quickly grip the maid's wrists. I sit up and hold her still, even as she squirms to get back on me.

"Listen. Can you calm down for a minute please," I ask her.

Despite her groan of protest she settles down, but I can feel her rocking on my lap.

"Okay first, what's your name?" I ask her.

"S-Silk Sheets," she tells me.

"How old are you?" I ask.

"E-Eighteen and a-a half," she says. At least she's only two years younger than me.

"Are you a virgin?" I ask next. She blushes even harder and nodded. "And you can't hold out until the end of the week?" I ask.

"N-No, i-it hurts. P-Please make it s-stop," she begs me, tears falling down her cheeks. I sigh and let go of her left wrist and wipe her cheek with my thumb.

"Alright. Just try to calm down okay?" I tell her. She takes a few deep breaths and sits on me patiently. "Alright then. You just relax and I'll do all the work alright?" I tell her.

She nodded and I begin to undress her.

Woo! Heat season can be so fun if it doesn't give you a heart attack in the process!

Next chapter will be pure Maid smut.

After that will be the start of the next arc. SPOILER: A war with the Orcs breaks out in Terra.