"Chief, the outlining enemy have been scattered. What are your orders?" A messenger requested.

"Regroup the salamander riders, both light and heavy, for a charge. With their forces collapsing we should try hitting them with a pincer cavalry attack." Moonlight says before they hear a horn blow.

"Look! It's an order of knights!" An Elfacre levy calls.

"Finally! They will give those barbarians what's coming to them." Another said.

"We can win!" Another yells.

"Now charge the enemy!" Dinbor calls and the knights get their mounts to ride down the hill the were on.

"Now we will win!" Another calls happily.

As the Elfacre army was rallying, none of them noticed that the knights were charging at them and were not slowing down. When they finally noticed, the knights came crashing down on their loose formation, stabbing them with lances or spear, slicing them with a sword, hitting them with maces or flails, or just trampling them under the hooves of their mounts. This sudden attack sent a wave of shock and terror through their ranks as the knights kept up their attack.

Moonlight sighs in relief as he sees the army charging the Elfacre. "About time."

No sooner had Moonlight had said that, a second column of knights came from around the hill the first had charged down from and in formation, headed straight for a second point in the Elfacre forces and then Moonlight saw it. A salamander rider, then three, then twenty, then even more until it was an entire cavalry squadron who, after taking a quick look at the battlefield, charged another point in the enemy's line. Seeing this, Moonlight instantly knew what to do. "All our salamander riders, charge the enemy's right flank and our left flank is to follow them in a charge!"

Those who relayed orders instantly started sounding their instruments and giving the signals with their flags, alerting the army who immediately carried out the order and charged as more light salamander riders just kept coming over the hill. Seeing all of this, the enemy's morale was shattered and starting from the back, the levies start to run and desert.

"Come back here and fight!" A leader calls at them.

"My lord, you must flee! The enemy is overwhelming us." One of his personal knight pleads.

"Stay and fight or we lose either way!" He calls.

"My lord! You must retreat to fight another day and reclaim your fief." Another of his knights pleaded.

He growls before huffing. "Fine! Let's go!" He calls before turning around and riding south with his knights.

"Chief, it looks like their lord is retreating." A warrior says watching with a spy glass.

Sky smiles. "I know."

"Overlord!" Moonlight says alarmed and nearly jumps out of the saddle of his heavy salamander.

Sky smiles to him. "Hello, Moonlight. Enjoying the fight?"

"Overlord, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be conquering Elfedge?" Moonlight asks.

"Their lady decided to surrender instead of fighting us. As such, I let her keep her lands as a member of my court." Sky informs.

"Oh…okay then." Moonlight said in surprise.

"Moonlight, I will stay and secure our new fief. You are to head east immediately and start to take Seventy Navigators fiefdom before they can organize any proper defense after we finish the battle." Sky instructs.

"Understood Overlord." Moonlight says before riding forward.

Sky sighs and looks to the battle in front of him as the lord goes over the border. "Start preparing to set up a defensive line. Somepony send a messenger to Iron Whispers to send builders immediately to start building fortifications." Sky started barking orders to those nearby.

They all run off as they hurry to find builders.

'Whoa. He is completely different when commanding.' Applejack thinks.

Sky sat in his new castle as he relaxed. "So tell me, when the other four knight orders hear you have joined me, how will they react?" Sky ask.

"Body or by loyalty?" Applejack asks brushing her mane.

"I mean your order as a whole." Sky says.

"They'll be surprised." Applejack said looking to him.

"And you my wife?" Sky asks.

Applejack rolls her eyes. "What answer do you want?"

"The honest one." Sky says feeling up one of her nipples.

Applejack stifles a moan and glares at him. "Stop that." She said slapping his hoof away.

"By the way Applejack, how old are you?" Sky asks before starting to kiss her neck.

Applejack groans and tries to push him off. "Twe…twenty-one."

"Really. I am not even twenty yet." Sky says.

Applejack looked shocked at him. "But…"

"Age doesn't matter my wife or do you need to come back to bed with me?" Sky asks rubbing her flank.

Applejack slaps his hoof away. "Stop that."

"Well?" Sky asks.

Applejack rolls her eyes and returns to brushing her hair.

"I am not going to make you quit being a knight, my wife." Sky says before stealing a kiss.

Applejack stops and looks to him at that.

Sky smiles, not hearing a complaint and just holds her around the stomach.

Applejack sighs as she kept brushing.

"My wife." Sky says trying to sound like a foal with their toy.

Applejack rolls her eyes at that.

"So any chance I could convince the other knight orders of Gaul to join us at this point?" Sky asks.

"Needs more convincing." Applejack said.

"I see. As for you, who is my sexy knight?" Sky asks.

"Quiet." Applejack said bonking him on the head with the brush.

"Never." Sky says smiling as he nuzzles her.

Applejack sighs and looks in the mirror at that point.

"You're beautiful." Sky says.

Applejack kept staring at herself as Sky kept running his hooves over her.

"Hum…Applejack, you have any family?" Sky asks.

Applejack glares at him. "Don't you dare go after them."

"I am not. I want to send them a gift." Sky says.

Applejack rolls her eyes. "Three family members."

"Extended?" Sky asks.

"A whole bunch." Applejack says.

"Where do I send the gift?" Sky asks.

"They are in Elfedge." Applejack admits.

"Very well." Sky says before rubbing between her legs.

Applejack goes wide-eyed and pulls his hoof away. "Stop that!"

"Get used to it my wife. One day, you will bear my foal." Sky says.

Applejack huffs and crosses her forelegs.

"Oh, would you rather I bend you over and do your flank here?" Sky teases.

Applejack glares at him and slaps him across the face.

"Oh, feisty." Sky says playfully.

Applejack huffs. "Get away from me."

"Nope. You are my wife." Sky says before there was a knock at the door. Applejack sighs in relief as Sky groans and goes to the door and opens it. "Yes?" He asks tiredly.

"Master, it is me." A mare voice says.

Sky stops at the sight of all of the maids he had made. "Wow…all of you came over?"

"Mistress Snow thought you would be lonely." Lineheart says suggestively.

Sky smiles. "Well, I do need a release. Come on." He said pulling Lineheart to him and lets the others inside. "Are you girls ready to do what I did last time and more?" He asks putting his hoof under her skirt.

"Who are they?" Applejack asks.

Sky smirks to her. "My maids. Right girls?"

"Yes, master." They say.

"Now help your new mistress to bed." Sky instructs.

Violet, Stronghill, Liligate goes to Applejack and carry her to bed and starts to make her comfortable before starting to undress her.

"By the way, you are not leaving here tonight Applejack." Sky says holding Lineheart.

Lineheart moans as Sky had pulled her underwear down and starts to run a hoof over her flank and between her legs. "Master…" She calls bending down.

"Get prepared. It seems that Stronghill, Lineheart, and Applejack need it first." Sky whispers into her ear.

Lineheart moans as he presses her back down and walks off. "Keep showing yourself like that." He said as he walks toward Applejack as they pull off her underwear finally.

"Come on my wife. Let's have some fun." Sky says climbing into the bed.

Applejack frowns as Sky pushes her onto the bed and pulls her onto him. "Them here?" She asks nodding her head to the rest starting to undress.

"Part of the traditions of the northern tribes is what they fell under. Gaul, different rules." Sky says.

"What traditions?" Applejack asks before yelping as she drops onto Sky.

"Long explanation. I doubt you want to hear it now." Sky says knowing that would turn her on.

"Tell me." Applejack growled, dropping herself hard and makes his groan.

Sky says nothing, knowing she was just turning herself on more.

Applejack frowns as she glares at him while she kept bouncing on his lap. "Tell me...oh…it feels so good."

"I know." Sky says.

Liligate walks up to them before looking close at Applejack kept bouncing on Sky as she grits her teeth before yelping as Liligate starts to lick Sky where she can behind them. "Tell her to…stop."

"I can't. She likes doing that." Sky says.

"Ple…" Applejack stops as Violet comes up to them and starts to kiss Sky from the side and grab his attention. "Hey!" Applejack yells dropping hard and makes him groan in slight pain.

'Who will I do next?' Sky thinks as Applejack starts getting a lost look.

Violet starts to kiss and lick his neck as Sky looks to her. "Violet. Do something for me."

"Yes, master?" Violet asks.

Sky smirks and gives a few taps on her flank. "Get on top of me and kiss our new mistress."

"Yes, master." Violet says before getting up and sits on his chest.

Sky chuckles as he places his hooves on her flank as Violet leans close and kiss Applejack lightly before hugging her and kisses fully as Applejack start to kiss back with a lost expression. "Such naughty fillies." He said as he kept chuckling and slaps Violet's flank and makes her moan into the kiss. Soon Sky felt the pressure inside him build up and then released into Applejack.

Applejack screams into the kiss as she stops bouncing and starts to go limp before she falls back and into Liligate's hooves who drag her off and onto the far side of the bed.

"Such a good mare." Violet whispers into her ear as she leans over and Sky keeps a hold on her flank.

Sky hums and looks to the rest in the room. "Stronghill, get over here and take Violet's place." He said pushing Violet off of him.

"You are a good mare for master, aren't you?" Violet whispers into Applejack's ear.

Applejack moans and tries to move before moaning and shivers as she stops.

Stronghill looked reluctant at first, hearing that order still clothed.

Sky raises an eyebrow to her. "Stronghill…you don't listen again, I will do something quite…heavy."

Stronghill didn't have a chance to move before her old foalhood friend pushed her toward Sky and then onto the bed.

"You have been a very bad mare." Sky says grabbing hold of her as Liligate started to undress her.

Stronghill looks scared as she was pushed onto Sky's lap and looks up at him looking a bit scared as she looks to his cock. 'I am a strong stallion warrior.'

"And bad mares need to be punished." Sky says before spanking her once.

Stronghill yelps and covers her mouth with her hooves. 'I'm a strong stallion warrior.'

"Oh, has your flank gotten bigger?" Sky asks rubbing it.

Stronghill makes a muffled yelp as she kept her mouth covered as Sky kept rubbing her flank and slaps it and makes her moan behind her hooves.

"Well then let us see." Sky says pulling down her panties before touching the tip of his cock on the entrance of her flank.

Stronghill screams behind her hooves. 'I'm a strong stallion warrior!' She screams in her mind before screaming behind her hooves as Sky pushes himself into her.

"Oh, it is bigger and tighter too." Sky says as he kept going.

Stronghill sniffs and starts to cry. 'I'm a strong stallion warrior.' She sobs as he raises her flanks up..

"Shh, my cute little mare. Master is here to make you feel better." Sky whispers into her ear.

'Feel better…?' Stronghill asks sobbing. 'I'm…I'm a strong stallion warrior.'

Sky kept going as Liligate kissed her foalhood friend.

Stronghill sobs into the kiss and holds her close and tries to kiss back. 'Strong…strong stallion warrior.' She starts to think as she bounces her flank against Sky.

"Master is going to make you feel warm inside." Sky says as Stronghill's and Liligate's nipples kept rubbing together.

"Warm. Give us the warmth we earn." Liligate said before kissing Stronghill again and wraps her hooves around her.

"Stronghill first." Sky says.

"Master is going to reward you. He's going to reward you." Liligate said excitedly as she smiles broadly as Stronghill gains a lost expression and starts to go limp.

"Her it is." Sky says.

Stronghill moans weakly as she slowly bounces her flank on him before Sky grabs hold of her and holds her close before sighing in relief. 'I'm…I'm a…I have to be strong…a strong…mare warrior. No…stallion.'

"Good mare." Sky says.

'I'm a good mare. Does this mean I'm…no. Strong warrior stallion. Strong warrior stallion.' Stronghill tries to reappear as he empties himself into her and cum runs down her flank.

"Litigate, take your friend away." Sky instructs.

Liligate smiles and grabs Stronghill and drags her away as she pulls Stronghill away.

Sky sighs and sits down on the bed again. "Okay, next."

It has been nearly a month as Sky inspects a sample of silk that was meant to start flowing to the capital from Elfacre fief he was in. 'Nice. We will get an increase in our income with this. I need to find out what my other new fiefs produce a lot of.' Sky thinks

Applejack groans as she walks up to him as he reaches behind him and grabs at her collar and pulls her to him. "Why do I wear this?" She asks frowning.

Sky smiles and strokes her mane. "Simple. I just want to do that once." Sky says before taking it off Applejack and Liligate took it off his hoof and puts it back on.

"Now onto the matter at hoof. I give you the approval to trade your good in the capital." Sky inform, the merchants waiting for his judgment of the permit as Applejack was hiding behind the curtains around the throne.

Applejack crosses her hooves. "Give them."

Sky takes a bar of red wax on the table and holds it to a nearby lamp's flame, making sure the end was melted before smearing some on the paper before pressing his crest of approval into it and holds it on it before it hardens.

"Not bad." Applejack said as the merchants came in and take the permit and Sky gave them back the silk before they leave.

"Liligate, go fetch an official for me." Sky instructs.

Liligate nods and walks off.

"Now then Applejack, how are the knights doing?" Sky asks.

"They are fine. Just need to keep training." Applejack said shrugging.

"And you?" Sky asks.

"I am fine." Applejack said looking out towards the windows.

"You having fun with the maids?" Sky teases.

Applejack blushes and looks away.

"Now then, give me an update." Sky says.

"Moonlight has taken Seventy Navigators. Their fief is ours." Snow said walking past him reading something.

"And their army?" Sky asks.

"They lost around three thousand soldiers." Snow said looking to him.

"And what of the rest of the Seventy Navigators army?" Sky asks.

"They have around two thousand soldiers left." Snow said.

"And have they surrendered?" Sky asks.

"Yes, they have." Snow said nodding.

"Instruct Moonlight to leave a strong garrison and take nothing from those who had fought against us and what of Dark Tail? What is his progress now?" Sky asks.

"He has pushed the enemy to their last stronghold in Lochbush and sends along that the grain harvest is plentiful there." Snow says.

"And the casualties?"

"Around two thousand with much more injured. The enemy had excellent plans and kept denying our forces any favorable battles." Snow says.

"And the medical aid that was prioritized to him? How many lives did it save?" Sky asks.

"Almost all." Snow said smiling.

"I see and who was commanding?" Sky asks.

"A strategist by the name of Star Haze." Snow says.

"Have you found him yet?" Sky asks very interestedly.

"No, he escaped our attempts to capture him." Snow informs.

"We will need to be very clever to catch that one." Sky says.

"And how do you intend to do that?" Snow asks raising an eyebrow.

"Where is he now? Do we know?" Sky asks.

"Last known sighting…" Snow says looking through the parchment. "Somewhere north of the fief."

"So in the Tiny Diamond fief, huh? Alright, send an immediate envoy to Dijon and Tours fief. Inform them they are the next targets and this will be their only chance to surrender and be granted a place in my court. If not, we will send one of the armies to invade and conquer them. If they agree to this unconditional surrender, then they must blockade the Tiny Diamond fief. They will also be a reward for this action." Sky informs as Applejack approached Snow.

Snow nods and writes it down. "Anything else?"

"How are my pregnant mares? You have been keeping them from me ever since you all arrived two days ago." Sky says.

"They are confined to the infirmary like you said." Snow said.

"And how long till they give birth?" Sky asks.

"The closest one is around six months away." Snow said smiling.

"I see. Inform Dark Tail he and his army can rest for two months before proceeding onto Tiny Diamond." Sky says.

"Yes, sir." Snow said writing it down on another parchment.

"So how are you, my wife?" Sky asks.

"Fine." Snow said still writing.

"Then why haven't you come to see me in my room?" Sky asks.

"Because I am busy with running the empire." Snow said as she bruises her head in the parchment.

"Since when have we called it an empire?" Sky asks.

"Since we stopped calling it a territory." Snow explained.

"So how do you think we are doing so far?" Sky asks.

Snow looks to the group of maids lined up along the throne room carpet and his slaves. "Very good." She said listing off the slaves and maids that are connected to each fief in her head.

"So since you know everything, how is our fortresses along this fief's border is coming?" Sky asks.

"They are being reinforced." Snow said smiling.

"I am surprised anyone from Libya Providence hasn't invaded yet." Sky says.

"Your nickname among the rumors out there is called the Umbrian Overlord." Snow said shrugging.

"Umbrian?" Sky asks.

"Darkness." Snow translates. "The scholars have dug up old texts to find that name."

"This an insult or our own people calling me this?" Sky asks.

"It's actually the name out there for them to use for your dark looks and powers." Snow said sighing. "That armor of yours…is…demonic."

"That's what you get from reading old scrolls of ancient demons." Sky said shrugging. "Though…their armor, extraordinary. So blame the smiths."

Snow shakes her head. "You have to still train."

"I do." Sky defends.

"I have called a dark magic user." Snow said rolling her eyes.

"Who?" Sky asks.

"Somepony named Night Wing. He…I think…is a batpony that has taught at Archmage Luna's school." Snow said looking to him.

"Oh great." Sky says facehoofing.

"He is also a messenger for Archmage Luna. He reports that he has supplies for you from her." Snow said smirking a bit.

Sky goes wide-eyed at that point. 'Oh…crap.'

Snow chuckles as his dark cloud before they heard heavy knocks. "Ah. That must be him right now." She says going to the door and opens it to a cloaked pony pulling a cart. "Come right in." She says stepping aside and lets the pony walk in as the old cart creeks.

"What did you teach?" Sky suddenly asks as he tries to get a relaxing position on his throne.

"Shadow powers. Archmage Luna has noted of your success at her school. She wishes that you be made an example of as not many have made it as far as you. Most would shy away from such powers." A surprising feminine voice says.

Sky raises an eyebrow. "And the supplies?"

All the supplies and boxes in the cart were suddenly lifted in a dark green glow and placed before his throne. "Gifts, offerings from the students and the town below the school, and a few personals that Archmage Luna has made for you. All will be explained in this letter." She says floating over a scroll with Luna's seal.

Sky tilts his head as he takes the scroll and breaks the seal before opening it and reads it. "I knew I would find you somewhere. Your attitude would have made your presence known somewhere. And lo and behold, you are the ruler of the tribes and a few fiefs. I'm impressed. And you have been using my magic quite well…though…I have to wonder. Have you been using the sex book that you stole after our portrait? Because the lord changing all of his servants and preparing for your arrival…I do not think that is true. I would love to see you and explain all of this and what has happened since you left soon. The professor that is with you right now will teach you more advanced means of control and abilities and will be a focal point for my entrance when I am ready. I expect a…sultry entrance." He reads and blushes a bit. 'Great. She's love with me.'

"So you are going to train me to better my control over my magic?" Sky asks.

The pony under the cloak stares at him before a tendril of shadow shot out at him without the pony moving and Sky immediately moves a leg and tries to block it off with his tendril of shadow as it clashes like swords before the pony's shadow breaks his tendril and makes it wrap around him. "All this…without even breathing." She says before letting go and moves back to her.

"P.S. Use the professor as you wish after he has taught you many things. Or rather her. I expect lots of stains on the floor." Sky hears from the scroll cheerfully as the cloaked pony's hood fell and shows a red mare with a brown mane.

"Oh boy." Sky says.

"Where is your study room?" She asks.

"Umm…that is a good question. Where is the study room in this castle?" Sky asks.

"We are still searching." Snow said.

"I shall stay here once you have found it." She said sitting down.

"Overlord." A warrior says running up.

"Report." Sky orders.

"My lord, an army has been spotted approaching the border." The soldier says.

"How many?" Sky asks.

"Around eighty thousand. Over half composed of mounted knights in heavy steel armor." The warrior says.

"And the banner?" Sky asks.

"It's the house of Cornwall from Libra, according to a few locals we recruited." The warrior says.

"I see. So someone has made their move and we have mostly twelve thousand plus the knights still in the fief after spreading them out to garrison the other fiefs we have obtained. Assemble them all immediately. I already know their plan…tell me, has the commander been determined?" Sky asks.

"He is Lord Achilles. Son of the King of the Kingdom of Cornwall." The warrior informs.

"I see. So it is the brat huh?" Sky says drawing up battle plans in his head.

"So what will you do?" Snow asks looking the professor over as she still stared at Sky.

"Send word that two thousand will continue to defend the castle and forts and the ten thousand of the rest should report to me. Applejack, can I count on the knights to protect the civilians?" Sky asks.

"Our duty is to civilians first." Applejack said.

"Good." Sky says donning his helmet and walks out.

The professor kept staring at where Sky was. "That's a bad throne."

"Well, we haven't had time to renovate the castle…oh Sky, before you go, Daring wanted me to give you this." Snow says holding up a scroll.

"Thank you." Sky says before stealing a kiss from her as he takes the scroll out of her hooves.

"Report, what is the variety of our forces?" Sky asks.

"One thousand heavy salamander riders, two light salamander riders, four thousand warriors, and three thousand untested archers wielding the new weapon that lady Daring designed." An officer says.

"So in terms of cavalry, we have less, but we outnumber them in total numbers." Sky says thinking.

"That is correct. What are your plans?" He asks looking to Sky.

"Overlord, if I may interject, there is also a force of one thousand soldiers of the former ruler of this fief's army that has come to join defending the fief. They are armed mostly with spears, but we do not know the reliability of them and they may turn on us in battle." Another says.

"Noted." Sky says.

"Overlord, there is also a small group of twenty magicians from the local school willing to help if need be." The officer said.

"What magic do they know?" Sky asks.

"Light. Basic shields and healing." The officer said nodding.

"Can their shields hold long under arrow fire?" Sky asks.

"Not by much." He said shaking his head.

"Have them aid the medics. That will be where they will be most effective." Sky says before starting to draw a battle line.

"So what is your plan Overlord?" Another officer asks.

"The enemies formation is three stacks like I was last told, correct?" Sky asks.

"Yes. They are still in the same position." The original officer confirms.

"Then this is our formation. The first line will be those spear wielders along with any other warrior who wields one in a straight line like so." Sky says drawing the line.

"And the second?" The officer asks as they all lean over to look.

"All our archers. Tell the spear wielders that, unless told otherwise, bend down and just keep their spears extended outward to skewer anyone foolish enough to charge them full on and to hold anyone else in place. By doing this, our archers will have a perfect line of sight to shoot straight over their head at the enemy." Sky says making the second line.

"Any other lines?" The head officer asks.

"Two more. One, the flanks of the archers are on separate lines. The remaining warriors will be positioned. They will flank any who engage the spear wielders." Sky says drawing two smaller lines behind the archer line's flanks.

"And the riders?" The head officer asks noticing he hadn't mentioned them yet.

"They will be deployed behind the warriors themselves. Their job will be to charge around the enemy's flank or intercept a flanking attempt by any of their cavalry." Sky says drawing two smaller lines behind the warrior lines.

"I have a feeling that isn't all." The officer says.

"That is our formation." Sky says.

"Overlord, pardon my asking, but what is the point of this formation?" The head officer asks.

"Adaptability." Sky informs.

"Sir?" They ask confused.

"With this formation, we can counter most maneuvers as they are made. The enemy focuses on trying to break through the spear unit, they will be pinned down as the warriors and riders will flank them while the archers shoot them as they try. They attempt a flanking maneuver, our have riders will intercept and pin them down and our warriors and archers will flank and shoot them." Sky informs.

"I see." The lead officer says seeing the possible battles in his mind.

"Deliver the battle plans. The enemy will arrive in a few hours. Let's be prepared for when they arrive." Sky instructs getting up.

"Yes, sir." They said as they started to take copies and run off to the other areas.

"Now it will come down to the will of the armies and if my wife's invention works as well as the last." Sky says before walking out of the tent as the army was fed and given their instructions.