"Say it." Sky says smugly as the salamanders were in a corral.

"No." Snow grumbled.

"Say it." Sky says leaning on her.

"No!" Snow yells.

"Say it." Sky whispers into her ear.

Snow growls as Sky wraps a hoof around her. "You were right."

"Now call me what I want you to." Sky whispers to her.

"Husband." Snow whispers frowning.

"My wife." Sky says before kissing her as all the tribes, even the shaman, stare in ah at the salamanders collected.

Snow sighs as she looks to him. "So…what are you going to do now?"

"We are going to train them and our warriors to work together." Sky says.

Snow shakes her head and looks away to the crowd as she smiles a bit. "You are a piece of work."

"So who are they?" Sky asks looking at the unfamiliar ponies and griffons.

Snow sighs. "Blacksmiths and the tailors. Plus, some for beasts' care and handling."

"You did have faith in me." Sky says hugging her tightly.

Snow sighs as she rolls her eyes. "Just be happy I did."

"I am and now, what would you like?" Sky asks.

Snow raises an eyebrow to him.

"Your request will be the first filled by the smiths." Sky says.

Snow smiles at that.

"So what do you want my wife?" Sky says as Fluttershy walked past with meat.

"A big axe." Snow said dryly.

"Give them the specifics after they build the forge." Sky says before Snow watches as the salamander start cooking the meat with their fire breath before tearing it apart.

Snow hums as she watches. "Good."

"So you saw the fortifications with me. Do you think they will make the difference?" Sky asks.

"You're lucky. That's all I will say." Snow said leaning back into him.

"So we hiring her to help train the salamanders and soon wolves as well." Sky says.

Snow nods and looks to him to see him staring at Fluttershy. "You want her." She states.

"I'm watching to see if she faints again. She is very shy. She takes it to a whole new level." Sky says making her interested.

Snow hums. "Then I guess we are going to keep her for a long time."

"Yes, she was invaluable getting them." Sky says.

Snow shrugs. "But she does have to go back home sometime."

"I hired her long term." Sky informs.

"Good." Snow said.

"Now then, you happy?" Sky asks.

Snow nods. "Fine."

"Now can we…" Sky was cut off by Snow.

"No." Snow says flatly.

Sky hums as he looks toward the village surrounded by tall wooden walls. "Oh, this will be fun." He said as he hangs onto a saddle wrapped around the salamander that was crawled around the top of a tree overlooking the village.

Snow waited patiently at the foot of the tree, tapping her hoof impatiently.

Sky sighs and looks down to her as the salamander lets him hang upside down from the saddle. "I know. We will get them soon."

"I am confused what you have them building." Snow says.

Sky smirks. "Simple, something fun. Something big. And something that can throw other big things."

"Have you been drinking?" Snow asks.

"You don't have strong enough wine like the taverns." Sky said as the salamander crawls down the tree.

"I have to watch you more carefully." Snow says.

"Be my guest." Sky said passing her and gives a small kiss on her cheek.

Snow growls as she followed him to where the rest of their attack force is. "Alright, guys. How's it going?" Sky asks as they walk over to them.

"We made them like you specified. Now, what?" One asks confused by what they had built.

Sky smiles and points to the group of loose rocks nearby. "Reel it back, load one of each into the net and then release the lever."

"They made a move yet?" A pony asks walking up beside another manning the barricade.

"No. Nothing. They are just there." He said frowning to the area.

"Must be scared to attack us. Though I can't believe both clans teamed up to attack us." The first one says.

"Don't they hate each other and would rather fight at first sight?" The other asks frowning.

"Must be desperate. I bet they are arguing with each other who will lead the attack." The first commented.

"Or maybe…what is that?" The second asks peering upward as he stares at something coming towards them.

"Is that a ro…" The pony abruptly stops as he dives to the side.

"What are you…" The first didn't hear more and looks up to second gone and then follows a possible way the rock could have gone and sees a body under a rock in the small crater in the ground.

"What the heck?! Are they using magic?" The remaining warrior asks as he sees more coming and then the tribes charged and he noticed the breaches in the wall and he became horrified.

"Make sure to capture as many as you can!" Sky calls as he trails behind with Snow. "So my wife, you still don't think I know what I am doing?" Sky asks leaning on her lightly.

Snow pushes him off and puts him back onto the salamander. "Yes."

"Riders!" Sky calls.

All the salamander riders behind look to him at that. "May I?" Snow asks putting up a hoof.

"Be my guest." Sky says.

Snow smiles a bit and waves her hoof down and the riders behind them rushed ahead of them into the town as small fires were spread. "Better not burn the place down."

"They can't hold out. This village is ours." Sky says before pulling her into the saddle and the salamander charges.

Snow yelps as she hangs onto him as the salamander charges through the broken wall and come up the bright orange lighted fight going on in front of them as the tribesponies were holding a line as they either knocked out or took another down and tied with ropes as the riders were burning down anything important. "At least these can be over soon."

"Hold. No more fire. This is not a raid!" Sky orders.

All the riders stop what they were burning and leapt down. "What did you expect? Give a fire stick and they will burn everything." Snow said looking over his shoulder.

"Let me put it this way. How can we stay in a village we burn down?" Sky says.

"Don't ever do it in the first space." Snow warms.

"You heard her. No burning it down." Sky orders.

They all start to put out the fires as they collect every one of the villages in the middle of it. "And here they are." Snow said looking to the captured villagers. "And what are you going to do now with them?"

"They are prisoners of war. Imprison them for now. We have more villages to conquer." Sky says spurring his salamander to continue on.

The other riders stare at each other before riding after him as the rest of the tribe starts to love the prisoners into the prisons already made as they move to repair the wall and get better weapons from the armory.

"Next one, same plan?" Snow asks.

"What do you think my bride?" Sky asks smirking.

"Same I guess." She said trying to relax against him.

"I see you are happy to be riding with me now." Sky says.

"At least I don't have to walk much through here." Snow said looking around the terrain.

"Admit it, you are falling in love with me." Sky says.

"Shut up." Snow grumbled.

"Nope." Sky says rubbing her shoulder.

Snow growls as she shrugs him off. "Stop it."

"Not anymore. You are my wife. I fully accept it now." Sky says.

Snow looks to him at that.

"If I can, can you accept it?" Sky asks.

Snow stares at him before sighing and lays her head back on his back. "Keep proving it."

"We have only two to go. I want to capture them and gain rulership before the upcoming…what did you call it again?" Sky asks.

"Ruler Wars." Snow said.

"Yeah, that. I want to be ruling it all before we start celebrating." Sky says.

Snow watches him as they ride along with the other riders. "Are you sure?"

"Yes. Want to spend it with you." Sky says.

Snow sighs and lays her head down and doesn't say anything.

"Have we received word yet on the assault on our village?" A warlord asks.

"Nothing. We have no messengers coming in and the ones we have sent haven't returned to us." The advisor said.

"What about those we sent to help?" The warlord says.

"No word from them either. We have no idea what's going on. We're reinforcing all of the walls around the city with more guards and soldiers." The advisor explains.

"Could they be raiding everything in between the fortified village?" The warlord mutters to himself.

"We are working I having traps placed just in case they think of scaling the walls by hooves." The advisor said.

"What about the village to the west of us? Have they sent the warriors like I ordered?" The warlord asks.

"Now that you mention it, no." The advisor said worriedly.

The warlord taps his hoof as he closes his eyes and thinks.

"What other orders do you wish?" The advisor asks.

"Send out scouts in the surrounding area. I want to know what is happening." The warlord says. The advisor nods and runs off as the warlord sighs and rubs his head. "What is happening?"

"That last one put up a bit of a fight." Sky says.

Snow nods as she looks to the damaged town. "Onto the capital?"

"We got to leave a garrison here to watch the town and the prisoners. So how many warriors are we left with after that and the last town?" Sky asks.

"Around fifty." Snow said looking around at them all.

"You think we have enough?" Sky asks.

Snow shrugs. "Maybe. Depends on how we are going to take this place."

Sky says nothing as he strokes her mane.

Snow sighs and nuzzles him slightly. "So what now?"

Sky sighs. "We watch for a bit, see the activities and strike when ready." He said cracking his neck before nuzzling her back, not holding back.

Snow moans and nuzzles him back. "At least you are bearable."

"For now, let us snuggle to keep warm." Sky offers.

Snow sighs. "Okay."

"Missing Burning and White?" Sky asks.

Snow looks up to him worried. "Can you please request them here?"

"One more city my wife and we can and maybe we will have a new one." Sky says.

Snow slowly smiles at that.

"Oh, you like mares huh?" Sky asks starting to tickle her.

Snow tries to glare and push him off. "Stop." She tries to say laughing.

"Only if you snuggle with me." Sky says.

"Stop!" Snow laughs trying to push his tickling hooves away.

"Come on." Sky says taking her to the town hall.

Snow pushes his hooves off and tries to compose herself. "Don't do it again."

"No promises. Now let's find us a bed." Sky says.

Snow slowly nods as they look around the town that seemed to be on high alert before they see an inn and goes inside to see that the tavern has been included in the main room. "Hum. A good place to pick up some good soldiers." Sky said as they get a room and head up. "So…on top again?" He asks grinning to her.

"Oh yes, I am." Snow says pushing him down.

Sky yawns as he stares out the window and looks to the hills beyond with trees all over and spies their tribe ready to charge in. "Almost time. You ready?" He asks looking back at Snow dressing up.

"All I need is this." Snow says picking up her battleaxe.

Sky chuckles as he picks up his own axe. "So do I. I love this thing. Should I call her…Axy?"

"Don't make me use Icing Death on you." Snow says.

"Ah. My wife's signature spell." Sky teases grinning.

"The axe." Snow says.

Sky walks up to her and kisses her and pushes her onto the bed. "Want to go again, fully clothed?"

"No." Snow says glaring a hole into him.

Sky shrugs. "Fine be me." He said walking off. "Time for the signal."

"You think they would have spotted us by now." Snow says.

"Well, we look like normal travelers and traders. Nothing out of the ordinary there." Sky said grinning.

"How did the salamanders all remain still for so long?" Snow asks.

"Our head beast handler fed them some meals and put them to sleep." Sky explains.

"They awake?" Snow asks.

"Should be. I did tell them we are moving at first light." Sky said looking to the orange sky.

"So what are you planning? Are you going to slay their leader or just try to take him alive to make him our slave?" Snow asks.

Sky chuckles. "What do you think? Besides, we need proof."

"You can do that either way." Snow says.

Sky nods. "I got something special planned. Come on." He said wrapping a hoof around her and pulls her along.

The warlord kept staring at the map as the message has stopped a long time ago and there were no more reports in the surrounding areas. Nothing from the advanced team and the surrounding towns. "What's going on?" He asks himself as he drew another big red X on the map for the location of a lost camp. "Beasts? Disease? What?"

"Try conqueror." Sky whispers behind him and the warlord quickly reels around with a dagger in hoof before he was grabbed by his bladed hoof and makes him lose his grip before Soy pushes him onto the stone table and holds him down. "I like those that struggle." He said chuckling.

"What the fuck?! Who are you?!" He warlord shouted, hoping that the guards would come barging in.

"Three, two, one." Sky says.

"Run!" The warlord hears from outside and then a loud crashing with rumbling as he hears something akin to pebbles fallen. "What did you?!" The warlord demands.

"My tribes are laying siege like we have to your other two fortified towns." Snow says taking a seat on the Warlord's throne.

The warlord was in shock that his walls have been defeated as Soy was fishing around his packs. "You will not win! I will make sure youohm!" His yells were muffled as Sky forced a bottle of potion into his mouth and made him drink it before getting off of him and walks over to Snow.

"Comfy seat?" He asks as screams and yelling were heard outside.

"What did you make me drink?!" The warlord demands.

Sky looks back at him. "Basically, it turns you into a mare and makes you my personal slave."

"No." He says horrified before a salamander rider bursts through the doors, sending ponies flying all over the place.

"Hey, watch the guards. We need them to protect this place once taken over." Sky calls to the rider as he tries to get into the seat with Snow. "Come on. Move over."

"Don't you have to go out and stake your claim?" Snow asks.

"How would I do that in a town like this?" Sky asks clueless.

"Go out there, cut down their flag, raise ours, proclaim who you are, and this tribe has been completely defeated." Snow says.

Sky blinks. "Oh. Okay then." He said before calmly walking past the groaning warlord as he withers on the ground. "Enjoy your new life." He said grinning.

"What to name you?" Snow asks smiling, watching the soon to be slave.

The warlord tries to growl before groaning in slight pain again.

"You may now approach the throne." A shaman says as Sky sits on the newly conquered throne.

Sky yawns as he reclines on his seat and looks to the four ponies and griffon approaching him. "What is it you four need?"

"We have come to swear our loyalty to you." One of the ponies said.

"This is the usual thing?" Sky asks Snow.

"Mostly. It is usually the best ones in their fields that the warlord appoints so they can take some jobs off the warlord's shoulders." Snow said looking to him. "Be happy you don't have to do everything."

Sky hums and looks over the four. "So what do you guys do and make it short? Ten words or less works."

"We were put in charge of overseeing the training of the warriors, provinces, harvest, weaponry, and constructing." The griffon says.

"You look like you want to ask me something." Sky says.

"Look. We have come to ask you to not sell the war…former…warlord and his…her family into slavery." One of the other ponies begs. "In return, we will swear our fealty to you."

"Huh…one moment. Snow, please come with me." Sky says.

Snow raises an eyebrow as she follows him through a backdrop. "What is it?"

"What do I do?" Sky asks.

Snow keeps an eyebrow raised. "First off, the family. What do you intend to do to the wife and foal?"

"Nothing. my fight was with the father. I have nothing against them." Sky says.

Snow nods. "Then take their loyalty but you will need to place the goal and wife somewhere as their former father is long gone."

Sky sighs. "I might have some idea, though the mother…should I take her?" He asks offhoofedly as Snow rolls her eyes.

"No." Snow says.

"Very well then. I will make the foal…what can I call someone who manages a tribe that is beneath me." Sky says.

"Governor." Snow said simply.

"He shall be the governor of…whatever land his father owned and maybe more soon enough." Sky said smiling before walking back to the throne room and smiles at the waiting group. "I accept. In fact, the son shall be governor so…watch yourselves and aid him. He is young and needs to be taught the ways of the world." Sky instructs.

"We will see what we can do." The last one said.

"For now, see to the wounded, bury the dead with honor, and then repair all defenses and improve them. Then prepare for war." Sky instructs.

"Yes, sir!" They said at the same time before rushing off.

"You are all dismissed and they are gone." Sky says getting back up and walks off.

Snow rolls her eyes. "So…rest and rearm?"

"We have to and now let's go see her." Sky whispers into her ear.

Snow shakes her head. "Fine. She's in her old room." She said leading him to the old warlord's room which is now his.

Sky hums happily as he pushes open the door to see the warlord, now a mare with a green coat and blue mane and tail groaning on the bed, wearing a see-through nightgown that covers her up completely. "Bastard." She groans out.

"Oh Snow, have you chosen a name for her yet?" Sky asks.

"Mint. Mint Skylark." Snow said proudly.

"I think she needs some help getting used to her new body." Sky says smirking.

Snow sighs. "I'll see what I can do." She said walking up to her.

Sky smirk as he closes the door.