Whether coordinated or not, Cerb was left alone in the room with Cadance. He was running through a list of items that she might want to discuss, but couldn’t think of how to narrow it down.

“Is everything alright, Candy? You said you wanted to speak with me?”

Despite the call to attention, Cadance remained lying comfortably on her bed, belly down. She adjusted her wings and bowed with a gentle smile.

“It might be a bit foalish of me, but I wanted to check in with you. Everything has been moving so quickly since you left for the Everfree Forest. You can have a seat if you like. I know your leg must still be bothering you.”

The pain was still there, and Cerb naturally took the offer, choosing to sit in the love seat near Cadance’s side of the bed. It was close enough to have a comfortable conversation though also close enough that Cadance could feel that pull towards him again.

“Justin, I was so happy to discover your involvement with Fluttershy and Rarity. I thought it strange that a mare would be willing to share a stallion. Even Shining was a bit concerned for Twilight. Then seeing you all so happy together, and having a chance to speak with Octavia and Vinyl about them discovering their love for each other by sharing their love with Benny, I wanted to hear your thoughts on it."

That was an interesting topic of discussion to share, though Cerb could see the reasoning. She was the Princess of Love, after all. All the more reasonable, given their first discussion on the topic of love in general.

Honestly, learning about new forms of love must have had the same draw for Cadance as new books and spells had for Twilight.

"It took me by surprise, to be honest,” Cerb admitted. “At the same time, it kind of came as a relief. In some ways, I think I should have seen it coming, that at least one of them would make a move on me. The more comfortable I flirted with the idea of it, the more I was worried that choosing one could end up pushing the other away."

His answer was one she should have expected, which gave her a warm feeling in her heart and a chuckle she warmingly embraced.

"Of course you would, but I would also like to ask, is there room in your heart for more? Would you leave yourself available to accept more lovers as Chris has? I believe that even Sniff has found others to embrace as well."

That was hardly news to him. From what Cerb had seen that night, Sniff had been cozying up to a few more girls. Although many would’ve likely jumped at such a prospect, that wasn't the path he was looking to explore.

"While it’s certainly tempting, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint more than a few ponies. I don’t have any interest in trying to be with anyone other than Fluttershy and Rarity. Being with me is going to be dangerous, as far as I know, and we’ve already got the physical side handled.”

Of course, the physical side of things was exactly what she was interested in, but perhaps that was no longer an option. That is if he was attempting to be low key about it. Then again, welcoming the thought that Cerb was defaulting to a position to remove any temptation from her only reminded her how much she wanted it.

“They are very lucky then. I’m certain they will be safe with you watching over them, and likewise for you. However, the reason I ask is because I know the physical ways you use to express your love is something I would like to learn more about. With your permission, as well as Fluttershy and Rarity’s, would you allow me to examine what you share so that we can take what is learned to better help others?”

There was a curious look about Cerb. Then again, how was he supposed to react to what sounded like Cadance asking to learn more about his sex life? Or going by her word choice, sit in on it.

Seeing his hesitation and remembering the warning Shining gave her after getting too close too fast to Becky, Cadance thought to help better frame her position.

“I’m sure you remember our conversation in your room. You certainly helped me to see that at a glance, we all love the same way, but there is much more thought I need to put into my own understanding of love. I’m sure taking on your new approach to loving more than one mare has left you looking for some better understanding as well.”

She wasn’t wrong. Not entirely, at least. Even if he had more time than most to establish a bond with those he was now involved with, there were still many things he found himself questioning. So, if not for them, at least for himself, it was worth looking into.

In fact, maybe a better understanding of how he felt would help remove other barriers he hadn’t gotten over. Giving in had done wonders for him so far, so being even closer was a goal to reach for. Hell, maybe it would even make the sex better, and as phenomenal as their sex already was, he couldn’t help but get excited about who and what was waiting for him in his room.

“Umm… I think I understand what you mean. Flutters and Rarity seemed to have a hard time understanding some of this still, but that’s something we can work out. They’ve become very… uh… protective about anyone getting between them and me.”

There it was again. That pulse of love emanating from him, along with his savory scent of citrus and spices. Then that sea salt. It was stronger, hitting her nose with a pleasant burn that beckoned her to pull him against her.

"I understand. There is so much about you worth holding onto. If you can, let them know I would like to speak with them regarding this. Though, if you like, we could speak about it more privately after the three of you are more comfortable with each other and settled in."

After what happened to Ember, Cerb thought holding off would be a good idea as well.

"I'll let them know you wanted to see how we were doing and that you're happy for us. It might be a bit early for the rest, but perhaps later."

The temptations were coming back stronger than before. Cadance knew she needed some space put between them before something happened that one of them would regret.

"There's no rush. You have a good night, and please apologize to them on my behalf for keeping you here. They've eagerly been awaiting your return from the meeting with Luna and the others. You should go and have your leg taken care of."

Cerb smiled, happy the matter was resolved for the moment, and stood up, just as eager for another night with his girls again as they were.

"I'm looking forward to it. Have a good night, Candy."

Before Cerb could turn towards the door, Cadance stepped off the bed and forced herself up, wrapping her forelegs and wings around him. Her hold was neither timidly soft nor tightly held in desperation. It was as if she had rushed to him in an afterthought to give him a good night hug.

“Uh… good night?” Cerb said cautiously, mildly dreading the possible implication of the action.

Thankfully for him, Cadance relaxed her hold. She had acted on impulse when she reached out to him. Now she had to explain herself well enough to keep holding him or let go and stop acting so foolishly.

"Shining told me about the Timberwolves... more than what was discussed with the delegates today. Everything about Benny’s experience, and tonight you had to go back to make sure he really was defeated… You shouldn't have to deal with so much turmoil and danger while carrying his burdens with yours."

She squeezed tighter, basking in his essence, trying to make it feel like the comfort she had wanted to give him the first time she held him.

"I may not have the power to change how you feel, but I can feel the fears and doubts you still harbor inside… Don't let the ugliness and darkness lessen the love that you've started to share. You have so much more to give, Justin… I can feel it."

Hesitantly, Cerb gave her a few pats on her back, thinking she was taking her job too seriously but had to appreciate how comforting it was. Even if he’d felt more than a little awkward during this exchange.

"It won't bring me down, Candy. If anything, it makes me appreciate what I have even more."

Love and warmth were pouring out of Cerb, and Cadance took one deep breath of it in, only to deeply sigh before stepping back and letting him go. The love she felt from him was immense and quite potent, but it wasn’t for her to keep to herself.

"I'm happy to hear that. Sleep well, Justin."

Cerb made his way to the door, ready for another night with his mares.

"Good night, Candy. See you in the morning."

While walking back to his room, Cerb thought about what just transpired.

"I wonder what Cadance was going on about. Seems kind of weird that she would ask about my sex life if that's what she was doing. But if she was asking more like some kind of therapist, I guess that would make sense. And I didn't smell any arousal or see any twitches, so… maybe she's just still worried about me."

He thought about that again for a moment. There were a lot of unknowns to be concerned about.

"Well, I did get a little fucked up in the Everfree. Then with The Pony of Shadows, and knowing some of my fucked up past, I guess a pony would be on edge if in my shoes."

Getting closer to his room, Shining came into view. Just to make all that happened even more awkward.

"Oh, hey Cerb. You finish with Cadance already? She was awfully worried about you after I filled her in about everything she missed while she was away."

So it was Shining that had informed her of what all happened. That seemed to clear things up for Cerb about why she was so worried.

"Yeah, I could tell."

Not staying to converse, Shining started down the hall again.

"Well, it's getting late. Can't leave the wife waiting."

Was Shining bragging about getting laid? Cerb was somehow shocked to think how active these ponies got once they shacked up with a stud.

"My girls are waiting, too. Don’t stay up too late. Night, bud."

"Night, Cerb."

Fluttershy and Rarity were lying on the bed together with their hair done up in towels. Rarity was going over some new clothing ideas when the time finally came, and Cerb walked in the room.

"Darling," Rarity called out as Cerb closed the door. "We've been waiting patiently for you. Please tell me everything went alright in… What exactly was your meeting about?"

Not wanting to have a repeat of Rainbow's reaction, Cerb kept it simple.

"Ember, Rutherford, and Gruff know what we know, what’s been happening since we got here and agreed to give their support. Everything turned out great, and we can go over the rest tomorrow. For now-"

Cerb looked up to see the bed was now cleared off, the girls towelless, and the oils ready to go. They must have read his mind.

"Yeah. That."

In no time flat, Cerb was in no position to protest, and his mares diligently went to work.

Sadly, despite his early arousal, that was hardly a distraction for how much work his leg needed. None of this bothered any of them more than Fluttershy, and the longer they worked on him, the less optimistic she looked.

"Oh, this is just terrible. Justin, we really need to keep you off your leg a lot more. If you're not going to use a wheelchair, I'm sorry, but I'm telling you to stay in bed as much as you can. Otherwise, you can forget about going out for another mission or training with us. You're going to have enough problems walking around."

That was a real let down to hear. At least they didn't say he'd be stuck on the bottom for sex forever. That'd get boring after a while. Then again, the fact Fluttershy was focused so much on the practical aspects of his health to be concerned about made him realize how serious she was.

"I'll take it easy as much as I can. When we get to-ah-damnit." He cringed in pain at a particularly sore spot in his groin being worked over, earning looks of concern from his two mares, but quickly recovered.

"Don't worry. Keep going. But when we get to Canterlot, I'll stay in bed until the summit starts, sit through the boring shit, shake some hands… hooves, claws, wings, tentacles, or whatever of who shows up, then call it a night early. After that, might as well get everything sorted out for going to the Crystal Empire."

That sounded like a good plan for starting out, but Rarity knew Cerb was clueless about how much walking would still have to be done, and that was without considering the Empire’s less than favorable weather. Although, she did have an idea for a possible solution if she could get Twilight to lend her magic expertise again. Although, that would work best as a last resort. In the meantime, she had to let Cerb know he was out of options.

"Justin, I'm sorry, but like it or not. You will be in a wheelchair for part of your trip at Canterlot Castle."

Naturally, that was not at all what Cerb wanted to hear.

"Rarity, I'm not-"

Even less inclined to take any backtalk, Rarity added a little more pressure than required above Cerb’s knee. Whatever Cerb was going to say about what he wasn't going to do, those words never left his lips.

Rarity wasn’t about to let Cerb worsen his condition but released the pressure to allow Cerb to recover from what must have hurt more than even she intended.

"You'll be in a lawn chair on wheels or whatever we put you in. You haven't forgotten what you said about listening to us after the Timberwolves, have you?"

After getting punched in the hip for allowing himself to get hurt, Cerb was told how things were going to be. He agreed to it, already said he would do anything for them after that… and Rarity was good at getting what she wanted. Also, in this state, he could probably still overpower Fluttershy, but he'd never be able to outmaneuver her, and she saw how he fights.

Still, it was kinda hot when they were assertive like this.

"Okay. So long as I'm not paraded around so everypony knows I'm in a weakened position, I'll sit in any chair you put me in."

Fluttershy had little sympathy for Cerb putting his personal preference ahead of his safety. His health was still her responsibility. She was going to do what was needed, even if he didn’t like it, but didn't want him dwelling on it.

"This is only temporary, Justin. The damage that could be done will be irreversible. You can't expect us to believe that you would rather look strong for others than to be your strongest for us, do you?"

Cerb raised an eye towards Fluttershy, showing a look of having fully received her insight. However, that insight didn’t change his perception on his condition.

"I have a lot of bad memories from when I was in a wheelchair. Getting back in again just makes me feel weak… Being vulnerable like that again scares me."

Understandably, that was something to emphasize with, and Rarity decided to soften her stance.

"You are by no means weak. Even crippled you'd be a force to be reckoned with. Besides… You'll have both of us with you all the time. If not us, Thunder Glide, Spitfire, Helix, and Celestia only knows how many other ponies or other creatures will be there by your side. You should have a little more faith in us."

With her point made and her portion completed, she had only one thing left to say.

"Now, stop feeling sorry for yourself. We need you fully healed and at your peak if you're going to train with us… among other things we want you more active for."

With enough time dedicated towards Cerb, Fluttershy felt confident with the therapy provided. There were more pressing matters to tend to, after all.

"You're still under our care, Justin. So we're going to do everything we can to get you back to fighting condition. In the meantime, we’ll also be taking care of all your wants and needs… Of course, some of our own as well." She turned with a lustful look towards Rarity. "And I think there were some wants of ours you wanted to see tonight. Right Rarity?"

This had been long overdue, and after flexing her magic to extinguish the lights overhead, Rarity was ready to fix that.

"Well, since Justin has been a good boy and is listening to reason, I say we reward him after we're done."

With the mood set from the soft glow of a few candles, Fluttershy stepped over Cerb.

Joining Rarity on her side of the bed and running the edge of her wing under Rarity’s jaw. She guided her lovely mare into her waiting lips, both of them opening their maws with quiet moans and letting a few ear twitches let loose to flash freely.

While this had all been done before, but never so intently with just each other. It was always something they shared while having their way with Cerb or a short-lived exchange while in hiding. Now it was just them showing the love and desire they held for each other, leading into something more.

Fluttershy, taking another lead, this time from the movie that had given her so many ideas, brought her hooves up to her mare's shoulders and started to lay her down.

Rarity followed her guidance down onto her back, letting Fluttershy lay belly to belly together. Just like her first time with Cerb, Fluttershy was slow and gentle.

She took her time, giving little kisses from her lips, down her neck, and when she reached Rarity’s belly, she brought her hoof over the unicorn's breast. There wasn’t much to them, but if memory served her correctly…

"Oh, Flutters, dear… That feels simply delightful."

Fluttershy hummed a low laugh and continued further down with her trail of kisses.

"And I hope this makes you feel a lot better."

After her first solo session with Cerb and their talk afterward, Fluttershy had been waiting all day for this. Not simply laying next to each other, going deeper than their more passionate kisses or their first intimate touches. This was her time to show her commitment as true lovers.

She pressed her lips to Rarity’s glistening white folds, delicately pressing into their pink center. A subtle moan grew louder from Rarity, letting her know how well her loving touch was received. The first taste of her mare's sweet and sodden flesh came with a trace of their shared stallion’s essence. Even after all the time that passed from earlier that day, it was still there, increasing her desire for more of both her lovers.

Pulling her hoof back, she lowered herself to lay on the mattress. She took hold of both of Rarity’s legs in her wings and with both hooves, spread her mare open.

Cerb, now sitting upright with his back against the headrest, was awestruck at the sight of his two ladies.

Lesbian porn had always been a turn-on for Cerb, but this was so much more intense than anything he'd seen these two do before. Surprisingly, he had more time feeling Rarity’s pussy than seeing it, and watching Fluttershy going down on Rarity made him wonder why he hadn’t yet.

Now watching the two, he had a much better understanding of the extent of how wet Fluttershy and Rarity could get, the latter far more than the former. Even now, as Fluttershy lavished Rarity with her tenuous oral services, her dedication was less than Rarity’s requirements, leaving a slowly growing flow trailing down between the two.

With Cerb only spectating, watching them was a sight to see. Everything done with them was a constant fight to keep control, fight off their instincts, or even speak clearly. While they were with each other, their motions were relaxed and smooth. Their desires were strong, but their passion looked to be leisurely. Fluttershy was never too bold or abrasive as she explored Rarity’s succulent depths.

Each moan from Rarity, no matter how loud she bellowed as the pampering of her glistening rosy bell indulged her fancies, never seemed forced. Even the expression she wore while lost in her mare's embrace was soft and delicate. Freely giving into her lover’s care, yet a willful act to remain.

It was so unlike how they were with him. It was authentic, while his experiences seemed to be surreal in comparison, yet unnaturally arousing.

Fully on display, Rarity lay unconstrained, lazily luxuriating every moment of the oral coddling of her sex. The feeling of being so intimate with the mare that completed a part of her, filling her, pleasing her, wrapped her in slowly enveloping warmth of growing pleasure. Each tender dive into her femininity, ebbing a tempered pulse, adding more labor to her breathing, little by little.

"Yes. Mmm… You were always so much better at taking care of my needs than I ever was, my lovely wingmare."

The moiling of her mare's pursuit left her floating daintily towards an all-consuming Wonder Rush. She could just lay there and relish in the pleasure of being gorged upon so lovingly. It was akin to their first clumsy and adventurous times together. How slow the climb to her climax would take, she actually missed this. However, now that it was more than a hoof to help her, it wasn’t going to take as long, though it was about to be far grander in scale.

"Oh~ I'm so close," she croaked as she raised her hips. "Deeper, but slower, darling. I want to make this last a little longer."

Knowing what her mare liked, Fluttershy slowly forced her tongue deeper into the sweet depths. She knew what was about to come and could barely control her desires to make her mare ruin their sheets, rewarding her with the gushing overflow only her mare could make.

The rising scent of arousal signaled how close she truly was, making the amorous mare's ears fold back, and her tail snapped violently against her butterflies. The first Wonder Rush as a pair of loving mares was upon her. Excitedly, she dug deep again, rolling and twisting her tongue against the hungry walls flexing and pulling at her advances. Her tempered pace quickened until the strokes became a rampant pace and Rarity screamed in rapturous delight.

The climax came with a powerful surge of Rarity squirting her release. The torrent erupted with a greater force than either time Fluttershy had indulged on Cerb. Rarity gushed with greater volume, her body jerking and shaking with each spurt of sweetened milky juices was all Fluttershy could taste as she hungrily swallowed all she could, much of it still splashing over her muzzle and even down her neck.

Rarity no longer cared about the aftermath her Wonder Rush came with. Covering all of her inner thighs, ass, and tail, as well as her wingmare, was arousing all by itself. This was supposed to be wet, hot, and messy after all. Each attribute increased, givingway to more intimacy and greater rewards with each climax.

Likewise, Fluttershy would not deter from her wanton act of lust, so long as the cries of passion continued from below her. She had no intention of stopping, only softening her treatment, so her lovely lady’s trip down into a soft afterglow was a pleasantly extended decline.

Of course, Fluttershy was more than happy to share this journey but was not nearly as pleased as Rarity.

"Ooh, Fluttershy… that… was beautiful."

Not the only one to be impressed, Cerb was hard to the point it hurt.

"That was so fucking hot."

Fluttershy, more than ready for her turn but heavily invested in keeping her stallion’s attention, released Rarity and turned to Cerb. Being seductive wasn't necessarily in her skill set, but she could play that role for a moment.

"Rarity? I think Justin likes to watch us getting each other ready to rut for him."

More turned on than ever yet only warmed up Rarity pushed herself up on her haunches. She could smell how intensely aroused Cerb had become. The burning from his intense aroma only making her hotter for her shared couple.

She would give him a show.

"You know, I don't think Justin knows exactly how we started helping each other get ourselves ready for him."

Lighting up her horn, Rarity took Fluttershy in her aura and brought the mare's back to her chest. With a little further manipulation, she spread Fluttershy’s legs apart for Cerb to see.

Now with the display ready, Rarity leaned forward with her face next to her mare's, cheek to cheek, both staring at their stud.

"I say we let him watch us one more time, then rut long and hard like the good loving mares we are. Don’t you agree?"

This wasn't their first time in this position, and Fluttershy was excited to have Rarity like this again.

"I think Justin should see exactly how you took care of me when we first showered together. Only this time…"

She turned her lips and raised a hoof to turn Rarity’s closer to hers.

"Only this time, kiss me like you wanted to kiss him."

Being dirty never felt so wonderfully exciting, and Rarity brought her lips to her mare's, kissing her and aggressively enjoying the depraved nature of it all. She only hoped she could make this better for her wingmare than their previous Wonder Rush excursions.

The faster she could please her partner, the sooner they could ride Cerb again. Thankfully, as soon as her hoof found its way between her mare's legs, her swollen clit and slick mound made it clear how quick she would be.

Shining was laughing it up, retelling of his recent adventure with Becky and Rainbow.

"And then she said a good griffon can build a nest on her own, and started scooping up the dried spaghetti like they were twigs, but they just snapped and crumbled. She didn't have enough to lay on, let alone build a nest out of."

Smiling brightly, Cadance was thoroughly enjoying the story, surprised by how silly alcohol could make a griffon act.

"Oh, my goodness. She must have made a mess of the pantry."

With the funniest parts over, Shining started to settle down to a reasonable level.

"It wasn’t too bad. After that, Rainbow had Becky took some pictures on her phone... thing, then I put Gilda in the same bubble I would for Flurry, and we got her tucked into bed down on the floor with the other delegates. At least that way, there will be guards to help her if she gets up and starts stumbling around. How was your talk with Cerb, by the way?"

What could Cadance say when his fragrance was still drifting in the room. Bashfully, she tried to hide her excitement.

"I can't believe how much stronger his love feels. It's like a mini Crystal Heart, and his scent is so much more potent. I gave him a good night hug and… Oh, I'm trying to think of as many ways to help him where we can hold each other."

Not to brag, because it wasn't nearly as impressive, Shining had his experience coming back with Becky to share.

"I know what you mean. Becky was more tired than usual and had to lean on me to get back to her room. And since we're getting along so much better, her hand felt like it belongs there… Her scent hasn't changed though."

With the thought of having more opportunities for time with Becky, there was a concern still needing to be addressed.

"Also, Becky brought it up as a joke, but how hard would it be to have an elevator installed in the castle? She has a hard enough time going up these stairs, and our guest rooms are a lot higher up than Twilight’s castle. Even Cerb might have a problem with his leg still healing."

Unexpectedly, rather than answer, Cadance pulled Shining against her, forcing him into another tussle of aggressive kisses and intertwining limbs. She had held her urges back long enough; her thoughts had pushed her past trying to lay still and fall asleep.

“I love you, Shining, but I need Justin like this. There is so much more love he has to share. Two mares could never be enough for him, and I’ll show him that I can have some of that love as well. You can have Becky to kiss and lay with you like this. I’ll have Justin hold me close and show me what I’m missing.”

They rolled and tumbled over each other, feeling over the body of the one they gave their vows to, loving the closeness they shared with their thoughts of taking on a new partner to share this with. However, that dull numbness nagging at Cadance stubbornly blocked her from achieving what her fantasies had led her towards.

Shamefully, what she wanted wasn’t being met by her current pursuits with Shining. Now on top of him again, the feeling inside her left her wanting to be alone if she couldn’t be with Cerb, prompting her to part lips and fake a smile.

“I love how considerate you are, honey. I’m sure we can think of something to help Becky and Justin, even if we have to carry them ourselves. But I’m going to go check on Flurry Heart, and don’t up wait for me. I think I might need to stretch my wings for a bit.”

While being affectionate wasn’t something Shining found surprising about Cadance, the sudden desire to leave him was unusual. Not to mention that the late-night checking up on Flurry was something she’d grown out of. As for stretching her wings? That didn’t seem like her at all.

With everything going on, he was starting to worry that all the new drama and dangers were getting to her. Naturally, it was his duty to ensure she was managing these new struggles, and he was there for her. And that was a duty he would follow through no matter what.

“I checked on Flurry before coming to bed. She’s fine. Is everything okay? If your wings are bothering you, I can rub them for you if you like.”

Cadance smiled brighter; knowing just how much Shining cared warmed her heart as much as Cerb excited her body. It only made the fact she was keeping such desire from him so painful.

“With everything going on, I’m worried Flurry might wake up and go looking for one of her new favorite Dollies. And even if The Pony of Shadows isn’t a threat, who knows what else might be hiding in the shadows?”

“And your wings?” Shining asked, still concerned.

Unfurling her wings, Cadance sat on her stallion’s lap, feeling the tension Cerb had once removed mocking her.

“Too many trips cooped up on that train and formal events keeping my wings bound tight, that’s all. Even flying out to the Everfree Forest, I was on alert the whole time and couldn’t really relax them. As for rubbing them, how about we see if we can talk Becky and Cerb into helping us relax on the train ride tomorrow?”

Now there was an offer Shining was interested in.

“Don’t stay out too late,” He said with a mischievous smile, his concerns seemingly quelled for the moment. “I’ll make sure our carts for tomorrow will make that easier for us.”

She could see how much he was looking forward to having Becky’s hands on him again, just as much as she was sure he knew she wanted Cerb’s on her. Somehow, working together to give each other what they wanted was exciting in its own way, prompting her to lean down and lovingly kiss him. One last kiss for the night, a thank you, as well as an I love you before she left.

“Just make sure Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity will be comfortable for the trip as well. We can’t be too obvious about it.”

Cadance approached the door, two of Luna’s guards saluting as she approached.

“Good evening, and at ease. Has Flurry been quiet this evening?”

The closer guard stood tall and answered firmly.

“All has been quiet, Princess. Prince Shining Armor made sure Princess Flurry Heart was sleeping soundly not long ago. Is there anything we should be made aware of?”

With no interest in staying long, Cadance smiled and opened the door to peek inside. After the long day and plenty of playtime with Spike and the young delegates, Flurry had tuckered herself out and was clearly in a deep sleep as far as Cadance could see.

With that out of the way, she silently shut the door. Getting out of this castle was her real goal, but not before making one more stop.

“No reason for alarm. Just an overactive mother checking in on her foal. You two have a good watch over my baby, will you.”

Both guards nodded and answered in unison, “As you say, Princess.”

From there, Cadance remembered her training and kept her grace as she walked away towards the stairs. She had no reason to intrude, nor did she intend to, but simply couldn’t stop herself. It was like being some lovesick teenager all over again, and before she realized how deep into her thoughts she was, she found herself staring at Cerb’s bedroom door.

So lost in her thoughts of finding the right thing to say to lure Cerb off alone with her, she snapped out of it when a strong scent coming from behind his door stopped her from knocking. Why was she even going to knock anyway? It was late, and with no sounds to be heard, he must have been sound asleep.

But that scent that was practically smothering her now, was that really his? It was ripe, pungent, aggressively inviting her closer, burning stronger than it had earlier in her room with him.

Thwick.

The sound of her ear snapping back spooked her out of her gaze at the door. What had brought that on again? She hadn’t felt this excited or bubbly since… Since the last time she left Cerb in Fluttershy and Rarity’s care. Her last hug goodbye to him, taking in one last breath of his alluring scent of citrus and spices. Only it wasn’t as strong as this now… but there was something else, too.

No… Somepony else. Just as pungent, almost enough to overpower Cerb with the sweet bouquet it presented, yet something pleasantly tart with it.

Thwick-Thwick. Swish.

Both ears snapped again, this time along with her tail moving on its own as she felt her longing for Cerb rise even higher.

This wasn’t like before, something was bringing her desires on without her realizing it. Something she could feel inside. A presence she could feel much stronger behind the door.

An unnaturally strong magic was at work here.

“What is this?” She quietly asked herself, her previous excitement and lust having quickly dissipated. .

Thinking something was out of place, she channeled her magic into her horn. She had to examine this magic, but it was overwhelming her, making it difficult to conjure the spell with strong impulses that seemed to throw the parameters out of control.

A faint pink light formed at the tip of her horn then flashed brighter. Yet, as soon as it started to form, it dissipated, nearly canceling the spell in spite of her increased efforts for control.

Spellcasting was something she became proficient in long ago, yet now it was like trying to fly in a whirlwind. Fighting for stability against the wind one moment, then being overpowered with the gust whirling behind.

Finally, straining to hold her control, one last push at the right time completed her spell and the magic around her was vividly clear. What she saw was incomprehensible.

Love Magic. It was seeping through the door, through the walls. Long strings of beautiful crimson, interweaving with each other. They were vibrant, strong, glowing with such intensity as they warped and frayed, weaving into each other and then breaking apart into particles of rainbow light and drifting off as unrefined magic.

“Justin?” She questioned under her breath. “Is… that what your love looks like?”

She examined the strings of magic drifting in from behind the forbidden door. A closer look told a different story of their origin. It was familiar, rich with kindness, generous in its presentation, Equestrian, and carried two unique signatures, yet infused with something much stronger. Too powerful, in fact. The strings could not hold themselves together in their proper form the farther they drifted away from their source. Some of the dual pink strings were splitting and warping into complex hexagonal shapes.

It was beautiful, bewitching in the warmth it filled her with, drawing her closer to the door. There, the scent was easier to pick up, and she held her nose to the frame, breathing deep the aromatic essence that was thick like a cream.

Whatever she was missing out on behind this door, she had to see for herself.

With everything so quiet, they were likely all asleep. If they weren’t, she could simply tell the truth that she felt a powerful surge of Love Magic and had to investigate.

Cerb was worried about being affected by anything manipulating his emotions, so she was just checking up on him. Perhaps he had another nightmare and this could affect him somehow. There were so many ways she could think to explain herself, and without even realizing it, her hoof found its way to the door handle that wouldn’t turn.

“Locked?” She hushed under her breath. “Fuck… or… darn… Shit?”

Well, there was more than one way to express how she felt, and another way to see what was causing this surge of magic behind the door.

Pulling herself away, she carefully tip-hoofed away from the door, slowly speeding up into a trot. Before she neared the wall, she spread open her wings, and in a flash of pink light and spark of magic, she vanished.

As she left, more of the strings continued to flow from the room. More of the dual pink strings morphing into the form of Order, though some began to warp and shift with abnormalities. Not all of the bands of the strings retained their arching architecture, nor did all of the edges of Order maintain their rigid structure.

Love and Order were melding together and struggling to hold together or force themselves apart.

Teleporting outside of the castle, she regained her bearings, noticing the window of the room she appeared in front of. She was right where she aimed to be. One room down from Cerb’s, just far enough away that the light from her arrival wouldn’t wake any of the sleeping trio.

As she looked down the side of the castle, she realized there was still light peaking through Cerb’s window. That only increased her curiosity. Nightmares or not, Cerb couldn’t have been the type to need a night light.

She fluttered over, frustrated to see the blinds had been closed, leaving only a sliver of space to peek inside. Getting closer to the slit and spying inside, her eyes quickly found the trio not asleep at all.

Looking down from the tall window, she could see Fluttershy passionately kissing Rarity, who was leaning over Cerb’s chest and sitting on his lap, but he was unclothed?

Actually, what she saw was more than Rarity sitting on Cerb’s lap. He had his hands on her hips, rocking her back and forth, grinding their bodies back and forth in what she could only reason to be a modified dance. His leg was still injured after all.

Watching more closely, she noticed something confusingly off. As Rarity pulled away from Fluttershy, her face was alive with an excitable expression. She was moaning, breathing erratically, then screaming… yet Cadance could hear nothing behind the window. Judging by how much passion was behind Rarity’s muted wailings, Cadance could understand the need for privacy.

As she continued to watch Rarity’s spirited cries die down, she put her lips to good use on Cerb’s. It was quite the display of love they unwittingly put on for Cadance, which only seemed to deepen her resolve to feel Cerb against her the way he gave himself to his two special someponies. The way he held Rarity, how zealously he returned her affection, the ease of how readily he could turn his affection to Fluttershy while continuing his physical love with Rarity was beyond impressive. She had to hug her forelegs around herself so as not to pound on the glass and crossed her rear legs to keep her hooves from returning there.

While holding herself, she closed her eyes and floated away, imagining it was Cerb’s arms holding her. She couldn’t feel him, but his scent was still stuck in her senses, and all of those amazing feelings were building up again.

As she drifted away from the window, a sudden rise in air pressure above her caught her attention, with not enough time to hide her questionable position.

"Princess Cadance?" Came a voice that shouldn't have been there.

Now on full alert again, Cadance unbound herself and hovered at the ready, only to flutter back when she found herself staring at a familiar face.

"Thunder Glide? What are you doing out this late?"

The Solar Guard fluttered down to meet the Princess, quick to ask the same question.

"I couldn't sleep after all the excitement today and was standing by in case yet another development were to call me back on duty. But their meeting is over and all our wards have retired for the night… Why are you out while unattended?"

Cadance knew Thunder Glide was on very good terms with Cerb and the others, even winning some respect from Fluttershy and Rarity. It wasn't clear how much she knew, but Cadance wasn't about to explain anything she didn't have a proper understanding of. That included how she felt at the moment, so she would have to work with a different angle.

"I had a conversation with Justin earlier, but much like you, the excitement of the day left me unable to sleep. And after all the travel and formal events, I needed to get out and stretch."

Thunder nodded, perfectly understanding what it was like getting cooped up for too long. However, that still left the choice of where Cadance chose to fly in the least relaxing way; hovering in place.

"Are you concerned about Justin’s safety? If so, I can inform the Lunar Guard to increase their patrols or we can go in and check with Justin right aw-"

"No," Cadance stage whispered in a panic, but managed to regain some composure quickly. "It's late, and I'm sure they're fine. I haven't heard a peep from their room. I already was passing by, and after checking on Flurry Heart, thought I would check around here as well."

Now being so close to Thunder, and her worries of being caught subsiding, Cadance could detect what this guard was hiding.

"You must be rather invested in Justin if you're spending your free time watching over his room…or could it be that you would like to see Justin as more than your trainer?"

There was no way Cadance had seen Thunder perched on the roof watching over Cerb's room. Was the princess’s special talent so well crafted that how she felt was that obvious? Or was it coming to pass that how she felt was too strong for her to not hide it proactively?

"For my own safety, please don't let anypony know. It started as admiration for his-"

"No need to worry," Cadance said with a soft smile. "Justin has a lot of love to share, and I'm sure you will not be the only pony to hope he discovers he has a heart big enough for more than his two. But for now, I need to stretch my wings. You enjoy the rest of your night watching over Justin. I'll see about saving a room close to his for you when you join us in the Crystal Empire."

The onslaught of shocks and surprises were incomprehensible the longer Thunder stayed with these humans.

Even still, as she watched Cadance rise up into the dark sky above, the possibility of Cerb taking on another lover like Sniff or Chris had, certainly was a welcomed compensation she could look forward to. All of his favorable qualities would have been pleasant to revisit again, being how that was what she was doing when she failed to notice Cadance until backing away from his window.

As sure as the night was dark, Thunder instantly realized that this princess was acting more than aloof.

“His window? Why would she check up on him through his window? Kind of creepy to think Cadance would try to spy on him while he was asleep.”

However, as she posed this thought, she turned around to see the dancing lights of candles shining through a thin parting of the blinds. Was he not asleep, or had Cadance and her conversing accidentally woke any of the three by talking too loudly?

If they had been awoken, Thunder knew she would need to apologize and flew over to the window to see for herself. What she saw was something she wasn't ready for.

It looked as if Cerb had been stripped of all his clothing and had Rarity on top of him as he sat with his back against the headboard.

She looked tired yet overwhelmingly pleased as she lay against him. Then Fluttershy began to say something, and Thunder tried to better understand the situation, thinking to herself in silence.

"Wait? They were talking? Is there room sound protected? Hold on… what is Rarity-"

Her thoughts were frozen as Cerb helped Rarity to sit upright, revealing to the peeping pony everything.

"Justin is rutting with Rarity? Is that all sweat on them or… no… Chris said a mare would get wet to allow for sex, but Rarity couldn't have-"

Ill-prepared to be wrong, she watched Rarity stand up on shaky legs, a dripping mess. What caught her attention, even more, was the size of Cerb’s stallion anatomy.

"Holy, shit! Justin’s penis is huge! It's no wonder Rarity’s body got so wet. It would have to make that much lubrication for that thing to fit inside of her."

Still hovering in place outside the window, she thought things were over and they were getting ready for sleep. Instead, as soon as Cerb was laying flat, Fluttershy walked over and put his penis in her mouth.

"Woah… it's just like Chris said. Although Chris said putting the stallion's penis in the mare's mouth was supposed to happen before going into-Ooooh, there she goes. Now Fluttershy is rutting with him. How can she fit that inside her? And… oh my gosh… Now Justin is letting Rarity sit on his face? Chris didn't say anything about-boy does she seem to be enjoying it."

As exciting and interesting as it was to see this bizarre act of courting, Thunder knew it wasn’t for her eyes to see and fluttered back. Yet, the farther she got from the window, the slower she flew as the more enticing the idea of going back for another look became.

With so many ponies doing this now, the idea of what sex was, seemed desirable. At least if it was going to be with Cerb anyway.

“I need to ask Twilight about this. Maybe she’ll know how to get Cerb interested in more mares.”

Cadance had stretched her wings enough. She was alone to deal with her thoughts like she had wanted. Only now, everything she had taken in from Cerb only made what she felt all the more pressing to deal with.

And what she was dealing with had her laying back into the cloud, letting her hooves explore all the areas she imagined she would feel Cerb's body against hers. As she felt over herself, she thought of new ways to win Cerb over.

"Justin will need time to heal before he begins his training. I can find a place for Rarity to work and ask Fluttershy to tend to our wildlife. Shining will be busy with Becky, and Sunburst can watch Flurry Heart. The Solar Guard can busy themselves while I tend to Justin. Get to know him more, help him, show him how much I care about him."

Her hooves crested over her pubic mound, feeling a noticeable increase in sensitivity like that to Cerb. It wasn't glaringly noticeable like stepping on a Lego, but it was there, like feeling a frayed string on a bed sheet that wasn't there before.

Her thoughts deepened into what she hoped for.

"Maybe I can talk him into another back massage, then when he's nice and relaxed, I can have him turn over-"

As the wishful thinking of having Cerb under her care, both physically and metaphorically, that phantom of a feeling remained just as elusive. No matter where she touched, it fell painstakingly short of what she remembered. Even the slight gain was like that of a grain of rice being granted, while the royal feast it came from had been denied.

Frustrated, she desperately searched for some portion of flesh she might have neglected, a different angle, more pressure, even a faster pace until she was rubbing her skin raw.

The pain grew too much to tolerate and she pulled her forehooves back. It was torture dealing with the guilt and shame of what she knew was wrong. Those thoughts she had were both loved and hated, but couldn’t stop herself from wanting to fantasize over them.

The growing excitement and the gnawing pit in her stomach mixing in with the sting from hurting herself deconstructed everything into a pitiful tantrum. She kicked her legs against the tufts of cloud she lay in and bit her lip.

In mere moments, the normally dignified Princess of Love was thrashing about like a spoiled child who couldn’t get their way. The sweets she wanted, a new toy she couldn't have, and the place she wanted to go, all rolled into one, denied to her. Only now, unlike before, giving up on her attempts to recreate that feeling again left her with more than the pains of roughing up her groin. There was an ache inside of her. A dull throbbing pain from where she had rubbed herself, up to her core, stopping just under her gut.

It felt swollen and ached. No different than being punched and putting pressure on the bruise. It seemed that not having the build-up of what she wanted that teetered on the edge of feeling so wonderful now had become her source of misery. Enough that it left her groaning in discomfort.

"Ooooh… This hurts worse than it did last time on the train."

After teleporting back into the hallway, Cadance carefully opened the door. There was barely even a creak from its hinges, and her gentle handling let it close without much of a click.

She silently snuck back into bed, finding Shining sound asleep. Despite her earlier attempts with him letting her down, she cuddled up against his back.

His strong shoulders were easy to hold onto, and the expensive shampoo he always used gave a comforting scent. It wasn't exotic or exciting, but it certainly made her feel better. Even the cramps she had been left with were starting to dial down.

She'd always have this with him. No matter what happened, she would never give him up, just as he wouldn't forsake her. And soon, with Becky and Cerb’s help, they would only ever need each other again.

Those two humans that she and her husband both trusted, they would solve all of this. One way or another, with only one or the other, once all the ambiguity and mystery was removed, their thoughts would only be of each other, and that physical love would be free to exchange as husband and wife.

They just had to play their cards right. Earn more of the human’s trust, lower their guards, broaden their horizons, convince them to open up and share. Only then would all of this unneeded stress and suffering end.

After some time of changing up positions, Rarity had found herself atop Cerb again. With her back against his chest, her body doing all the work for her as she lay motionless against him, Fluttershy crawled between her legs to add to her lover’s enjoyment.

Growing more adventurous, she had begun licking with tender laps over Cerb's balls. An odd request, but one she happily obliged. Periodically returning to Rarity’s mound to help her rolling rushes returning faster to those powerful peaks.

"I'm close," Cerb grunted as he began to thrust what little he could.

Wanting something different for the night to end with, Fluttershy gathered her strength and crawled up Rarity. Her intentions were clear, and Rarity drunkenly pulled her mare in closer, welcoming her lover's kiss to invade her maul.

Rarity’s haggard cries were drowned out into muffled moans and whines as she wrestled with Fluttershy’s tongue. The heavenly calls of her climax rose with Cerb hugging around his two mares, grunting and pressing them together as he delivered his load deep into Rarity.

Her inner walls tightened and stroked him to completion, drawing all of his seed further onward, not allowing any of his essence to escape.

"Goah… oh… fuck…." Cerb grunted between gasps. "Oh, fuck, you girls are amazing."

Despite being exhausted, Rarity managed to turn her face away from Fluttershy to let Cerb guide her lips to his. She was willing, and longing to express her affection, but with so little energy she could only lay captive to Cerb invading her on both ends.

Not as tired, Fluttershy was taking in her lover's exchange, still riding her high from another night of carnal delights.

"Mmm, did you like having Justin rut you while I licked your pussy?"

Watching Rarity so immersed in her depleted yet fulfilled state only left Fluttershy wanting to give her mare more. The sounds of Rarity moaning dreamily in her response inspired Fluttershy to deliver a few tender strokes with her frogs over her mare's exposed breast. Eventually, she settled with rubbing up and down where she felt Rarity’s inner contractions milking their stallion driven deep inside her.

Feeling the extra pressure applied, Cerb felt the need to show his other mare some more appreciation and broke away from the kiss with Rarity.

"You just can't get enough, can you, Flutters? Come here."

With his free hand, he brought Fluttershy in closer, kissing her with all the love he freely shared with them. For an extra touch, he reached farther back, treating her abused pussy to some added stimulation. Rubbing up and down her slit, playing with her clit, then pressing two fingers in.

The merry vibrations from Fluttershy worked their way through his jaw, tickling his throat as she happily hummed. Even after another session of making love where counting how many times she came was a lost cause, his every touch left her longing for another. Another stroke, one last kiss, his strong arm holding her up as he pressed his fingers in deeper, making her melt into her last climax for the night.

At long last, she was content.

Finally collapsing with their desires satiated, Rarity and Fluttershy took their positions on either side of Cerb. Weakly, they both made themselves comfortable, though Rarity was having a much harder time staying with it.

"This exhaustion is becoming quite the bother," she jokingly complained before yawning. "Mmm, though I wouldn't give up any of what we have to avoid how-" An unavoidable yawn interrupted her. "-hmm, dreadfully tired I am… So long as I have either of you with me."

While still very tired, Fluttershy leaned over Cerb’s chest just in time to give the weary unicorn a kiss good night.

"I couldn't agree more. Sleep tight, Rarity."

Only able to mouth the words, Rarity slipped into sleep, leaving Cerb to kill some time with his only conscious partner.

"It is really shity that sex makes you both so tired, but I'm glad you both enjoy it so much. And watching you two go at it… God damn, you two are hot together."

Sharing the same opinion, Fluttershy rubbed her hoof over Cerb’s Chest. Her powerful protector and gentle lover, still impossible to believe everything he was to her.

"It's so different with Rarity than it is being with you. When I'm with you, I'm immediately overwhelmed with how wonderful you make me feel. Every Wonder Rush comes faster and faster, until I can’t even do anything but let my body do everything for me. It's a bit slower than when we move together, but it does make it a lot easier for the two of us to finish together."

Relishing in the thought and still saturated in his scent, she crawled up closer and took advantage of her solo time with Cerb. Kissing him longer than normal, and even getting herself a little excited again, but she had more to share in this blissful state.

"Hmm… It seems so strange, but I love the way you taste. Not just your kisses, but even when you cum… well, at first it wasn't the taste so much as the experience, but now I love that too. Just like I love how sweet Rarity tastes, but I don't like not being able to kiss you after I got to suck on you until you cum. That's why I didn't do it tonight."

Such a strange thing for them to pick up on, and while he appreciated it, he had to know how she came to know that.

"Is that why for our first time you both kissed me one last time before both giving me the best blow job of my life? I know you said it would be your last for the night, but how did you know I wouldn't want to taste my own jizz?"

Suddenly looking a little bashful again, Fluttershy wondered how much she should share.

"Oh, well, um… I hope we won't get in trouble for saying this, but… we kinda found out on accident."

For nearly half an hour, Fluttershy proceeded to explain everything from her first night discovering how to pleasure herself, Rarity’s allegations and confrontation that led into their first lesson together, helping Applejack, their first time helping each other in the shower, her dreams, then ending with Benny’s movie. The only thing she left out was Rainbow's confession of lusting after Cerb up to that point and Pinkie’s freak out.

"We figured that what we were watching wasn't a medical documentary like Sniff and Benny said it was nearly as soon as it started. Rainbow had been talking with Becky about that kind of stuff for days by then and told us what it really was. It was hard to tell what all was real and what wasn’t real at the time, but every time a human stallion would cum, the girls he was with would take turns enjoying it. Sometimes they would even share it like Rarity and I did our first time, or they would lick it out of each other after they were rutted, or… fucked, as they kept calling it."

Cerb was re-evaluating much of what he thought he knew about his two, if not all the others his friends were with. They went from knowing nothing, to barely figuring out what reproduction was, then a story Twilight found and Oven’s coming clean about being with Sniff… but her first real chance of understanding what it was all came from a corny porno?

"I really had no idea how difficult this was for all of you. I mean… it almost sounds like what puberty was for some of us growing up. In which case, for a lot of us, it was all second-hand rumors and porn to help us figure it out."

Relieved that Cerb had been so accepting of what she confided to him put Fluttershy at ease.

"Rainbow helped us better understand why some of the things humans did were what we saw in the movie. Becky had told her that unless a guy was having sex with another guy, they never do what girls do with cum. Then, just like the movie showed, though Rainbow said it was exaggerating, lots of girls don't mind tasting their own… um… fluids? Is there a better name for it?"

Comforting his mare at his side, he was trying to do his best to help her better understand everything.

"Uh… Fluids is fine. Or juices… Cum is kinda universal for that, too. But she was right. Kind of a weird double standard between guys and girls… Hell. Even the majority of girls get grossed out by guys doing anything with their own cum if it's not still on their dick, let alone another guy."

Now curious on the particulars, he gave Fluttershy a nearly expressionless look.

"Out of curiosity, what's your honest opinion on all of this? At least as far as it goes with me? No judgment."

No judgment? That was comforting to hear, but she hadn't much thought about it.

"I dunno. I still like everything I've done with you and Rarity, but I don't want to make you uncomfortable by kissing you if you don't want to taste that part of yourself. But, I also do really like sharing it with Rarity since I know she enjoys it as much as I do."

At least she was honest with him, but it didn't change the fact that he knew he had a double standard on the position.

"Well, I'm not going to lie and say that I don't love you both sucking me off. And doing it together is only about a million times better, but… yeah… I don't want to taste my spunk, though not being able to kiss you afterwards is kind of shitty. I even feel kind of shitty doing it to both of you but not wanting it done to me."

Choosing between being able to kiss the human she loved or swallow his cum wasn't the worst thing in the world. It was like being told to choose between sharing a slice of vanilla cheesecake or both getting a better flavor all to themselves. There was no real wrong option to take. So, this wasn't going to be an issue for her.

"Don't feel bad about not wanting to do it. It doesn't bother me having to choose with you, and if I choose not to kiss you, I can still kiss Rarity. And I'm sure neither of us would mind if you chose to kiss our pussies instead of our lips after we decide to kiss each other instead."

After what he did tonight, he wasn’t against this alternative, though hearing her suggest it made him laugh a little

"Heh, yeah. That wasn’t really what I had in mind, but eating you both out was so much better than… Actually, I should stop saying better than I thought. Everything with you two always exceeds my expectations."

A little more praise never hurt anypony, and Fluttershy wasn't about to go without returning the gesture.

"The same goes for you, Justin. Now let’s get some sleep. It's my turn to be woken up, and I want to see what it's like to have you wake me up with a morning rut."

So, once again Cadance is faced with the temptation of Cerb, though her desires seem to be stronger than those of Shining's for Becky. And just staying focused on her a little bit longer, she seems to have stumbled upon something none of the others have considered yet. That being what they actually should have taken an interest into; what the interactions of Order and their magic might present. Although the breakdown of Love Magic when exposed to Order would really help them have a better understanding of what's happening to them and their exhaustion.

After that discovery and a little more reaction of the two forces fighting for dominance was missed by Cadance, it seems as though the Princess of Love got a sneak peek at that physical love Cerb was so eager to get back to. Perhaps if Thunder Glide had not shown up, Cadance could have seen more than just then just Rarity laying ontop of Cerb. And boy did Thunder get an eyeful after Cadance left. Let's see how that conversation with Twilight pans out if Thunder can muster the courage to bring it up.

Of course, had Cadance stuck around and got a better view, she likely would have realized that there was something far more involved with that physical love being shared. Certainly more than a dance. Instead, Cadance wasn't able to achieve what she wanted to the point she was hurting herself trying to achieve it.

It would seem to be that there missing in all these situations to leave Cadance so ill-equipped to take care of her needs.

However, if there is anything to take solace in, it's the fact that in the end, all she really wants is to be with Shining and share with him that which seems to be out of reach at the moment.

Otherwise, Cerb is still getting spoiled, but also getting more adventurous. It's also nice to see the open dialog being shared, albeit focused on a few uncomfortable topics being shared when you really think about it. Although, really, kind of important to have if Cerb doesn't want to get snowballed or force-fed a cream pie... just saying.

So, we will keep moving on to see how the rest of the night goes four our stranded seven and a few others. So be sure to come back next week for: