Fluttershy had no idea what she was supposed to say. Even if she could pick one of the sexual activities that he undoubtedly wanted to do with her, there was no way she could bring herself to make the words come out of her mouth. She was new to the entire world of sexuality, let alone how a domestic servant was supposed to perform in her new role, which meant that reading his unspoken wishes was nothing short of impossible.

If she were being honest, Fluttershy didn’t want to do any of it. She had spent the entire ride over believing that she was going to at least get eased into her new role as sex slave; she was no where close to being ready to please her new master! All she could think about was what would hurt the least, and as embarrassing as it was to say, there was only one thing that would please him without causing pain to herself.

“W-we could…” she began, looking down at her hooves and tracing a circle on the floor. “Start with… um… m-my mouth… if that’s OK.”

Fluttershy flinched as if she already knew that the suggestions would be met with displeasure, but after squeezing her eyes shut for a few moments, the next sound she heard was… laughter? Then, upon opening her eyes again, she saw that Iqwarha was holding onto his gut while he bellowed out a loud chuckle, making the yellow pegasus tilt her head in confusion.

“Great idea, my small friend! Nothing I’d rather recommend!”

She was surprised that her idea actually worked, but before she could celebrate internally, she quickly realized what this meant she had to do. Without wasting any time, the zebra took a seat at the foot of his bed nearby, spreading his hind legs apart to reveal his shaft making its way out of his sheath. It actually would have been impressive how big he was--although Fluttershy didn’t exactly have many experiences to compare it to--until she realized that the bigger it was, the harder it was going to be to get into her mouth.

“Oh, my. That’s a pretty big… um… wow.”

With shaking hooves, the yellow pegasus got to her knees, reaching out for the black phallus in front of her, but the moment she touched his skin, she reflexively pulled her hoof back in fear. It wasn’t the fear of what she would have to do with it that scared her as much as the new feeling of unfamiliarity that sent shivers through her spine the moment her hoof made contact. Once she realized what she had done, however, she quickly raised her gaze to the zebra above her, and just as she had feared, he was looking down at her with a stern, angry glare.

“What seems to be the problem, mare? Is there something of which I’m unaware?”

“N-no, Mr. Iqwarha, s-sir,” Fluttershy replied, lowering her head nervously. “It’s just, I’m still s-sort of new to umm--EEP!”

As the yellow pegasus stumbled over her words, trying to explain her own self-consciousness, the zebra grabbed her by the mane and lifted her up to his eye level. “You still don’t know your place in this land. You will call me ‘Master,’ understand?"

“I’m sorry! I--Yes, Master! I understand!”

Iqwarha continued to scowl at the timid pony, making her quiver and shake as she hung in the air. “I guess your mistake won’t lead to your ruin, so long as you return to what you were doing.”

For a brief moment, Fluttershy stopped shaking long enough to try and grasp what he was telling her, but before she could completely interpret his words, the zebra stallion forced the mare back onto his pelvis, immediately deepthroating Fluttershy. Her immediate reaction was to try and push herself away, but the more she tried pushing herself off of Iqwarha, the more he held her onto his shaft, making her eyes water as his length went deeper down her throat. She knew she couldn’t keep fighting him, seeing as how it sounded like if she didn’t do as he asked, he would go straight to beating her, so even though she was gagging as she tried to pull air into her lungs, she began rolling her tongue around his skin, making his head fall back in pleasure.

“That’s right, Farasi. Keep on going. I haven’t even finished growing.”

He still wasn’t even at full mass yet? She had to squeeze her eyes closed to keep herself from gagging as she felt his penis travel even further into her mouth, stiffening up the more her tongue traveled around his length. The good news was that Iqwarha seemed to be enjoying it, now making pleasurable sighs as his grip around her changed from a forceful push to a playful shove on the back of her head. Gradually--painfully, but gradually--she began to grow accustomed to the feeling, allowing herself to gently open her eyes so she could look up at her master as her head slowly bobbed back and forth against his crotch.

By this point, Fluttershy’s head was guiding Iqwarha’s hoof more than vice versa, which was both a relief as well as an added pressure that she now had to get through this ordeal without his guidance. In her best attempt to read his mind, the pegasus leisurely pulled her lips back, dragging against the edges of his member until she arrived at the tip, where she licked up and down playfully. The zebra then let out another audible sigh, allowing Fluttershy to breathe her own sigh of relief through her nose. She was still nervous about messing up, but she was at least proud of herself for doing a good job so far, even if she didn’t exactly know where to go from here.

Fortunately for her, however, (or rather unfortunately, as she would soon find out), she wouldn’t need to be the one making all the decisions for much longer. After a few more bobs of her head, pushing back her gag reflexes for as long as she could, the zebra finally pulled her head off of his groin, trailing saliva and preseminal fluids between her tongue and his penis. Fluttershy quickly inhaled as much air as she could, inadvertently coughing from the sudden amount of oxygen in her throat, but once she realized how offensive this probably looked, she quickly turned her gaze up back to her master with panic on her face.

“I-I’m sorry, M-Master! I didn’t mean to--”

To her surprise, though, Iqwarha simply laughed it off, making Fluttershy even more perplexed as to what offended him and what amused him. She would have to learn that difference quick, because if she made any unintentional wrong moves, he would be able to retaliate in any way that he wanted. The very idea of it scared the living daylights out of her, but at the same time, she regrettably savored it more than she should have.

“I think my dick is wet enough. Perhaps we should move on to something more rough?”

His tone made it sound like a question, but the way he was smiling at her made it very clear that this was less of a suggestion and more of a command. With her hooves shaking, Fluttershy bowed her head and said, “Whatever you’d like, Master.”

With Fluttershy’s head still low to the floor, Iqwarha slowly walked past her, rubbing his chin as he examined the props he had decorated around his room. Even though she couldn’t see anything other than the wooden floor beneath them, she could feel his gaze moving up her legs, around her rump, and all the way up to the edge of her tail. She gulped silently, but kept her composure otherwise the same.

“Aha! I’ve found the perfect thing! Now, close your eyes and fold your wings.”

Finally, raising her head from the floor, she did as she was told, remaining surprisingly calm until she felt something unexpected covering her eyes. She almost gasped and opened them up again without thinking, but before that could happen, she bit her tongue gently, allowing the stallion to finish doing whatever he was doing before moving the slightest muscle. Then, she felt something tugging at her neck, and this time she didn’t have much choice of how to react. Fluttershy immediately gagged from the feeling of something forcefully tugging at her collar, and upon reflexively opening her eyes, she saw… nothing. She was blindfolded! Not only was she being choked, she couldn’t even tell by what! Plus, she had no idea what Iqwarha was going to do to her! All she could do was wait in anxious anticipation to experience whatever degrading act he had in mind next, and just the thought of it was making her legs shake, no matter how still she tried to be.

Finally, as she stopped fighting back against the grip of whatever was tugging at her, she began to hear a metallic sound coming from behind her, easing up on her neck as she slowly walked backwards. A chain? He must have just put a leash on her, which made more sense once she realized that she had already seen one attached to the wall when she walked in. What was he going to do that required her to be blindfolded and bolted to a wall, though?

Whack!

Fluttershy held back a tear, physically grimacing from an overwhelming pain that seared through her flank. Was she bleeding? Or was she just sweating? Either way, she was doing all she could not to yelp out in both surprise and agony as yet again, another strike lashed out against her backside. Then, as if that weren’t humiliating enough, the zebra grabbed hold of Fluttershy’s tail and lifted it higher into the air, giving her one more smack for good measure, this time causing her to audibly grunt.

“That’s right, Farasi. You’re doing well, but if you need, you’re free to yell.”

Whack!

“Aaahhnnn!”

It hurt so bad! She was in so much pain! Why, then…? Why… did she moan out like that?

She knew she came to Marezambique to be a sex slave, and she knew that it meant that the rest of her life was going to look like this. Most mares would be terrified of just the thought of going through what she was going through, let alone volunteering themselves to be in her position! If that was the case, then why was it that when he hit her, it actually felt… kinda good?

Fluttershy shook her head. Yes, she volunteered to come here. That was a mistake, though! There was no way that getting whipped felt--

Whack!

“Ahhh! So good…”

As if on reflex alone, Fluttershy slapped her hoof to her mouth, like she could somehow take back what she just said by pretending like nopony heard her. Unfortunately, however, as soon as the words escaped her mouth, she could hear Iqwarha laughing behind her.

“Yes, my dear. Let it out. This is what you’ve dreamt about.”

Whack!

“Mmm! Masterr!”

Why was she doing this? Why was she feeling like this?! This whole thing was absolutely crazy!

By the same token, though, Iqwarha wasn’t wrong... The reason she came to Marezambique in the first place was so that she could be used just like this, to be somepony’s personal plaything, to feel like she was bringing out the most of her talents. She wasn’t meant to take care of animals her whole life; she belonged here, getting destroyed by her zebra master, and every time he whipped her flank, she felt a strike of pure bliss, far more than any sting that it caused. It didn’t matter that this was most mares’ biggest fear. To her, it was the one way she could really prove to herself that she was useful, and it was the biggest adrenaline rush of her life.

In the next moment, she felt another strike against her flank, but this time, he had used his bare hoof to smack against the area that had already been reddened by the whip. At least, she was hoping that he had left a red mark. She was in so much pain in that one spot that she was close to letting a trail of tears run down her face, and it would all be worth it if she could prove to the world what she let her master do to her.

“Keep your tail raised to the sky. It pleases me when it’s up high.”

Fluttershy then did as she was told, lowering her front hooves while lifting her backside further up into the air, allowing him to grab hold and lift her rear end with one hoof while he spanked her with another. Her tongue was practically rolling out of her mouth, letting go of the hesitancies she was carrying earlier as gradually, she let her carnal side take control, revelling in his dirty display of affection. Even though it hurt, she wanted more. She wanted him to use her, to break her, to fulfill all of his sickest desires onto her, just so she could feel that rush of pleasing somepony like nopony else could.

After every smack, it felt like her forelegs would collapse, losing all of her energy from the force of his commanding blows, but she held her ground, keeping herself up for as long as she could. If her master was strong enough to keep going, so was she. Every time she felt like she was going to break, she told herself that this next one had to be his last, suffering collision after collision after collision. Finally, just when she noticed that she had been holding in her breath, about to pass out from the lack of oxygen, Iqwarha gently began to set Fluttershy down, her hooves wobbling as soon as they made contact with the floor.

“Master,” she cooed. “That felt so good.”

“Are you ready for part two? I have a treat in store for you.”

She couldn’t even imagine what he would do to her next, but she was dying to find out. Then, nodding her head, she said, “Yes, Master. I think I’d really like that.”

Of course, whether or not she consented was completely irrelevant, and she knew that. Part of her wanted to tell him no, just so that he could force himself onto her, but he probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if he had to work for it, which would ruin the entire point of doing it.

Regardless, however, a sudden feeling below made her shoulders twinge together as another shock travelled up her spine, a shock so powerful that it made her jaw drop, refusing to close back up again. An unexpected cold breeze began to travel between her legs, glistening between her hind legs as Iqwarha pulled them apart and traveling up to her marehood, gently coming apart along with her legs. The sensation made her gasp, but not out of fear. She may have been nervous at first, just out of the complete unnaturality of what she was feeling, but that emotion was quickly replaced with another of absolute, unmitigated eagerness.

Iqwarha’s hoof was now beginning to slowly move up her back leg, once again causing a subtle breath to escape Fluttershy’s lips until it caught in her throat the moment he reached her ladyhood. Just the delicate sensation of his hoof barely tracing against her labia was causing the dopamine to spin in circles within her mind, creating a heartbeat much faster than she was used to. After that, however, her eyes went wide. Even through her blindfold, it must have been obvious how much her pupils had dilated, because if just the gentle graze of her labia was enough to get her heart pumping, the feeling of having her pussy spread open must have been the biggest shot of adrenaline she’d ever experienced.

“I much admire your clitoris ring. You wear the emblem of a king!”

That’s right! She had grown so accustomed to wearing it over the past few hours that she almost forgot she was wearing it! She was so happy she could make her master happy, even if it meant permanently branding parts of her body to prove her loyalty. He hadn’t said anything about the tattoos on her body that followed the same pattern as his own stripes, but she was sure that he still admired them as well, whether or not he ever chose to say anything about it.

Right when her mind was about to go off track, however, she quietly squeaked as another sensation made its way across her nethers, causing her to freeze like an ice sculpture. The feeling was wet yet nimble, dancing across her folds all the way up to her clitoris, where it swiped back and forth against her clitoris ring. It was more painful than pleasant at first, but once there was a steady rhythm circling back and forth across her most sensitive location, she instinctively put a hoof to her mouth, her cheeks growing a bright crimson.

Then, with Iqwarha’s hooves grabbing onto her reddened flank for support, he leisurely began to slide his tongue inside her orifice, making Fluttershy’s eyes squeeze tight together. She had never felt anything like this before. She was happy enough just allowing Iqwarha to use her as he pleased, but the things he was doing with his mouth seemed like they were meant just for her, leaving her feeling guilty (but horny nonetheless). Again, his tongue slid further down into her vagina, causing small moans to escape her throat, barely shielded by her lips as she attempted to keep the embarrassing noises to herself.

All of a sudden, however, the zebra pulled himself away from her vulva, leaving the poor mare in distressed confusion. This was the first time she’d ever felt something like this before, and although she didn’t want to sound greedy--especially since this was her master’s time, after all--she yearned to have that feeling caressing her lady parts once again. As she looked back at the zebra, however, she saw that he was beginning to stand on his hind legs, unsheathing his massive member once again and angling it between her thighs. Was this it? Was she finally going to experience what all the mares back home said was the greatest feeling in Equestria?

Iqwarha slowly, casually began to bring his shaft up between her legs, teasing at her folds before deciding to penetrate her. There was a slight pain from her clitoris as his dick poked at her outer layer a little more forcefully than his tongue, but the discomfort just led her to a higher degree of anticipation, begging for him to just get it over with and use her like he wanted. To her surprise, however, rather than sliding himself in once he reached the perfect angle to dive into, he pulled himself away entirely, making her wonder what was going on.

Did she do something wrong? Was there some kind of subtle cue that she hadn’t picked up on? Did he not actually want to have sex with her after al--

“Eep!”

Fluttershy’s eyes went wide again and immediately squeezed back shut from the sudden sensation that was making her mind break. This wasn’t what she was expecting at all! Rather than a soothing pleasure inside her vagina, she was dealing with a massive amount of pain as Iqwarha forced the entirety of his cock into her tight, little opening. She wanted to unblindfold herself so that she could look back at her master and see whether or not he even noticed how much agony he was putting her through. Maybe he was so immersed into what he was doing, though, that he hadn’t even realized that rather than putting himself into her vagina, he had pushed his entire length into her anus.

“Mmm, Farasi, you are so tight. Your asshole fills me with delight.”

And after that one sentence, Fluttershy didn’t care whether or not it hurt anymore. So long as she was making her owner happy, there was nothing that could ruin how good she felt. She was actually making somepony experience a joy that they would only experience with her, and she wasn’t ruining the experience for him! Fluttershy had never felt this confident, like she was so naturally good at something that whatever agony she felt in her rear, it was automatically replaced with another dopamine rush inside her brain.

Besides, maybe the uncomfortable feeling was just a knee-jerk reaction. After all, now that she was growing accustomed to Iqwarha being inside her, her dread was quickly replaced by the same kind of bliss she was feeling from earlier. She could even feel him rubbing against the sensitive spots within her vagina just from how roughly he was inserting himself through her backdoor.

Then, in a fit of newfound confidence, Fluttershy bounced her rump backwards, sliding even more of the zebra’s length into her anal cavity and rubbing her backside against his pelvis. She could hear him chuckle under his breath, which brought a smile to her own face until yet again, she was caught off guard by the zebra grabbing the back of her mane and pulling like it was a rein around her mouth. In her mind, though, this just meant that she was making her master so horny that he couldn’t keep it to himself. As far as she knew, she was doing a good job, and pushing past the pain, she continued humping Iqwarha from behind, letting him go as deep into her butt as the two of them could manage.

His dick was somehow continuing to grow even longer, but she could also feel between her inner tunnels just how hard he was getting, condensing until there was no more skin left to pull. He must have been at full mass by this point, which was made even more evident by the fact that whenever he went in at just the right angle, he could feel his dick twitch inside her. Then to make things even better, at this newfound length, he was managing to touch all of her different sensitivities that no other stallion would possibly be able to reach. She was getting stimulated from the base of her hole up to her clitoris and all the way to her womb, and that was just from her backdoor!

Just when things were starting to heat up, though, Iqwarha pulled himself out of her butt, leaving her legs wobbling from exhaustion and twitching from the lack of dick that she had just learned to crave.

“Umm… Master?” the pegasus mumbled quietly. “Did I do something wrong?”

“I’m not quite ready to finish, my dear,” he said, and from what she could hear, he seemed to be walking to a different part of the room. “There is nothing for you to fear. After all, in just a moment, your joy will soon be overflowing.”

Fluttershy then breathed a quiet sigh of relief. She wasn’t ready to be done quite yet either, especially since she had just barely started to feel a variety of different rewarding pleasures that she’d never experienced before. She waited for as long as it took for him to calm himself down so the two of them could return to business, and in the meantime, Fluttershy held her tail up high, trying to make her butthole look as tight as it could to allure him to return to his comfort place. Then, once she could hear his hoofsteps drawing closer behind her again, she held her head up confidently, spreading her hind legs to give him an easier opening, but as she should have expected by now, things didn’t turn out like she had planned.

“OooooOOOOHH MY GOODNESS!”

Instead of returning to where they’d left off, she felt something else penetrating her from behind. It was still going into her anus, but it wasn’t his dick like she was expecting. It felt harder. Wider. More durable. Of course, she couldn’t see through the blindfold--not that it would have mattered seeing as how the entirety of the object was basically inside her already--but just based on the texture, she immediately realized that there was a toy inside her. Not just a toy, though. A buttplug, and it was much, much thicker than Iqwarha’s already gifted member.

Just as Fluttershy was getting used to the new excruciating pain in her rectum, however, she was immediately blessed with another sensation that made her completely forget about everything else. Yes, this new feeling was also painful, but it was also the most beautiful sensation she’d ever experienced, taking her breath away as her tongue slowly eased out of her mouth in ecstasy. Unlike all the other ways Iqwarha had left his mark on her today, this time she was actually drawing blood, not too much, but just enough to where she felt something snap on the inside. For the first time in her life, Fluttershy was experiencing what it was like to have a dick sliding through the most sacred part of her body, and without even taking a minute to think about what a big deal this was in Fluttershy’s life, Iqwarha had taken away her virginity.

Fortunately for Fluttershy, however, even though her hymen had been snapped at about the same time as her anus had been stretched beyond what her muscles could handle, the feeling of the zebra’s black cock pushing through her inner walls was enough to take the edge off and more. Finally, she understood why mares were so obsessed with having sex all the time. If sex really felt this good, she couldn’t imagine why anypony would ever stop! She was so horny that her inner walls were squeezing onto Iqwarha’s dick and sliding him in deeper through her vagina, despite the fact that she wasn’t used to something this big (or anything at all) ever being inside her.

At first it felt like the blood from her popped cherry was continuing to flow, but then she realized that it was something else. She was practically dripping her own feminine fluids, coating her master’s penis to allow it to slide through her more easily through her vaginal tunnel. Then, as if that weren’t good enough, Iqwarha was getting so horny that he was legitimately starting to grunt after every thrust he made. Was Fluttershy really doing that to him? Was she actually doing such a good job that he wasn’t even able to keep his noises to himself anymore?

The more she thought about it, the hornier she got, and the hornier she got, the more liquid slid down her marehood while her pussy continued to get tighter and tighter. Plus, by this point, the buttplug was starting to do its job, making her vaginal opening smaller, stimulating even more of her insides in a way that was more pleasurable than painful. It felt so good she couldn’t breathe. She was trying to pant, to moan, to do anything to make air return to her lungs, but it felt like there was a giant hole in her lungs, and the only way to fill it was more of Iqwarha’s dick.

“I’m getting so close! I hope you don’t mind…” Iqwarha smiled. “...if I wind up cumming inside.”

“D-do it, Master!” Fluttershy cried, still trying to breathe despite begging him internally to continue pounding her pussy.

Without wasting a moment, Iqwarha’s hips began to move at twice their normal speed, causing Fluttershy to inadvertently let out a high-pitched moan as she breathed out. The problem now was that she was so exhausted and out of breath, she ended up making the exact same noise every time she tried to exhale. She didn’t want to be making these noises; she was so self-conscious that he might think she was trying too hard or that her moans would turn him off, but she was so overwhelmed by the feeling inside her that she couldn’t think straight enough to make it stop.

Then it was her master’s turn to start moaning out, a sound that gave her so much pleasure that she tried to stop breathing as long as she could, just so she could hear him over the sound of her own breaths. His voice kept growing louder and louder, which made her legs wetter and wetter. Suddenly, he was grabbing hold of her waist, squeezing her with all the force he had, and just when Fluttershy had started breathing again, the air got knocked right back out of her, not by his hooves, but by something else.

Fluttershy’s jaw dropped. She let out one more loud moan, this one much longer and forceful than before, just because every time she thought she was going to stop, the same feeling kept going between her legs. Was this actually happening? Was he actually doing it? Did Fluttershy actually manage to make a stallion--

“Mmmm!” she cooed, the entire front half of her body collapsing to the floor while Iqwarha held her up by the flank, unleashing his load inside her. She could feel his cock throbbing with every ejaculation, which was much easier to feel thanks to the buttplug making her insides much more narrow. She felt every last strand of cum flood its way into her womb, which she happily allowed inside her by lifting her hind legs higher into the air, letting the semen drip its way deeper into her vagina.

It all happened so fast, like as soon as it had started, it was already over. Iqwarha waited a few moments after his dick had stopped throbbing to pull his way out of Fluttershy’s pussy, and when he finally let go, the yellow mare’s legs immediately dropped to the ground. This was probably the most exercise she had ever dealt with in her life, leaving her whole body sore and her lungs empty. Naturally, some parts of her body were in pain due to different reasons than others, but no matter how much she ached, everywhere that hurt also gave her a feeling of reward. She did it. She actually made somepony happy without being a burden to them. She was actually living out the life she’d always wanted to have for as long as she could remember, and it made her so happy.

“I’m going to get cleaned up,” the zebra said, already turning around and walking out the door. “Please do not take out your plug. We’ll be using it again soon, when we continue with round two.”

It’s not like she wanted to take it out anyway. By this point, it was almost like a prize, a trophy that stood as evidence of her very first time pleasing a stallion, probably her greatest achievement if she were being honest. When Iqwarha left the room, Fluttershy finally had a chance to breathe a long breath of relief without worrying that she would offend anypony or ruin the moment. This was her time to celebrate, relax, and try to get her mind and body ready for the next time her master required her.

Or, at least that’s what she thought…

“I thought he’d never leave! Goodness gracious, Fluttershy! How did you wind up here?!”

Just as the yellow mare was about to get some shuteye, however, she lifted her blindfold to see that an unexpected guest had made his way into the hut, floating in midair with his eagle claw and lion paw gripping at his horns in terror. She had a feeling that she would be seeing him again at some point, but she certainly didn’t expect him to show up so soon, especially since they weren’t even supposed to be having their weekly tea party for another three days!

“Discord?” she said quizzically. “What are you doing here?”

“I should be asking you the same question! Come on, Fluttershy! I’m breaking you out of here!”

In the next moment, the collar around Fluttershy’s neck fell to the floor, making the pegasus’s eyes grow wide in shock. “Discord! You put that back on right now!”

Instead of doing as he was told, however, he continued to float in the same place, giving Fluttershy a confused expression with an eyebrow raised. “I’m sorry. I guess I’m just so not used to you being so assertive that I must have heard something incorrectly. Surely you didn’t ask me to--”

“I did, Discord. If you don’t put it back on by the time my master comes back, we have no idea how upset he’ll be!”

“Your master?” Discord then pulled a giant cotton swab from behind his back and stuffed it into his ear, pulling out a wad of gunk and setting it on fire without his eyes ever leaving his friend’s. “Do my ears deceive me?! Fluttershy, what’s gotten into you?! I’m here to take you back home, don’t you get that?!”

“I get that perfectly, Discord,” the mare began, picking up the collar and trying to reattach it to her neck, “but I’m really happy here! You’re free to visit from time to time so long as my master doesn’t find out, but I’m not going back to Ponyville! Marezambique is my home now, and I don’t ever want to leave here.”

“But why, Fluttershy?”

Of course, he wouldn’t understand. Nopony ever would. Nopony except for her master and herself. Yes, this life meant that she would have to dedicate her life trying to do whatever Iqwarha required of her, with anything from death to torture if she ever screwed up, but for the first time in her life, she had confidence. She actually believed that she had what it took to be happy. She was used to being mistreated in Ponyville anyway, but here, she could really unleash her talents in a way that nopony else ever could. This was something only she could do, and it was for that very reason…

“Oh, I have my reasons.”

...that she couldn’t help but smile.