The Lever [CLOP Stag/Cow/mare, consensual]

The next evening, Anaphainos and I were sitting in his room and enjoying dinner. He had prepared a traditional caribou delicacy.

"Wow", I said. "I'm surprised you could put this together. But actually also a little bit concerned. Where did you get the main ingredient?"

"It was growing in the forest near our fields", Anaphainos said. "I thought it was better to chop it down quickly. I also made sure there weren't any others nearby. But then I didn't know what to do with it, and I didn't want to let it go to waste. So I invited you over for dinner."

"You know, we probably won't have this for a long time. So let's enjoy every little bite of it", I said. "Also, you did an amazing job with this. It's really delicious."

We ate silently for a while.

Anaphainos broke the silence. "So... you have a contract with Star Charmer now, huh? I assume you have already taken her? How was it?"

I sighed. "It was amazing... for her. For me, it was distressing. I lost control. I didn't do anything foolish or dangerous, objectively it was actually rather tame, but for a moment, I forgot myself. I know... we stags don't usually see this as a problem. I also didn't really see this until recently. After all, we let ourselves be carried away all the time – just look at what we did to Equestria. But the Order and my pact with Hermaeus have changed me..."

"I know exactly what you mean", Anaphainos said.

"I also had much time to think during the last weeks", I continued. "You know that I believe that our species is on a direct road to self-destruction. I think the loss of control is exactly the problem. We stags lose control all the time because of our over-inflated egos – and the cows have no control because they have no ego to begin with. Our species is spinning out of control, and with it all of Equestria. We founded the Order precisely to fix this. But how can we get our species back under control if I can't even control myself? Sometimes I envy you. For one of us, you seem to have an enormous amount of self-control..."

Anaphainos gulped. "Ari, I... yesterday, I let Spring Breeze dominate me."

"I... oh... I didn't... wow... wait, what?"

"Well, we've set up this little community in order to be able to try new things, haven't we? Your tale about female domination and male submission in Equestria before the invasion had made me curious", Anaphainos continued. "I didn't exactly plan for this though. But yesterday evening, I visited her with a bottle of Amber Glow. We drank, and she began to tease me again. You probably have noticed already. She compliments me for my kindness, and in the next moment she negs me for being a stag. I find it... addictive. Yesterday evening, it became more and more obvious that she was interested in me. Before either of us even knew what was happening, I found myself kneeling before her, kissing her hooves, calling her mistress and milady... so much for self-control. She was even more surprised than I was, and also incredibly embarrassed. But we sort of... went from there."

I took a big sip from my glass. "Wow... you offered yourself as a punching bag for her frustration?"

"Look, I know you have already felt her fists once. But it wasn't like that. It was much more... sweet. It wasn't entirely without pain, but... I'm addicted to it, Ari. I'm addicted to her."

"It's a little bit weird, that's for sure", I said. "But... I think I'm happy for you."

"Don't get me wrong", Anaphainos said. "I still like to take a cow now and then. I can still assert myself. Just... not towards her. She has me now – entirely."

"Isn't that a bit extreme?", I asked. "I mean, you just started this."

"Yeah, I know. As I said, lack of self-control."

"Maybe you also need a tourmaline amulet", I said.

"I beg your pardon?"

I smiled. "It was something Star Charmer suggested." I pulled out the amulet I had crafted during the day. "We know of the properties of black tourmaline. Originally we only wanted to use it to pull stallions out of the mind control. Star Charmer suggested that I should craft an amulet for myself to give me focus and control while I do her. She didn't mind my loss of control, but she saw that it bothered me. So she suggested it. And so, I made this." I showed it to him. "The frame is made from brass and steel. I would have prefered more precious materials, but we can't afford them right now. It's also crafted in a way so the tourmaline stone remains in contact with my skin when I wear it."

"The frame... it looks like two figures that are holding the stone. Almost like the old symbol of the alicorn princesses from old Equestria."

"Look closer", I said. "The figures both face upwards. And only one of them is an alicorn princess."

"The other one... has antlers", Anaphainos observed. "It's a stag."

"Yes, it's a stag. The entire thing symbols the union of our two peoples, and of our two genders."

Anaphainos raised an eyebrow. "I'm not sure if the mares will like that."

"I know Star Charmer will", I said.

Someone knocked at the door. I put the amulet away. "Please come in", Anaphainos said.

Spring Breeze entered the room. "Anaphainos, I just wanted to thank you for... oh, Ari. I didn't know you were here this evening. You're having dinner? I don't think I know that dish. What is it?"

"It's a caribou delicacy", Anaphainos said. "A... plant. Steamed, and flavored with a very specific set of spices. I found it in the forest, close to the fields. I thought it would be best if I chopped it down, and then I didn't want to let it go to waste."

"Sounds tasty", she said. "Mind if I try it?"

Anaphainos looked at her sheepishly. "I... I'm not sure you want to eat that, milady."

Spring Breeze looked at him with a stern face. "You don't really want to deny me a bite, do you?"

Anaphainos moved his hand across his head. "How could I deny you anything... milady. I'm just saying I'm not sure if you would want to..."

"Nonsense", she said. "If it's good enough for you, it sure as hell is good enough for me as well." She took his fork, picked up a piece, put it into her muzzle and began to chew. "Mh", she said. "This is really good! How could you think I wouldn't like it?" She swallowed. "Seriously, we have to cultivate more of those plants."

"Yeah, no... that really isn't a good idea", Anaphainos said.

"Why not?", Spring Breeze asked.

"Because... as I said, it's a caribou delicacy, and it's a plant. A plant that didn't grow natively in Equestria until we brought it here. A... vine, to be more precise."

"Oh no!", Spring Breeze said. "Please tell me this isn't..."

"It is", Anaphainos said.

"Oh no, oh my... how... what... how could..." She left the room, visibly distressed.

"Spring Breeze!" Anaphainos rose from his seat and rushed after her. "Milady, wait!"

I chuckled a little bit. I didn't know exactly what they were doing together, but images of Spring Breeze giving Anaphainos' sorry butt a thorough spanking all through the night came to my mind.

Afternoon the next day, Bruna knocked at my door. I told her to come in.

"Master, I'm here to give you my next report", she said. "Something happened, and I... I think I have learned something."

"Oh?", I asked. "What happened?"

"You know how we cows really get to know someone only by touching?"

"Yes, Bruna", I said and raised an eyebrow. "What did you do?"

"That new mare of yours", she said. "'Star Charmer', I think. I have trouble remembering mares' names." She giggled.

"Yes, I asked her to spend some time with you during the day. Did she?"

"Yes...", Bruna said. "You know how we cows only really get to know someone by touch?"

"Yes, Bruna", I said impatiently. "So, what happened?"

"I...", Bruna stuttered. "She... let me... get to know her yesterday evening."

"Oh", I said. I had asked Star Charmer to show her how mares 'do things', but that wasn't exactly what I had in mind. "That... is a surprise. What did you learn about her?"

"Well...", she said. "It's like there are... several different parts of her. If that makes sense."

I raised an eyebrow. "Could you explain that a little bit more?"

"Well, a cow always feels like a cow - like a slave. And a stag always feels like a stag – like a master. One feeling. But with her, it was different. I felt... several different things at the same time."

I slowly began to understand what she meant.

She continued. "For example, there is one part of her that feels... like a cow. A slave."

I smiled. "I wouldn't call it that, but if you understand it better that way... in a way, yes. I don't want you to call her that though. Also, I think it's only her, you won't find the same with most of the other mares. Or at least... not that much."

Bruna continued. "There's also another part of her that feels more like a master. That's the part she actively let me see. She knew what I was, she knew I needed a master, so she took control. And she was able to do so. She didn't hurt me, but she was firm."

"Yes, and I didn't tell her to do that, so she came up with that idea all by herself", I revealed. "Another trait of a master, isn't it?"

"Master, there... there was another part of her... I felt it, but I didn't understand it. It was neither slave nor master. But it was... more than both. Bigger."

"I think I know what you've found", I said. "What you felt, that aspect of her that is neither slave nor master... it's called freedom. You can think of it as a lever, to switch between slave and master. Actually, it has even more settings. Maybe even countless ones. That's why it felt bigger than slave or master. Because it really is much bigger."

"Oh", she said. "Why don't we caribou have that, master?"

"I think we have", I said. "It's just better hidden, and harder to pull. That's why it's mostly on one setting all the time. But just yesterday I've seen a stag find his lever and change his setting. I think you know which one."

"My... former owner?", Bruna guessed.

"Indeed", I said. "He's special, isn't he? A little bit different from us other stags."

"I've... always felt it", Bruna admitted. "May I go now, master? This talk tires me."

An idea came to my mind. "You may go", I said. "But I want you here this evening. If another stag wants you as well, tell him that I have asked for you and that this is important. Can you do that?"

She nodded.

I had promised Star Charmer to take her again this evening. And she had explicitly asked me to invite a friend or two and pass her around.

I wanted to see if I could find Bruna's lever.

Later that evening, I went to get Star Charmer. Bruna had already come to my room, and I had ordered her to wait there. I found Star Charmer in her quarters. "Good evening, Star Charmer", I said. I showed her the tourmaline amulet. "It is finished, and as promised, I have time for you this evening. I might also have something special for you. The idea came to me today."

"Oh, interesting", she said. "What is it?"

"It's a surprise", I said.

Once we had reached the wing of the castle that belonged to us caribou, I put a blindfold over her eyes. "Now we don't want to spoil your surprise, will we?", I asked.

"What do you have in mind?", she asked, her voice somewhere between anticipation and concern.

"Let's just say I've decided to grant you your request", I said.

"You're going to pass me around?", Star Charmer asked. "How many others have you invited over?"

"Only one", I said. "I won't tell you who it is though. It's a surprise."

Spring Breeze was visibly excited now. "Have you asked that doctor of yours? He's a nice guy, and you two seem to be good friends. I wondered if you would ask him first. But... no, it can't be him. He's with Spring Breeze now, isn't he? I'd love to make Spring Breeze a little bit jealous though..."

I smiled. "No, it's not him. Oh, you'll never guess. Just let yourself be surprised..."

We entered my room. "Kneel", I ordered Star Charmer. Still blindfolded, she went to her knees in an instant.

I went over to Bruna and whispered something in her ear. She approached Star Charmer and touched her cheek with her right hand. "You feel that hand on your cheek", I said to Star Charmer. "Touch it with your hands."

Star Charmer did as she was ordered. "This... isn't a stag's hand", she said. "It feels familiar... oh."

I removed her blindfold so she could see Bruna.

Star Charmer's eyes went wide. "You're going to share me... with her?", she asked.

"Well, I have already more or less shared her with you, haven't I?", I said. "So why not turn things around this time?"

She looked at me sheepishly. "Fair enough", she said.

I continued. "Also, you know that I've told you not to call me master. But I will suspend my soft limit for this evening. You will call me master. And you will call her mistress."

I saw that Star Charmer had trouble keeping herself from bursting into laughter. But I saw that Bruna got nervous. "Master", she asked. "What does the word 'mistress' mean?"

I explained it to her. "A mistress is... a female master", I said.

Bruna's eyes went wide. "Something like this exists?", she asked.

"Of course it does", I answered. "Only a few hours earlier, you have told me yourself that a part of Star Charmer was like a master, and that she could switch to that part. If she can, why not you?"

"But... I don't feel like a master", Bruna said.

"Come on, it's not that difficult. You already know Star Charmer sexually. There must be something that you particularly liked when she took you. Just order her to do that again."

Bruna giggled. "That thing you did with your tongue", she said to Star Charmer. "Do that again!"

Star Charmer crawled forward and buried her muzzle between Bruna's legs. Bruna tripped backwards and would probably have fallen, but I instantly moved to hold her. "Don't worry, I'm there", I said. She giggled again.

Star Charmer continued until Bruna came. She then moved a step back. "You know, this is turning out very different from what I had hoped for", she said.

I chuckled. "You know, the entire relationship between you and Bruna turned out very different from what I had in mind. Yes, she did tell me about your little encounter, obviously. When I asked you to show her how mares do things, I didn't mean that, you know? You deliberately misinterpreted my request, and you took advantage of Bruna."

"What an incredibly odd accusation", Star Charmer said.

"Have I or Bruna given you permission to speak?", I asked. "As I said, you've taken advantage of Bruna. It probably turned out to be a good thing, but it was still foolish and could have caused problems, and it was still disrespectful toward her, and toward her people. I think it would be in order for you to apologize to your mistress."

"What?", Star Charmer asked.

"I said: Apologize to your mistress."

"Look... I'm sorry, Bruna. I thought you..."

I interrupted her to correct her. "I'm sorry, mistress", I said. "Actually, forget that. A simple apology won't cut it any more. Crawl to her and lick her hooves. Either that, or call Alicorn Twilight."

"Master, what is Alicorn Twilight?", Bruna asked.

"I'll explain to you later", I said.

I saw how Star Charmer fought with herself. For a moment, I thought it was incredibly odd. If I had ordered her to lick my hooves, or if I had brought another stag, or even a mare, and asked her for the same, her tongue would probably already be at work. She also wasn't disgusted by cows, she had already taken Bruna after all. But submitting to a cow... that was a challenge for her. How weird. But was it really? Would I be able to submit to a cow? So far I hadn't even submitted to anyone...

Finally, Star Charmer crawled forward and began to lick Bruna's hooves. "I'm sorry, mistress", she said. "I know I wronged you. Please, be merciful." I have to say, despite everything, she was still eager to play her role. I didn't know if that should make me proud of her, or concerned.

Bruna was utterly confused. She looked at me. "She... wronged... me? What did she do?"

I explained it to her. "I asked Star Charmer to take care of you. To show you how mares do things. I thought she would introduce you to her life, explain things to you. She used my request to take you to her bedroom. I hadn't asked her for that. She used my request to get to you, and then she used you. What happens to someone who tries to use her masters?"

Bruna thought for a minute. "She... needs to be punished?", she suggested. But I felt that she was not comfortable with saying that. Could it be? Was I delusional, or was there something in her voice that sounded like she wanted to object?

"You say it", I said. "What would you suggest?"

"I... I really have no idea. It's... not my... place to decide... such things", Bruna stuttered.

She became more and more uncomfortable. Cows have a strong submissive tendency apparently by nature, and I even had a few theories about why this might be the case. Aside from the story of Estra, I had never heard of a cow deciding anything on her own, let alone for someone else. So this reaction wasn't unexpected. Yet there was something in Bruna's voice that hinted at... something else. I had deliberately set up the situation to be as weird as possible, for her and for Star Charmer. But right now it became increasingly weird for me. So far, nothing had happened that I hadn't planned for. It had played out more or less the way I thought it would, including Bruna's indecisiveness. But there was still something about this whole situation that I found more and more odd.

Yet, I had to go through with this. If only to see what would happen.

"You are her mistress for now, and she wronged you", I said. "You decide."

"I can't, master. There's simply nothing that comes to my mind. I know the thing you do to us cows to punish us. Before we moved here, I've also seen a few things you do to mares to punish them. I think of them, but they all don't seem right."

"Come on, just pick one", I said. "I'll tell you if it's appropriate." But she still hesitated. I knew she wouldn't be able to choose without help. "What about spanking?", I suggested.

Bruna's face brightened. "Yes, master. That sounds good."

I addressed Star Charmer. "You heard her. Place yourself across her legs, ass up."

Star Charmer obeyed. "You can begin now", I told Bruna.

She gave Star Charmer a little pat to her right butt cheek. It was so pathetic, just watching it definitely hurt me more than it had hurt Star Charmer.

Star Charmer began to laugh. "Seriously, Ari... you can end this charade now. It was a nice idea, really. I even admire what you're trying to do. But it won't work. She will always be a cow and nothing else. You can't turn her into what you want her to be just like that."

Bruna's next slap hit her hard. It was probably still not as hard as my slaps, but it caught her by surprise. She yelped.

I knelt down so my face was on the same level as Star Charmer's, then grabbed her chin and moved it up so I could look her in the eyes. "Star Charmer, you shame me", I said. "You were the one who asked me to pass you around, to share you with my friends. I was never really comfortable with the idea. But we put it in the contract. So I expect you to show anyone – and I mean anyone – I would invite over exactly the same amount of respect as you would show me. If you don't like it, call Alicorn Twilight, but don't start to insult my guests. Do you understand me?"

She nodded weakly.

I addressed Bruna. "Continue to spank her. Hard. Just like your last one, or even harder if you can. Show her no mercy." I stood up. Bruna continued her work. Now that Star Charmer knew what was coming, it was no problem for her to adapt. I had another idea.

I unzipped my pants and addressed Star Charmer again. "You know, I wanted to have you thank your mistress for the slaps. But since you obviously can't keep your foul muzzle shut, I think it needs to be filled. So while Bruna continues your punishment, I will fuck your muzzle. I don't expect you to do anything. You will just take it in passively, and you will swallow afterwards. If you want to call Alicorn Twilight, you should probably do it now."

Star Charmer shook her head. "No, it's okay. I can take it."

"Good", I said and inserted my cock into her muzzle while Bruna continued spanking her. She choked for a second, but then she took it as I had told her. Once again I made sure she was still able to breathe.

A while later, I came in Star Charmer's muzzle and she swallowed it as I had told her to.

I looked at Bruna. "I would say she had enough for now. But it's you she used, and it's you she insulted. So it's your decision. What do you say?"

Bruna stopped spanking her. "Whatever you say, master", she said and smiled at me.

Now I would go to the third phase of my plan. "You may leave your mistress' lap now", I told Star Charmer.

"Thank you, master", she said and crawled down.

I took Bruna's hand and guided her to the bed. Then I told Star Charmer to sit down on the chair.

"What do you have in mind now?", Star Charmer asked. "...Master", she quickly added.

"Easy", I said while I got a few things from my cupboard. "I will tie you to that chair. You will watch and remain perfectly silent while I will give Bruna a good fuck."

Bruna's eyes seemed to shine. Finally something that wasn't completely weird.

I sat down on the bed and then moved Bruna onto my lap.

"You know what your mistake was?", I asked Star Charmer while Bruna began moving on my cock. Star Charmer shook her head, so I explained it to her. "You said that Bruna would always be a cow and nothing else. About that part, you are probably right." Delivering a speech while fucking a cow isn't exactly easy, so I stopped talking for a second to catch my breath. Then I continued. "You also said that I couldn't just turn Bruna into what I want her to be. And this is where you are wrong. What you didn't take into account was that a cow will always be what her master wants her to be." I chuckled a little bit. Once again,  I noticed how Star Charmer struggled against her urge to burst into laughter. I continued. "You're also wrong in another point. I don't want to change her. Only a lunatic would try something like that. I just want to give her a good time, and a new experience." I noticed that Bruna instantly became even more eager to give me a good time. I grunted from pleasure.

I decided it was time to up the ante even more. So I started to mock and insult Star Charmer. I didn't call her a whore, but I used a lot of rather colorful terms to convey the same idea. I really wanted to pull a trigger, so I also accused her of being a traitor for not being able to think of any other way of using her freedom than signing a contract of submission to a stag. Star Charmer got visibly angry – but we both knew she could call Alicorn Twilight at any point, and she didn't. Time for the last stage of my plan.

"Bruna, why don't you join in the fun?", I asked. "Go on, mock her. If you can't think of anything to throw at her, that's fine. Just tell me, I'll whisper things to you that you can throw at her."

Bruna immediately stiffened. "I can't... master."

My eyes went wide. I hadn't expected that. "What did you just say?", I asked.

"I... apologize for disappointing you, master", she said. "You'll probably punish me. But I just... can't."

"Why not?", I said. "It's really easy, just repeat what I whisper to you."

"I can't, because... I want to be like her! I know I can't be. I know that now. But I can't mock her for... being... what I want to be. I'm sorry, master. If you want to punish me, go on. But I can't."

Had I found Bruna's lever? If I had, it wasn't where I had looked for it. I had found it by accident. Maybe we stags were not suited for the job of searching for levers.

Maybe it was Star Charmer who had found it.

"No, I'm not going to punish you, Bruna", I said. "You are her mistress, if you say she doesn't deserve to be insulted, she doesn't deserve it. In fact, I'll stop insulting her as well."

I continued to fuck Bruna, and made sure we both came. "Thank you, Bruna", I said. "You may leave now. Also, you're not a mistress any more... at least for now." She looked relieved when I said that. Then, she left the room quickly.

"You magnificent fucker", Star Charmer said once Bruna had closed the door. "This wasn't about Bruna at all, was it? This was about me. You wanted to fuck with my head, and I have to say you succeeded. In more than one sense." She chuckled.

I smiled deviously. "Thank you for the compliment. Also, you are right in part, of course. But I also didn't lie. I did want Bruna to have a good time, and to gain a new experience."

I untied her. "Also I really didn't expect what has just happened. I mean, I didn't expect that she would refuse my request to insult you. That really surprised me. You're right, I can't change her. But... it seems like you can." I paused for a second. "I have to be honest with you. I have no idea what to do with the cows. No idea whatsoever. We can't just change them, but I know we also can't leave them as they are. I always say we are a bad influence to them. But the opposite is also true. They are also a bad influence to us. As long as they are the way they are, we'll always be tempted to start seeing females as inferior. You know as well as I do that we can't let this happen. That's why I let them spend time with you mares. You are a good influence, aren't you?"

Star Charmer smiled.

"You ponies are really an extraordinary species, aren't you?", I asked. "You are... bridge builders. You are the antithesis of what we are. We can't even build bridges between us and our own females. We can only rip apart relationships, friendships, entire societies. You, on the other hand, build bridges. You bring completely different people and species closer together. You build societies. Anything and anyone you touch starts to flourish like a beautiful flower in spring. That's why Dainn and the others try so hard to destroy you, mind-controlling the stallions and beating the mares into submission. It is all about taking away this power from you. They fear it more than Tartarus and all thirteen hells. It really does threaten our way of life – but only because our way of life is wrong."

"I think you give us far too much credit", Star Charmer said.

"Do I? Just look at the influence you have on Bruna. I don't have to mention that I would like to ask you to spend more time with her. Or look at Anaphainos, how he has changed during the last days. How happy he seems to be now. Did you know that he lets Spring Breeze dominate him in bed?"

"Really?", Star Charmer asked. "Well, I should have guessed it. The way they've interacted during the last days... I just didn't consider the possibility. Because – you know, because he's a stag."

I looked her in the eye. "There is one big danger to our project and to what we want to build here. It's a bigger danger than Dainn. It's the danger of falling back into old patterns of thought and behavior. Gender prejudice, racial prejudice... despite what I said earlier in order to provoke you, there is nothing wrong with you playfully submitting to me in the bedroom, as long as it's consensual and we respect each others' limits. But we mustn't allow it to determine our patterns of thought and behavior in a way that reproduces those old prejudices. If we do that, no laws or contracts and no amount of tourmaline will save us and our endeavour. We have to actively break these patterns, at least from time to time. What Anaphainos does is... apparently still a little bit one-sided, but at least he's breaking patterns. Also, it has made me curious. I'm trying to break patterns with Bruna, but I'm not sure if I have tried hard enough with you so far."

Star Charmer yawned. "I didn't have any release so far, and you are starting to bore me. I'm close to calling Alicorn Twilight and leaving so I can at least do myself. Is this rant going anywhere?"

I chuckled. "I think it is."

I fell to my knees before her and started to kiss her hooves. "Milady", I said. "Your humble servant is at your command."

Star Charmer raised an eyebrow. "Not enough mindfuck for today yet, huh? Very well, I'll go along with this for now. I really hope this won't be permanent though. I still want to receive my share of playful verbal and physical degradation in the future, you know?"

I lowered my eyes. "Whatever milady wishes."

She finally gave herself permission to laugh.