The knock on the door came again. He lifted his head up. “Who is it?”

“Amber Star,” the soft voice answered.

His ears perked up at that. “Please, come in. You don't need to knock.”

Amber stepped inside and quietly closed the door behind her. “It's just that I, um...” She looked around, blushing. “I wanted to make sure you weren't ... busy with anything else.”

He smiled in a way that he hoped would reassure her, then patted the bed next to himself, scooting to the side even more so that Amber wouldn’t have to lie in the the damp spots either.

She came to him readily; it seemed that her confidence had been restored enough for that, at least. Shining Armor watched her, that small smile still on his face, as she crossed the room and came to the bed. Her thick, cushy body had just the slightest ripple with every step she took, and he couldn’t help but imagine that wide belly of hers swelling even bigger with a new foal inside.

Was it really true that the developing foal could be seen inside a crystal mare when she was pregnant? He'd have to find somepony to ask about that ... he'd never thought about it before. He'd never seen it, but he hadn’t been looking for it, either. Maybe he just didn't notice the transparent foals inside their transparent mothers.

He looked through Amber's chest as she came toward him and through her flanks as she came up next to him on the bed, but of course he didn't see anything inside her. Even if he had gotten her pregnant, it would still be far too tiny to see. Maybe in a few weeks, he'd be able to see a little something inside her.

Amber slid up next to him on the bed, face to face. Their hooves wrapped around each other, and she came in for a quick, soothing kiss. Though maybe soothing wasn't quite the word. It began calmly enough, but the longer it went on, the more passionate she became, the more she worked at teasing his tongue out of his mouth for her to play with.

When he felt Amber's hoof venturing down between his legs, he pulled away from the kiss.

Her hoof paused where it was, just above his sheath, and she looked into his eyes searchingly. “What's wrong?”

Shining Armor took a deep breath. It wouldn't do to tell her what he was thinking. It would be an insult to her and an insult to all the other mares who'd been with him these last three days.

“Tell me,” she said, raising her hoof to brush through his mane instead of teasing his cock out of his sheath. “You'll feel better if you tell somepony, and I promise I'll keep it a secret if you want.”

He sighed. It was a hard thing to admit, in some ways. But all these different mares, even the adoring, plush caresses of Amber ... they just didn't make up for it. “I... I miss Cadance.”

* * *

Cadance gasped down at her scrying bowl when she heard those words reverberating off the enchanted water: “I... I miss Cadance.” Her pussy instantly clenched down around the rubber horse cock she'd been pleasuring herself with, and the familiar fireworks of orgasm burst all through her body as her juices squirted around the base of it.

If she'd thought seeing him impregnate those three mares was hot, she hadn't been prepared at all for what this revelation of love did to her. The fire roared inside her – this orgasm just would not quit. It shook through her again and again, making her legs tremble and go weak.

But she didn't let herself collapse. No – she had to stay there, staring down at her husband's image in the still water, drooling over the longing she saw in his eyes. Now that ... that was a stallion who loved his mare, loved her – quite literally – more than all the ponies in the Crystal Empire!

That orgasm was the strongest she'd felt in years. Nothing had affected her like this since their wedding night. When it finally stopped surging through her body, it was only because her body was growing too tired to maintain all the clenching and shuddering. She let the dildo slide out of her, guiding it with her magic. It was a perfect copy of her husband's erect cock, cunningly crafted without his knowledge through the use of spells Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer helped her bend to that purpose ... though those two mares couldn't have known just what that purpose was. It felt so familiar inside her, and it fit her pussy perfectly, as no other cock – real or fake – ever could ... except one.

And yet, it still wasn't the same as the real thing. It wasn't as warm, didn't have that vital feeling of life inside it, and it definitely didn't flare out and fill her with cum as her husband groaned out his pleasure.

She stared down at the image again. The whole 'Royal Conference' had been a ruse, of course. She'd been up here in the highest tower of the Crystal Palace, spying on him the whole time ... while fucking herself silly with that rubber copy of his cock every time she watched him with another mare. She'd extracted promises from the other princesses that they'd back up her story of a Royal Conference if necessary, but no event had ever actually taken place.

It had never been intended to be any kind of test of his love. She'd simply seen the way he looked at some of the mares in the palace staff, and being the romance-wise Princess of Love and adoring wife she was, she'd concocted a way for her husband to relieve some of those urges he was so obviously holding back. If there was one thing she'd learned about love, it was that if your love kept you from what you wanted, that love would eventually turn toxic. But a little indulgence here and there could go a long way toward fixing that.

She'd never expected to see or hear anything as heart-throbbingly romantic as she watched him – she'd expected to just have what amounted to some high quality porn, starring her favorite stallion in the world.

But this... The words ran through her head again: 'I... I miss Cadance.”

All of these mares, giving him everything a stallion could ever want: from eagerly taking it in every hole to cuddling with him when he was tired, from huge orgies to the secret inner joy of impregnation, mares of every description and body type. And still, what Shining Armor really wanted was to have Cadance back! The thought sent a shiver through her that was half anticipation and half aftershock of her orgasm.

More than anything, she wanted to rush down there, jump into bed with him, and take him in every way imaginable.

But ... no. This wasn't the time. She wasn't supposed to return from her 'Royal Conference' until tomorrow morning. And as much as she wanted him – as much as he wanted her – it would cause an uncomfortable scene and ruin the moment if she came back and 'caught' Shining Armor in bed with another mare. It could all be explained and easily forgiven, of course, but that would ruin the sweet moment of reunion she longed for so badly.

And besides, he was pretty worn out right now. He'd perform for her much better if she let him rest and recuperate overnight.

Even as she watched, Amber turned around and Shining Armor wrapped his hooves over her body, spooning her as they both drifted toward sweet, satisfied sleep.

No, she would stay strong. She was the Princess of Love, and she could do this. She'd wait for them both to fall asleep, then slip in during the middle of the night. Very carefully and quietly, she could extract Amber Star from the bed. And in the morning, well before Shining Armor usually woke up, she'd come again and wake him in his very favorite way – the way any stallion would love to be woken up.

He'd think it was the other maid, Topaz, at first, but then he'd look down and see her face looking back up at him with adoring eyes, see her royal lips wrapped around his cock.

If she knew her husband, that sight would make him cum on the spot.

She licked her lips, already anticipating the taste of him. This was going to be a hard night to wait through!

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