Survival Through Resignation

As soon as the duke was gone, Rumble tuned to Apple Bloom. "Come here," he commanded.

Apple Bloom stood up and moved in front of him. She was about to drop to her knees again when he grabbed her and hugged her.

"I was afraid I'd lost you," he exhaled. "What happened to you?"

Apple Bloom told the whole story while Rumble rubbed her back. The entire time, he was slowly moving her into the bedroom, eventually sitting her down on the bed. By the time she finished, she had her head against his chest, and he was holding her by the shoulders.

"Since you were honest with me, I'm not going to hold the few days of missed work against you."

"Thank you, Rumble," she sniffled. "Ah appreciate it."

"Would you like to have the rest of the day off too, or would you prefer to go back to normal work?"

Apple Bloom looked up at him. "What do ya mean?"

Rumble lay back on the bed. "The duke just gave me new orders. I'm required to oblige, as he is my master. I promised him two by the end of the day and five by the end of the week. You and Sweetie Belle are the two most likely candidates to be chosen, but if you want to refuse, I can find somepony else."

"What orders?"

"Zaka saw the head that the duke received, and he was unimpressed. Of course he was, as you had to perform precise movements. He's concerned that the duke doesn't have enough sex with his slaves, but as the duke has well over a thousand, that'd be incredibly difficult. That's why he has ponies like me. So Zaka decreed that the duke had to train the slaves for better sex, and he pawned that task off on us. Us, being the supervisors. He's just commanded that I start my own harem." He smacked the bed. "I think it'll be difficult, but perhaps I can fit six bodies in this bed without it collapsing."

"And how does that change the amount of work Ah have ta do?"

Rumble shrugged. "I'll take some of your other duties and replace them with harem duties. Plus, the duke said he'd be willing to send more aid if we give him an heir from our offspring."

Apple Bloom's face turned pale. "You just wanna give him our children?"

Rumble vehemently shook his head. "No, no, no. Well, yes, but also no." He sat up. "Let me explain: If I have a kid, with any of you, I will have full right to raise that child however I so choose. I can then offer him to the duke, either to take over for me or to expand his territory. Basically, it'll be a younger version of me, owning and operating a territory like Appleford, or Appleford itself, owned by the duke as I am. As the mother, you would gain special privileges, including better healthcare."

Apple Bloom thought about it for a moment. This would afford her quite a few boons, and her child would be living its best life. If she refused, her children would all be work slaves, and she wouldn't be allowed to choose the father, or even know who it was. "For all I know, Ah'm already carryin' a kid."

"A whole month of maternity leave, starting two weeks before you're due, if you accept. All you have to change is that you sleep in my bed and we have to have sex, once a week at minimum."

Apple Bloom nodded. "Ah accept. Ah'll be better off."

"Yes, you will," smiled Rumble, lying her on her back and kissing her. He gently pushed her up the bed until her head rested on the pillow, running his hands all over her body. She accepted his advances, not because she had no choice, but this time because she genuinely wanted to serve him. She did the same, running her hands over his chest, feeling his muscles. He wasn't as visually appealing as some of the guards in that respect, but beneath his skin, she could feel the muscle structure.

She pulled her legs apart as he removed his loincloth. He tossed it to the floor, leaving the rest of his armour on. Considering that they were smooth bracers and shin guards, they would not be in the way.

It was easy to slide his cock up into Apple Bloom's pussy, as it was still moist with the multitude of loads she'd taken at the castle. While she had cleaned herself in the shower, she could only dig so deep with her fingers to pull out the fluids inside of her, and some of them she could never pull out without the proper equipment. With Rumble's flared cock head, he could drag more out, but it was lubricating him very nicely.

Soon, the room was filled with the sound of his hips slapping against her arsecheeks. To accompany this percussion, the springs in the mattress creaked, Apple Bloom cried out in pleasure, and Rumble gasped and panted. The headboard was knocking against the wall when he finally came inside of her. Due to being covered in the semen of other stallions, he did not make her clean him with her mouth. Instead, they both went to his private bathroom and cleaned up together. The water was nice and warm.

"So how does it feel?" asked Rumble, wrapping his arms around her body. "How do you like being a member of my house?"

"Ah like it very much," she answered, resting her head on his chest.

He pushed her away slightly so he could finish putting his clothes back on. "Good. You'll be sleeping in here from now on. On top of that, you're going to keep your belongings here. I'll have the bedroom extended, too."

"Ah'll gladly aid in the construction a' that," offered Apple Bloom. "It'll be quite some time before Ah start showing, or even know if Ah'm pregnant. Besides, Ah'm gonna be livin' there."

Rumble chuckled. "I have every intention of letting you do so. Come on, let's go find Sweetie Belle. If she accepts my offer, as well, we'll be collecting her belongings from the same room."