The Rise of Passion

The sun was setting over Celestia's Canterlot. Soon, darkness would ensnare Equestria in its cold, humble embrace, but it would not be long until the dawn broke once again. But this time, Cozy Glow would be sitting atop the throne.

The doors opened, and Starlight and Gallus walked in. "Good," nodded Cozy without turning to look. "You're both here. That means I can spare my command of one of you to seek out the other."

"Have you considered our proposals?" asked Starlight.

"I have," answered Cozy. "Gallus?"

"Yeah?"

"Come lick my hooves while we talk."

Gallus glanced around the room. "Why?"

"Because I told you to," answered Cozy. "Come over here, lie down on your stomach, and lick the bottoms of my hooves."

Not quite sure what she was going for, Gallus moved over to the filly, lay down on the floor, and slowly inched out his tongue to gingerly lick at Cozy's hooves. She smirked down at him while he did, belittling him and making him feel inferior.

"Okay, I suppose it's my turn to ask why you're doing this," stated Starlight. "Have you considered our proposals or not?"

"I have, Ms. Glimmer. Come, lick my other hoof."

Starlight approached and lay down, taking Cozy's entire hoof into her mouth and sucking on it.

"Very good, Starlight. A good listener and you predicted the next step," Cozy smiled. "Don't stop until I say so."

Cozy took a deep breath and held her words, feeling the tongues of these two caressing the inner workings of her hooves. She's been fluttering this entire time, so her hooves were clean, but that's not what mattered.

"Do you understand the purpose of this exercise, Starlight?"

Starlight grunted and shook her head, but did not stop.

"What about you, Gallus?"

"No, Cozy."

She scowled. "I did not tell you to stop, Gallus."

He immediately returned to licking, not sure why he was opting to do so.

"Furthermore, you will address me as "Mistress" from now on. Do I make myself clear?"

They nodded, and this time, Gallus kept his tongue on Cozy's hoof.

"Good. Now, since you have successfully passed the first test, I shall explain myself. You are licking my hooves as a pledge of allegiance. If any of your proposed goals are going to come to fruition, you need to do exactly as I say, without argument or question. Gallus, take my whole hoof into your mouth."

Gallus did as he was told.

"Good boy. Now, the reason I am having you refer to me as "Mistress." That is because, outside of these walls, we cannot know who is listening. If one of you should slip up..." she looked right at Gallus, "then other ponies will know that I have escaped, and that you had something to do with it. If you should end up in the dungeons being tortured, I have to leave this place and start from the beginning. You may even be turned to stone. See this as an action of benevolence toward you, to keep you safe."

Starlight nodded emphatically.

"Good girl. Move up to my thigh."

Starlight sucked her saliva off of Cozy's hoof, then moved up to lick at her groin.

"Now, all of us are fully aware that Twilight Sparkle is our main target. For the two of you, this is the end goal. However, we're going to avoid her for quite some time."

"What?"

Cozy glared at Gallus. "Who told you to stop?"

He lowered his head. "A-apologies, Mistress." He went back to sucking on her hooves.

"Now, as I was saying, she's a fair distance away, yet. We could go after her now, but let's be honest: if the two of you alone could defeat her, why in Equestria would you have asked for my help? You can't beat her on your own. The sooner you accept that, the faster we can set up a plan to take her down. Know her, and know yourself. If you know neither, you will always lose. If you know yourself, but not her, then who knows what the outcome will be. But if you know your limitations and specialties, and you know how she will react, you can anticipate her moves in advance, and you will always win."

She smirked down at Gallus. "Move up to my thigh, Gallus. Do as Starlight does."

Gallus moved forward, but it was clear that he was just as inexperienced at eating pussy as Starlight was. Moreover, his closeness led to an overeager reaction, making it obvious that he'd never been this close before. That, coupled with his staring, led her to a conclusion.

"For example, Gallus, one could bait you into an easily winnable fight by pointing out that you're a virgin."

Everything stopped. Gallus had just taken a blow to his pride, and Starlight was shocked. "Wait, really?"

"I was saving myself for someone special," admitted Gallus, shrinking down. "I guess I never really came around to it..."

"Let this be a teaching moment," proclaimed Cozy. "I'm a weak little filly, and simply by knowing who I'm dealing with, I have wounded Gallus, a well-documented tough guy. Now, who told you that you could leave my thighs?"

"Sorry, Mistress," said Starlight, returning to her work. Gallus did the same, but the blow to his ego had him working slower and shakier.

"How Gallus feels now is the state we need Twilight to be in if we want to take her down at all. Unfortunately, an accusation such as that will not be sufficient. We must weaken her in another way."

"Angk huk kay igh gak, wiskwes?" asked Starlight, not ceasing her licking to ask her question.

Cozy smiled. "You can stop licking, Ms. Glimmer. Gallus needs the extra practise."

Starlight took a step back and looked up at Cozy Glow, wondering if she should ask her question again.

"First and foremost, we will need allies. Strong ones. And I don't mean muscles, but influence. We first need to have more than just the two of you."

"I have a few in mind, Mistress, but I'm not sure if they will join our cause," said Starlight. "I don't know if I have what it takes to convince them, but with your help..."

A smile stretched across Cozy's face. "I'm starting to like you, Ms. Glimmer. Tell me; who did you have in mind?"