Love And Dramas In The Government

As the group passes by a series of vendors, Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy keep getting mesmerized by the beauty around them. Despite being underground, the natural lights coming from the crystals shining everywhere and the distance they have from the cavern gave the place to be in the middle of a well-light grassy plane, with the fresh breeze and temperature to complete the illusion.

"And over here we got the fashion district" Cobraline guided them throw another busy alley. Rarity almost gasped and yelled from excitement as they look what was now her favorite part of the kingdom.

The outburst doesn't go unnoticed by Cobraline as she giggles "I assume you like the idea of exploring this section" She asks sarcastically as she extends her arm to show them entrance so the mares could see a splendor of gold, gems, and jewelry in full display in prestige and polish windows, lay to witness by a passer-by or try out with the assistance of the owners.

If it wasn't jewelry, it was multiple displays of the most refined of clothes, going from the most reserved with one-piece dresses with additions and golden corsets to match to the more risky assembles, like belly dancer outfits with long gold necklaces that cover their chest and expose their bellies as the bra section had bells to be use and elaborate. There were even some snake-like people in a gazebo practicing their belly dance in unison, dancing to the song of flutes.

"It's like if I'm at Canterlot district! Twilight is almost a perfect recreation of Canterlot!" Rarity yells bouncing so much, that her friends are starting to fear Rarity is slowly turning into Pinkie Pie as they advance, making Cobraline giggle.

"Ah yes, Canterlot the crowning jewel of Equestria when it comes to high society, part of the inspiration for our fashion district, rest assured, while there are similarities, Canterlot is but part of what conforms this assembly" Cobraline explains in pride gaining the attention of Twilight.

"What do you mean?" The princess asked tilting her head in wonder, as Cobraline was more than happy to elaborate.

"Equestria, Aquastria, Abyssian, QuarryLand, Crystal Empire, all of them, and much more you can find here" She extended her arms for emphasis, "Subquestria may be a secret kingdom but if there is something we excel at is explore and observe, we have eyes and ears everywhere always keeping close attention to other kingdoms and learn from them. Including the high society fashion sense. The Zebrica culture is one of my favorites if you ask me. Very refreshing and colorful" Cobraline admits as she continues the tour.

"I would not mind showing you around the best clothing stores if you like" The next thing Cobraline knew Rarity was clinging to her arm with a giant grin "Cobraline darling I think you and me are gonna become the best of friends"

"Ah Cobraline, when you say eyes and ears everywhere you don't mean...?" Twilight starts to ask getting worried and alerting Cobraline

"Oh no! No! We don't exactly look into your government or how you work or track your secrets, no! We are more interested in how your society works than all, we like to learn about your culture and copy it" She quickly elaborated with both hands raised in surrender "We may camouflage and change our bodies a little but we are not changelings I swear" She adds in alarm.

Now more relaxed Fluttershy nods and approaches her as she puts her hand on Cobraline's shoulder "Don't worry Cobraline we believe you. And I kind of understand, as someone a tiny bit shy myself I know what is like to be interested in something pretty and wanting to try it out when nobody is looking" She confessed with some heat on her cheeks. Twilight and Rarity looked at each other with a knowing smile.

"Yeah, that is exactly our society in a nutshell, and frankly I'm kind of tired of that" Cobraline confesses with a sigh. "I mean it terrifying? Of course! It is, and it comfortable to just parade your dresses everywhere without feeling everyone looking at you but, after a while, you kind of feel..."

"...Lonely" She and Fluttershy mention at the same time surprising Cobraline before she smiles and nods while looking at Twilight.

"That is why I kind of like your idea Princess Twilight, a way for us to explore a bit more, and change things up. Sure! It may sound scary but in a good way. So I thought that I could give you this tour so you can understand us better and build up your case more carefully"

"Thank you Cobraline, I appreciate the help, honestly ever since I found out about you and Mark clear the air between us, I have been more than eager to have you as our neighbor just looking at this district alone I'm fascinated, I believe you could even have pieces of history that were lost through time. Just imagine how much we could learn from one another"

"It's a nice thought I would like to hear it later, but right now, I'm more interested in knowing how well we will look in a clothing montage!" Cobraline exclaims in excitement as she points behind her at a clothing store that uses gems as part of their pieces.

Screeching in excitement Rarity jumps and shoves everyone inside more than a little eager to take on Cobraline's offer. Everyone now laughing at her little antics.

As their tour continued and the mares had fun, Mark and Queen Vipral continued their small chat as they reached the imposing oak tree, now that he looked at it more closely the mayor discovered that not only the trunk but even the leaves had vibrant and luminescent runes of all colors inside of them.

"I don't remember this tree been here before Mom" Mark mentions as he presses his hand on it feeling the humming light from the runes acting almost like heartbeats "Is this some sort of royal treasure?"

"In a sense" She nods with a small laugh as she too places her palm on it "This my boy is a Druid Whisper" She expresses letting go of the tree as she gets behind Mark while continuing "One of the most price possession of the royal family that can only be admired and interact by any member that forms of joins our lineage no matter if say connection was a result of genetics, love, skin or all tree combine" she mentions playfully as she use her tongue to tickles Mark ear as he laugh and try to escape yet Vipral keep him in place as she has brought him into a hug.

"Ok, mom stop!...No fair! I give up!" Mark complains waving his free hand and trying to trash around yet the queen doesn't relent and keeps playing with him for a good while before letting him go the two still laugh as Mark cleans his ear.

"Oh how much I miss doing that" The queen mentions as she clears her eyes and looks at him with sorrow "You could have come back anytime you wanted, you know?" She mentions with a sigh getting his attention as she continues

"Who knows maybe if you had done it sooner, this could have been avoided, or at least haven't scaled so much that you were forced to talk to me" She looked down in sadness.

"Mom I..." Mark tried to think of something and reached out before retracting his hand "I have no excuse I just...I completely misunderstood your actions, I thought you only wanted to be a good friend and didn't want to risk be discover and revealing Subquestria. That is why I rarely made contact. I...I'm sorry, for hurting all of you"

Vipral takes a deep breath and clears her eyes "It doesn't matter now, I suppose both of us are at fault here and there is no point in playing the blaming game, I brought you here to explain what Druid Whisper is, and how it works" She approaches it again and places her palm on the trunk before looking at Mark.

"As I was telling you, a Druid Whisper is a special type of tree, reserved by only the members of the crown that collect and immortalize all members of our lineage as we place a bit out of our magic into it, to be used by the new generation as support from the great beyond to be honest, when I share my skin with you. Nobody was sure what would happen or even if our actions would have any effect, yet at long last destine was in our favor, not only saving you but also adding you into our lineage as we share the same skin"

Piercing the wood on the tree as her hand shone Mark was surprised when the runes cleared up and in the middle of the tree was a strange symbol glowing red as well as the runes all over his body. He didn't know how he could read it or how he could understand it but the rune was saying his name and describing Mark's figure for everyone to see.

Once Vipral removed her hand the illusion ended and Mark had to shake his head and clean his eyes to process what he just witnessed.

"I was shocked when I discovered your name appearing on the oak, but when I saw the glimpses of the runes confirmed it here. I knew what it meant" She smiled and placed herself next to Mark bringing him into a hug "You were now connected to our family, by my flesh meaning that even if not conventional, you became my one and only son"

"So that is why you adopt me, I...the tree itself told you. I joined your family that day then" Mark replied in slight surprise as he admired his hands.

"Wrong" Vipral replied immediately as she put him down keeping her hands on his shoulders "Since before I already decided to make you part of our family" She poked his nose as he looked at her in surprise making her giggle as she serpent away from him.

"What? You were already considering the idea? Since when?"

"We are getting off topic again so we can resume it later, just know I did start after I learned your story, and realized what you were, a dying lonely puppy without a family to call his own" She responded with sorrow before shaking her head and resume. "Now where was I? Oh yeah, the Druid and its meaning! As I was saying, I was excited with the idea of obtaining a boy, don't get me wrong, I love all my six daughters as much as I love you, but ever since my first egg, I always wanted a boy. And not only that, but for the first time in 3 generations, our tree could have a new rune to branch and grow"

She says looking at the tree again.

"What do you mean grown? What about you, Cobraline, and the other 5 princesses? Don't they count?"

They do in part but what our tree needs is the descendants of a prince, she sighed while looking at the confused expression of Mark "I know, it sounds complicated, so allow me to explain, you see Mark there is a reason why I don't have a partner by my side. When a queen takes the throne she is not appointed a king, but rather something called a mate tribute. The best of the males in our species to..."

"PLEASE!" Mark stops her raising his hand with a blush "...I got the idea mom, please don't say more I don't want the image of you in some weird orgy thing"

"Oh come Mark! We are both adults here" She complains putting her hands on her hips.

"Please" He begs her while looking away making her sigh

"Fine let's call it, cuddling. And as I was saying ever so often I'm offered, men to "cuddle" and provide with heirs. I manage to do six, yet those days are behind me" She points up at the leaves "When a princess is born the leaves of the tree grow, but when a prince is born it is the roots that branch out and become stronger" She demonstrates pointing downwards, and now Mark could notices how despite the top been healthy and big, the roots holding the whole oak seem to be thin and small, which make him question how they could hold such imposing tree

"The roots" Mark kneeled and touched one of them, only the soft touch of his palm was enough for it to start to peel off, making him retract his hand in surprise.

"That is right Mark, they are dying, 3 generations of only princesses have put tremendous pressure on the Druid, it needs a prince to bring nutrients to its roots if we want it to survive" Vipral mentions in melancholy as Mark turns to her.

"Will something happen to the rest of us if that were to happen?"

Vipral shook her head "We will be relatedly fine, by planting one of its branches on the corpse of the old tree, it could grow again starting with me, but 80 past generations of our ancestors will weep knowing they would no longer be able to provide aid to their family. And THAT right here is why I permitted you to bring your mates, Mark, Subquestria royal family needs you. It needs your assistance in strengthening the roots of our family tree"

Mark nodded and closed his eyes as he stood up, before opening and smiling at her "How do I do it?"

The question brings a smile to the queen's face as she explains "To be honest we're both stepping on unknown territory, there has never been a non-reptilian prince, and even less one that took multiple mares as his herd, and powerful ones too nonetheless. So we should step carefully"

She extends her hand at him "The first step is a small offer to the Druid, a drop of your blood will suffice"

Nodding Mark places his hand on top of hers as she uses the thumbnail with a sharp edge to make one small cut on the mayor's thumb.

Stepping closer he pressed his finger against the tree and immediately both him and the tree runes glowed white. The queen noticed the cutie marks of Twilight, Luna, and Celestia appearing on the back of Mark before they got absorbed by the tree, and then a new gold light enveloped the tree and moved downwards and into the human before enveloping his body before it fades away, leaving everything back to normal.

"It is done" Vipral replies holding the mayor's hand and using a healing rune, repairing his cut as it was never there in the first place. "With this, the roots of the Druid have obtained the nutrients that they so desperately needed and in return, you can now tap into our ancestor's magic. Tell me, Mark. How are you feeling?"

"I...I feel fine, like I just got a boost of energy" The mayor replies holding his arm and making the gold glow appear and disappear getting startled when he notices an astral projection of a more reptilian hand enveloping his hand.

"Do not fret, this is only the runes of your ancestors, adapting to your body, after a short while it will settle and once that happens you will be able to do more things" She opened her mouth and pointed at one of her fangs, "Laike dese" She closed her mouth to speak more clearly "Retractable fangs equip with the proper venoms"

"I will grow fangs?!" Mark asks in alarm.

"I hope so, biting your partner is an essential part of marking your mate, so they too have access to yours and our ancestor's rune magic" She elaborates which only serves to open mas questions for the mayor.

Seeing his confusion the queen giggles "I suppose this is a good time to explain the second step. The marking of your mates is something that you should keep in mind from now on since you already marked four mares means your venom has awakened"

"Wait, wait, wait, WHAT?!" Mark gets in front of her in fear "I have venom in my teeth?"

"Don't worry is not lethal if that is what you are fearing, even if ironically called "The King Cobra Bite" which is what you have at your disposal" She dismisses his concern before getting serious "But they can be kind of potent if you have used your fangs before the Druid Whisper regulate your venom as to avoid a concentrate doses"

"That's the other reason why you should always bring your mates here. So we can provide you with an antidote in case of accidents. A King cobra bite is no joke after all"

Mark cringes and looks away in realization when a thought crosses his mind.

"Ah Mom, just out of curiosity, what does a king cobra bite do to its victim?"

"Well it links to your emotions mostly, if you are indifferent, it would no do anything, if you are anger, it would act as a neurotoxin that would paralyze your opponent, and if you are extremely aroused, it will mostly act as an aphrodisiac and a hallucinogenic, making your partner in question a bit susceptible and particularly horny whenever they see you, or your image, why ?" Vipral questions before starting to get afraid and then angry.

"Ahm...well the thing is..." Mark chuckled nervously before looking back at her

A couple of days before

Pinning Celestia against the wall, the mayor proceed to leave a series of kisses on her mouth and headed south, playing with her neck while his hands were busy caressing her voluptuous ass, playing with them and making her moan.

The water of the shower made their love all the more intense as he couldn't look away from her damp figure, lifting one of her legs and inserting his took in her petals without delicacy, earning a scream of passion as Celestia hugged him and used her nails against his back showering in kisses.

"Yes! Yes! Harder, mark me as yours, turn me into your slut! Destroy my pussy!" Celestia demanded in full ectasias as Mark pull his dick until only the tip was inside of her before slamming back inside again, over and over again making the two moans. The mayor licked his lips and started kissing her erect nipples lingering his tongue at the tip where milk was dripping.

"God I love your boobs, I can't get enough, I just want to drink from them, forever" Mark admits starting to suck at them with gusto, his trust gaining speed as his hands manage to find Celestia's anus and start playing with it too. The emotions made her cross her eyes and raise her head into the air from the sensations.

"Oh the stars, oh heaves, bite me! Bite me hard! I want to feel more, I want you to mark me as only yours!" She demanded getting lost in their combined passion as the mayor was also losing the batter or rationality and complied, biting hard on her nipples and playing with them with small nibbles as she kept screaming her approval over and over again until she began to squirt fountains of her mare, bringing him to the edge with her walls claiming him down and milking his staff for all that was worth.

Yet despite having come from one orgasm after another, neither wanted things to end, as the mayor turned her around and pressed her frame against the glass of the now steamed glass door and prepared to claim her other hole the princess continued to scream her approval as her wings keep spasming from the sensation, of his fangs biting on her neck

Back to the present

"...I kind of did? I-In my defense! It was her idea" He quickly adds.