A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away

It had been a few months since I pulled my saver to me, and it showed in my skills. I was now able to walk on my own and was training every day. I had veen staying with Pinkie since I had been discharged from the hospital. She seemed happy to have the company. She had been getting closer with me, as had Rainbow Dash, and one night while we were all sitting around in her living room, she asked a question that threw me off.

"Verin, what do you think of us?" She asked quietly.

"You two? I mean, I think you're great friends. I enjoy being around you. Why?" I asked confused.

"Do you... like us as more than friends?" She pushed.

"You mean... like... romantically?" I clarified.

She nodded, looking like she was about to curl up any second.

"Well.... honestly I never really thought about it. But that's mostly because I've been focusing on getting better." I said, watching as her face fell slightly.

"Oh..." was all she could say.

"Pinks... don't take that as a no. It's not. It's more a maybe than anything." I said, smiling softly. This perked her up a bit.

"Well that's something!" She said cheerily.

"What 'bout me huh?" Dashie said, looking over with a grin.

"Well, I'd say the same goes for you too Dashie. It's too soon to tell. But we can explore it more, together." I said confidently.

This seemed to satisfy her, and she stood.

"Well, I should probably head home." She said with a stretch, flashing off her midriff.

"You know you don't have to Dashie," Pinkie said with a chuckle, "besides, Verin won't mind, right?" She said, looking at me.

"I.. no. No I don't mind" I answered, now on to what they were planning.

"Good," Pinkie said with a giggle, "now come on, it's time for bed!"

I followed them to the bedroom, closing the door behind me. I'll leave what happened to the imagination.

The next morning, I was headed to Canterlot on a train. I had received summons to the castle from the Princesses, saying they had information to disclose with me.

Arriving outside the castle, I took a deep breath.

"Here we go" I said as a guard opened the gate.

Walking up to the castle, I passed through a lush garden filled with all kinds of flowers and fruit trees. Dotted around were statues that, upon closer inspection, seemed too realistic to have been carved. One in particular was of a massive creature that seemed to be made of several other beasts.

"That is Discord, Harbinger of Chaos." A voice behind me said. Turning around, I found Luna standing beside me.

"Your majesty." I said, bowing slightly.

She waved her hand dismissively.

"There's no need for formalities when it's just us. Please, call me Luna." She said with a soft smile.

"As you wish, you- I mean, yes Luna." I replied, returning the smile.

"Well, we should probably head inside, my sister will be waiting." She said, gesturing towards the castle.

"Ah yes, after you." I said, following as she lead the way.

We walked in silence for a moment before I asked a question.

"Luna, what are the laws on relationships in Equestria?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" She asked back.
"Has someone tried to herd you?"

"I'm not sure really," I said as I rubbed my neck, "Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash asked me if I liked them both in a... romantic sense, and I didn't know if it was morally or even legally acceptable to say yes to both of them..."
I paused, looking up at her as she looked at me confused for a moment.

"Well, it would be morally acceptable to have multiple partners. We call this 'herding'. Typically a stallion, or male as you call them, will have anywhere from three to fifty females attending to him. And while monogamous relationships do exist, they are not common." She explained.

I processed the information slowly as we continued walking. After a moment, I smiled up at her.

"Thanks, that really helped me."

"I'm happy I could help." She said as we reached our destination.

Opening the doors, we found ourselves in the throne room. Banners lined the walls, elegant tapestries depicting historic moments were draped on the walls. And at the far end sat three thrones, two of which were already occupied.

"Ah, you finally made it." Celestia said, rising from her throne.

"Yes, sorry I'm late," I said with a bow, "the train ran a bit late."

She nodded understandingly.

"Yes yes, while the snow is[i/] melting, it still slows our travel..." She said solemnly.

I cleared my throat.

"So, you had something you wished to discuss?" I asked.

"Oh, yes." She said, taking her seat.
"We would like for you to become our consort."

The room went deathly quite. Not even a whisper could be heard.

"I'm sorry?" I said quite loudly.

She seemed taken aback by my reaction.

"Is something wrong with our request?" She asked, seeming genuinely confused.

"Well, that's just not what I was expecting at all. I'm sorry, but you just caught me off guard with that." I said, looking a bit flustered.

"Oh, I see..." She said, looking a little embarrassed now.

An awkward silence ensued for several minutes before I spoke up.

"If it's alright with you, your majesties, may I take time to think this over?" I asked.

They spoke between themselves for a moment before addressing me.

"This is acceptable. I apologize for my sisters tactlessness, she can be... very blunt at times." Luna said with a sheepish smile.

"Alright. I'll have an answer for you by the end of the week." I said, turning and leaving the throne room. Now I had a big problem. Two girls was one thing. Now five? Oh man... I was in deep trouble now.