Author's Note

This chapter has NSFW scenes of sex and such, be careful, but it's not like there isn't a tag on this story that says sex, this is just extra warning.

Anyways Onyx will learn more about their parents in this chapter than he ever expected to need to know, sometimes not knowing how a relationship works can lean one to believe they are doing good, when in reality they are hurting others for no reason.

Chapter 58 Cultural Differences

The next day

In the forest below the city of Griffonstone a pair of griffons bearing civilian clothing sneakily stood, looking up at the enormous tree, from within the treeline, near one of the farms around the city proper, they spied on the city for a few minutes, they came to the realization that the city was extremely vulnerable to invasion, the citizens flying around and the ones on the farms were completely defenseless against a professional army.

Their Intel gathered, they flew quickly back to their camp that was a few hours away, landing near the largest tent in the clearing, the General of the Griffish Isles expected them within. The guards blocking the door to the tent stepped aside after seeing them and they entered.

Inside there was a large table with a map and a few griffons, as well as a pony, all wearing red uniforms with black bands and symbols, the Isles were a coalition of two nations, one of them composed mainly of ponies and the other of griffons, the ponies, normally would not have participated in the war but they had a lot of gain economically from the acquisition of another nation to serve as their workforce and to gather resources from, as the ones within the Isles themselves were quite limited.

The most decorated griffon gestured them close and spoke in an authoritative voice, he wasn't particularly tall but he was quite strong.

"Scouts, what information has your observation of the city managed to confirm?"

They both saluted and one of the griffons stepped forward and spoke in a professional tone and.
"General Falcon sir! Just as our previous recon and spies have informed months ago, the nation is vulnerable, their numbers are less than two thousand armed and trained and less than half have proper plate armor, they will fall easily to our crossbow fire or in hand to hand combat, of course we can expect casualties, they are still griffons like us sir, but they won't be able to put up much of a fight outnumbered four to one." He informed while the general just nodded and looked thoughtful for a few seconds after he was done, before explaining.

"Our spies have pulled out of the city a month in advance in preparation for the invasion, choosing instead to misdirect the rest of the enemy's army towards Guto port and along the river, making false rumors about an invasion coming through the river deeper into their territory, taking the road would have been faster but also much more obvious and the enemy would have amassed their forces, but now with the city defended by a smaller contingency and no way to protect themselves, they will fall, thank you scouts for your work, go take the day off."

"Sir, thank you sir!"

With that they both nodded, saluted and left swiftly.

The general began to theorize, first going over the verified Intel.

The army was of course not able to simply fly all the way across the forest, they needed to carry their equipment and supplies that were too heavy to be carried un the air, and that meant using ships to disembark the supplies on the shore of the very large Ulfren forest before making the long trek towards the city, but once their supplies were close to the city, they could make camp and prepare to send in their entire invasion force to completely wipe out or capture the defending army and take the nation in one fell swoop, there was nothing that Griffonstone's military junta could do with their main force diverted to the river, the plan was going into work soon.

They lacked the numbers and they most importantly were poorly fed and lacked proper equipment to make a cohesive defense, this same day they would reach the outskirts and make camp out of view from where to launch their attack from, once a quick victory was achieved, they would reinforce the city and await the rest of the enemy forces to return, by then they would have no choice but to surrender, as they would not allow their families to be hurt.

General Falcon had a confident smile, turning to his subordinates.

"Any thoughts Commander Thunder? You represent Trottingham, I know there is only a small number of ponies who will help with the invasion, working on logistics like we agreed so no word reaches Equestria about your involvement, but even then you are free to voice your opinion of you so desire it." The white coated and light blue maned pegasus looked thoughtful and unsure, bothered by something.

"I'm concerned about a confidential report that was shared only to high command, you know of what I speak of, right?
The one involving the boarding of that caravel several days ago, we were made aware of those individuals, you know that ship is from a Griffonstone and Equestrian joint operation, do you? And that means that whoever those three were, they came from Equestria and likely are already at our target. That concerns me because we have no Intel on them, absolutely nothing..." The mare looked down at her hooves while sitting down, then looked at the General expectant for an answer.

"I have read that report, but those three are just that, three meddling fools who should have stayed in their cozy Equestria, the wolf may be strong, but she can't in any way make up for the weakness of their army, in the extremely unlikely case she even tried to fight.
From what I know she could very well choose to flee the moment she sees our troops flying at them, if we catch them we will let them go, our fight is not with them, unless they decide to side with their armies." The answer from the general seemed to improve the mood of the pegasus mare, who nodded with a smile.

"Thank you General, if they surrender we will personally take them back to Equestria and even compensate them economically to ensure their compliance, from what the large wolf said, they are on vacation and maybe business, but it was hard to tell from the reports. However if she is Royal Guard, like theorized, then it's much more likely we will need to hold them for a time, until the political situation is resolved and her giving a report doesn't worsen things for us."

The mare answered, seemingly thinking out loud, her mind going into the very real possibility based on the reports, because no mere civilian could simply overwhelm a group of griffons and threaten to kill them if they tried again, the fact that the soldiers almost pissed themselves in fear and believed her was proof enough in her eyes that this was no civilian.

And curiously that a dragon, a creature known to usually like to live in cities, they much prefer the harsh environment of the volcanic areas to the deep south.

And a regular unicorn stallion to complete the group, it was anyone's guess as to why stallion would be heading out of Equestria, with how timid they were, could they be family? That's what the report said the wolf called them, family... How odd she thought.

"I wouldn't worry so much Commander, they won't get in the way, I'm sure they probably left by now, no one would enjoy visiting there, Griffonstone is an uneventful, boring and poor city that has been on a downward spiral of decadence for generations, they probably left as soon as they set foot in the city, now let's focus on the invasion, everything is in order, time for packing up and walking the rest of the way, we will be there by noon, come on everyone." The General pulled them out of their thoughts and they packed up their things, not much was carried so it took them only a few minutes.

Then they started the long trek towards Griffonstone.

Four hours later.

Thunder was tired of hiking, not physically but the forest sameness was getting to her, she let out a loud sigh of relief when they arrived at where they would set up camp, she of course was on the back of the army, more protected along with the other officers and the General, the army was ordered to not fly over the treeline as to not alert the enemy, but even then they could be seen moving in the trees if a griffon were to fly overhead, but for now they didn't encounter a single soul on their way here, other than some wild animals of course.

"Finally, that was a long walk, my hooves got sore and I got bitten by at least a dozen different mosquitos on the way." She whined and sat on one of the recently unpacked seats that the griffons had brought out for them, they placed a table and they all sat down outside, at least until their tent was mounted and ready, which would take a few more minutes, they were served some refreshments too.

"That's just the Griffon Empire for you, they are nothing but wilderness and poor as dirt, they didn't even bother to place some guard towers around the outside, or to clear the forest further, their farm land is pitifully small, from what our spies informed, they prefer hunting from the forest to eat, because some can't afford produce from farms! Can you believe that? Once they are under our rule, the citizens will be very grateful because things around here will greatly improve." He smirked, looking up at the large hill with the primordial tree upon it, it was hard to make out details behind the cover of the forest treetops, before taking a sip of his water, he would have preferred some whiskey but the time for drinking was after the city was theirs, and everything was secured.

The tent was built not long after, it was made a bit away from the city so the enemy would not be able to reach it easily, as they were the most important individuals in there, they must be protected at all costs, the other soldiers knew this and kept them guarded by about a dozen highly skilled elite units at all times.

They walked into the command tent, pulling out a map of the area and the city itself, it was fairly detailed, showing the location of the castle and the barracks within, even the armory was located within the castle, because the country was governed by the military, the castle itself was a military building, with anything from armory to training areas around it, and a blacksmith not far from the building, it was surprisingly a condensed and well thought out center of power, but the problem was it's puny size, it was far to small for most things and the entire military couldn't be stationed here, they usually kept a good portion at their port, a long walk away.

A few hours passed, the army prepared, made tents and prepared field hospitals, unpacked supplies and equipped themselves, the air around the camp was tense with anticipation, the time for battle was near, and everyone knew that there was a real possibility they would not see tomorrow, even if they greatly outnumbered the enemy, they weren't dumb enough to know that even with their numbers, the enemy had the advantage of defending, and defending is often easier than attacking.

The Commander of the second division of Trottingham's army, now leading the logistics force on the cooperative invasion of Griffonstone, Thunder Flash, felt anxious and worried, she and her ponies weren't even about to fight, but she felt things were too quiet, no griffons had been spotted going out of the city, if they didn't know that they were already here, they expected at least a few traveling griffons to fly out, going to the port or just out hunting, maybe some at the farms, but the farms were empty and desolate, as if the workers there had just up and left hours ago.

They must have spotted them then, but why didn't they just try to negotiate, considering they had an army that was too large to be defeated by the local under equipped forces?

They were ready, she and her ponies, also soldiers from Trottingham that were paid a handsome sum by their allies to help in logistics, retreated back to a safe zone further back from the fighting, as well as the other officers, the army already had lower ranking soldiers who were briefed in their exact course of action, they didn't need to worry about anything else, first they would rain crossbow bolts on the enemy formations until they thinned the defenses out and then they would dive in and go into melee, where their superior armor would give them the upper hand, to either kill or capture all the opposition, they had strict orders to not kill civilians unless they attacked them first, and if they had no weapons it was considered better to knock them out, if possible.

The plan was set into motion, trumpets were blown rhythmically, indicating the start of the invasion, she watched in awe as the armies spread on two groups surrounded the city from the air, approaching closer and closer until they tried going into range, but then something unexpected happened.

Something she had never seen before, she had a good view of the city from here, in a clearing, she and the General were intently watching as a massive sphere suddenly materialized, as if fading into existence, not too slowly or too quickly, around the primordial tree, and by extension the city, it was shimmering multicolor and completely opaque, nothing could be seen from outside, it clearly was magic, but... She never had seen any magic of such a size, she was a pegasus, and didn't know much about magic herself but she had unicorns under her command, she told one of the attendants they had to round up every unicorn and get them here so they can explain.

"What the bloody hell is happening?! What is that? How can they have magic?! And what kind of magic is so strong it can protect a whole city? Commander can you explain? Ponies have magic, right?" The desperate voice of the General was the only one now, but she didn't answer with words, she just shook her head at him with a desperate shrug.

Just what the hell was this?! The griffons, the mighty four thousand strong army tried to fly into it, but they just crashed into the barrier like a bird on a glass window, none of them were really hurt from this and they tried shooting inside and all they got was bolts bouncing back at them, a few injuring the wings of some griffons who had to return back and land.

The entire army then tried, almost as one, to use their swords to stab into the enormous dome shield, grabbing their swords in both hands and stabbing down with all their might as they flapped their wings, staying stationary mid air.

Nothing, her pegasus eyes were sharp and they could see that... Sparks flew out of the point of impact, sparks of the swords losing chunks of them, others bent their swords, making them way less effective.

The higher ranked among the attackers told their fellows to stop trying to attack the shield, as to not damage their weapons further, it was clearly useless, the mysterious shield did not budge, it was like trying to stab a mountain to death, they couldn't even chip at it.

What could they do against such an obstacle? They did not have any siege weapons with them, but they could... Fabricate one from the various trees around, it would take time but they could make a few siege catapults and use the various large rocks from the forest as deadly shield shattering attacks!

The pegasus was shaken gently by a unicorn mare, behind her there was a dozen unicorns, all of them mares, unlike in Equestria, in Trottingham stallions were not allowed into the military, not in combat positions at least.

She turned to look at the unicorns, who all saluted her in unison.

"Reporting for duty ma'am, what do you requiere of us?" The lead mare answered, and Thunder simply pointed to the rainbow dome, making the unicorn frown.

"I must apologize, Commander, but I know very little about this I know it's a shield spell, and that most likely a unicorn is casting it, but... I have never seen or even read about a shield of this size, our magical education in the army is not as extensive as the Equestrian armed forces or Royal Guard academy." She takes a small pause and continues shakily.

"I only know this: whoever is channeling this spell, they must be incredibly powerful, a normal shield uses little magic, but the larger you make a shield, the more energy it will use, also the tier of a spell of this size can't be the same as a personal shield for a single pony or a small group, this... It's much more advanced and I have no idea how it's even possible, this spell is... Unknown to me." She looks apologetically to the commander, who doesn't seem upset at her lack of knowledge, and thanks her.

But another unicorn mare butts in. "I find it very strange that the shield is that color, a pony usually has a magic aura that always has the same color, it's not changeable, for example my magic is light blue, if I use magic on anything, the effects of that will form a light blue aura or effect on the target, for shields it's the same, the color of the users aura is the color of the spell, but this is rainbow, nopony has a rainbow aura. That can only mean one thing in my mind." The eyes of everyone in the room widen at this, but some look unconvinced, while the griffon General looks confused.

"What does it mean? Our with it, I don't know a lot about magic or what you're implying." He said grumpy, and the mare nodded and apologized.

"Of course, excuse me, what I mean to say is that this spell is being powered by various different creatures, and from what I can see, the colors don't repeat much, so there is probably over a thousand creatures that are powering this spell... I can't say for sure, maybe this is just some other effect I don't know about but it's my theory, because the magic color aura is not something that, as far as I know, can be faked of changed." This made everyone feel very confused and start discussing among each other.

"Then this means that the griffons are somehow casting a spell?! But we don't have the ability to use magic!" Argued the General.

"We don't know that for sure, maybe there are other ways, non unicorns for example can use items that are enchanted, and so can griffons, also all living creatures here have magic in them!" Argued the commander back, after hearing the unicorn's explanation.

"No way, no griffon can cast a spell, those are just fairy tales from the old days of the Empire, the same empire that will finally fall today!" The second griffon advisor exclaimed, he was silent until now, seemingly glad to just relay the General's orders to his subordinates and command the troops from the back.

"Arguing is pointless, the fact that we can't get past the shield is the largest problem now, we need to lay siege, do you have any plans for this, Commander Thunder Flash? You're in charge of logistics, how long do you think it would take for you to get a few catapults made? You have siege engineers, right?" He asked and the mare nodded right away.

"It could take about a week, to make two catapults of moderate size, less for smaller ones, but against such a shield I fear that the small catapults wouldn't work, we will need a moderately large one, so about a week." She answered, but the General looked pretty unhappy about that.

"No time for that! The rest of the griffons stationed elsewhere will have time to gather and form a defense by then. We need to use hammers or stones, have them hit the shield with them, swords will only break. There is no way this shield can be maintained for so long, maybe we can have the unicorns in your group trying to fire offensive spells at it? It could protect only against physical attacks but maybe... Magic is the answer to counter magic!" He smiled, as he came to the realization in his mind.

But the Commander frowned deeply, almost scowling at him. "I was told to not interfere in the fighting itself, if the griffons see us joining in the battle, there will be political ramifications for Trottingham! The Equestrians will know we are involved and they could stop supporting our economic endeavors, sorry General but I refuse, it's not what we agreed to."

The silence in the air was tense, the ponies all getting angry glares from all the griffons, their prey instincts kicking in as they backed away and got together, fear evident in their eyes, they were severely outnumbered, there were about a hundred ponies only, mostly earth ponies and pegasi, of course only the ones nearby were being glared at, those being the unicorns and the Commander, yet she remained stoic and unaffected by the glares, returning her own defiant look at the furious griffon.

"You really think that you can refuse my orders? You will do as I say or you will be detained for desertion, as well as your little group of ponies." He threatened, still glaring.

She did not back down, her mane bristling in anger. "I am a representative of a nation that is allied to your own, if you think of doing something to any of us, if any of you even so much as lay a single talon on my fellow ponies, you will find that Trottingham is not an enemy you want to make, we may only be a single city but we are the largest city on the isles, and I'll make sure that your career is over once we go back, now back the buck off mate, before I knock you the buck out!" At this, the griffon seemed to lose his nerve, slowly backing off and stoped looking at her, letting out an angry groan.

"Have it your way, but you aren't part of this anymore, you can go back to your ponies, I don't want the advice of cowards like you on this, if you really don't want Trottingham involved, then stay back and don't come near me again, when the rest of the Empire's army returns and surrounds our flanks, we will not help you." He dismissed her out and she gladly walked away, followed by the unicorns, she looked at them all with an apologetic expression as they left to the back of the camp, with the supplies.

The ponies had tents set up for themselves, but most were working, unpacking supplies and organizing everything, she walked into one of the tents asking the earth ponies inside if they had any spare tents for her, even smaller ones, she was met with salutes and several offering their own tents, she accepted as long as they had extra that they could set up for themselves.

After she was guided to her new tent, finally she closed it and sat down, turning on the crystal lamp inside.

This was a mess, the invasion was stopped to a standstill, the shield, from what she could see, had not changed more than the colors of the rainbow slowly shifting, it had a wavy, irregular design, the best she could describe it was like... The waves of the ocean.

Suddenly she saw a cat approaching, it came up to her tent door and started to paw at it, as if asking to be let in. She giggled at the absurdity of finding a cat here of all places, maybe it got scared by the griffons and ran from one of the farms nearby, maybe it sensed she was friendly or maybe it was just a stray cat.

She decided it couldn't hurt to pet the little cat, it was a young cat, not a kitten but not an adult either, her sister had one as a filly and she loved to pet it and how playful it was. Maybe this cat would take her mind of this mess, she hoped that bastard Falcon wouldn't suddenly backstab them out of anger for their failure to deal with the defenses, she wasn't sure even siege catapults or battering rams could do the trick.

Shaking her head, she opened the tent and the cat, shyly walked inside, looking around in curiosity, it was clearly domesticated and had an owner, even if it lacked a collar it was perfectly healthy looking, the fur was bright, the little guy was gray, almost silvery looking from how shiny it's fur looked.

"Oh my gosh, you're adorable! Can I pet you little kitty? Come here kitty kitty." She said softly to the cat, who meowed a few times, and purred loudly, its tail raised straight up, it slow blinked at her and approached the rest of the way.

It walked over and rubbed its head on her hooves, purring all the while, she giggled and gently patted it with her fetlock, then she looked around for something that could be used as a toy, finding a mane lace front one of the occupants of this tent, she took it in her wing and started shaking it around, the cat was confused at first before... She could swear it smiled a bit, and started jumping around and batting at it with its small paws, at this point she was really having fun, forgetting the stress from this expedition and all going around her.

She and the cat played around for a good thirty minutes, before it seemed to get bored and just jumped onto her back, she couldn't help but laugh at the situation, the small feline went into loafing position on her back, right between her wings, it was a sensitive spot but she didn't mind as it was still and small, she did the same herself, laying into a loafing position on the sleeping bag on the floor.

Thanks to my beloved Sylf I became invisible and walked out the city, down the main road and headed right into the enemy encampment, most of them were trying to break into the shield, but using their talons, as well as rocks and sticks to hit it, the strain on the spell was negligible, even with all four thousand griffons hitting it from all sides, they were simply too ineffective and weak, Onyx compared it with hitting a steel wall with a cardboard sword, you could have one pony hitting it, or ten thousand hitting it, but it would still not even make a single dent.

I was able to walk out unimpeded, seems like griffons prefer attacking from above so only those who got tired actually landed on the ground around the shield, I was now fully inside the area, invisibility would last a full hour unless I tried to interact with other objects, I would not need that much time either way.

Onyx already was guiding me, he scouted ahead in his animal form, as an adorable little cat no less!

'Just keep going a until you come out of the griffon section, the tents will change from the green camo ones to the smaller gray ones ponies use, it's at the back of the camp, I'll tell you which tent is at.' I mentally affirmed and continued on, there was a fancy tent and behind it there were tents with different designs, smaller for one, meant for ponies like me.

'I see different tents behind a fancy one, where are you? From here on, all tents are meant for ponies from what I can see, can you more or less tell me what I'm looking for?' I ask him, feeling a bit lost, there are several ponies going around here, moving things around and chatting amongst themselves, they seem tense and scared.

Why are they helping this invaders? I'm sure they aren't bad ponies, right? They seem just like they're doing a job, but something bad must have happened recently, maybe they do regret coming here, I hope so at least.

'Look into any tent that has its flap open, inside one of them look for a white mare with light blue mane and tail, she has a cloud with a star and a lightning on her flank, she's laying down in loafing position at the moment, when you see her, make her know you're there and ask permission to go in.'

'Thank you, I'll have a look around, from there the mission proceeds as planned.' I walk around, checking for opened tents, there are only a few, most of them are occupied by a few ponies, but they are designed to fit 5 ponies close together, not meant for luxury, but we as ponies could sleep well close together, it came naturally.

Eventually, near the center of the pony section of the camp, I found it, to be fair the section was tiny, compared to the huge section ser up for griffons, there must be around 30 or so tents around, and some of them have supplies on them.

I grab a rock from the ground, dismissing the invisibility, but first I look around to make sure no one is looking at me.

I poke my head into the tent to double check, it all fits, she seems to be having a nap with my adorable little cat son between her wings, honestly this is too adorable but I must ruin it.

"E-excuse me? Miss?" I say softly, the mare's ears immediately perk up and she looks at me, wide eyed.

"W-whut?! A stallion?" She unashamedly lowers her head to look at my jewels, I raise an eyebrow at that, not even an ounce of shame? I'm married.

"Yes I am, names Coconut, please to meet you miss, I found myself here after going for a walk out of Griffonstone, and when I wanted to come back I see a lot of griffons outside the city, bashing the shield with a rock, do you know what's going on? This... Is really worrying, those griffons look angry and mean, they're not like the nice ones inside the city, I'm afraid to even go near them." I usually don't like to lie but this is important, I need to do my best to convince a fellow pony that what they are doing is wrong.

I feel my nose twitch, an odd scent lingers in this tent, it's strangely nice, I sniff the air a bit. Certainly interesting, I suppose this mare just smells very nice for some reason.

"I-its... very dangerous, please don't try to go back for now mister Coconut, my name is Thunder Flash, what were you doing in Griffonstone if you don't mind me asking? And... What do you know about that shield?" I frown slightly, not liking her answer, but I don't see a reason to lie.

"I am here to help, of course! The griffons here needed my help, and as a representative of Harmony, my family and I decided to make the long journey to provide that much needed help." I explained, she seemed confused for a minute, before her eyes widened in realization.

"You are that pony that came on the caravel! The Cirice right? I red that report a few days ago, and what did you mean you came all the way here to help them? How could you, a single pony and another two make any difference to this city? It has been falling apart since before you were even born." She answered apathetically, almost glaring but not quite, it was clear her anger wasn't directed at me, but the city itself, or the nation?

"Ohh! Miss Thunder you found my precious son! I just realized you have him on your back, thank you! Nevermind that city, I'm sure they'll be fine for now, I'm really thankful that you found him, him and I got separated during our walk when we heard a noise in the forest, but seems like he found a nice pegasus to cuddle with, didn't you little Onyx?" I cooed as the little cat jumped down from her and ran over to me, nuzzling and rubbing the sides of his head on my muzzle, I couldn't help but let out a genuine laugh and nuzzle back at the little feline, I didn't need to act to show affection to my son, specially in this small adorable form.

"Oh so the little kitty is yours huh? No wonder it was so friendly!
You seem like a very nice stallion and I'm sure you would make a good father, I mean you already do a good job with the little one" Thunder said with a little giggle, smiling at me now a bit more, she was more relaxed now, moving closer and standing beside me, then slowly she started to nudge me, I didn't mind it, it was a bit intimate for somepony I just met but I was used to, but still I'm getting the feeling that this pegasus mare isn't just trying to be friendly for the sake of being friendly... I felt strange after a few seconds, something was making my mind feel slightly hazy, I blinked and shook my head to clear that sensation away.

"Thanks a lot miss Thunder, you and him seemed to get along nicely, he's a very good judge of character most times, so I'm sure you are a good mother too, and you seem like a wonderful mare." I answer honestly, hoping she would realize maybe she wasn't and repent from doing... Whatever she's doing here, she clearly was with the griffons that came here to invade.

I felt a strange warmth spreading from my mind, why does it feel so right? Like shivers going down my spine but... It felt good.

"How about you tell me more about the city's defenses and... In exchange you get to have this pegasus all to yourself for as long as you want~ what do you say about that stud? I've seen what's between your hind legs, you've got a lot to give, and I've felt quite lonely in this expedition, with all of us being mares... You're here to save me from my heat, aren't you?" She said in a soft tone, almost a whisper, very arousing and sexy, I couldn't help but blush profusely at her words, swallowing and trying not to think about what she just said.

I felt that tingling reach down my spine funny and spread to my loins, my sheath and balls felt warmer than normal, it was subtle at first, but one of her words made me realize what was happening to me.

She's in heat! I needed to tell her off, now!

"I-i'm married miss Thunder, I-i can't do that, my wife... She would be quite displeased and... I don't want to make her upset." She was quite hot too, I tried to not look at her, blushing and biting my lip, trying to keep it down, it worked for about one second, but my body responded to my most base instinct, i felt my shaft extending out, I couldn't stop it, I didn't.

'D-dad? This isn't how the plan was supposed to go, you're... I- Maybe I'll go outside, by the time I come back you better be back to normal.'

'N-no wait Onyx i-i'm sorry, don't look!' I tried to stop him but I couldn't think of anything to justify myself, I didn't want him to look at me like this, either.

Why is so difficult to just walk away? I should have done that the moment I realized.

'It's gonna be so hard to get that out of my mind now, thanks dad.' I wanted to die of embarrassment, Onyx ran outside after watching me pop a boner, and Thunder seemed to realize something was... Different. I couldn't resist the scent of hers, her heat was driving me on, I know I should have ran outside, left this place and cancelled the mission and sent Onyx alone for retrieval but...
I want her so badly!

In the silence that followed, the only noise that we both could hear was the sudden wet smack of my dick against my belly, I stood still, my eyes closed and not daring to open them, if I looked at her again I would be helpless to stop this.

"W-whoa... You're f-ffricking huge! Goodness, i-i don't know if you'll even fit in me, but I'm definitively trying~ Hnnff gosh just look at that, I'm already getting wet! so you're married huh? How long has it been since you last put this weapon to good use? Because it seems to me that you haven't lately, I can tell just by the scent." I felt her warm breath suddenly near the tip of my shaft, deciding to open my eyes, because that just wasn't normal, she was there, Thunder was laying under me, on her back with her wings spread to her sides, her muzzle dangerously close to the flat tip of my dick, I swallowed, I was so bucking pent up ever since that night on the Cirice i had not had sex even once, and i was extra hard right now after the scent of her heat reached the deepest parts of my mind, I felt as if my shaft grew an extra few centimeters from the extra naughty thoughts I was getting, it pressed on her lips now, I couldn't believe how wonderful and soft they felt.

I need to get out of here, goodness, what am I doing?! I need to get it tog-

She started licking, her muzzle opening wide and taking the whole head of my stallionhood directly into her muzzle, licking and sucking it all over, my mind went blank, as carnal pleasure overruled anything else, I couldn't do more than let out small whimpers of pleasure when her tongue moved over it, and that was almost constantly.

Suddenly I heard Onyx's furious voice coming from the door, and the mare under me slowing down her tongue and mouth.

"Okay enough! this is not like we agreed to do this dad! You were supposed to convince her to surrender and the ponies to change sides, not convince her to suck your cock! Ghhrr stupid!
Now I have to go to plan B, you know mom wouldn't be happy about this! now come along, I'm gonna have to float you over... Along with this mare because you can't walk with that! Hmph ponies are a bunch of perverts, I should have done all of this myself from the begging." He glared at the both of us, but it was brief, he tried to not look in our general direction, he looked very embarrassed and angry.

Suddenly the both of us were lifted into the air, levitated by Onyx's mighty indigo color aura, Thunder was under me still, her entire body unable to move by his magic, while I was given free movement, on my forelegs and head, not the rest though.

"Son... I'm so sorry! A-ahh b-buck! S-she... I... I just am not used to being hit on by mares, I... Uhm... You're not angry, are you?" That's the best you can come up with, bucking idiotic brain?!
I felt really bad for having accidentally showed him that, I was trying really hard to stop that from happening, but the heat... Her mere presence made it hard to focus or think, even with the clearly upset dragon talking to me.

"I'm bloody angry yes, father I was informing mom about what happened, I just don't know what possessed you! Ugh I better keep quiet before I say something hurtful that I'll regret later." He sighed sadly and looked away from us completely.

He looked outside at the large fancy tent a few dozen meters away, on the back of the griffon section of the camp.

"I'll teleport us back to the city, because I remembered just now that the fancy tent over there has guards around, the targets are inside and they have about ten heavily armored griffons with good quality weapons, carrying two ponies while trying to fight ten is not easy." He said after taking a look at the tent, I nodded dumbly, trying to not make more noises, it helped that she couldn't move as his telekinesis has holding her still and unable to even talk.

"Okay by me, but please have the decency of letting me pull out of her muzzle before we head back, please?" I begged, giving him a pleading expression, my ears lowered, he didn't bother looking at me.

"No way! mom will be the one to judge you and that mare, good luck." And after that, motes of light appeared from the area around us as suddenly we appeared back inside the shield, right at the room that my beloved and I were staying at and sleeping in the orphanage.

She was right there, she knew all by now, if what he said was true.

Surprisingly enough she laughed as soon as she saw us like that, to the point she was almost crying, rolling on the ground, I could only blush and look away from her, very ashamed of... Not bring able to properly say no, I was extremely confused by her reaction.

"Oh gosh! He must have been really pissed off if he forced the two of you stuck like that! Who's this mare you caught yourself? She's pretty." Sylf said with mirth in her tone of voice, then she sniffed the air, a thoughtful look crossing her face.

"I hope you punish him well mom, he deserves it for cheating on you! Imma go get some very important griffons from their camp, I need to get my head busy with something else." He quickly ran out and closed the door behind him, I looked over at the pegasus mare, and pull out the tip of my dick from her muzzle, taking a deep breath and calming down, it slowly retreats back inside the sheath, going back to normal.

She finally was released from Onyx's telekinetic hold, she stayed gasping for air for a few seconds while Sylf talked to me.

"Would you tell me what happened exactly? Onyx was not very specific but he said that she started it, and that you tried but then gave in, he seemed quite angry about it, but you young stud, should be more open about your needs, I know we can't do it here, but we could have taken a stroll along the forest or something, ya know? I'm sorry I haven't taken good care of you lately, I should have realized sooner my love." She approached and nuzzled onto the side of my head, which I returned and gave her kisses all over her own snout.

She was much more forgiving what I expected, only Onyx was furious with me, I wonder why exactly? I really need to talk to him.

"Gaahh! What just happened?! Where did that dragon take us? Coconut you... You bucking tricked me! Where is this? Oh buck me... She's your wife isn't she? I'm a prisoner, aren't I?! Buuuck! I should have known a hung and handsome stallion wouldn't just suddenly pop out of nowhere right when I was having the worst of my heat, yet I fell for it and I didn't even think twice." We both stopped our affection and looked down at the mare, who was still laying on the ground near me, she was blushing beet red, her face was kinda angry but also looking resigned, as if she had given up, it was... Odd to say the least.

The scent of my wife helped mask the pheromones for now, but I didn't know how long it woul last.

"You are our prisoner yes, but you don't have to be, we just want to know why you ponies have decided to help the Isles griffons attack this nation, you are ponies like my husband, do you really want to go to war with another nation? My husband was supposed to help convince you but it seems that he... Had his head elsewhere at the time." I lowered my ears and avoided her gaze. I wasn't happy about my actions.

"Sorry love, I failed you and Onyx, I'm really sorry, I just wasn't expecting her to say that... I-i got caught off guard by her heat, the scent of it." She just giggled, looking at me with a loving smile, helping me calm down somewhat.

"It's not your fault silly, there is a reason why stallions need a herd, a single mare can't properly take care of a stallion's needs, at least not in our situation, and you have done amazingly so far to actually keep yourself in check all the time, Onyx on the other paw... He looked very upset with you.
You will need to have a talk with him later, now let's worry bout this really sexy mare here." I felt bad about Onyx, I don't know how I'm even going to apologize properly.

I nodded and looked at the pegasus, she was still laying down, still a bit too comfortable underneath me, and far too close to what's between my hind legs.

I moved away and went to lay on the bed, belly down to make sure I wouldn't be taken by surprise again, if anything this way I could hide it if she got me again.

Thunder simply sat down on the floor, crossed her forelegs and let out a sight seeing the window was closed and the door was too, and Sylf was between her and the door anyways.

"I ain't trying to run, I'd rather stay with you than be with the griffons outside, who will probably not be happy to find out that ponies are among their enemies..." She said in a soft tone, looking at me with a hopeful expression, then at my wife.

"You seem like decent folk, and a cute couple, look lady wolf, I wasn't trying to steal your husband or nothin' i just wanted to help him and myself! Promise, he looks pretty damn pent up and so am I, I ain't even in a herd and I could tell, as if by instinct... It's this heat that's driving me up the wall, you must also know what it's like, right?"

" Also... Its In a pony's nature to want to help our fellow ponies, specially stallions that look as adorable and virile as him. I would like to get to properly know you too ma'am, my name is Thunder Flash." She raised her right foreleg and offered Sylf a hoof shake.

My wife returned it with a small smile right away.

"And I'm Sylf, commander of the Equestrian Royal Guard, here on unofficial business, good to meet you, Commander Thunder Flash of the second division of the Trottingham army, about my husband... I do know I've neglected him, and I can see why he was so eager, you're a very beautiful mare, very fit, and yet you have a nice perfect and big flank, and you're just really good looking, I can understand perfectly why he would... I-i would too if I'm honest~" This seemed to make Thunder go slightly pale, mostly at the fact that Sylf knew who she was, I suppose being in such a high position meant that you needed to know about other nations officers too, or mom really did her homework before coming here and didn't inform us.

"W-what the buck?! How do you even know all that?! Oh gosh darn it! You really came prepared... I suppose it's not exactly confidential knowledge who I am, you must have read about it in some dossier on our nation, now you must wonder what am I doing here?" At that question, both me and wife nodded, she sighed.

"Would me saying I refuse to answer mean bad things?" She asked with slightly concern.

"Nah, but if you want, you get to remain in good terms with us, still you're a prisoner of war, but if you don't want to talk we will just give you over to the griffonstone army here and let them handle you as they see fit." I could only nod to that, agreeing.

She shook her head quickly at that option.

"No no, I'd rather talk and stay with you, you're both Equestrian and you seem rather friendly, most mares would be furious to have their husband seduced by another mare in heat, even more so because I sucked on his tip... Also you even complimented me, thank you, that means a lot!" Thunder was blushing by the end and smiling shyly at Sylf, who had a wolfish grin on her face.

"Tell us what are you and your fellow ponies doing here, and I'm going to show you what this can do~" my wife said in a sultry tone, her obscenely long wolf tongue lolling out of her maw, licking at the air in a suggestive way, Thunder's eyes widened at that and she nodded dumbly, starting to talk.

"The Isles and Trottingham made a mutually beneficial deal in which we, upon defeating the Empire, would divide the land in a 75/25 with us gaining a 25% of the empire, specifically the port, from which we will greatly benefit, in exchange we were to provide logistics and supportive siege construction and rebuilding of damaged buildings." She sighed and shook her head, me and Sylf encouraged her to keep going with curious looks, this was very interesting to hear, and I'm sure there will be consequences for them.

"Me and other hundred ponies were selected for this mission, we could have refused to be honest but the pay is immense...
The ponies with me are soldiers but they have mostly logistics training, most have cutie marks related to it, and a few construction ponies and engineers, although they do have basic combat training, we aren't here to fight, and yet... General Falcon threatened us with desertion if we didn't help him try and break the shield." So she wasn't exactly an innocent forced to participate against her will, at least not at first, but this General seemed like trouble, all in all, this invasion... It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, we didn't have to fight for now, all thanks to both my genius of a son and the griffon god Boreas who interceded for us and helps manage the defense dome shield.

Focusing back on the mare, I kept quiet, I was certainly not happy with her, all of this was for bits after all, greed was what caused this war, and the want for more land and wealth from both nations.

She was greedy as they come, but at least cared enough about me to be worried about my wellbeing when she first saw me, I couldn't really dismiss her entirely could I? Sure she was greedy but she cared, at least for other ponies, maybe she didn't see griffons as equals, a sentiment sadly shared by many ponies about other races. Even if subconsciously.

"You did well to tell us all this, miss Thunder Flash, from now on, you are our prisoner and you will obey whatever we tell you to do, or we will give you over to the griffons... And who knows what they'll do to a sweet, cute little mare like you?" My beloved has a very predatory smirk on her face, one that she makes when she's getting exactly what she wants.

"Please let me stay with you! I'll do anything!" She begged with pleading eyes towards the dominating canine, who only smiled a bit wider.

"Come here then, little pony, give big wolf momma a proper kiss, all while my husband watches~ let's give him a show that will leave him throbbing and leaking, what do you say?" My eyes widened and y felt something else respond to those huskily spoken words, the previous arousal from earlier came back with a vengeance, specially when Thunder approached wordlessly and they started making out, slowly at first but then they really got into it, both of them were enjoying it clearly.

My wife, perverted as she is, turned the both of them around so Thunder's backside was facing me, and I got a good view of her winking marehood, her tail flagging, she was already wet before, lines of her juices going down her hind legs were visible, but now it was glistening again with desire. Her pheromones drifted over to me again from this angle and I inhaled them gladly.

I was entranced now, the sight of the two beautiful females in front of me kissing and displaying their neediness, Thunder just offering herself to me... I had to sit down on the bed to let my cock free with a sigh of relief, it felt much more comfortable like this, It was torturously arousing.

I will need therapy after all this is done and dusted, worst thing is I can't simply modify my own memory without jeopardizing the mission at this point, and i honestly don't even think its possible to modify my own memory.

I focused on the present, stood outside the tent surrounded by elite griffon soldiers, they were all still like statues, this guy's weren't pushovers that was for sure...

I steeled myself and went in through the curtain like doors, they moved a bit but everyone simply assumed it was the wind, griffons unlike ponies don't exactly have mages on their ranks, and they don't usually encounter magically proficient individuals, since ponies and griffons have been at peace for centuries, they simply didn't have to deal with magic often, and while they may have countermeasures in their capital and their palaces of important politicians, here out in the wilderness away from their home, they had no such thing.

I walked inside the tent, it was spacious but not overly so, there were maps and diagrams, a few tables and a few of large beds, with their respective beside tables with lamps and in the middle there were the two griffons i came here looking for, the General and his advisor, they were pretty fit but not that big at least compared to General Steelwing, that didn't matter however.

I used a spell to completely block all sound coming out of this room, thanks to greater invisibility, casting spells didn't make me visible, I smirked under my robes, charging a bolt of stun in each palm, walking on two legs behind them and gently placing my paws near their heads, they were sitting together discussing plans and how to possibly break the shield.

Absolutely worthless, all their plans meant nothing, the shield can only be penetrated by a spell of the ninth tier or above directly, and brought down if enough spellcasters used spells of around 6th tier or above at the same time, but they would need a lot of spells, I didn't exactly know how many, I probably couldn't bring down this shield myself even if i attacked until i ran dry.

I released the upcast bolts, knocking the two griffons unconscious immediately, I checked they were still alive, they are.

I then stared to grab any documents that seemed important, putting them all in a cardboard folder I found on the table, the plans, the backup, the numbers and maps, everything that seemed important I grabbed and put in there. Then it went into the inventory and I send a small firebolt to the ceiling, the tent seemed to be fairly flammable, so I grabbed the two targets and prepared my teleportation spell.

Just before we left, the guards outside noticed the fire and rushed in, looking at me with two griffons stacked over my small frame, I stuck out my tongue mockingly before vanishing in motes of indigo magic, appearing right where I was meant to, the Griffonstone castle, where General Steelwing was awaiting me with a few other soldiers ready to take the opposing General and his advisor.

"Ah, sir Onyx, you have returned with the enemy's leadership in tow, how fortunate, did you encounter any opposition?" I shook my head, letting out a short humorless laugh.

"Nah not really, there was only one little issue that... It's resolved now, hopefully.
The first stage is a success, now I will go back into the field and start stage two, gonna take back here all of their supplies and then... I'll burn down their tents and make it absolute hell for them~ i won't let you down General!" I saluted, eliciting a healthy laugh from the large griffon.

"By Boreas little dragon, you're hilarious! And you're even more incredible, with all you've done and you're doing for Griffonstone, you'll have statues made to your image, of that there's no doubt, you have my thanks again, and all of our troops and the civilians also owe you and your family eternal gratitude." I smiled at that, shaking my paw dismissively.

"Oh it's no big deal mister, I also benefit from this deal, just make sure you remain loyal to both Boreas and King Treble, this city had a bright future ahead and I will be the one to earn from this, don't you worry because by then the King will be older and he and I will make our own deals." I answer with a confident smile. "I will need your support as well when the time comes, so don't be so thankful just yet." He nods at that with a smile still.

"Do you want anything right now?" I nod at the question.

"Sure, I could use a break for having lunch, bring me a bacon cheeseburger made with pork meat too, and potato buns, oh and can you add pickles and spicy sauce on it? And a side of potato fries too. I'm going to sit on the dining hall, and I'll wait for the food there, I could use some rest and I have the feeling I don't want to return to mom and dad for now..."

"You heard him, go fetch what the young drake asked right away, make the cooks prepare it using the finest ingredients!" General Steelwing ordered firmly to his aides and they ran off towards the kitchens.

"Oh and I'll have a water with that, forgot to say, with ice if you have it." I added, remembering that, another griffon ran to request my drink and I just laid my head on the table, I wasn't tired or anything, I was just struggling within my mind, trying to forget what I saw and heard earlier.

I hope they have therapy for this back in Canterlot, the words of that mare stuck with me, combined with the view, it was way way too much for my mind to process, I had a lot of nasty emotions and fears from that conversation.

I laid my head on the table, covering myself with my arms with a frown on my face.

I wish I had a whiskey right now to sip on, that would maybe work better to take my mind off of that.

"Sorry to bother you, Onyx, may I sit with you?" I heard the General's voice right behind me and to the side, I nodded, not really caring at the moment, maybe he could distract me.

He moves and sits next to me with the clank of armor.

"You saw me moping, didn't you?" I say, looking up at him, he simply nodded.

"Something has you really upset and I can tell it's affecting you a lot, I'm here if you want to talk about it, did something bad happen during the mission? Did you see something that... You maybe can't forget? Or you had to do something that you regret?" He asked softly, putting one of his talons on my shoulder in support.

I shook my head.

"No, nothing like that, it was nothing bad, I didn't have to hurt anyone and I didn't see anyone getting hurt, it's just... You will think it's stupid if I tell you, I feel really confused about the whole thing and I want to forget what I saw." I sighed, I wasn't exactly sure myself what I was feeling.

"I promise I won't think it's stupid, I won't laugh at you either, if you want to tell me, I will try to give you advice as best as I can, I'm a father too, and I have two beautiful little ones, I give advice anytime I can to them on anything they need if I can." He reassured me, he's giving me a warm fatherly smile I haven't seen on him before.

I decided I could maybe....trust him.

I explain to him, what I saw, what I heard, what I felt, all of it. He didn't answer right away, I also stayed quiet after that.

"That's... Something no father wants their son or daughter to see, I'm sure your dad didn't mean to, it's not something that one can control, this mare was responsible for it, and I'm sure your father feels very sorry for not having been able to control himself, still I... I think you two should have a talk, you clearly are very much affected by it, you must be really confused, maybe even traumatized by it." I stayed quiet, unsure what to even say, should I confront him? Should I yell all my thoughts and fears to him? I felt like doing that right now, to get any of those doubts and fears out.

"I'm going to give that stallion a talking to, I won't let him get away with this, he and that mare... No one will cheat on my mom! Heat is no excuse for cheating..." I exclaimed, feeling determined to stop them, forcefully if I had to.

"Wait, you said... She is in heat? That makes this a lot more different, you can't blame either of them Onyx, please don't act without thinking, you'll hurt your father's feelings and even your mother, neither of them did anything wrong, it's hard to explain so please pay attention to me, I will explain." I glared at him briefly, making him look nervous, but he shook his head.

"Fine, explain, I still need to talk to them all... It all made me feel really upset, I don't know why." I sighed and stayed quiet waiting fit him to elaborate.

"Heat makes creatures of the same species but opposite genders greatly attracted to them, it can be called rut for makes or just heat for both, the female in heat will produce intense pheromones who have a great effect on males in reproductive age, they can sometimes work cross species, if for example you live with ponies all your life, you will adapt to their pheromones and they will work on you once you reach a certain age, but for male ponies, the female heat is like a... Dinner bell when you are very hungry, they are not forced to obey it, of course, but they are highly encouraged to from their own minds and bodies, they have a very strong urge to follow that siren's call." I nod, feeling a bit less angry, I knew he was right, I was just feeling so upset at the fact that he didn't resist, but I didn't know enough, just how often did mom and dad...

"Also... If I remember correctly, ponies are much more open about sex, even if they're part of a herd, if no herd mates are available they will seek another pony or sometimes other creature who wants to, I had to study this because I had... Sex with ponies before when I went to visit Equestria, many mares form groups with other mares to try to stave off loneliness, they have sex with any stallion they can get their hooves on sometimes, or other males like me, remember Onyx, a stallion is expected to have multiple partners, it's normal for them, and your father only has his wife, give him a break young drake, you will know soon what it's like to feel like that, maybe."

Maybe I should have thought about that sooner before getting so angry at him, maybe he didn't get laid in a long while, most likely because he doesn't want to make me uncomfortable. I let out a sigh, feeling less and less upset by the minute, and more like I was too harsh on him.

My old human values of monogamy are colliding with the reality of ponies and other beings from this world, and it's not even my relationship! Mom was laughing, she looked happy, not angry, she probably knows this would happen and was okay with it all along! And I guess I cockblocked him for no reason.

"I guess.. that makes sense, I need to get over this dumb old values, I was just so scared and worried, angry... I don't want them to stop being close like they are now, maybe I just didn't know enough, was it even my place to say what one of them could do or not? I didn't know even if mom allowed him to do this or not, maybe she was totally okay with him having sex with other mares..." I wanted to cry, and I wanted to scream in frustration at myself.

I settled for groaning and covered my face with my forelegs. I had no right to even ask about their private personal lives!

I sighed, feeling a bit better, Id rather feel regret at my harsh words and outright insults than feeling worried that my parents would break up over this, still I really want to hug them both and apologize, maybe let out all my fears and doubts and emotions with them...

"It's fine, you love them, and they love you, everything will be okay in the end, they'll understand why you are upset if you tell them your feelings, they would probably even reassure you, ponies are of herds, maybe your mother is okay with that or maybe not, maybe it changed, only talking you can know, oh! Looks like your lunch is finally here."

He was right, a soldier approached bolding a large tray, a cheeseburger just like I wanted was on it, as well as a large amount of fries, and from the heat emanating from it all I was sure they were just fried... In pork lard, my nose didn't fail, it seems they use pork lard over oil, and of course beef tallow is not a thing here, because cows are people, they keep mostly to themselves but I've seen them around in the Sweet Apple Acres, maybe next time I'm going to go greet them.

A glass of water with ice cubes was served as well, the sight of this delicious food got my mood up right away, I smiled and thanked the soldier.

"Looks great, thank you! Now let's see how it tastes!" I grabbed the burger in my paws, the lovely part of having a burger was grabbing it and feeling it in you grasp, holding it gently, it was the experience of being face to face with the delicious combination of ingredients, by themselves all of this ingredients were considered healthy, nutritious even! But together they created the most beautiful of 'unhealthy' foods, the burger!

My smile widened while holding the burger, praised be whoever created this! And whoever cooked it for me of course.

Burger places aren't that common in Canterlot, and almost all of them only serve the affront to nature that is a hayburger and hayfries, a true downgrade to the magnificent flavor of a real cheeseburger with bacon cheese and a patty of meat, an 80/20 mix to be specific.

Soft moans of satisfaction left me I bit into the delectable dish, it was perfect, it was greasy, it had crunchy bacon, toasted potato buns, the sauces were balanced and the pickles were properly made sweet pickles with a hint of herbs like dill.

I was given extra sauce too, I dipped the fries in it and ate them, alternating a bite of burger and a few fries each time. I felt all of the issues from before melting away as I ate, food was truly the superior form of pleasure. I made sure to take my time so I could continue eating for longer, but eventually I finished it, I could go for an extra one but I didn't want to bother the poor cooks so much with asking them to make another.

I grabbed the napkin and wiped away the sauces and grease around my lips and chin, letting out a small satisfied belch, and then a sigh.

"Goodness, I feel so much better, maybe not having had such a good meal in a while left me prone to bad moods... Anyways my compliments to the cooking staff, I really enjoyed that, and thanks for the advice General Steelwing you are truly a bro!" I smile at him and he nods with a smile of his own, I offer him a fistbump and he reciprocates, the difference in size is hilarious.

"Oh just call me Steelwing, It's good to see you in good spirits once again, seems that you really needed that comfort food, didn't you?" I nodded slowly, feeling contemplative.

"And that talk we had certainly helped a lot, but yes, I had not had a proper burger in... A long while, a few months or so, we just usually make simpler dishes at home to eat quickly and go back to our things, it's been a while since either of us took the time to make a truly elaborate dish, and burgers do take some work if you want to make everything yourself, I could tell this one is fully made in the same place, the buns were still hot inside."

"That they are I'm sure the cooks relished in the idea of making a burger for you, they usually make boring food for soldiers and a change of pace is nice, they're pretty talented too because they cook for foreign dignitaries that come to the castle, they have to at least know how to make foods from other nations and to suit other species, I'm surprised you didn't ask for gemstones sprinkled in your burger, since you're a dragon and all...."

My answer was a shrug. "I eat gems every day already, having more would be useless, I wanted a pure, unadulterated burger and I'm glad I got it, now time to go clean those bastards of all of their supplies, what I can't take back i will simply destroy. Oh first let me run to the bathroom!" He lets out a small chuckle at that but nods.

"To that way, all the way to the end and you'll come across two doors next to each other, those are the bathrooms, good luck after that! I'll go check on the prisoners you captured." He says getting up with me and heading to the opposite direction, meanwhile I go follow the call of nature and maybe if I can, take a shower to be ready, and get back out there.

There are still several phases, phase two is to clear out the enemy supplies, then if possible take the ponies inside the shield so they have no logistics personal, phase three is to attack after they are weakened, I offered to do all the phases but three, because it would be very difficult to fight all four thousand angry griffons by myself, but maybe their morale would break once they realize we have their supplies, their highest ranking officers and their logistic ponies.

The idea was to make them want to give up, not to kill anyone, even the soldiers agreed that killing fellow griffons was... Distasteful, specially because many of the griffons living here had families in the Isles, they were after all part of the Empire at some point.