The Three Knight Errant

Two winters after the union of the Diarchs…

Blueblood winced sharply, and looked over his shoulder disapproving as the blue maned white coated alicorn filly chomping toothlessly on his ear. Well, somewhat toothlessly, he amended.

Not able to get a good angle, he lit up his horn to lift the little annoyance off his back and gently place her between his hooves. Frown, he said sternly, “Now Aurora, your mother and both your fathers told you. No biting.”

Aurora cooed, giving the biggest doe eyes ever seen in the Crystal empire. Cocking a brow, Blue’s neutral frown turned into a stern frown as he said “And don’t think being cute will get you out of this. If you keep on like this, no one will like you.”

The filly flattened her ears to her skull and looked down abashed, and said “Sowwy.”

Smiling softly, Blue nuzzled the foal.

“It’s ok my little one. Just be more careful next time.”

Aurora giggled, nuzzling her stepfather in return, then rising , walked over to her toys, and began to play with the blocks, occasionally gnawing on one as Blueblood looked on proudly. He just loved this little one so much. It had been nearly two years since he first arrived, and after a rocky start, he and Shining became friends. That friendship deepened, and much to both their surprise, and somewhat to his husbands chagrin at the time, deepened. At first, Blueblood was content being “the other woman” to use a human expression, but after a couple months, Shining was too guilt ridden to continue. He told Cadence.

Chuckling, Blue eyerolled at the memory of Cadence tackling him in the marketplace as he was taking a break from work, and nuzzling and kissing him while she cried, she shouted “Welcome to the family!” His smile lessened somewhat at the next set of memories.

It was a scandal. In the end, the nobility had demanded Blueblood leaving or surrendering his title, which he let go of without a look back. He didn’t regret the surrender, and certainly felt no remorse over those first wonderful days of being Shining Armors husband, but he saw what a toll it took on his lover and Cadence. Poor Shining had almost lost his job in the Royal Guard, and the toll it took on poor Cadey still made his heart ache. Finally, it was arranged. His official role, much to Cadences outrage, was Royal Consort, which in the stallions opinion was better then colt-whore.

And of course, there were the idiots who dared threaten to take Aurora away. It had taken weeks to replace the windows after empire shaking “Like fuck you will” blew most of the courts glass from the frames. It still gave all three of them a chuckle to remember how the workers gazed in wonder at the mere voice of their Princess could shatter diamond. And now, one year hence, their were still those who muttered in the shadows of the abuse of thousands of years of tradition.
Blue couldn’t have cared less. Despite the numerous objections, he and Shining had a small civil ceremony, which of course Cadence wept happily through. He now had his stallion, and though they never slept together, his mare, and they all had their beautiful little Aurora. And he’d give it up all over again if given a chance.

Aurora stood and ambled back to her father, and sitting down in front of him, tilted her head, eyes wide with concern. Lifting a hoof, she wiped the stallions free of the tears on his cheek.

“Dada Boo ok?”

Heart melting, Blueblood nodded, saying shakily, “Yeah, dads ok.” Seeing the frown of stubborn disbelief, he was struck by how even as a baby, and a female no less, how much she looked like Shining. Chuckling, he poked Aurora playfully in the belly with his snout, eliciting a giggle and squirm. Smiling, revealing the few teeth she had tortured Blue with a few minutes ago, she wrapped her forelegs around the stallions neck, saying, “I wuv you dada Boo.”

Heart now aching fully, Blue answered back “And Dada wuvs his little one.”

Chuckles drew both equines away from each other and look at the doorway. There was Aurora’s birth father, leaning against the doorframe, a big goofy grin on his face, taking a sadistic pleasure in the usually stoic stallions dawww moment. Leaning up, he tapped his hoof.

“What, no love for daddy?”

Giggling, the filly leaped up, and cantering shakily as her wings buzzed excitedly in an imitation of a hummingbird, latched onto his leg, shouting “Daddy! You home!” Letting him go, she looked up as the guard leaned down, and after a quick nuzzle, said happily “Daddy, guess wa! Guess!”

Chuckling, Shining cocked his head to the right. “Wa that little wind?”

“I ate ug oday!”

Snorting with amusement, Shining alighted his horn, and laying the foal on his back, said “A bug huh?” Looking at his mate, he smirked and added, “Dada’s been cooking again then?”

Blueblood snorted, and lifted his muzzle up in the air in mock offense. Snickering, Shining Armor walked over, and while nuzzling the stallions neck, he heard whispered, “No sex for you mister….”

Grinning, Shining gave a playful nip of the stallions ear, and whispered, “Bet I outlast you…”

Rolling his eyes, Blueblood rose, and out loud “That’s more then likely true my love.”

Raising a brow at the questioning look in his daughters eyes, he cleared his throat, and said “Perhaps we can discuss these matters in private later.”

Snorting with amusement, and not wanting to further confuse his foal, Shining nodded.

Laying down on Shining, Aurora said “Daddy, ere’s Mom?”

Looking over his shoulder, the unicorn replied, “I told you kiddo, your mom’s in Court all day today.”

Aurora opened her mouth, but instead of further questions, yawned, and gazed at her parents with half lidded eyes.

Chuckling, Shining powered up his horn, and lifting the filly up, gently floated her to bed, saying softly “And it looks like our little girl needs a nap,”

After laying their little wind into bed, and walking back to Blueblood, he laid down next to him, and rested his head across the other stallions shoulders.

Smiling, Blue whispered “You ok?”

Shining Armor smiled, and lifting his head, kissed Blueblood softly.

“Yeah, Its just to nice to be here after so long. Guard duty been a beast.”

“Why not take a nap love?”

Smirking, Shining whispered “Don’t wanna.”

Brows knitted in confusion, Blueblood began to ask what he did want to do, but stopped mouth slightly agape at the wink and suggestive waggling of his stallions eyebrows. Puffing out his cheeks, Blueblood fumed quietly “First you insult me, now this… no, there's… no…” he gasped, and whimpered as Shining nipped his neck.

Gently biting on his ear, and making the male whine deep his throat and whimper at the nip, Shining cooed softly, “Come on stud… I might even let you mount me this time…” Eyes bugging out, and blushing visibly, Blueblood hissed “Shining… We… Aurora.”

“I will mind master Aurora.”

Both stallions urked, and Shining glared up at the human while his shivering beau took a shuddering breath. Scowling, Shining opened his mouth, but then taking a sideways glance at Blueblood. Both gave a hurried and quiet thanks, then as quickly and silently as they could, bolted from their childs room.

Chuckling, Talios sat cross legged the floor, and smiled at the sleeping form of his new master. Taking a book from the shelf of the converted study, he began to read, his charge snoring peacefully.

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Cadence yawned and fluffed her wings as she opened the door to the master bedroom, and smiled as she entered. Her stallions slumbered on their bed, his snores threatening to wake the dead as they exited. Giggling at the content look on his face, she tiptoed over to the fireplace, where Blueblood sat, gazing into the fire, deep in thought. Smirking at the slight jump he made when she stealthily draped a wing over him, she nuzzled his cheek.

“Hey Blue.”

Smiling back, he nipped his neck playfully in return, growling, “Can’t you go five minutes with cuddling me?”
Sticking her tongue out, she retorted “No.”

Rolling his eyes, the stallion chuckled as he looked back into the fire. For a time, they sat like that, softly talking, then as the clocked chimed ten times, they both rose, and walked to the bed, one giggling at the others odd walk, and the other scowling and blushing furiously.