Doe will bear your children

The argument goes on and on, everything from who's older to who's more likely to have an easy time carrying the babies to what it will look like socially. They even flip-flop on what different things mean, like whether the younger woman having the first three children is a good thing or not. Your only contribution is to point out that Doe is just one year younger than Linne, which isn't a huge difference in either direction.

The back and forth finally gets to you and you make up a reason that you have to head out. In town things are nice and peaceful, so you spend some time checking up on the centaurs. One of the tallest centauresses, Sasha, surprises you with a big hug. She was awfully worried back when you transformed her and didn't say very much. But after a bone-crunching hug she laughs and charges around a nearby field.

Her rider, Sebastien, shakes his head and tells you how Sasha has become something of a cheerleader for the centaurs. It took her a couple of weeks to decide she was happy, but now there's no stopping her. You talk with him for a bit and then make excuses to go and check on some other centaurs. But you look back and watch him as he watches her. It's pretty clear that Sebastien is also a happy man - and why wouldn't he be? He's a big guy, over 6' tall. Sasha is one of the tallest centauresses, right on 8' tall. And despite a quite narrow waist she she also ended up with a huge chest to match that height, probably an F cup. Yes, Sasha's joyfulness is probably more to do with meeting Sebastien than with getting comfortable with being a centauress.

You also get a very polite request from Isander, the leader of the cavalry. He's very highly placed and to most he's haughty. But not to you, not now. As a mage you were always someone he didn't particularly want to start a fight with, but now you're the one who gave him and his men centaurs and you can do no wrong. He wants to know about cataurs - he saw Linne in town and wondered if you had created her as a test, if cataurs might have a use in the army.

After explaining things to him you get the idea that Isander is looking for 'support' for the cavalry. As in, Isander has a fine, strong centaur named Yohrann to ride - a mount he gets along with quite well - but not a welcoming, beautiful centauress to dote on. Centaurs based on ponies are the obvious choice for hauling supplies and you have no doubt you'll be creating many of those, but it seems Isander got an eyeful of Linne and now his cock is looking for some variety. So many of these nobles see a bum slinking from side to side and immediately start lusting after its owner.

That suits you, so you promise that you'll provide some dog, cat and foxtaurs to the cavalry once you've worked out the details. You're pretty sure those three types will be the most commonly requested types of taurs apart from horses and ponies. You just have to make sure several of them are gorgeous women so Isander can find a camp follower he likes. You'll have to make some for nobles who've requested them before Isander gets any, otherwise those nobles will be miffed.

When you return home...

Both Doe and Linne are sitting at the kitchen table, drinking tea. They look like they've worn themselves out and when you come in you just get a weak tail flick from Linne. Then she clears her throat and looks to Doe. Your lamia looks at you for a moment and then smiles. "We finally decided that it should be me. I'll carry our babies." She pauses and then quickly adds, "At first. I mean, as soon as we have enough children you're going to make Linne able to..." she makes an odd gesture with her free hand which has to mean 'fertile'.

Linne comes over and rubs against you, so you take the opportunity to carefully block off her ovaries. For the next few years Doe will be the only one you breed. It's not what you expected. You had thought when this started that you would ride Doe on exercises and Linne would curl up at home with a growing belly. But the reverse will be fun too.