Mike had never felt so relaxed in his life. And so satisfied. It was as if he had fulfilled his purpose in life. He knew that was silly in a way, since all he had done was have sex. It wasn't like he had cured cancer or made a million dollars. Still, as he stood here in the stall with Liam brushing him down, it was hard to think of anything much better.
Liam seemed to pick up on his thoughts. "Yeah, a stallion has it made, especially one like you. I bet you think this kind of magic is commonplace, but hardly anyone can do it. Oh, people become horses and dogs and cattle and stuff, but just common breeds. Even centaurs are usually mixed mongrels in the horse part. You were special when you came into town - a pure Clydesdale centaur. And magically created, which made it easy to shift you even more. I doubt I could ever change anyone else into such a magnificent being."
Tye rolled his eyes, still spying invisibly. While the kid was probably partly correct about only a few people being able to transform humans and others into animals, all it took was one wizard per town. Though even Tye had to admit Mike was pretty spectacular. Still, the stable boy was laying the praise on pretty thick, stroking Mike's ego - not to mention his massive cock and balls. Liam had to be going somewhere with this.
"You know, we should go over to the farm so you could just take a look. I know you don't want to become a full Shire yet, but you could at least see what kind of place it is. Heck, they might even want a centaur to work the place. Way more fun and less dangerous than whatever quest you are supposed to be taking part in. I mean, a centaur is the biggest target a party can have!"
"Not quite." Mike grinned. "We also have a dragon."
Liam shrugged. "Who'll be in the air and out of range. You, on the other hand, will be right in the middle of fighting." He patted Mike's black-furred side. "Pretty hard to miss."
Wrinkling his nose, Mike realized the kid was right. Brian and Christine were small and quick, able to dodge attacks and take cover behind almost anything. A centaur, especially one as massive as he was, would not fare well in any kind of combat. And he wasn't so sure just how safe they would be with Tye. Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to take a look and check out his options. Besides, he wanted to show off a little. "Yeah, let's go check it out. You can tell me about stuff in the village."
Liam grinned and waited until Mike had come out of the stall, then hopped up on the centaur's back. Obviously an expert rider, he guided Mike out of the stable using only his legs. Tye chuckled. Mike didn't even realize he was responding like a well-trained horse.
Mike could barely feel Liam on his back, and enjoyed the sense of mass and muscle that came with this new form. As they moved down the street, he saw smiles and nods of admiration, even some looks of awe and amazement. He wished he could see himself, but there were no windows or mirrors around. The others would be blown away! And probably jealous. He'd improved his character tremendously with no risk at all - even better - he'd done it mounting a mare!
Tye jumped ahead magically, observing the duo's progress throught he village. Yes, Mike was getting a lot of admiring looks. Too bad he was not also hearing the comments about what a fine animal he was going to make. As Mike cleared the village, he started a canter, then a trot, all at the urgings of the stable boy. As far as Mike was concerned, it was simply what he 'felt' like doing. He still had not made the connection between the varied pressures and posture changes of the boy on his back and his own changes of direction and speed.
As promised, they reached the farm in about ten minutes. The property was enormous, with rough wooden rail fences surrounding rolling pastures. There was a small stone cottage that looked much nicer than most of the buildings in town, and a very large stone barn. Mike had no trouble identifying at least a dozen mares by scent, though only about half were visible. Liam must have enhanced his sexual capability, for he was already starting to drop as they approached the cottage. A couple of young boys came running up the rough path to greet them, obviously excited to see Mike. An older man and a teen maybe Mike's actual age came out of the barn, and two women poked their heads out of the cottage windows.
"Gods! What King's Stable did you steal this beauty from, Liam?" The older man, a huge fellow who looked to be solid muscle despite his graying hair, stared at Mike in amazement. "Come to make me beg?"
"Just over to show him a possible alternative to being Orc-bait." Liam grinned and gave the man a braod wink that Mike could not see, but was obvious to the others - including Tye. "I don't suppose one of you would have time to give him a tour?"