Chapter 5. Milky buff

"Stamina regeneration?" I questioned looking at the prompt.

"Yes Master. That's the main difference between common animals and us livestock. Animals can be farmed in the dozens and will produce low quality products while livestock are harder to manage but produce higher quality items that can give buffs to those that drink it. As you've just figured out my milk gives a temporary stamina regeneration buff."

"Harder to manage my ass. I don't think I've ever enjoyed milking anything as much as I just did then." I counted trying to slide my head to the side to capture a nipple.

Zeldi blocked me with her hand having noticed my plan. "Please Master. I have never been so thoroughly milked before. I'm a little sensitive."

I rolled my eyes and instead planted a kiss on her hand then breast. "Fine. But you will have to distract me with more of this livestock stuff then. Like you mentioned you have your own quests and how you became a livestock in the first place."

"Gladly Master but first your own quest should be done. You will need to accept it for another to be given." Zeldi hummed.

Smiling at her I thought about my quest and it appeared with a few new points.

Current quest: Help one of your livestock to produce their resource.

Reward: Void inventory

Status: Complete

Additional quest: Fully harvest from Zeldi.

Additional reward: More Void inventory space.

Would you like to complete the quest now and forgo additional reward?

Yes / No

That's a stupid question of course I'm going to get the bonus. But Zeldi seems pretty spent in that department.

"Hey Zeldi. Can I milk you any more?"

"No." Her answer was sharp but then she softened. "I mean I have no more to give regardless of how much you try. Though I would rather you not."

"So how would I fully harvest from you then? It's a additional quest I've gotten." I explained only for Zeldi to look away shyly.

"Zeldi?" I asked again tonguing her nipple to get her to turn back.

"I umm. Mmmmmmmmm." She mumbled her words too quietly to hear.

In response I enveloped one or her teats but didn't suck causing Zeldi to gasp.

"Fine! Fine! I yield Master." She cried out trying to free herself. "I have another pair of tits okay?"

I let go of her, surprised at the answer before remembering she was half horse. I was pretty sure I knew where her other pair was.

"Then may I?" I asked wanting her permission first.

Zeldi hesitated and couldn't meet my eye.

"Then can you explain why you don't want me to?" I offered as a way out for her.

"No you can it's just I don't like it." She gave as her answer wriggling slightly to get me to stop leaning on her.

I complied.

Zeldi got her feet under her then rose and now that I was paying attention for it I noticed her pack legs never fully came together. This was proven further when she grabbed the hem of her dress and gave it a heave that put half of it on her back but not off completely.

As I had guessed there were two small bumps between her back legs, bearly anything compared to her main pair but still there. This did explain why I'd gotten the quest now.

"I've never enjoyed having my milk taken from this pair and even when I have to its always a pitiful amount in comparison." Zeldi said her eyes finding anything but me to focus on.

"Then do you mind if I have a go? I promise to be gentle." I said back staying where she could see until she made a decision.

"Yes. I will not stop you from completing your quest but do you mind if I continue to talk about livestock? Just to distract myself." She winced, her back legs shaking slightly.

"No problem at all." Now that I had permission I moved slowly towards her hind legs grabbing the one empty bottle as I did.

Kneeling down gave me my first good look at what she had and I agreed with her that she wouldn't get much milk from these. Her actual mammary glans were a little swollen but didn't puff out in any way that seemed bad to me while her teats were about half the size of my pinky finger. I couldn't do a massage mainly because I didn't know enough about horse teats to know if it would have any effect. So I was going to have to use the same technique I use on cows. Fingers crossed it works on Centaurs. Though it did involve a little bit of moulding the breast tissue.

"So livestock are born the way we are. It's believed that we are blessed at birth but by who no one knows." Zeldi started as I made contact. She took a breath but continued. "I myself found out I was one when I became of age. It was an interesting experience to find out I was lactating at only eighteen and my birth mother did not take too kindly to that fact, though she did think I'd become the village stallions new riding post and was pregnant as a result. I want to reiterate Master that never happened."

I offered a verbal humph to show I was listening as I gripped the base of her teat with one hand and gently squeezed. I could only do one at at time because I was also holding the bottle in my other hand. There was too much of a distance between this pair and the ground though if I improved my aim I could make it work.

Zeldi winced when I made my first round but then seemed to be surprised. "It doesn't hurt. At least when you do it." Her body seemed to relax as she said this and I mentally patted myself on the back and thanked my father for teaching me the correct technique. I also did not say anything about the clear liquid trail down her back leg.

"Told you I wouldn't hurt you. Now about your mother thinking you were pregnant?" I pushed, a little interested in her past.

"Yes. Well after my mother realized I wasn't pregnant and that I was in fact a producer. It was the name we centaurs called ourselves. I began my own business giving my milk to those that worked the fields. The extra stamina regeneration did wonders and even increased our yield for a few years." Zeldi grew a little quiet at the next part.

"Then I made a stupid mistake. Some traders came through our village and when they found out what I was told me stories about what a 'livestock' could do with the proper help. At the time my quality was F- and they promised that it would get better if I joined a farm. I stupidly believed them and left my village to pursue that."

I switched to the other teat as the current one gave less and less but stayed quiet for her to continue.

"The traders ambushed me just over a days travel away from the village and had me bound. It was only then that I figured out livestock are a hot commodity in certain places and fetch a high price. The only advantage I had was that I could choose if I wanted to join a farm. This isn't much of a problem for some as they can torture us in different ways until we accept but it did give me a option. I was nothing if not stubborn according to my non-birth mothers so I had intended to be as difficult as a twin cocked serpent."

The bottle was about half full at this point and I drew my hand to my mouth just to see if it tasted different. It was similar but had a more earthy flavor that overrides the vanilla. I thought about taking a sip from the tap but Zeldi caught my eye and tried to shake her head. Maybe next time.

"My chance at escape came when we crossed this area on the way to the city. Unbeknownst to them this dead land was a farm without an owner and one I could bind myself to. Doing so would make me a slave to an owner if one existed but would also stop anyone else from being able to claim me. Sort of like choosing to serve on one of their farms but not."

"So does that mean you're my slave?" I asked for a bit of clarification.

"Yes in a way. I'm basically something you can buy and sell but I'm not compelled to listen to your orders. It's why I suddenly got very cuddly with you."

"How does becoming my livestock/slave mean you get cuddly?" I asked giving one last squeeze to her teat and checking if the quest had completed. Unfortunately it hadn't so I went back to the first teat.

"Because you can sell me. Forgive me for saying this Master but I know what awaits me if you sell me on to another farm. Tilty is only the tip of the iceberg and she would only keep me long enough to punish me for not making her the caretaker sooner before I would be moved on. Then I would be kept perpetually pregnant to keep my productivity at its highest while any children I birth would be discarded if they weren't also livestock."

I stopped and looked into her eyes a little in shock. Sure we do similar with cows back on Earth but to do that to something that can speak with sentience?

"So my best bet is to make sure you see me as more than that." Zeldi finished.

I shook my head a little disappointed that her future was so bleak. Well it would be if I got rid of her.

"Well that's never going to happen. Unfortunately you're stuck with me for the foreseeable future." I said with sarcasm and went back to her teat, it finally stopped giving anything and my quest was complete.

"Oh the horror." Zeldi mimicked my sarcasm back. "I'll have to stay by your side through it all and when you feel the need of the beast take hold, I will have to lift my tail and satisfy you with my body. Oh I can just feel it. Your seed taking root in my womb again and again."

I froze at that looking back at the Centaur.

"Did I forget to mention that another benefit of being the owner is that you are compatible with all of your livestock, regardless of species?" She added while biting her bottom lip.