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Battle Tactics

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i was lurking around in :iconmustlovefrogs:'s awesome gallery, and looking at her comics i realized that i'd never made a real attempt at pony anthro. Style experiment I guess~ 

Skyla was trained in sword fighting by her father, Shining Armor. Artemis has been instructed extensively in many, many areas of combat and weaponry by their mother, Princess Luna. It was such a mommy-child bonding experience for them-Celestia often walked in on Luna lovingly showing toddler Artie her favorite enchanted daggers (No Luna no! Sharp! Bad for baby!) When Shining Armor begins mentoring Artemis to prepare the kid to become captain of the royal guard someday, ( The Mentor by Lopoddity) he thinks it'd be a good idea to pair Arte up with Skyla for a fun, friendly bit of sparring.

They might have maybe tried to kill each other.

But, violence aside, they had a surprising amount of fun, and found themselves bonding over being (arguably) the two most sane of all the royal crotchspawns. They eagerly discuss offensive sword techniques, complain about their annoying cousins (Pandora and Iridescence, respectively), and plead with Shining Armor and Luna to let them have a royal slumber party together, where they stay up late braiding each other's hair, reading spooky stories (and having to hold hands subsequently-not that they're scared of course!), and gobbling sweets. Artemis becomes one of the few ponies that Skyla would call a friend, and while the fun nature of their relationship wears thin as they start growing up into very serious, stern ponies, they do remain pen pals as adults, and still have the odd sword fight from time to time.

background texture from here: Canvas Texture

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NextGen:Skyla by Lopoddity Moon Child by Lopoddity
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do you have a toyhouse, i wanna see all the art with the sparky haired one