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The trouble with being an 11-year-old princess is that it's dead boring most of the time. You'd think that living in a castle would provide endless avenues for entertainment, but when you have not only your mothers and grandmother breathing down your neck all the time, but an endless stream of bodyguard as well, it tends to cramp your style a bit. Or anyway, that's what Emer Lohan will tell anyone who asks. So when a warrior named Zal dropped by Cearnach Kingdom for a visit one day, Emer saw the opportunity for some excitement at last. Deirdre was always pushing her to practice her sword drill or to skip seconds on breakfast in favor of more exercise. So the chance to test herself against a real fighter was too good to miss.
The next morning, Emer slipped out of the castle before dawn and sneaked out of the city to visit the training grounds located in a little forest not far away. The Cearnach Army had several such sites scattered here and there, but this was the only one open to visitors. She mooched around for an hour or so, and she was just about to go back home when she saw Zal stride into the clearing, trailed by a tall lady in blue who look for all the world like a dragon, to Emer's eyes. She waited for them to warm up and watched Zal practice a few moves against wooden dummies with a variety of weapons.
When she was sure a match would be fun, and that she could take him, she walked into the middle of the clearing and picked up a practice sword. "You're pretty good at fighting those dummies. How about you try it out with a real fighter?"
Zal looked at her in surprise, but at least he didn't laugh. "Sounds like a challenge to me. Are you sure that's what you want, kid?" he said.
"You bet your stripey butt. Come on, I haven't had a good fight in ages," Emer said.
Zal's companion nudged him and lowered her voice, thinking Emer couldn't hear. "Go easy. She's a princess, you know. Remember what happened the last time you had a queen mad at you."
Emer waved her sword at both of them in the sort of theatrical gesture her grandmother despised. "She won't get mad if she doesn't find out. What do you say?"
Now Zal did laugh, and he picked up one of the blunt practice swords with a bow. "I'd say that if your mother's half as feisty as you, the rest of the world is in big trouble."
The fight started out slow and easy. Zal dodged every strike Emer made, but every one of his attacks clanged against the blade of her sword or stabbed into the dirt rather than come anywhere close to her. He knew every trick and countered every feint she made, but somehow never managed to press any advantages home. In spite of herself, and all her training, Emer found herself growing frustrated. "Are you taking this seriously?" she said.
"You should know better than to talk," Zal said, and he swatted her on the leg with the flat of his blade. It barely stung, but it made Emer furious and she launched herself at him with a will.
The next few moments went by in a blur, and it was lucky that they were only using blunt training weapons. Emer was sure that she struck Zal several times, and she felt his blade hit home more than once, but she didn't care. She didn't stop until she felt a large hand gripping her shoulder and looked up to see Zal's companion glaring down at her while she twisted Zal's ear in her other hand. "That's quite enough from both of you," she said.
"She started it," Zal said.
Emer stuck her tongue out at him and put her hands on her hips. "I'd have finished it, too, if we hadn't been interrupted."
The larger female growled and squeezed harder, making Emer wince. "We're going home, right now. I think you two need time to cool off," she said.
She herded the two of them out of the clearing like naughty children, but, to Emer's surprise, she saw Zal smile at her and wink. "That was fun, princess," he said "We should have a rematch sometime."
Emer smiled, and gave him a little salute. "Meet me here tomorrow, without your chaperone. It'll be more fun without her!"
An amazing gift from Megan's good friend
Zal who owns Zal (right) and Marinka (center)
His post: Pending
Art belongs to the amazing
Inkmaven
Her post: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27525880/
Emer Lohan belongs to
Megan Bryar and 
rabbitfangs
Megan's Post: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27527960/
The trouble with being an 11-year-old princess is that it's dead boring most of the time. You'd think that living in a castle would provide endless avenues for entertainment, but when you have not only your mothers and grandmother breathing down your neck all the time, but an endless stream of bodyguard as well, it tends to cramp your style a bit. Or anyway, that's what Emer Lohan will tell anyone who asks. So when a warrior named Zal dropped by Cearnach Kingdom for a visit one day, Emer saw the opportunity for some excitement at last. Deirdre was always pushing her to practice her sword drill or to skip seconds on breakfast in favor of more exercise. So the chance to test herself against a real fighter was too good to miss.
The next morning, Emer slipped out of the castle before dawn and sneaked out of the city to visit the training grounds located in a little forest not far away. The Cearnach Army had several such sites scattered here and there, but this was the only one open to visitors. She mooched around for an hour or so, and she was just about to go back home when she saw Zal stride into the clearing, trailed by a tall lady in blue who look for all the world like a dragon, to Emer's eyes. She waited for them to warm up and watched Zal practice a few moves against wooden dummies with a variety of weapons.
When she was sure a match would be fun, and that she could take him, she walked into the middle of the clearing and picked up a practice sword. "You're pretty good at fighting those dummies. How about you try it out with a real fighter?"
Zal looked at her in surprise, but at least he didn't laugh. "Sounds like a challenge to me. Are you sure that's what you want, kid?" he said.
"You bet your stripey butt. Come on, I haven't had a good fight in ages," Emer said.
Zal's companion nudged him and lowered her voice, thinking Emer couldn't hear. "Go easy. She's a princess, you know. Remember what happened the last time you had a queen mad at you."
Emer waved her sword at both of them in the sort of theatrical gesture her grandmother despised. "She won't get mad if she doesn't find out. What do you say?"
Now Zal did laugh, and he picked up one of the blunt practice swords with a bow. "I'd say that if your mother's half as feisty as you, the rest of the world is in big trouble."
The fight started out slow and easy. Zal dodged every strike Emer made, but every one of his attacks clanged against the blade of her sword or stabbed into the dirt rather than come anywhere close to her. He knew every trick and countered every feint she made, but somehow never managed to press any advantages home. In spite of herself, and all her training, Emer found herself growing frustrated. "Are you taking this seriously?" she said.
"You should know better than to talk," Zal said, and he swatted her on the leg with the flat of his blade. It barely stung, but it made Emer furious and she launched herself at him with a will.
The next few moments went by in a blur, and it was lucky that they were only using blunt training weapons. Emer was sure that she struck Zal several times, and she felt his blade hit home more than once, but she didn't care. She didn't stop until she felt a large hand gripping her shoulder and looked up to see Zal's companion glaring down at her while she twisted Zal's ear in her other hand. "That's quite enough from both of you," she said.
"She started it," Zal said.
Emer stuck her tongue out at him and put her hands on her hips. "I'd have finished it, too, if we hadn't been interrupted."
The larger female growled and squeezed harder, making Emer wince. "We're going home, right now. I think you two need time to cool off," she said.
She herded the two of them out of the clearing like naughty children, but, to Emer's surprise, she saw Zal smile at her and wink. "That was fun, princess," he said "We should have a rematch sometime."
Emer smiled, and gave him a little salute. "Meet me here tomorrow, without your chaperone. It'll be more fun without her!"
An amazing gift from Megan's good friend
Zal who owns Zal (right) and Marinka (center)His post: Pending
Art belongs to the amazing
InkmavenHer post: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27525880/
Emer Lohan belongs to
Megan Bryar and rabbitfangsMegan's Post: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27527960/
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 1200 x 900px
File Size 1.59 MB
Tsk, just look at Marinka butting in on all the fun. Emer would have won in another minute, too!
*Hugs* Thanks so much for posting this. I think it's an utterly adorable little picture, and the detail that went into everything is just amazing! I'd say Ciara should keep a closer eye on her pup, but she'd have done exactly the same thing in Emer's place and she knows it. Besides, for all their squabbling, Zal is a nice guy and there's nothing wrong with a bit of harmless fun!
*Hugs* Thanks so much for posting this. I think it's an utterly adorable little picture, and the detail that went into everything is just amazing! I'd say Ciara should keep a closer eye on her pup, but she'd have done exactly the same thing in Emer's place and she knows it. Besides, for all their squabbling, Zal is a nice guy and there's nothing wrong with a bit of harmless fun!
Yeah, well, Dragons! So serious and self assertive! Of course Emer would have whupped him in a minute. And tomorrow, with a little sneakiness on their parts, she will show him so too!
It's a gorgeous picture! I love it and how Emer is showing her spirit. The little stinker. She DOES take after Ciara and me....that's pretty obvious.
Thank you and Zwerewolf for this! Emer needed a new picture.
It's a gorgeous picture! I love it and how Emer is showing her spirit. The little stinker. She DOES take after Ciara and me....that's pretty obvious.
Thank you and Zwerewolf for this! Emer needed a new picture.
She's not actually a dragon. She's a unique species called a Cymera, apparently created by 
Missy I don't really know anything about them, except the one Zwerewolf has, and I just called her a dragon because that's what Emer thinks she is. So I suppose it doesn't really matter for the point of the story.
She would have won handily, of that I have no doubt, and I know she'll definitely beat him tomorrow! And then they'll probably go back to the castle to stuff themselves silly on sweets.
*Grins* Considering who her parents are, I'd be very surprised if she wasn't such a spirited youngster. But of course that's what makes her awesome, too!
She really did, and I'm so very glad you liked this one! With any luck, it won't be so long between pictures of her as it has been in the past, either.
Missy I don't really know anything about them, except the one Zwerewolf has, and I just called her a dragon because that's what Emer thinks she is. So I suppose it doesn't really matter for the point of the story.She would have won handily, of that I have no doubt, and I know she'll definitely beat him tomorrow! And then they'll probably go back to the castle to stuff themselves silly on sweets.
*Grins* Considering who her parents are, I'd be very surprised if she wasn't such a spirited youngster. But of course that's what makes her awesome, too!
She really did, and I'm so very glad you liked this one! With any luck, it won't be so long between pictures of her as it has been in the past, either.
Knowing what I know about Ciara, and my fellow foxes, I'd believe it. We're a sassy bunch! Besides, she gets other good things from you, like those cute ears.
Of course you can! And don't worry, I won't let Emer eat all of yours. Can't let her get a bellyache from eating too much, can we?
Of course you can! And don't worry, I won't let Emer eat all of yours. Can't let her get a bellyache from eating too much, can we?
I'll agree that they look somewhat rabbity, but I think she's much better of with them as opposed to lop. They look wonderful on her.
So you think you can distract a trained sword fighter? I wouldn't count on it. Not allowing yourself to be distracted is part of the training you know.
So you think you can distract a trained sword fighter? I wouldn't count on it. Not allowing yourself to be distracted is part of the training you know.
OOoooooo! INSPECTOR Gadget! Now I understand. I went straight to Gadget Hackwrench cause I really like the pictures 
Hamsy does of her, and I've been seeing her picture a lot lately.
Hamsy does of her, and I've been seeing her picture a lot lately.
Aw, no need to feel bad. It can be awfully hard to tell sometimes, and no harm done. I wasn't meaning to scold, just let you know.
And I didn't say anything earlier because I didn't actually see your exchange 'til just a bit ago. Sorry about that! I normally check in on things like this more often, and should definitely remember to do so with anything in the future.
And I didn't say anything earlier because I didn't actually see your exchange 'til just a bit ago. Sorry about that! I normally check in on things like this more often, and should definitely remember to do so with anything in the future.
Dawww..... Draggy don't mind being scholded by the Chocolate Bunny! And you're Absolutely Right, it's Very hard to tell at times...
Still I Hold Bunny Responsible because She Knew and yet Still encouraged Me! That's just Plain Evil that is!!
...... To do something like that to such an Innocent and Timmed Draggy such as myself....
Still I Hold Bunny Responsible because She Knew and yet Still encouraged Me! That's just Plain Evil that is!!
...... To do something like that to such an Innocent and Timmed Draggy such as myself....
Aw, well I still feel bad. I didn't mean to upset you. I've always thought you were a really nice guy, and I am glad you like the picture.
And I can't help but wonder if Liane thought you meant the other lady in the picture, who is a total cutie, too. I don't think she'd intentionally mislead you on something like that.
And I can't help but wonder if Liane thought you meant the other lady in the picture, who is a total cutie, too. I don't think she'd intentionally mislead you on something like that.
Megan, I'm not upset.... Not really. I was Hoping to lure ol'Long Ears back in on the conversation, but it didn't seem to work. I'm a Very Playful Draggy, so Please Don't take me seriously.
I play with Bunny all the time like this, he knows how i am.
Initially i Was talking about the Chubby girl in the pic. She's Freaking Hot! But Bunny got me side tracked and well.... Here we are. Stick around me long enough and You'll see how i Truly am.
And Thank you So much for the kind words! That means a lot.
I play with Bunny all the time like this, he knows how i am.
Initially i Was talking about the Chubby girl in the pic. She's Freaking Hot! But Bunny got me side tracked and well.... Here we are. Stick around me long enough and You'll see how i Truly am.
And Thank you So much for the kind words! That means a lot.
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