Subversion

Princess Luna watched as the Griffon Empire's military parade continued it's march, while not as uniform as the Equestrian Royal Guard, the griffon military was still a sight to be held, it was the pride and joy of the Griffon Empire, being one of the three super power nations, alongside Equestria and the Zebra Nation, each having their own unique military protocols. The griffon military was more than a match for most nations in conventional warfare, but recent events have been stirring up a new tech race, nations now seek to enhance their military power through magical projectors, giving the nation that would develop the most easily mass produced, efficient, and portable projector the advantage. It was something that could tip the balance of power greatly, and was not something to be taken lightly. Of course, the research and development treaty between Equestria and the Griffon Empire put them at a great advantage to other nations, but Equestria would still need to develop their own specialized magic projectors for their military.

"Truly an impressive sight, is it not, Princess Luna?" asked King Tafkal, whom was sitting beside Princess Luna on the balcony, watching the last few groups of griffon soldiers completing the parade before it ended.

"Yes, it is indeed an impressive sight, King Tafkal." Luna replied with a smile.

"And soon, we will be able to replace the weapons of old with new, more powerful, magic projector weapons, and our armies will protect our nations for years to come. No nation would risk war with us then, thus securing peace for both our nations." the king replied with a smile. "Of course, off the record, we both know it would only be a matter of time before other nations reach our technological level and are able to pose a threat once again, but that time is a long way off."

"Equestria wishes only peace with her neighbors, and now is not the time to contemplate the future, King Tafkal." Luna paused, "However, I am here to inquire into your progress on weapons development and research, have you made any breakthroughs we should be made aware of?"

"Ah, yes, it would seem the time has come for formalities. Yes, Princess Luna, we have made major progress of towards the weaponizing of the magic projectors, once we have more viable projectors and lances, we will send you the basic schematics, so your scientists may make modifications to suit your needs, and duplicate the weapons."

"I see, your progress on research and development of these weapons is remarkable." replied Luna.

"Now, what progress have your people made towards enhancement of the magic capacitors?" the king asked.

"We have made minor progress but our scientists are reaching their wits end, Princess Celestia is considering asking Princess Twilight Sparkle to assist her in attempts to improve upon the design."

"I see, well, I wish you luck with that enterprise." the king paused while the crowd cheered the end of the parade. "Our military has definitely made us a proud nation." the king paused in thought. "Perhaps... we could consider joint training exercises of our troops? What a better way to enhance the effectiveness of our military cooperation, it would enable us to better work together to defend our nations should we come under attack and need assistance."

"That may be a good idea." Luna agreed, and paused in thought, "But I would have to discuss this with Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight Sparkle, however, with my recommendation, I'm sure we could work something out..."

"Take your time, Princess Luna, but don't take too long, I'm not immortal, unlike you and your fellow princesses."

"I will take it up with them upon my return." Luna promised.

"Excellent, now that this order of business is taken care of, shall we return to the embassy and invite our minister of foreign trade to partake in discussions of increasing our trade partnerships, and reducing red tape to streamline our trade?"

"It would seem an acceptable proposal, please, lead the way."

The king got up and started inside the castle, Luna followed, and was followed by two griffon guards.

Princess Luna sat at the table, they had been waiting on the Minister to arrive for a while, she was curious at what was taking so long. She waited a few more minutes before asking, "Where is your Minister, King Tafkal?"

"I apologize, it would seem he got caught up in something, I'm sure he will be here shortly." the king paused in thought, "He could be-" the door opened.

"I apologize for my late arrival, King Tafkal, Princess Luna." he stepped inside the room and sat down next to the king, across from Princess Luna.

"Shall we begin discussing trade now?" the king asked.

"It would seem all parties are accounted for, please, let us begin." Luna replied.

"We would like to propose..."

Princess Luna's diplomatic envoy to the Griffon Empire success, further trade agreements reduce red tape, increase productivity. In other news, unconfirmed reports that the Zebra Nation has begun testing uncontrolled release of magic capacitors...