German and American updates! · 5:24am Mar 19th, 2015
Hello guys! Just to keep the things warm and not to make it look like the story is going to not be finished, here's an update on how things are doing. Yay!
New chapter is more than halfway through, though I'm not sure of the exact extension it'll have I estimate that probably over 6K words. If there are more, great! If less... We'll see because there won't be. 
And as a thank you for checking out the blogpost and for following my story, here's a little sneak peak! Enjoy. 
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Louis turned and headed back to the docks. He had gone out for a walk before boarding a ship where he'd carry his troops by sea to support the griffons near the coasts. It had been part Davis' idea, though apparently the admiral had influenced much in the decision. An army attacking from the north and another one from the south would cause a lot of strain in the changeling's attack plans. The changeling's were currently attacking a few places at the same time, taking advantage if their superiority in numbers, the two most important being the griffon capital and the griffonian shores which were vital for the survival of the griffons since it was from there that they received many resources from trading and equestria itself after traveling by land became dangerous near the griffonian-equestrian border.
He saw the large masts before he finally spotted the large military port built only a month ago. It had been built for the very purpose of building and docking equestrian navy ships and was going to be used a center point for the equestrian naval warfare in the near future as soon as all the docks were finally opened. For now it holded nine troop transport ships, three royal guard ships and two of the newest frigates. There were a few new type of ships being built based off from some rough sketches both Davis and Louis had given them, based mostly in old ships from the 1700's. There was one in particular that was the equestrian navy's biggest project; it was basically a man'o'war equestrian style which Louis had gone to see as it as being built.
He was going there at the moment, in fact.
He reached the small recently-built port's walls. They were rather large, but it was pretty logical due to the need for protection. There was no real need for them, but after Davis agreed to give the equestrians firearms, he had also warned them about the destructive power they had, especially if they were implemented into ships. For that the equestrian architects had decided to plan all future military and defense building with the defensive capabilities against such weapons, one of them being large ten-meters tall walls around coastal forts and cities. Apparently there were some fairly big cities, like Manenhattan, which were sadly too big to protect like that. That city did answered the name of Manenhattan based off from Davis' own description of the city of New York. He said that Manenhattan looked far too advanced architecturally speaking to be from equestrian current technological period, but that didn't changed the fact that such cities did exist in Equs.
Louis was greeted by the gatekeepers. The gate was a simple but big wooden door. For what he'd heard, they were planning on changing it for a metallic one, but that seemed a little far fetched, at least from Louis' point of view.
"Who goes!" came the guard's call. Louis faired for the old gate keeper pony to look through a little porthole in the door. It opened with a little screech. "Oh sir!" came the pony's voice. "I'll open at once." The porthole closed and soon the door opened, allowing Louis in.
Louis was slightly confused at first as to why they maintained the door closed, but he soon learned that it was for security reason regarding changeling spies. So far there hadn't been any cases, but changelings could enter disguised as a normal pony, and having the door closed gave time for the guards to do a scan to make sure the pony in question isn't a changeling. That process was done for everypony, but Louis didn't have to since changelings, by all the ponies knew, Crosby turn into humans.
"Bitte, Keeper," he said smiling. "How's been your day?" he asked the pony. The gatekeeper, an old pony named, without any joke, Gate Keeper.
"Danke, mein General," he answered. "It's been boring so far. I hope someday something does happen. I don't have much time left to see things, you know?" Louis shook his head.
"Don't think like that Keeper. I'm sure there's plenty of time left for you," he said cheerfully, leaving a smiling pony behind. Gate Keeper had lived some time in a nation to the north of equestria called Germany. It seemed to be equestria's equal to his own country, and what had surprised him was that the language was almost identical. He had promised himself that he'd go there someday, hopefully soon.
He walked past the army barracks, finding ponies around all saluting him, to which he answered as well.
"Good day sir," one said.
"Indeed private," he'd answer.
He had come to like his troops. They were a cheerful bunch, and being a general had made him to worry more about his troops knowing him and, if possible, liking him. So far he thought he was doing a fine job with that.
After a few turns around he reached the docks and, soon, the shipyards where they were building the new ship.
Of all the land occupied by the military port and fort, the shipyard occupied more than half of it. There were three large ships under construction, one of them being the man'o'war and other two smaller frigates. For what he'd heard the builders, the frigates were called a 'Griffon class ship', which apparently had its name attributed to its resistance and durability combined by its agility which, considering it's rather large size, was pretty good. The other they said had no name and was based comoletely by Davis' and Louis' sketches. It was more of a test ship to see how it fares once it was launched. They said the class of ship wasn't defined as well, not having a name to fit with te size and power of it.
He stopped and looked at the ship under construction; it was huge, considering it was a 1700' style ship. He had seen pictures of old ships and he had seen some himself, and that one in front of him was big even by earth standards.
It was a four masted ship with a total of ten seen decks. It had special holes in the sides designed to fit cannons once they begin production, which the other two ships had as well.
E could see Pegasi, earth ponies and unicorns working to build it, which was something amazing to watch. He saw the shipmaster making sure the construction went as planne. He waved and was greeted by him in the same manner, though the pony soon returned to do his job.
He stared for a few minutes as the ponies built, lost in thought.
Just then, he heard someone call.
"General, sir. Message from General Davis." Louis turned and saw a messenger Pegasus in front of him saluting. "He said to proceed with the mission tomorrow at first light." Louis sighed. That meant they were leaving the port.
"Very well, thank you." The pony saluted and left. Louis looked around.
Two thousand troops. Two thousand ponies under his full command, with a mission he was supposed to direct them on. Two thousand souls that depended on his decisions...
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May the rodeo begin! 
(I don't kniw why I said that 
this will be very interesting.
Also, if you saw the first two chapters to ILOE, you wouldn't fully recognize it. Been redone, well, one and two have.
2890989 I'm curentlytrying be exolain about the equestrian lore, culture and stuff since I failed to do so in the beginning.
Also, it's mich easier to write battles and action than politics and normal life in Canterlot. I found that after last chapter
2891535 yeah, I just go with 75% of the nobles being self-centered and all that. Fancy and the other 25% care more for the people.
2891537 I believe that most nobles are good and think in others, kind of exactly the contrary of what you say. Let's say 75% are good and think on the ponies and the other 25 are self centered, though that 25% are the powerful bunch (in my story). Ponies are generally good, even powerful ones.
2891546 just depends. I usually see the bulk as evil, but the small good is what tries to keep everything peaceful.
2891553 I agree on that.