>>2756 >Protest started to emerge. Sometimes completely independent of the opposition group's structure,more often times lead by the increasingly hysterical Accountability in Equestrian Royalty. >The party gave it's support but kept it's distance from the protests. They could be rowdy, sometimes they would backfire or contain elements that were racist towards changelings. >It focused more on building up and expanding it's grassroots organization and keeping the pressure on the princesses. >Finally things came to a head when the Accountability in Equestrian Royalty attempted to stage a sit in on the royal palace itself. >There was a major altercation involving Princess Luna. >Accounts differed as to what exactly happened, but Luna was in the middle of it all. >Several ponies were injured. A couple of them gravely. >Pictures of a teen beaten within an inch of her life and suffering magical burns were a PR disaster for the lunar monarch. >This was the second blow >The other opposition groups quickly made it a rallying point. Luna was cast as a villain and the main focus of the ire of many of the media. >In hindsight it may have been a risky strategy, as there was a significant mix of ponies who blamed the protesters and starting to be some who grew tiered with the ruckus. >Though Luna was much less graceful and more prone to mistakes than her older sister. The party leaders saw this. >They focused most of their pressure upon her, trying to catch her for any mistake. >Try to get her to crack under the pressure. >This went on about a month before another tragedy occurred.
