The Automobile Factory and the Special Zone could only accommodate a limited number of the unemployed. Now, more and more citizens were getting involved in the chaos. Those who had been watching from the sidelines realized the police couldn't control the situation and grew bold enough to join in.
Their numbers, courage, and force fed off each other, growing to the point where they were about to reach a critical mass and break through the Guard's perimeter at key locations in the city.
For the Royal Family, the signs had been there all along—from public opinion to the economy, from the ever-increasing number of reports that gave the King a headache.
Then, unexpectedly, all the disgruntled people had abandoned their restraint. In truth, the people on the streets may not have had a unified slogan or goal. In fact, before the police even arrived, the pro-Empire and pro-Valois factions had already started fighting each other.
