Star Dancer nodded. "Many, some of which are contradictory. No doubt some will pass into folklore for generations to come…"

She began to provide a brief rundown of the news from the [i]Appleloosa Herald [/i]: [b]Halls of Stones Suffers Damage, Supreme Commander Fine [/b]. It was largely a statement sent to the newspaper by the Earthborn government, making no mention of Torrential or what caused the damage. However, the competing [i]Times A'reckoning [/i] managed to interview witnessess and got the whole story. The seemingly conflicting news caused some ponies to wonder, even outright fear that they were being lied to. In the resulting pony relations debacle, Applejack herself had to appear and explain that the investigation was still being conducted. Dancer herself had to admit that Applejack was probably being honest about that- it wouldn't do to release news without evidence to back it up. Besides, it wasn't in her character to deceive anypony. 

It took a few days before an official report could be released, but it was brief and already covered what the [i] Times [/i] found. What was said between Applejack and Torrential was not mentioned. And by then, the news and rumor had mixed, transformed, and become almost unrecognizable in some cases. Others speculated that the alicorn was from the Moon and Stars - the first of a new race of superponies. Most joked that Applejack had a bit too much cider, and had mistaken the Alicorn for a rabbit. Dancer's investigation yielded even stranger tales. One rather unorthodox professor with wild hair began to speculate that the alicorn was really an alien life form. Another, a priest, thought it was a sign that the Earthborn should invest in more gunpowder. Architects began to advertise for "Walls that not even an alicorn could break!" While an officer began to worry that Earthborn forces will suffer for this act of blasphemy... in a form that will affect their prowess in the arts of love. 

"And there was this one story that is just lewd, inappropriate to give in detail. The rumor was about an affair involving the Supreme Commander's sister. I'd… rather not discuss that one. 

"I had to sort all those stories out, before one investigator began to report a series of consistent stories - of a alicorn wearing a hat and cloak, visiting certain farmers who were soon blessed with crops and health, and able to purify water easily. The Lady Sweeper first mentioned you when we repairing the waterworks at Ivory Shores. She was preparing a contraption of crystals and pipes, casting spells on them. 'My brother Rain is much better at cleaning water than I am,' she said. 'This device I've set up should filter and clean, but Rain could do it in his sleep without even a spell.' It was the lead that led to you Lord Waters.

"If I may ask... what happened that day?"