To a large extent, military discipline could keep soldiers in line. However, there were naturally limits. While such strict rules might chain those with an Aetherian rank of Arcanist and below, once someone reached the Mystic level they would enter into the ranks of the strongest in the country.
Naturally, that came with sufficient perks to keep the person loyal to the country and the system that allowed him to reach such a rank. Moreover, such people would also suffer from greater oversight due to how dangerous or influential they could be. But a reality that needed to be admitted was that if people at such ranks wanted to break the law, or do something against the rules, it would be harder to catch them.
