Because bloodlines no longer symbolize privilege, military power, fiefs, and resources all require auditing and registration;
Because the Red Tide's inspection system, Knight system, and intelligence network are even more calm and stringent than they had expected.
They have tried to make changes:
Someone attempted to quietly recall their family's old guard to rebuild the personal guard camp, but the Inspectorate came knocking at night, and they were exiled to build a city without even taking their saddles;
Others secretly tried to bribe the officials managing supplies with gold leaves, hoping for a few extra sacks of salted meat, only to have their rations halved for three days, and their name posted as "attempted bribery" on the Red Tide bulletin board.
Some nobles even took advantage of Louis's absence to spread word in taverns about holding a Snow Peak Council to rewrite the rules, only to find their gates sealed shut the next moment.
