On one side, there were the nobles that wanted more power and wanted to dethrone the Elbas family.
They tried to probe a reaction from the Royals to understand their line of rule and sent one of the heirs of a large-size noble family for the mission.
On the other, there were the Royals that wanted to maintain control over their subjects.
They could not personally attack Samuel's group because doing that would lead to a public uproar but they also wanted to limit the growth of the other noble families.
That's why they used the criminals that they were gathering for the creation of a hidden army.
In a world where birthright decided most of your future, there was an overabundance of individuals that broke the rules in order to become stronger.
Those individuals were under the control of Thaddeus' branch of the Royal family.
Noah clearly understood why the Royals needed to create such an army.
