With the lord's appearance and her giant machine, most of the patrons pretended they were not there, hoping to remain unnoticed and let someone else take the fall for these matters. They had connections and other support to ensure that this wasn't a problem. Even when Men with emblems of the Duchy of Nocturne showed up, they were unmoved.
It wasn't until they were shoved in carts in chains that they started to voice their opinion.
