By way of answer, Nepeta only raises a finger to her mouth in the universal sign for silence. "They aren't supurrsed to know."

Needless to say, not everyone is entirely happy with Her Condescension's rule. It's simply that out and out rebellion is something that would almost never work on Alternia. Even this is a risk, if it gets back to those in charge, but it isn't as if their rebellion (such as it is) hasn't already faced a certain amount of challenges already.