[Laura takes a sip of her hot chocolate as she thinks about what he had said.] The punishments are minimal enough that there is no effective incentive to be obedient. The fact the inconveniences are considered true punishments at all shows the wardens have a distorted perspective.
If we are not to obey, and we are not to trust their words, and their own actions contradict themselves, then what is there for us to do? We are in a stalemate.