Still think there should be at least some difference. Sure it makes sense in-universe, but it also just makes things needlessly confusing. If confusion is the point of it then fine, but the characters in the story are not confused by it; only readers are.The bandits are defectors from the same queendom. If the military only has a few artisans, there won't be many differences in their standard issue equipment. Especially since we done see any heraldry during the combat scenes.
Theres a reason why most media makes bad guys looks like bad guys, even if they realistically shouldnt look all that much different than the good guys.
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