The red king felt for the few, and because he was paid by the few he started to fear the many, and he thought of the many as an enemy, a permanent threat. So he sent his black knights and white priests to watch over the many, and their duty was to watch each and every single step of them: Nothing should remain secret, every word should be captured, every thought should be analyzed.
So he was scared by his people (always the many, always the many in his darkest dreams) a lot, he never wanted to be seen in public. So one of his black knights became the first knight, and all people learned to see the first knight as king.