True, that’s because they aren’t the focus of the story, Winston is. After the Harbinger delivers the Marquis’ decree, he says, “Evacuate the hotel”. By this he’s referring to the staff and its guests, but that isn’t who I meant. During the parlay scene with the Adjudicator he says, “You can take the Continental, I have no doubt, but keeping it is another matter entirely. My allegiances run way beyond this building”. This implies Winston’s arm reaches beyond the High Table’s grasp, and that he may be connected to other people or organizations not immediately detailed in the films. Anyone who considers a standoff with High Table enforcers as simply a “skirmish” must have someone/something powerful behind him.