Maxwell's arguments brought him nothing but the King's wrath.
The Golan Royal Family already harbored great wariness towards this Earl, who once ruled over the Helong Mountain Range. They tried time and again to strip away his various rights within the range and even contemplated making this wealthy area a direct dominion of the Royal Family, to claim it as their own.
Over these years, due to disputes over interests, relations between the Royal Family and the old Earl gradually cooled. Hudson III repeatedly cut Maxwell's garrison rights, mining rights, imposed additional taxes, and negotiated border lines… All of which faced major and minor opposition from the old Earl. It was clear to anyone that the Earl, who once served the former King and battled for the Kingdom, no longer enjoyed favor but had become a thorn in the side of the Royal Family.
