The unexpected turn of events came from an unexpected person, namely the loyal subordinate (self-proclaimed) of His Excellency the Blood Wolf, the most trusted assistant of the lord of Iron Peak County and Vernge County (according to others), Winters Montagne's mouthpiece in the upper echelons of Maplestone City (which is not untrue), a young outsider gradually beginning to be respectfully addressed as "Excellency" (absolutely true) — Little Priskin.
Little Priskin appeared at Winters' residence, originally to use his once-per-week "right to audience."
At some point, everyone around His Excellency Montagne began to subtly or not-so-subtly push their way in front of him.
And the less overlap someone had with him in official matters, the more fervently they pushed.
Take Little Priskin for instance, if Winters didn't order otherwise, he could "face the Excellency" three times a day, wishing he could live right under "Excellency's" watchful eyes, causing Winters much annoyance.
