Throughout the rest of 1285, Alexander III and his son Prince Alexander meet with various nobles throughout the realm, the purpose of these meetings is to gain common consensus in the move to reduce the Comyns power, and to ensure that nothing goes wrong when this move takes place. The most prominent supporters of the king's plans are the Lord of Annandale and the Earl of Carrick, both of whom have grudges against the Comyns, and furthermore the High Steward, James Stewart is someone who firmly supports the king's position on this.
However, someone within the King's camp alerts the Lord of Badenoch to the king's motives, and as such the lord of Badenoch meets with his cousin the Earl fo Buchan and they begin plotting their own moves. However, their plotting seemingly falls through when the Earl of Buchan dies from a fall on the 23rd June, 1285. John Comyn, his son and successor becomes Earl of Buchan and treads a more cautious path than his father did. His cousin, the Lord of Badenoch disgusted with this stalling returns to his lands and begins communicating with his brother in law John Balliol.
However, someone within the King's camp alerts the Lord of Badenoch to the king's motives, and as such the lord of Badenoch meets with his cousin the Earl fo Buchan and they begin plotting their own moves. However, their plotting seemingly falls through when the Earl of Buchan dies from a fall on the 23rd June, 1285. John Comyn, his son and successor becomes Earl of Buchan and treads a more cautious path than his father did. His cousin, the Lord of Badenoch disgusted with this stalling returns to his lands and begins communicating with his brother in law John Balliol.