>An understandable but mistaken understanding of medieval era politics.
>The king may've had a lot to say about things, but only as long as
>he's there. Something like a crew of monster hunters would, in fact,
>be hired by the local lord or by the baron.

In this particular instance (Champagne in the 1200s), the King of Navarre and the Count of Champagne were the same person. This is weird, since, as I noted, Navarre is nowhere near Champagne, but there you go.

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