It's my guess they're either after Parradan Smith or the little lord.
"You talk big, but you're just another little lord," snapped the black-haired man.
"The prince will remember that, little lord," the Hound warned him.
And what would they be guarding, my little lord?
And the ranchers like little lords on their properties, getting used to having their own way, she thought.
I want to know why they call me a little lord.
They wanted their money now so that they could live like little lords.
Ah, my little lord, this heat is bad for you all!
Shall I carry you for a while, little lord?
Going to be a little lord of the valley, weren't you?