He had expected resistance. He had expected to have to hammer out various details, but he honestly had not expected them to keep trying to get every advantage for their particular faction no matter what was said!
They honestly tried to get Lind to give a handicap to the Sovereign Land natives for crying out loud!
Compared to before, it was far more muted but he got unexpected help from the other 2 True Lords.
The Roc True Lord offered a chance to learn from him in regards to his Daos as well. True Lords were unlike other beings in that Heaven and Earth allowed them to step just beyond the current realm they were in.
The Tortoise True Lord made the same offer after poking fun at the Roc True Lord for imitating a dragon. Lind had sighed but it actually helped tip the scale to move things in the direction he wanted.
The issue came afterwards as each faction then had some infighting.