In practical terms, it largely meant he ended up taking care of the innumerable petty feudal obligations that Johan, in his person as king, couldn't realistically be expected to dedicate himself to all the time. This included but was not limited to: travelling to some far off pig sty to determine the right of inheritance amongst village folk; recognising and assenting to minor laws passed by minor nobles in their relative areas of Johan's direct domain—some of which, Handy was alarmed to discover, directly affected him due to being a baron—and presiding over the Court of Appeals for commoners and nobles alike. 