The inhabitants of the foxhole have always enjoyed dominion over the Merit realm, and we were happy to serve under you in matters of Trust. But your powers do not extend to our territory and never did. We hold no animosity towards you; we blame King theymos for changing the borders between Merit and Trust.

(I should point out that I'm one of the six people in the known universe who hasn't actually watched Game of Thrones, though I did watch The Animals of Farthing Wood as a kid, and I'm told they're similar.)