▁Bal li ol , ▁who ▁was ▁soon ▁joined ▁in ▁his ▁efforts ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁king . ▁David ▁II ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁shelter ▁under ▁the ▁" A uld ▁Alliance " ▁with ▁Philip ▁VI ▁of ▁France ▁until ▁he ▁reached ▁his ▁majority , ▁while ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁guard ians ▁including ▁future ▁Scottish ▁king ▁Robert ▁Stewart ▁fought ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁batt les ▁with ▁Bal li ol ▁and ▁Edward ▁III ▁for ▁territory ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁Upon ▁his ▁majority , ▁he ▁returned , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁long ▁in ▁Scotland ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁English , ▁following ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁b arg aining ▁point . ▁ ▁The ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁were ▁ever ▁complex . ▁The ▁Scottish ▁faced ▁disc ord ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁ranks , ▁as ▁various ▁nobles ▁j ockey ed ▁for ▁position ▁and ▁power ▁both ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁David ▁II . ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁English ▁al lies ▁grew ▁dist ract ed ▁from ▁his ▁cause ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁growing ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁France , ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁were ▁po ised ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁H undred ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁The ▁same ▁conflict ▁weak ened ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁in ▁their ▁batt les . ▁Event ually , ▁after ▁several ▁dec ades ▁of ▁repeated ▁engag ements , ▁the ▁Second ▁War ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Independ ence ▁was ▁settled ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Ber wick ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 7 . ▁Bal li ol ▁had ▁already ▁rel