ath b og ie , ▁driving ▁him ▁to ▁L och ab er ▁where ▁in ▁evident ▁" f ear ▁of ▁his ▁life " ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁surrender ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁loyal ists . ▁▁ ▁Bal li ol , ▁for ▁his ▁part , ▁retre ated ▁to ▁Ber wick . ▁There , ▁though ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Edward ▁III ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 3 3 4 – 1 3 3 5 ▁in ▁Ro x burgh , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁conv ince ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁stop ▁defect ing ▁to ▁join ▁those ▁loyal ▁to ▁David ▁II . ▁And ▁though ▁Bal li ol ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁king ▁both ▁led ▁exc urs ions ▁into ▁the ▁surrounding ▁western ▁low lands , ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁friend ▁and ▁fo e ▁al ike , ▁they ▁found ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁Scottish ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁entry ▁of ▁France ▁to ▁the ▁conflict : ▁ 1 3 3 4 / 3 5 ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁England ▁were ▁already ▁t ense , ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁f ief ▁of ▁Gas con y ▁and ▁both ▁sides ▁struggling ▁to ▁imp ose ▁their ▁own ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁what ▁precisely ▁their ▁relationship ▁was . ▁It ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁since ▁ 1 3 3 1 , ▁that ▁Philip ▁VI ▁and ▁Edward ▁III ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁sett le , ▁after ▁Edward ▁had ▁paid ▁proper ▁hom age ▁to ▁Philip . ▁ ▁While ▁offering ▁shelter ▁to ▁David ▁II , ▁Philip ▁VI ▁of ▁France ▁was ▁also ▁offering ▁a ▁clear ▁message ▁that