 In 1428, James travelled into the north of Scotland both to assert his authority in Ross and to bring order to the north.James requested a meeting with Alexander, and in August Alexander travelled in good faith to meet James at Inverness, where James was holding court.James however, in an act typical of his kingship, imprisoned Alexander, his mother Mariota (by whose lineage Alexander claimed Ross) and around fifty of his followers, including his uncle and heir-designate John Mór, in the tower of Inverness Castle.