Possible Clues:

• Challenge from group of monks of high standing?
• Dire task for brotherhood of high standing
• Rumour about noble king's unreasonable demand
• High Command?
• Demand to tax peer raiding account meets resistance
• That's a lot to do
• Difficult demand, later relaxed, to imprison master
• Lot to ask, a delivery of sequoias?
• Really big job
• Grow up! That's a difficult one