TOMO no Kowamine, the Togu-bo Tachihaki no Toneri (guard of the crown prince's Quarters), and his friend TACHIBANA no Hayanari, the Tajima no kuni Kokushi (the governor of Tajima Province), both of whom were serving the crown prince, perceived the critical atmosphere due to the retired emperor's illness.
これに危機感を持ったのが皇太子に仕える春宮坊帯刀舎人伴健岑とその盟友但馬国国司橘逸勢である。