So... I've been meaning to say this but keeping forgetting... Daniel's rank is a Baron which is basically Rank 1 on the scale of Titled nobility (not all nobles have titles) and Mildred's brother Gary is a Count which is a 3 on scale that goes up to 7(if u don't include margraves, grand dukes, and prime ministers). So technically he's beneath Gary and his power and why people (other nobles) hold on such a pedestal is because he's the Queen Dowager's Godson and the Crown Prince's tutor. Otherwise he'd be low man on the totem pole, but these two things make him hard to deal with(also the fact that he's loaded) and therefore no one wants to be on his bad side.