Hello, and welcome to the Nataicast podcast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through a song of ice and fire.

I'm one of your hosts Emmett, also known as Poor Quentin.

And I'm your other host, Manu, also known as Manucleur Bomb.

And welcome to the 252nd episode of the Nauticast titled The Aristocrats,

an analysis of the Feast for Crows, Elaine One, in which Littlefinger doesn't need a storm of swords

to bring down the Lord's declarant. One sword will do just fine. Much more efficient. He's

already bringing accountability back to the government of the veil.

You just need the right people in charge.

And the right people is?

Little finger?

Question mark, ellipses?

Many more question marks?

Many more ellipses.

Exactly.

So where a spoiler warning is always prepared to be spoiled for all five,

A Song of Ace and Fire novels,

the three Dunkin' Egg novellas, any histories, any interviews, any winds of winter sample chapters,

as well as Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, and soon, a night of the seven kingdoms,

the TV shows. Anything and everything.

Our question this episode comes from our patron, Queer Alex, who asks,

Some of the great houses are verging on extinction. Targaryen, Baraphean, Aaron, Tully are the most at risk of extinction slash critically endangered.

And Greyjoy, Martel, and Stark, I'd say are vulnerable or threatened.

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