The

The The House Lothston, and their black bat sigil ruled Heron Hall during what is arguably the darkest portion of its 300-year history.

Given what Aria and others experience there, that's really saying something.

When Jamie hears of humans eating humans, he thinks of Mad Dinell Lothston.

And when Brieenne carries a Lothston shield given to her by Jamie, she is repeatedly greeted

with grim reactions.

One man even pulls a dagger on her.

While other houses seem to have been corrupted or destroyed by the castle, what makes

House Loston so unique is how they became part of the bad reputation of Heron Hall rather

than falling victim to it. Like so many of the other houses that ruled there, they have performed

differently. Instead of trying to improve the reputation of the place, they kind of did the opposite

and leaned into that evil and said, hey, let's make this work for us instead of fighting it. Consider that this is the house that held Heron Hall, the longest.

And they didn't die out so much as they were driven out, if not killed off, and not by ghosts

or curses or suspicious fires, but by a king. In many ways, they are the embodiment of that ubiquitous

Heron Hall mascot, The Bat. House Lothston's tale of child abduction and cannibalism,

skin-changing and blood magic, treason and double dealing with none other than House Blackfire,

madness and incestuous dealings with none other than House Targaryen

are what we have for you today.

As Sir Illifer said,

a barefoot man looks for a boot,

a chilly man, a cloak.

But who would cloak themselves in shame?

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