"Kingsgrave?" Valar searched his memory as hard as he could, only to find his mind completely blank. Clearly, he had slept through Visari's noble studies lessons.
"My lord, Kingsgrave lies west of our current position and east of Prince's Pass." Lucerys came running over, panting heavily, and whispered the reminder into Valar's ear. His dragon, Arrax, could not fly as fast as Silverwing, so he could only ride over on Silverwing's back with Valar.
"The Manwoody family originally built their castle in the mountains east of Prince's Pass, commanding the middle section of the pass from above. In ancient times, when a Gardener King from the Reach crossed Prince's Pass and prepared to invade Dorne, the head of that generation's Manwoody family cut off his head. That is also the origin of the Manwoody family's sigil." Lucerys had excellent grades in noble studies. Even the histories of such minor houses rolled right off his tongue.
"The Manwoody family is not considered a first-rate house in Dorne. They once had territorial disputes with both the Vail family and the Fowler family. During the Age of Hundred Kingdoms, the Fowler family ruled all of Prince's Pass. They defeated the Manwoody family and demolished the original Kingsgrave, forcing them to move their castle into the valley to the east. Rustwaste Castle of the Vail family and Spirits Gorge, where we are currently stationed, were once both their lands."
Lucerys carefully examined the old man who called himself Caswald Manwoody. "The Manwoody family is not very populous. The main branch at Kingsgrave has four members: Count Dagos Manwoody and his wife, Lady Perianne Vance, along with their two sons, Ser Dickon Manwoody and Quentyn Manwoody. If this envoy truly is Caswald, then he should be the head of the Manwoody family of Dead Shrimp