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Ivara's guards escorted her to the castle.

"Aunt." Aldon said solemnly. He nodded at her, but did not stand. None of them did, for that matter, but they all inclined their heads.

(Can you make the banner for the Martiens? I'll send you the Arlion banner tomorrow.

Here's the descriptions: The Martiens are an ancient family, dating to back to the formation of the region of Camlorn. They were granted their lands by the first king on the Camlorn Throne. Before he was made a King, and he was merely a Duke, the Martien family served as his mercenaries. Now, though, they are a family with strong, proud traditions, chief among which is their always being ruled by a woman, not a man. As such, if any noblemen married into the Martiens, the daughters would take the name Martien, and the sons, the father's name.

The Arlions are another ancient family, but their history dates back to the third ruling dynasty of Camlorn. The first Arlion was born of incest between to Queen, who was from another province, and her brother. This was not revealed until many years later, when the incestuous Queen's husband died, and his son became king. The Queen had still give the King two sons. The king loved the bastard boy as a brother, and still did after his parentage was revealed, even though he felt betrayed. In the end, faced between the choice of killing the bastard or exiling him, the King chose differently. He had the Queen's brother exiled, the Queen imprisoned for the next five years till her death, and the bastard legitimised and granted the lands of Ykalon, which they have held strongly since. This is still the same dynasty as who hold the Throne today, so the Arlions are still fervently loyal to the Pelgrins. Their current Lord is Beric Arlion, who is 55, and was raised as a ward with Elyas' father. His second son is the Knight-Captain and Royal-Proctate of theKnights or the Falcon, which is a position often held by the second son of the Arlion family.