On the second day, while she was still feeling indecisive about her future, half a dozen guardsmen politely invited her to New Castle, the seat of House Manderly. Ever since then she had been a guest, under the name Ella Waters. Myrcella was not stupid. She knew that she was a hostage now, and had not much choice but to comply. It was not even known if her mother or brother survived the destruction of the capital. Lord Wyman Manderly had kindly explained to her that it was for her safety, as her mother and father were ill-liked in the north.