Thrice-Damned Lyseni

Here is another official illustration I’ve provided for "The Rise Of The Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One" by George R. R. Martin, Elio M. García Jr. and Linda Antonsson.

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In the end, the banker Lotho was adjudged guilty of theft, for taking gold and gems and silver not his own, and failing to restore same on demand. Lord Manderly gave him the choice of taking the black, or having his right hand removed as if he were a common thief. "Then praise Yndros, I am left-handed," Lotho said, choosing mutilation. Nothing at all could be proved against his brother Roggerio, but Lord Manderly sentenced him to seven lashes all the same. "For what?" Roggerio demanded of him, aghast. "For being a thrice-damned Lyseni," Torrhen Manderly responded.

©George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Penguin Random House / TenSpeed Press

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