House Caron of Nightsong is one of the great marcher houses of the southern Stormlands, holding the Prince's Pass against incursions from the Dornish Mountains. By tradition the Lord of Nightsong is also styled the Lord of the Marches, with the right to summon the lesser marcher lords to his banner when Dornish riders cross the line.
Lord Bryce Caron is young, vain, and reckoned a finer singer than most maesters can credit; whether he is half the swordsman he is the songster, his neighbours among the lords of the marches are reserved on the question.