Margaery thought long and hard about how to make her selection. She tilted her head at the four pups and examined them. Margaery had never dealt much with the Highgarden hounds. That was for Loras and their older brother.

But she knew what she wanted in a dire wolf. Strength, fearlessness, but affectionate and obedience at the same time. Margaery stood before the pups and loomed over them two whimpered and stepped back, another sprang forward and barked. The fourth sat down and wagged his tail up at her. Margaery smiled and reached down to pick up the pup.

She turned and looked over her shoulder to Hannibal. Margaery smiled. "He'll do nicely."