Lord Gildhart of [[Huldar's Reach]] is highly suspicious of outsiders. When he was a boy, a group of merchants working with his father stayed the night in their castle. That night, their castle was raided by the merchants, who turned out to be members of the [[Reavers]], a [[Warbands|Warband]]. They slaughtered his parents, his younger sister, and all of their servants while Malan hid in his closet. The raiders looted the castle and left before dawn. Ever since, Lord Gildhart has been highly paranoid and enforces strict laws. Whether his policies are effective or needlessly cruel is debated, but as Lord Gildhart always says, there hasn't been another incident like that night since he began ruling.