Editing House Hightower (section)

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Alerie Hightower]]'s daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]], marries [[Renly Baratheon]] at [[Highgarden]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
At the start of the  [[War of the Five Kings]], the Hightowers follow the Tyrell lead in supporting Renly.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} The Hightowers do not change to [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s side after [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Renly's assassination]].

[[Daenerys Targaryen]] reminds the exiled Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] of his second wife, [[Lynesse Hightower]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Leyton Hightower.jpg|thumb|Lord [[Leyton Hightower]], by Anna Christenson © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the [[small council]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] grants some lands from the defeated to Lord [[Leyton Hightower]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

With the Tyrells allied with [[House Lannister]], Alerie travels to [[King's Landing]], where she attends the [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]] of Margaery to Joffrey, during which the king dies.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Alerie attends the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{ref|AFFC|7}} and Margaery's wedding to the new king, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AFFC|12}} 

House Hightower's caution changes in response to the [[taking of the Shields]] and attacks on the Reach by [[House Greyjoy]]. Old Lord Leyton stays in his tower with [[Malora Hightower|Malora the Mad Maid]], supposedly researching books of spells, and sends forth his sons with varying tasks. [[Baelor Hightower|Baelor Brightsmile]] is building ships, [[Gunthor Hightower|Gunthor]] is building up the harbor's defenses, [[Garth Hightower|Garth Greysteel]] is training men, and [[Humfrey Hightower|Humfrey]] is traveling to his sister [[Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse]] in [[Lys]], where he hopes to hire [[sellsail]]s. The [[ironborn]] of King [[Euron Greyjoy]] conquer parts of the [[Arbor]], however, and attempt to blockade the [[Honeywine]]. One attack on Oldtown's harbor is repulsed by the defenders, but the city remains under serious threat.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}