Merrett Frey was the ninth child of Lord Walder Frey of the Twins and grew up in the competitive and crowded castle where numerous factions plotted against one another, all encouraged by their father. He was large and skilled at fighting, and seemed to have the makings of a knight. Merrett became a squire in the service of Lord Sumner Crakehall in the Stormlands. He served in Lord Sumner's campaign against the Kingswood Brotherhood, but did not fare well. First he caught a pox from a whore and spread it through the camp. This kept him out of battle for quite awhile. Then finally getting back, Merrett was captured by one of the outlaws, a woman known as Wenda the White Fawn, and had to be ransomed back by Lord Crakehall. Before returning him, Wenda had her sigil a brand of a white fawn burn