Black Eagles was picked in every playthrough topic and lets play I've seen, which sucks because they are by far the worst, in both story and overall house strength.
I went with BL first and I'm happy with that since they're the best house. But it was a debate between them and black eagles though, so I'm happy I made the good choice.
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