To give her great-grandfather Jaehaerys a truly grand display, Danyla had the craftsmen of Holy Flame Island forge twelve Valyrian Steel Dragon-Tooth Broken Blades and a new Valyrian steel sword, Cold Night, from Dreamfyre's shed teeth and scraps of the Sea Dragon's bones.
While watching skilled warriors of the past through the weirwoods to learn their techniques, Danyla had taken a liking to Star-Eyed Samion's moves and weapon.
Samion was a warrior who had lost both eyes and replaced them with star sapphires, which was why later generations called him Star-Eyed Samion.
He wielded a six-foot staff with blades that could spring from either end. By spinning it in battle, he could cut down two men at once. Legend said that he once visited the Nightfort and saw two hellhounds fighting there.
In reality, they were merely two exiled members of House Westerford of the Westerlands, whose sigil was a hellhound. Their house's arms depicted a black hound on a blue field, and their motto was "Death before dishonor."
The two men stopped fighting as soon as they saw Star-Eyed Samion and hurled insults at him instead. In the end, both died beneath Samion's staff.
In truth, many tales in the Seven Kingdoms were embellished or built on tenuous connections, with precious little truth to them. Yet people with powerful magical energy and wondrous animals did indeed appear after every great catastrophe.
During this time, Danyla had Ohn lead the craftsmen in creating a Valyrian steel staff modeled on Samion's weapon-the Long Night Ender.
This weapon did much to compensate for Danyla's lack of physical strength and size. Over the course of a month, drawing on Samion's techniques, those of many warriors skilled with spears, and spear techniques she had seen in her previous life, she had developed several signature