News of Stone Hedge's fall spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms within days. It immediately unnerved the nobles from the Reach and the Westerlands roaming the Riverlands, especially Earl Peake and the others stationed at Lord Harroway's Town.
After the Thirteen Acorns Organization was crushed, Earl Peake gathered Earl Caron of Nightsong, four earls from the Dornish Marches, and five from the Westerlands to form the Eleven Dragonriders Alliance. With more than three thousand troops at their disposal, they had taken complete control of Lord Harroway's Town.
"Earl Peake, it's been nearly half a year. Why haven't they managed to ride those dragons yet? Princess Danyla has already returned to Holy Flame Island, and she has more than ten great dragons now."
Earl Caron had only recently been drawn into the alliance by Earl Peake. He had encountered Vaegon's Family on their way back to King's Landing, and the sight of Vaegon's beautiful daughter had given him the idea of a marriage alliance. Vaegon had rejected him outright. Nursing that resentment, Earl Caron had been successfully turned by Earl Peake.
House Peake and House Caron already shared a border and had intermarried many times throughout history. In the end, Earl Caron had failed to resist Earl Peake's grand promises.
"The prophet has already said that all three Three-Headed Great Dragons are a match for Vhagar. Apart from Dreamfyre, Princess Danyla's dragons are still young. Even if she forces them into battle, they'll only become food for those adult dragons."
By then, Earl Peake's reason had long since been devoured by his ambition and his obsession with earning glory through dragons. He had thoroughly convinced himself of his own claims, so his words naturally sounded full of confidence to everyone else.
"And don't be fooled by how many dragons House Targaryen has.