"Close the Moon Door," Gendry ordered. His business in the Vale was finished. Now that he commanded strength spanning more than three realms, the thought of going home stirred a ripple in his heart. He wanted to see Dany, the black dragon Balerion, and Pear Manor.
"Yes." The Blue Cloak soldiers looked at him as though he were a god, their eyes full of worship and awe. Several worked together to shut the Moon Door again, then wiped away the dark red bloodstains in the hall.
Gendry returned to the high seat. The Eyrie's senior officers and the lords of the Vale were utterly silent; even a pin falling would have been an intrusive noise. All they heard was the howling wind. Now that the traitors had been destroyed, the discussion turned to war and decisions.
Present in the hall were the Eyrie's senior officers: Lord Nestor, the Vale's high steward; Wydis, the Eyrie's captain of guards; and Maester Colemon.
There were also members of House Tully's extended family: Brynden Tully, the Blackfish, and Sansa Stark and Jon Snow of the North. Warriors from Crackclaw Point were even waiting below the tower, though the Crackclawmen had yet to ascend.
Nearly all the renowned lords of the Vale were present: the most powerful, Yohn Royce, nicknamed "Bronze Yohn," the illustrious Earl of Runestone and head of House Royce; Anya Waynwood, Countess of Ironoaks; Beneda Belmore, Earl of Strong Song; Symond Templeton, the Knight of Ninestars; Horton Redfort, Earl of Redfort; old Hunter, Earl of Longbow Hall; and the Corbray brothers from Heart's Home. The lords of Gulltown had asked to be excused, as they were dealing with internal unrest.
In personal prowess, the Vale's lords already looked up to Storm. After all, King Robert had been famed for his prodigious strength,