Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-28895263-20161214185039

I’ve been thinking about what might happen in The Vale, and would like to share my thoughts, and where they might lead. First, its status: The Vale is strong, militarily.   The Knights of the Vale are well equipped and well trained, and present a large fighting force. They did not participate in the War of the Five Kings, so their numbers were not depleted, unlike the other regions. The Vale is strong, economically.   Again, they stayed out of the war. Their farmers weren’t conscripted into the infantry. They worked the fields, and brought in an additional harvest before Winter. Their crops and grain stores were not burned in the war. Winter will be devastating to all the Houses that fought in the war.   Petyr intends to wait out the Winter, and take King’s Landing and the Iron Throne with this strong, healthy, well-fed army. But he’s not the only player. Now, going forward: Daenerys, heeding Tyrion’s advice, will want to form an alliance with The Vale. Tyrion knows both Robin Arryn and Petyr Baelish, and doesn’t trust them. Lord Yohn Royce, on the other hand, is honorable and trustworthy, and has been chafing under Robin and Petyr’s rule. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Daenerys’ dragons will burn The Eyrie, killing Robin Arryn (and maybe Petyr), and putting an end to House Arryn. Yohn Royce will become the new Lord Paramount of The Vale, in exchange for supporting Daenerys in battle, and diplomatically. <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">How’s that? I’ll support it with two early-season references: <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">In season 1, episode 5, Tyrion calls The Eyrie “impregnable”. (Bronn's reply: “ <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Give me ten good men and climbing spikes; I’ll impregnate the bitch. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">”)  In season 2, somewhere during episodes 5 - 8, Tywin and Arya are discussing Harrenhal, which was thought to be impregnable - until dragons. I’ve been expecting dragonfire to destroy The Eyrie ever since. <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Thoughts? Comments? <ac_metadata title="The Vale of Arryn: Speculation on Alliances and Leadership"> </ac_metadata>