The Great Council-First Day Introductions

[Horas]

Lord Warren Blackwood enters the hall with several of his riverlords. He stands off to the side, speaking quietly with Benfred Vance and Kevan Mallister, two of his friends and bannermen.

[The Smith]

Piers enters laughing and holding his daughter's hand. "So little one, tell me who the bad people are. Who the good people are. And who hates, and who loves. And I will tell you if you are right."

[syd]

Barret stops to greet Lord Balor Greyjoy, despite the man's best efforts to seclude himself.

[lordbalorgreyjoy]

Balor nods to the young man "I can see you are a Tyrell, but I'm afraid I don't recognise you. You are?"

[syd]

"I am Barret Tyrell, Lord of House Tyrell, you must be his Lordship of the Iron Islands?"

[lordbalorgreyjoy]

Balor smiled without warmth "Indeed. Congratulations on your inheritance. With Randal in the Rock and yourself in Highgarden it seems a wind of change is blowing through the West, with the fall of Winter"

[syd]

"A new wind", Barret says with a knowing smile. "Anyways, I am pleased to meet you. I've never visited your isles personally, but I know a few great men who hail from Pyke."

[lordbalorgreyjoy]

"Only a few?" rumbled Lord Drumm menacingly.
"Oh hush, Quellon." Balor said with a slight smile. "Please forgive him, Lord Barret. It's not often we grace such illustrious company. Do you know many of the other lords?" he said, his eyes glancing across to the man wearing Blackwood colours.

[Horas]

Kevan Mallister, a young, dark-haired man approaches Balor Greyjoy. His friend, Benfred Vance, accompanies him.

"I understand you have my brother," Kevan grates. It seems to pain him to speak to Balor at all.

[swammeyjoe]

Randal walks among the lords, sees Barret, and nods, wishing to speak with him.

[lordbalorgreyjoy]

Balor looks at Kevan "Mallister isn't it? Yes, I do. As per the King's request. He has not been harmed. Who are you?"

[Horas]

"I am Ser Kevan Mallister," Kevan says. He manages to stay civil, but there is hatred in his eyes. "But you've surrendered now, haven't you? Why hasn't my brother been returned?"

[lordbalorgreyjoy]

"I'll return him when I see the King and discuss the formal terms of that surrender. You have my word that he has come to no harm, save from wearing his cheeks red raw from all his weeping" Balor sneered.

[syd]

Barret turns to smile at Randal, "Greetings, I am Barret Tyrell, Lord of the Reach. You must be a Lannister. Lord Randal?"

[swammeyjoe]

"Why yes, we both seemed to have recently gained our positions, eh. But, yes, and how are things in the Reach."