Given that she’s foreign, female, and un-charismatic how is Lysa able to so completely stop the pompous Vale nobility from joining the civil war?

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  1. She’s the mother of the undisputed heir to Jon Arryn, so loyalty to House Arryn runs through her.
  2. She’s the Regent of the Vale, so the Vale’s rigid adherence to honor means obedience even if you disagree with the Regent’s actions (such as the desire to send out knights either to repress the mountain clans or to fight for Robb). 
  3. She’s a widow with a widow’s use-rights and ambitious Vale lords want to marry her. 
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