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"Its madness Doran, there are people saying that Elia, our Elia was killed" said Oberyn as he entered his brother's study, Doran looked up from the letter he was writing frowning as he saw the tousled state of his brother.

"How?" he asked putting his quill down.

"King's Landing was sacked, the mad king was killed and prince Rhaegar was slew in battle by Robert Baratheon who now sits upon the iron throne" explained the younger prince, Doran's frown depened and he looked down to his letter.

"She was supposed to visit in a moon's turn, it can't be brother, not our Elia" Doran sounded distressed, a single tear fell from his brother's eyes "And what of the children?" he asked already fearing the worst, Oberyn's voice trembled in anger as he answered.

"They killed them too" the quill that Doran had been holding split in half.

"Who did this?" he asked in a calmed yet threatening tone, Oberyn's face scrunched up it hate as he spoke the next words.

"Word has it that it was the Lannister men"

Doran and Oberyn watched the small cradle that had been situated in Mellario's rooms; baby blue eyes stared back at them in concentration, or all the concentration that a babe could muster.

"To think that she's alive because you wanted to see Elia" murmured Doran as Oberyn took a step forward to take the babe in his arms.

"Elia could never deny her favorite brother" said Oberyn while staring at the babe that laid in his arms.

"If what we know its true, they will want to kill her" Doran pointed out, Oberyn looked up at his brother and growled.

"Then they will have to go trough me" promised the red viper cradling the babe closer.

"Then we shall hide her, a simple story should do the trick" said Doran.

"We will need someone to help us raise her, Mellario is far to busy with Quentyn and Arianne" said Oberyn, Doran frowned.

"Do you know of anyone who would want to help raise her? Someone who was true to our sister?" he asked, Oberyn smirked slowly as he thought of that one person.

"I think I do"

Oberyn hurried to Starfall, the only place in the world that he knew that would help him now. The guards opened the door for him as soon as they spotted the well-known Dornish banner. Eric Dayne welcomed him in the courtyard.

"Prince Oberyn, what a surprise" greeted the Dayne lord, Oberyn dismounted his steed.

"Lord Eric" he greeted "Is Lady Ashara available?" asked Oberyn without loosing time; Eric pursued his lips.

"She has been unwell as of late, Eddard of house Stark came yesterday bringing my brother's corpse with him, she has not taken well the news of our brother's demise" explained Eric, Oberyn looked truly sorry.

"I need to speak to her urgently, she lost a brother and I my sister, perhaps she'll find solace in my words" said Oberyn softly, Eric seemed stiff but agreed at Oberyn's request to meet with his sister.

Oberyn followed Eric around Starfall, Ashara's rooms where in the highest tower and probably had the best view. But that didn't matter at this moment. Just the life of the infant that Oberyn had left back at Sunspear. When he entered the rooms he could see why Lady Ashara was even in more grief, she was with child, and judging by the looks of it, she was to birth the child soon. She frowned when she saw him standing in her rooms.

"Lady Ashara, may I speak to you in private?" Asked Oberyn, Ashara looked at him uncertainly, but nodded anyways, she motioned for Eric to walk out, Oberyn locked the door after the Dayne lord and his guards walked out. Then he turned to Ashara.

"Why are you here?" she asked, Oberyn sat in front of her.

"You must surely know about Elia by now" Oberyn started.

"Did Eric put you to this?" Asked Ashara snappishly, Oberyn shook his head.

"No Lady Ashara, your brother Eric has nothing to do with me being here, but my sister does" he explained, Ashara seemed interested to listen to what he had to say so he continued "Before recent events, she came to visit Dorne, alone with her children, she also came with a small blessing for us, she was with child and gave birth in Dorne, then she got called back to King's Landing, but the newborn babe was too small to travel, so we decided that it was better for the babe to stay in Dorne, with me, Elia was to return in a moon's passing, but" Oberyn motioned with his hand, Ashara was surprised.

"One of her children is alive then?" asked Ashara softly, Oberyn nodded.

"Princess Alexandra survived because she had to stay behind at Dorne"

"But I thought Aegon was the smallest" Oberyn shook his head.

"She became with child almost immediately, and Alexandra decided to grace us earlier with her presence" he said with a fond smile.

"That its wonderful news Prince Oberyn, but why do they concern me?" asked the Dayne Lady.

"The girl needs a mother, someone who will cherish her as much as Elia would have done, we haven't presented her formally to court, you are about to give birth, if you were to come with me to Sunspear I could say that we married in secret and that your child and Alexandra are mine, no one will have to notice that Alexandra is a month older" he said, Ashara bit her bottom lip.

"You would do that?" she asked almost too low for him to hear, he took her hands in his.

"You were my sister's best friend and you deserve better than whatever awaits for you here, come with me, if not for me then for Elia and her babe" he said, Ashara locked her eyes with his and nodded.

"For Elia" she murmured, Oberyn kissed her knuckles.

Traveling back to Sunspear with a pregnant lady had been a hassle. Word sprung quickly of the supposed secret wedding of Prince Oberyn and Lady Ashara, and two weeks after she settled in Dorne, she gave birth to a stillborn girl. Only after they had given the girl a proper burial Ashara confided in Oberyn that the girl was Brandon Stark's daughter. Oberyn had grimaced. The Starks, albeit being the ones who most likely started it all, were the ones like them, with more losses.

Oberyn held no ill will towards the late Lyanna Stark, not after Elia had told him that she had been a scared young girl trying to escape a horrible marriage. Oberyn thought that if his mother had told him that he had to marry the usurper Robert Baratheon he would've ran too.

After loosing her child, Ashara had taken to Alexandra like a fish to water, and when Alexandra's eyes turned from baby blue to the Targaryen's violet hue, Oberyn knew that he had done a marvelous job by looking for Ashara's help.

And in retrospective, while everything was still anew and the realm was still bleeding, Oberyn knew that with time it was going to be well.