A King's work is never done, after making sure Lord Adrian Humble the new Master of Ship started his position as would stick to it, unlike Cregan Stark how held the position of the Hand of the King for only one day, Asher started his plans to travel to Dorne.

He and Lord Moore still worked on the National Sigil, his moments with Lord Ichigo on the voyage to the Iron Island allowed them to discuss the use of Angels. Ichigo in fact didn't mind "Those Quincy assholes were the ones who destroyed the Seireitei not the Angels.", Asher considered it luck Grand Maester Quincy stayed in King's Landing. Still he and Moore discussed the design. Choosing a specific type of Angel, a seraph, one with six wings, one pair pointed upward, one pair downward, the third covering the body. Light skin colour as the majority of people. Dressed in purple clothing. The wings golden. And the hair the same colour as Lord Ichigo as a small, if unsubtle nodded to his good friend.

With the design sorted out the work on renovating the Great Hall could start. Moore said he would add to the initial design of the National Sigil to covey the unity of the Seven Kingdoms, what that meant Asher didn't know. Moore also mentioned he would create a new look for the base of the pillars. When Asher asked Moore said planned to have statutes of the "Great Kings." of Westeros placed around the pillar, with the plan of any future "Great Kings." being added.

"Who do you have in mind?"

"First Aegon the First, naturally. Jaehaerys, he did rule during the Realm's most prosperous era. Baelor…"

"Wait." Asher said "I'm not sure he should include, Baelor may be remembered fondly but he's also seen as overzealous by others. True his reign was stable, but was that Baelor's doing or his uncle the then Prince Viserys the Hand of the King, I mean much like my late Grandfather he kept the Realm stable during the reign of a mentally unstable King. Baelor may have begun the process that brought Dorne into the Realm but he also locked his sisters including his annulled wife away in what we now call the Maidenvault. He gave tax exemptions to lords who put chastity belts on their daughters, and when his sister and former wife gave birth to Daemon Blackfyre he fasted for forty days, and starved on the forty-first. The less we get into the rumours about his death the better. Plus, he already has that massive statue outside the Great Sept."

"Right," Moore said "well then Daeron the Second."

"Nothing wrong there."

"And Aegon the Fifth, revolts and Summerhall aside he was a good king."

"Ah yes, Great-great-grandfather, I heard Mother say last the last man deserve the Iron Throne sat on it fifty years ago, and Aegon reigned until 259 so."

"As you say your Majesty." Moore said smiling.

"Also I did like the stained-glass windows of Father's reign, but the Seven-Pointed Star and the stags, I didn't like. Like I suggested to showcase the history of the Seven Kingdom I think they should be representations of the most renowned figures during the Age of Heroes, Bran the Builder, Lann the Clever, Garth Greenhand, Durran Godsgrief, possibly the Grey King, perhaps Ser Artys Arryn the Winged Knight, true he wasn't from the Age of Heroes, but he was the founder of the Vale as we know it today. And if we do include the Winged Knight, then we must include Princess Nymeria."

Lady Tianna Ironsmith arrived in King's Landing and entered the Council Chamber.

Trevor Moore and Asher at the time reviewed Adrian's plans for faster shipbuilding industry as Tyrion noted down the costs. And also talking with Tysha about new members for the Kingsgaurd, Ser Boros Blunt and Meryn Trant died on the Iron Islands, Asher insisted on well trained Hedge Knights, like Ser Duncan the Tall as an example.

The doors opened and Marcus Caldwell entered, he bowed before speaking "Your Majesty, my Lord Hand, members of the Small Council may I present Lady Tianna Ironsmith, here to represent the North on the Council."

The King nodded "Welcome Lady Ironsmith, if you could take a chair I shall explain."

She did so and as they explained she nodded, she then glanced at proposals of future ideas "Education institutes?", Asher looked at her "Yes, I want Westeros to be an intellectual powerhouse in the future, right now the only things we're useful for is agriculture and roar materials."

Adrian nodded "According to many traders across Essos they see us of Westeros as backwards, out of the way and unsophisticated, they only exceptions to this being the Westerlands, primarily, Lannisport and Castamere. You do realise a majority of the smallfolk still think the world is flat?"

"If we're to make ourselves smarter," Asher said "it should be for all, do you want to live in a country full of idiots?"

"Well, no, but if the lowborn start thinking for themselves then things could get troublesome with them wanting to rebel."

"Which is why myself and Lord Moore are starting to think about gradual reforms to the Realms."

"Reforms?"

"Similar to those of Jaehaerys the Wise, and Aegon the Unlikely."

Lady Ironsmith frowned "That lowborn loving tyrant? He tried to…"

"I heard it before." Asher said not even looking at her "A bloody-handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our gods-given rights and liberties." Then he turned to Lady Ironsmith, "From what history has told us, the Gods didn't give the nobility their land, the First Men battled the Children of the Forrest until the Pact, then the fighting over the thousands of years of the Age of Heroes, then the Andals came and gradually fought through all the lands aside of the North, then Aegon the Conqueror and our current history. The noble Houses rules the lands they do today because they beat other people to rule. And on liberty, Grand Maester what is the definition of that word?"

"The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's behaviour or political views."

"Thank you." He turned again "The smallfolk in some places have absolutely no liberty at all, certain noble Houses assert their authority on the smallfolk."

"Certain Houses?"

"I'm not saying House Ironsmith does it, before Lord Zion House Bolton defiantly did." Tianna nodded quietly. Her family's land rested on the border between House Bolton and House Stark.

"Still," Asher said "I'll take it slowly, a gradual pace, most likely my son David will continue this work."

"Your son?"

"You haven't heard?" Tyrion said amused "Our viral King here filled his Queen with five sons in on his very first go."

Asher rolled his eyes 'It's always the fathers who greats the credit.', Lord Ichigo and Lady Orihime taught him the truth of mammal reproduction, according to them they would have only had triplets until one of the fertilized eggs split and then one of them spilt again, and they developed into the identical trio, David, Colmar and Vuinsento. "Quite." He finally said before getting back to the documents on the table.

Marcus entered again "Forgive me your Majesty but I came to inform you, your crew is ready to set sail."

"Thank you Marcus." He turned to Trevor who nodded "I think I can handle things. Though you should be diplomatic."

"Don't worry Moore I will."

Lady Ironsmith spoke "Travelling somewhere my King?"

"To Sunspear, I'm going to bring me sister back to King's Landing." He turned to Oberyn "As arranged?"

"Of course your Majesty, I go with you and my nephew takes my place.", Asher nodded and got up "The sooner we leave the better.", the King and the Prince left the Chamber, Tyrion and Tysha wishing them good luck.

'Dorne,' Asher thought as they approached Sunspear, 'the only Kingdom Aegon failed to conqueror.' The oldest of the Seven Kingdoms as well, but also paradoxically the youngest.

History says the First Men crossed a land bridge which once made Westeros a mere peninsula of Essos. The First Men who went north and fought the Children of the Forest helped make it a continent. The songs say the Children used their magic to destroy the arm, much like how they flooded the Neck, leaving the Stepstone Islands, an area of great dispute.

The descendent of the First Men who stayed in Dorne fought with each other as enemy tribes and making small kingdoms. Very few Andals came to Dorne but those who did fought and formed kingdoms of their own.

Asher wondered about religion in Dorne at the time, few if any Weirwoods grew in Dorne, so the very First Men of Westeros must have kept their original religion, if any, after the pact.

But one thousand years ago came Princess Nymeria, leader of the Rhoynar arrived fleeing the Valyrians. She landed and most of the tribal leaders rejected her, but Mors Martell thought otherwise, and offer his hand in marriage, when she agreed she ordered the ten thousand ship that brought her surviving people, to be burned, all of them, so no one could leave.

House Martell descended from an Andal adventurer and in fact did not rule as kings of their lands, but fought as cautious vassals too other Andal Houses. But when they married in the style of her people she proclaimed her new husband Prince of Dorne, not king.

For the next few years the warrior couple defeated all their rivals and sent six Kings to the Wall.

Mors fell in battle, but Nymeria took command of the army and continued her quest to conqueror Dorne, she did it two years later and ruled as the first proper ruler, Princess of Dorne for twenty-seven more years, she married again but kept the name of her first husband and House Martell became as it is today.

Thus Dorne was founded. The old land of Westeros to be inhabited by men, but the youngest kingdom of the Seven to come into proper existence as a Kingdom, or technically a Princedom.

The Faith of the Seven supplanted the other religions, including those of Rhoynar, who more or less assimilated into the pre-established culture.

When at last Nymeria passed away her eldest daughter took the throne of the Principality and the people followed her, because Nymeria proved women could be equal to men.

After Aegon conqueror the other six Kingdoms, Rhaenys, one of his sister-wives landed at Sunspear on her dragon and ordered the allegiance of the Dornish, but the Princess Meria warned her "I will not fight you, nor will I knee to you. Dorne has no king tell your brother that." Rhaenys warned the Targaryen would come again with Fire and Blood, but Meria said "You may burn us my lady, but you will not Bend us, Break us, or make us Bow. This is Dorne, you are not wanted here, return at your peril."

Rhaenys did return, with an army, which quickly perished, with her and her dragon among the numbers, those who survived left.

Daeron the First of his Name tried again to bring Dorne into the fold. His advisers told him not to, as this took place after the Dance of the Dragons, and the last dragon died when Daeron's father King Aegon the Third of his Name sat on the Iron Throne. To this Daeron stated famously stated "You have a dragon. He stands before you." thus giving him his nickname of "The Young Dragon."

Initially he succeeded, but proving the words of House Martell, Unbowed Unbent Unbroken, the Dornish struck back. Daeron and sixty-thousand of his men died. Daeron also lost the crown of his ancestor Aegon the Conqueror.

Only with the peace of Baelor the Blessed did Dorne cool. The less said about Aegon the Unworthy disaster of an invasion after Baelor the better. Daeron the Good finally brought Dorne into the fold by marrying a Dornish Princess and marrying his sister Daenerys, to the Prince, Maron Martell. And thus Maron allowed Dorne to join the Realm, thus the Seven Kingdoms came into existence.

House Martell kept their title of Prince or Princess and so acted as the rulers of Rhoynar people, so after Daeron the Good, the Rhoynar part of the royal title was drop, Aegon the Conqueror styled himself "King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men." as he claimed dominion over Dorne even after their resistance.

So when Aerys the First of his Name, Daeron's second son, ascended to the Iron Throne, after the deaths of Daeron's first son Baleor Breakspear and his son, Valarr and his sons, Aerys was crowned "King of the Andals and the First Men.", one of the many seemingly Dornish sympathetic condition Daeron made in his peace treaty with Dorne, which lead a number of Marcher Lords, House in the Reach and Stormlands who boarder Dorne and fought them even before House Targaryen came to Westeros, to ally with Daemon Blackfyre in his war for the Iron Throne.

Apparently Daemon Blackfyre loved Daenerys and vice-a-versa. Asher knew the singers got it wrong. Daemon rebelled eight years after the wedding of Daenerys and Maron. and Daemon was married and fathered several children without her.

Much like the North, Dorne fascinated Asher as a place different from most of the Seven Kingdoms, both were the extreme and in fact opposites, the North, snow and ice, Dorne, sand and heat.

The fact the Dornish regarded illegitimates as members of their family interested him, much like how he considered Gendry his brother, Dorne raised illegitimates as brothers and sisters along with their trueborn children. Not even in Castamere did this happen.

Asher took Gendry with him, as well as Ser Barristan and his uncle Jamie, but he refused to let his uncle leave the ship given his reputation. As they approached the port he looked at Sora who twitched in the heat. Gatsby proved a real father and refused the leave his mate Lady and his pups.

The gangplank fell onto the stone of the jetty and the King walked down. Before him in a wheelchair sat the Prince of Dorne, Doran Martell, behind him stood four women. One stood directly behind the Prince, Asher determined her as Arianne Martell, the heir to Sunspear. She looked as Oberyn described her, as by the way she dressed appeared to try and get the King's attention. Perhaps to try and seduce him the way she did Ser Arys Oakheart leading Doran to send him back to King's Landing. Though Arianne now counted twenty-six name-days she remained unmarried.

Oberyn and Ellaria stepped from down, almost immediately the other three girls congregated to him. Asher understood, Oberyn's illegitimate daughters.

The King walked up to the Prince, Doran nodded his welcome "A pleasure to have you visit, especially after allowing my brother the chance to avenge our sister and her children."

"Their deaths were an unnecessary tragedy, the children especially since they would be my second cousins once removed."

"Your father the Usurper never acknowledged his Targaryen blood."

"He blamed the Mad King for sending my Grandfather Steffon to Essos to find a Valyrian Princess, really from reliable records Grandfather volunteered to go. As for his death, they don't call the water before Storm's End Shipbreaker Bay for nothing."

"So true, may I introduce my daughter, Arianne." She nodded.

"Hello Princess, forgive me for anything I may imply, but I am already married and a father."

"Ah yes," Doran said "the miraculous five, the gods have been generous to you."

"They were generous the moment I meet my beloved wife Sansa, the moment our eyes meet it felt as if our souls connected." He closed his eyes and sighed happily remembering the day in Winterfell, he opened them seeing Arianne a little disappointed, Asher turned more serious "Your Highness may I speak you, Prince Oberyn and the Princess in private?"

In the lounge area the King, Prince and Princess sat, Doran spoke "Now that we're settled what is it you wish to talk about?"

"The unusual way you've been handling your daughter's marriage prospects. She twenty-six and still unmarried, I know Dorne is different to the rest of the Seven Kingdoms, but this is bizarre."

"I am her father I have a say in who she marries."

"Including Walder Frey? If he saw her he would have died of that heart attack far earlier than he did. It seems to me you been trying to save her for a specific person."

"And who would that be?" Doran kept his calm, Arianne looked at her father. Oberyn blinked his expression falling slightly.

"The late Viserys Targaryen.", Arianne looked back at the King "The man who sold his sister to the Dothraki?"

"Yes and died thanks to paranoia he inherited from his father."

"And how," Doran said "did you do come by this?"

"My suspicions were aroused very early on with what I heard about all those failed suitors, primarily those your daughter would instantly reject. Then I read filed reports by Squad Two of Castamere."

"They have agents in Braavos?"

"They've had agent go beyond the Wall, it's not that much of a stretch. An agent went to the house in Braavos where the Targaryen Children lived before being thrown after the death of Ser Willem Darry, and found in his former study a secret compartment in the floor boards, inside a yellow parchment with the seals of House Martell and House Targaryen and the seal of the Sealord of the Braavos as a witness. He went to the Sealord and asked around, the First Sword, Syrio Forel said he witnessed it as well."

Oberyn sighed "He was a fun man Forel, we spared together before I left after sighing it."

"I will not fault why you wished to place a Targaryen on the throne again, seeing how Father ruled, if it hadn't been for Jon Arryn the First Greyjoy Rebellion wouldn't have been the only during his reign."

"You admit your Father's incompetence."

"History often repeats itself, I've said a couple of times the War of Three King was very much the Baratheon equivalent of the First Blackfyre Rebellion. Which is why I hesitated at this idea when I first read the report back in Castamere, I must have been fourteen, sometime after I became Lord Ichigo's ward." Daron raised an eyebrow and motioned for the King to continue.

"Twice in history a Royal has married a Dornish Princess and the hostilities created by this lead to trouble. Daeron the Good married Mariah Martell and the hostilities caused by the Dornish influence in the court lead to many lords backing Daemon Blackfyre. Then when Ellia Martell married Prince Rhaegar, that decision lead my Grandfather to resign as Hand of the King, thus the stability he brought to Kingdom began to fall apart, all because the King Aerys decided not to have his son marry my Mother. And we all know what happened when Grandfather finally joined the fight.", Doran sighed.

Oberyn stared at the King a little angry, but Asher stared right back.

"So," Arianne said finally "what am I to do?"

"A good question, I'm already happily married and a Father of five. There aren't very many suitors left, my Uncle-in-law Edmure did suggest a marriage and what I heard you were quite interested Princess.", she nodded but the King continued "But now Uncle's married to Roslin Frey, and from I've heard is expecting a child himself. There seems to be a baby boom this last year or so."

"Who else do you know? Don't you have a cousin and brother-in-law reaching manhood?"

"Robin Arryn and Brandon Stark? Robin's exploring the Vale in the company of Lord Royce and Bran I think is still in Winterfell, he wishes to be Kingsguard. Perhaps someone older? Although he could be trouble."

"Trouble? We are Dornish we can handle trouble, who do you speak of?"

"Ser Loras Tyrell.", Doran and Oberyn looked at each other while Arianne slyly looked at her father. As recalled reading a Sqaud Two report saying she suggested Loras as a potential husband.

Asher spoke again "I know there is a little bad blood between Dornishmen and House Tyrell. Most notably when that Tyrell Governor got set upon with roughly ninety scorpions, but from what I saw of Loras and Margaery when Oberyn was in King's Landing they don't really care about the past. But still people hold resentment. Plus, Loras is homosexual."

Arianne's eyes lit up "Oh I like a challenge."

"If you agree then it should give Mace Tyrell some relief. I've threatened to put Loras on the Kingsguard. I suggest any Dornish looking children should take the name Martell and any Reachman looking children should have the name Tyrell. That's of course if you're willing, and Loras is."

"I'm more than willing, I'd like to see his reaction to me, maybe he'll go straight when he sees these." Using her arms she squeezed her breasts tightly together "Although it would be more fun if he became bisexual, then we could play about with another man in the bed."

Asher looked down blinking quite a lot, Arianne really did live up to her reputation, "Well then, maybe we should send a letter to Highgarden.", Arianne chuckled.

From the balcony Asher and Doran watched. Doran's guard and Ser Barristan stood beside them.

Trystane place a small flower in Myrcella's hair and quietly discussed something, before he placed his lips to hers.

"They make a lovely couple." Doran said "A Lannister and a Martell, they don't know how dangerous that is."

"During the War of Three Kings because my engagement to my beloved Sansa people thought me a traitor for staying loyal to Father's wishes and pursing my heart, it appears their doing the same. And Myrcella is a Baratheon, not a Lannister."

"You must protect them."

"Don't worry, I plan to."

The King and the Prince sat at the meal the next day. Asher talked with his head turned from the entrance as he heard footstep which stopped abruptly. His sister spoke "Ser Barristan?"

"Your Highnesses.", a squawked sounded from Sora on the table.

Asher smirked and turned his head "Forgive me dear sister. But I requested my arrival be kept secret."

Trystane bowed low "Your Majesty."

"No need to be formal Trystane. You're going to be my brother. Act as such." the Dornish Prince looked back and blinked, Asher chuckled "Please sit, we have stuff to discuss."

The Princess and Prince sat down and Trystane spoke "How is Uncle Oberyn?"

"Why don't you ask him." and the other Prince walked in with Ellaria.

Trystane stared speechless as his uncle and his mistress sat down.

Once all settled and food brought Doran spoke "The King insist on his sister's return to the capital.", Myrcella looked at Asher "Not just me, but Mother too."

"Mother told me I would be sent here, she seemed happy for me go."

"I was actually Uncle Tyrion's idea, Mother disapproved violently. Myself and Uncle argued with Robb Stark, Uncle Stannis and Renly coming for us it would be best for you to be somewhere safe, ever since then Mother tried to find ways of humiliating Uncle Tyrion, and bring down, up to and including have him arrested for killing Joffrey."

"If he had been the one to kill Joffrey I would have thanked him."

"I know."

Myrcella turned back to Doran, he spoke "I cannot disobey my King's commands."

"Don't worry I've had it all planned, Trystane will accompany us, just as I knew the value of the alliance with House Tyrell to have Margaery be remarried to Tommen so to with you and Trystane to kept the alliance with House Martell."

Myrcella smiled, Asher turned to Trystane "The reason why Oberyn returned with us is because I want you Trystane to take his place on the Small Council, as the representative of Dorne."

"I accept you're, Asher."

"If you are also willing I would name Master of Laws.", everyone eyes widened.

"Our Mistress of Whisperers considers you a good candidate, since you have your father's calm nature it should help you when handling those in the cells, and be wary of the Lord Commander of the City Watch, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, he has a rather course tongue, it's easy to see why he's friends with Uncle Tyrion."

Myrcella laughed "The Mistress of Whisperers, you mean our Aunt Tysha, I loved to meet her."

Prince Doran spoke "Ser Bronn of the Blackwater? I did not know there were knights of bays."

"He the only one, he got due to his action during the battle," and explained what Bronn did.

Doran spoke "Your capital must be full of interesting people."

"I've meet a few in my walked through the city. I meet the High Septa on the streets, unlike Baleor the Blessed I decided someone actually ordained in the Faith should lead it."

"A smart idea. You have you Aunt as your spymaster and a woman leading the Faith, you seem very Dornish."

"Perhaps it's the blood of Mariah Martell in my veins, or more likely my time in Castamere showed me what you here already knew. Women are equal to men."

Ellaria scoffed "If not better."

Asher nodded "We should be ready to leave anytime you wish."

Myrcella and Trystane nodded and stood up Myrcella spoke "We need to see what we should bring."

"Of course."

Myrcella and Trystane entered their cabin in Myrcella's private ship. The Queen Mother asked Oberyn to have it sailed down, which he complied, now it would sail back to King's Landing.

Two separate beds rested there. Asher followed by his Uncle Jamie entered "Myrcella I thought it would be best to have Uncle Jamie guard you, he insisted to come and if Trystane doesn't mind." He turned to his future brother-in-law "We'd like to speak in private before I head to my ship."

Trystane nodded and left.

Jamie smiled "He seems like a nice boy, you're lucky, arranged marriages are rarely so, so well arranged."

"Do you think Mother will like him?"

"If she sees you're happy I'm sure she will."

"And you really believe that?"

"Have you ever know you're Mother to like anyone besides her children?"

"She likes you."

"I'm not so sure about that." Jamie muttered, he sighed and sat down "Listen, there something I wanted to tell you, something I should have told you long ago.", Asher walked to the corner of the cabin as his uncle continued "So, now that you've seen more of the world, you've learned how complicated things can be, people can be. House Lannister and Martell have hated each other for years but you fall in love with Tystane," she smiled as he continued "it was an accident really, what were the chances? You happen to fall in love with the man you were assigned to marry?" he paused "My point is, we don't choose whom we love, it just, well, it's beyond our control. I sound like an idiot."

"No you don't." The Princess said.

"What I'm trying to say, and failing to say is…"

"I know what you're trying to say."

"Myrcella?" Asher said getting up. She got up and took Jamie's hand "I know, about you and Mother, I think a part of me always knew, back in Winterfell I told Sansa and Arya that I wished I looked like Asher, because when I looked in a mirror I saw Joffrey looking back, but Joffrey's gone, he can't harm anyone anymore. But I'm glad, I'm glad that you are my Father." She hugged him.

Asher felt a tear fall down his cheek as they embraced. The two let go and he out his hand on her shoulder "We need to keep this a secret, but I have an argument to dispel the court should they question this, and in truth it doesn't matter I have five sons now, my line is more than secure."

"I'll keep it a secret Brother, thank you.", the King nodded and exited. He stopped at the door and opened it finding Trystane with his ear to it. Asher raised an eyebrow and Trystane gulped, the King leaned in and whispered "You truly love her?"

"Yes."

"If you do then keep it a secret, if the Kingdom know the truth then both her and you may find your heads on spike when a rebellion happens.", Trystane nodded "As my King commands."

"Good man." And Asher walked over to the gangplank and stepped onto his ship.

Author's Notes

I agree with the people saying the producers really botched the Dorne subplot, and I really wanted to put Arianne Martell into this, I haven't read the books in full but what what I can tell Arianne is a great character, really disappointed she wasn't included in the show. I hope I was able to reasonable capture her character in what little time she had here.

Until next time.