"My Quee-" he started.
"No Arthur we talked about this Aegon is not a king" she repeated for the umpteenth time as he tried to convince her.
"But he is Rhaegar's son the true heir to the Iron throne" Arthur responded.
"While you were playing capture the pretty maiden with Rhaegar you know what was happening in Kingslanding?" She asked.
He turned towards her moving his eyes from the road ahead of them.
"No" he responded tilting his head to the side in question probably wondering where she was going with this.
"You know how Aerys went on often and loudly about making Viserys his heir?" She asked.
He further tilted his head not having a clue about what she was saying.
"When Rhaegar left Aerys was enraged at him and in his anger, he stripped Rhaegar as the crown prince and made Viserys his heir," she said sighing.
Arthur's jaw dropped in shock as he looked at her disbelievingly.
"It was the only reason he allowed Rhaella to travel to Dragonstone, so Viserys could be protected," she said meeting his eyes not a hint of lie present in her black dornish irises.
"N-No Rhaegar was the crown prince he couldn't change that," he said shaking his head.
"I had a year to get used to the idea of my son not being a King, Arthur...and now I'm used to it," she said before pushing her horse forwards and joining the rest of their party.
The river of Torrentine was gleaming under the sunlight it made for a beautiful sight as they crossed the bridge reaching for the castle of Starfall over the fast-flowing river.
The beauty of the castle didn't seem to have been diminished by an ounce since she last visited the Dayne castle with her mother.
She looked up at the high tower she saw and sure enough, the Targaryen banner was hanging proudly over the Dayne banner.
It wasn't a surprise but regardless it calmed her down. She glanced back at the wagon Rhaenys and Aegon were sleeping peacefully on the other side Lyanna Stark was mumbling incoherently to her son kissing his head. Surprisingly, her son was just as quiet as she was during their journey in fact it was Aegon's cries that woke her up at the hour of the wolf instead of the wolf girl's babe.
She glanced back at the beautiful castle of Starfall it did not look particularly welcoming to visitors at the moment. She could see wagons of supplies entering the castle closely guarded by soldiers.
A small group of guards approached them looking over them closely probably searching for a sigil to confirm allegiances. Arthur and Oswell had stripped their armor after much insistence
"Which King do you serve?" One guard asked shorter than the rest in his party.
Arthur glanced between them opening his mouth. "King A-". "King Viserys...his grace is the rightful heir to his father's throne" she cut in before Arthur could reveal Aegon's survival.
They looked at each other warily not wanting to trust strangers in times of war. "What brings you here?" Another guard asked.
"We've come here to meet Lady Ashara...we have an important message for her," she said, cursing herself for how unbelievable her words sounded.
If the guards looked wary before now they looked like they had found a traitor.
"What message?" One asked his hand slowly inching towards his sword.
"We mean no harm" Oswell tried raising his hands to emphasize his words.
"WHAT MESSAGE?" the man asked again his hand now firmly wrapped around the pommel of his sword.
Arthur moved slowly moved back going towards the wagon where his sword was kept.
"What is happening here?" An old man asked walking towards their party.
The guards turned back looking at the new voice. "They say they have a message for Lady Ashara," the tall one said.
"What business do you have with Lady Dayne?" The man asked looking over them. Arthur moved the cloak from his face revealing more of his face.
"Lady Dayne? Where is my br-Lord Dayne" he asked.
The man studied them closely, a few words were whispered among the old man and the guards before the guards walked away.
"This way" he pointed as they followed him across the courtyard.
Oswell stood by the wagons looking over the children as she and Arthur followed the old man.
They entered the castle, walking through sets of corridors before they stood in front of an old sturdy looking door.
The guards swiftly nodded and moved aside seeing the old man's gesture. The door slowly opened to reveal the lord's solar.
She had never been here before, she used to spend most of the time with Ashara in her room giving her little reason to see Lord Dayne. As her eyes glanced around the Dayne solar covered in old polished dornish wood, she found her.