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Chapter 1
Dorne.
The largest and most important kingdom is Dorne.
The desert created a center that gave their enemies caution to enter it.
House of Martell: The ruling royals of Dorne kept the title of Prince and princess when they negotiated Targaryen's peace.
House Martell stood as their words, Unbowed, Unbent, and Unbroken.
For centuries since the Targaryen's ruled the kingdoms, they can never control Dorne for they had killed dragons before and remained unconquered for many years.
They are easily cautious of their neighbors as they fear Dorne will be enslaved again.
Now, let's move on from that history for today is a good day.
Oberyn Martell, the second prince of Dorne has become a father.
Tis a joyful occasion for the prince to welcome another family member.
Ellaria Sand gave birth to his first baseborn daughter.
Marianea Sand is a cute daughter with such beauty to behold. The young sand girl giggles at everything and everyone like a happy child without a care in the world.
And guess who also favored her?
"Prince Oberyn, it seems your sister Princess Elia has written to you." Oberyn's servant gave him the letter from his sister who married Prince Rhaegar previously a few years ago.
Oberyn is holding his daughter, and it seems he couldn't get enough of her.
"Oh? You hear that little one?" He playfully taps her nose which erupts with giggles.
Ellaria Sand came forward after thanking the servant. She opened and said, "It says here that she cannot wait to see her new precious niece and hopes that Prince Doran will allow his household to visit Kingslanding again. Little Rhaenys is a joy at the Red's Keep and she is waiting on the next pregnancy. The princess added that all is well of the kindness of her husband Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen has given her chambers and said that she can design them however she wishes."
Ellaria Sand sighed in relief. After all, everyone in Dorne began to worry for the princess when she proposed to marry the crown prince Rhaegar Targaryen to bind their country together. They heard good things from the Crown Prince, but few were skeptical because of his father Aerys Targaryen the Mad King.
He burned people for his pleasure as he violated his sister-wife every time which resulted in his madness that his queen was unfaithful, or someone poisoned their children.
Everyone in Dorne grew worried for Princess Elia Martell as she was sent to marry the Crown Prince.
"I'm glad." Prince Oberyn murmured to himself. Part of him is still angry that his sister is sent to marry the Crown Prince to further Doran's ambition of making her queen of the seven kingdoms. But on the other hand, if Elia is happy then he should be happy too.
"Ah!" a voice is heard as he approaches Ellaria Sand.
"Where's my grandchild?" Harmen Uller, Lord of Hellholt and the head of House Uller. A Dornish man with a beard and hair that has greys in his black hair that is blended. He smiled as his granddaughter looked at him as if she was trying to glare at him.
"Here, father." Ellaria waved to him as he walked to see his granddaughter.
They all looked at Marianea Sand as she yawned and decided to sleep for a bit.
"So, any plans for this one yet?" Lord Uller questioned them.
"Now, father, she is just born, and we have no idea what kind of life she wants." Ellaria combed gently on her daughter's head.
"Nonsense!" Lord Uller denied that. "Any child of the House of Martell will be given the world. This little one will be no different."
Oberyn changed the subject, "Ah, my lord. A feast has been served." Which is a nick of time, all of the servants had started to put the food on the table and drinks were being served.
"Yes, I hope they have my favorites there." Lord Uller almost ran to the table with his granddaughter. No doubt will try to see if she has the same favorite as her grandfather.
And that favorite will be?
"Salt and pepper season Salmon taste is always divine to me." Lord Uller loved eating Salmon and would complain if they didn't have more.
That is why he has his ships and sailors to deliver Salmon to his keep.
Oberyn and Ellaria hugged sideways as they looked at their firstborn daughter.
"My love, what will we do if she is anything like you?" Ellaria questioned Oberyn which he replied, "I say she has an adventure of a lifetime once she grows."
The music and party continue through the night.
Harrenhal
Though, a few days later the tourney of Harrenhal ended in disaster.
Oberyn swore yelling, "How dare that dragon bastard! He shames my sister! No, My sister is Dorne! He had insulted Dorne itself!"
SMASH!
He smashed his cup on the floor.
Ellaria went to her lover's side to calm him down.
"Peace my love."
Oberyn is fuming.
How dare that man insult his sister by giving the crown of love and beauty to this Northern harlot!
Lyanna Stark, daughter of Rickard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North.
"Perhaps, our daughter should see her dear beloved aunt."
Ellaria suggested a good idea.
As they went with that plan. They went to Elia Martell's tent which is tending by Ashara Dayne and his niece.
Marianea, who was a few months old, had smiled at Princess Elia Martell. Elia rocked her niece and gained a smile.
Elia decided to gift her precious niece a pearl necklace which is long and beautiful.
It was a gift to Rhaegar who apologized to her at Harrenhal and gifted her that pearl necklace, but he failed to realize that she hated that type of jewelry.
For it was once her mother who used to wear beautiful pearls. Yet Elia hated pearls because her mother the previous princess of Dorne had died from a hidden poison pearls around her neck.
No one knew how that poison came from the pearl, but they never caught the perpetrator.
Since then Elia Martell hated seeing pearls or wearing them since she had feared and memories of her beloved mother who passed away such awful death.
"I believe my niece shown to have a royal gift from her dear aunt."
Marianea babbles and reaches to grab hold of the biggest pearl in front of her. She nibbled it. It seemed like Marianea Sand loved her gift.
Elia kissed her niece's forehead and whispered, "Never let love undo your spirit."
The best advice that Princess Elia gave will bring ideas of what is love.
Is it like a conquest?
Or love is like a moth attracted to a flame and burnt?
Dorne
They left the following week until Dorne heard Lyanna Stark was kidnapped by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Brandon Stark and his father were killed terribly. Rickard Stark was burned by wildfyre and Brandon was choked by a noose rope as he tried to reach his sword to save his father then died.
Marianea, a baby at the time of war started fussing and crying for no reason. Perhaps, she knew a war had come to their kingdom or the death of her family had come.
Almost closet a year later, news came that Princess Elia Martell and her children were dead. No, they were murdered by the Mountain and Lorch.
Marianea had just turned one and held the pearls as a reminder of her dear aunt's kindness. It will later become the symbol of revenge.
Marianea may not know this, but she is going to change the world.
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