Prince Doran couldn't stand for long, so he sat at the end of the bed, looking at his eldest daughter who was emaciated due to hunger strike, with mixed feelings in his heart, "Do you think I'm weak?"
Princess Arianne snorted coldly, "It's not just me who thinks so, all Dornish think so! Back then, Aunt Elia was killed by House Lannister, and you chose to compromise. Now Uncle Oberyn has also died in King's Landing, and you are still indifferent. Isn't this weakness? What is it?"
Prince Doran thought of the death of his younger brother Oberyn, and his expression became sad. His former right-hand man had passed away, and he could not fight alone, so he planned to tell the truth and confess everything to his daughter.
"If I say that I have not forgotten my hatred for a long time, I have been secretly planning with Oberyn to overthrow the Theon kingdom of Baira and take revenge on Lannister. Do you believe it?"
Princess Arianne was stunned. She opened her mouth but could not speak.
Prince Doran asked softly, "Want to listen?"
Arianne Princess turned away, "You should tell your heirs these secrets."
Prince Doran laughed, "You are my heir, Arianne."
"No, I'm not. You never wanted to regard me as your heir, and you only wanted to marry me to those old men." Princess Arianne released the grievances that had been hidden in her heart for many years.
Prince Doran was silent for a moment and asked, "Why do you think I will deprive you of your inheritance rights?"
Princess Arianne hugged her knees, lowered her head, and said helplessly, "Nine years ago, I saw the letter you wrote to Quentyn in your study. You promised in the letter that after you marry me off, Quentyn will inherit Dorne."
Prince Quentyn Martell is five years younger than Princess Arianne. He is her younger brother and the eldest son of Prince Doran.
Prince Doran suddenly realized that no wonder her daughter had become particularly rebellious since she was fourteen years old. Not only did she casually hand over CY, but she also started a nine-year journey of growing up with many Q people.
It turns out that this is where all the misunderstandings come from?
He smiled and said, "Do you want to hear my plan with Oberyn? After you listen, you will understand everything."
Arianne Princess raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, "Are you trying to say, is there a misunderstanding? How is that possible? I've already seen that letter!"
Prince Doran began to tell, "The world says that Dorne is the only country that has not been conquered by Dragon. This is an honor that we are proud of. But behind this honor are the sacrifices of more than one million Dornish. More than a hundred years ago, before the marriage with House Targaryen, the population of Dorne was already less than one million."
He smiled helplessly, "After a hundred years of recuperation, Dorne has finally regained some strength. When your aunt Elia passed away, I also thought about leading the army north to take revenge on Lannister! But I can't do this, because that will drag Dorne into a situation of no return."
"Why not? We Dorne have tens of thousands of troops, strong soldiers and brave generals. How can we be weaker than Westerlands?" Princess Arianne couldn't understand, thinking that it was Prince Doran's indecisiveness that led to today's situation.
Prince Doran explained, "Child, at that time Lannister had already married Robert·Baila Theon. If we send troops to Westerlands, we will not only face Lannister, but also There are the North, Vale, Riverlands, the Reach, and Stormlands, all coalition forces. No matter how powerful the soldiers of Dorne are, they cannot defeat an enemy army ten times their number."
Princess Arianne was speechless. She had been surrounded by the atmosphere of "Prince Doran was weak and incompetent" for so many years. She was so blind that she couldn't even think of such a simple thing.
Prince Doran really had no choice but to say, "At that time, I could only compromise and make plans secretly."
He recounted his plan that year. "More than ten years ago, I asked Oberyn to secretly go to Braavos to find House Targaryen's orphan. He successfully found it and made a marriage contract for you and Viserys·Targaryen."
Prince Doran looked at her daughter kindly, "This is the truth. After you marry Prince Viserys, you will become the queen of Iron Throne. Dorne will naturally be handed over to Quentyn as the successor."
Only then did Princess Arianne understand the good intentions of Prince Doran. The queen of Iron Throne is much more noble than Prince of Dorne.
"Father..."
She threw herself into Prince Doran's arms and burst into tears. The misunderstanding between father and daughter was resolved, and they reached a reconciliation at this time.
Prince Doran comforted her daughter, and then said, "Your marriage contract could not be exposed back then, so I chose some old marriage partners and deliberately asked you to reject them. In order to prevaricate House Baratheon, in exchange for a short period of peace."
Princess Arianne nodded silently. She gathered her emotions and left Prince Doran's arms. "I knew what happened next. The short-lived Viserys·Targaryen was caught by Robert·Baila Theon and had his head chopped off."
Prince Doran felt frustrated when he mentioned this matter, "The original plan was that when Princess Daenerys grew up, she would marry the leader of Dothraki. Then they led the Dothraki cavalry and Golden Company to counterattack Westeros. We also took the opportunity to raise troops to respond."
His face was full of hatred, "Who knew that Viserys was caught by Robert in advance! All this is to blame on Luke·Stark. If he hadn't occupied Pentos and disrupted our plan..."
After more than ten years of planning, all the previous efforts have been wasted. How can we not hate it?
After Princess Arianne heard Prince Doran's plan, she realized that he had been enduring humiliation and had planned so much for revenge secretly.
She asked softly, "Father, what should we do now? How about we form an alliance with the Reach? You marry me to Willas·Tyrell, and then support Princess Myrcella to become the king."
Prince Doran shook his head and rejected Princess Arianne's idea.
He said, "You probably don't know the true identity of Luke·Stark. He is Rhaegar·Targaryen and Lyanna·Stark The illegitimate son of E is also the bloodline of House Targaryen. More importantly, he also has a Dragon and Daenerys·Targaryen in his hand."
Princess Arianne understood the meaning of Prince Doran, "Father wants me to marry Luke·Stark?"
Prince Doran said with a gloomy face, "I originally planned to use a gold vein to hire Faceless Men and kill Luke·Stark. In this case, Dragon will be inherited by Princess Daenerys. We will then let Quentyn propose to Princess Daenerys and support Princess Daenerys to become the queen."
"According to father, Faceless Men failed?" Princess Arianne heard that Faceless Men is the name of the world's top assassin group, and their missions rarely fail.
Prince Doran sighed, "Yes, they failed. And they voluntarily gave up the mission and terminated the contract with us."
Princess Arianne exclaimed, "Faceless Men gave up the mission? How powerful is that man? Let Faceless Men come home defeated?"
Unknowingly, she became curious about this king of the North.
Prince Doran whispered, "Faceless Men will not disclose the information of the person who paid for the murder, and you cannot tell anyone. When Quentyn returns to Sunspear, you will secretly go to Winterfell to discuss marriage with Luke·Stark."
Princess Arianne hesitated slightly, "Father, I heard that House Targaryen has a JQ marriage. Is it possible that Princess King in the North and Daenerys are already married?"
Prince Doran has not heard any such news for the time being. "Luke·Stark only has a lover who looks exactly like Margaery·Tyrell. He is not married."
Except for the North, the other six countries all assume that Margaery·Tyrell has died in King's Landing. After all, this is what Mace·Tyrell personally admitted.
As for the rumors that Margaery is in the North, it is not credible. Maybe King in the North just found a lover who is very similar to Margaery·Tyrell to relieve the pain of lovesickness.
Prince Doran thought for a while and added, "If Luke·Stark agrees to marry you, and then marry Princess Daenerys to Quentyn, of course it would be best. If not, just guarantee one of the marriage contracts."
Princess Arianne laughed out loud, "Father, no man can resist my charm, no! King in the North will definitely marry me. Don't worry about this."
There is a reason why she is so confident. Whether it is appearance or figure, she is outstanding in Westeros.
What's more, she has a trump card... She can completely conquer King in the North on a special battlefield.
Over the years, Princess Arianne has been rejected by a man once. The other party was Renly·Baila Theon, a GAY.