It's always sunny in Sunspear.

Today is an exception.

The dark clouds blocked the sunshine, and the salty and humid sea breeze could not blow away the heat in the air, making it almost suffocating.

Princess Arianne was hiding in the cool spring water, holding red wine in one hand and "The Voyage of Ten Thousand Ships" in the other.

However, her eyes were unfocused, and it was obvious that her attention was not on the book.

The sound of light footsteps woke the princess up from her thoughts. She turned her head and saw a blonde girl walking over.

"Trene!" Princess Arianne stood up from the water in surprise and opened her arms to the visitor enthusiastically.

Tyene Sand is one of the many illegitimate daughters of Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, and the one closest to Princess Arianne.

She has a sweet appearance, like a strawberry in summer. Because her mother is a nun, she also has an unearthly purity about her. But in fact, everyone who is familiar with Tyene knows that her innocence and sweetness

It's all a disguise, but underneath is a dangerous and rebellious girl.

"Sorry, Arianne, I can't tell you yet." Prince Doran sighed and shook his head, "Because I know you too well, and the secret is just a wonderful story for you. You can tell Tyene quietly when you go to bed at night.

And Tyene never hid anything from Obaya, and Obaya is an alcoholic. Who will she tell if she drinks too much? I can't take risks, and the Martell family can't afford to take risks."

The garden became quiet again.

Princess Arianne murmured, but was still unconvinced and said:

"That's because we lost the battle in Starfall City. If we win..."

Prince Daolang struggled for a long time, and finally sighed: "Okay."

"Don't worry, brother." Prince Oberyn pretended to be relaxed, "There have been countless people who wanted to take my life, but in the end, they were the ones who went to see the stranger."

"I don't just rely on these two things, brother, please believe in your brother."

"Oberyn, you know, I have been planning for so long, and I am almost successful. Really, that girl has already had her first period..."

The princess remembered that when she was a child, her favorite game with her cousins ​​was to use a meteor hammer to smash oranges off the tree.

Prince Daolang chuckled: "Do you know what glory is?"

Prince Doran spoke, his voice weak and feeble, like a piece of fragile parchment:

"Tell me, Arianne, why? Why start a war?"

The Dornish ruler's face was pale and swollen. His legs, which were almost paralyzed by severe gout, were resting on a padded footstool. His red and swollen hands were playing with a chess piece carved from agate. Although he tried his best to control it, he was still there.

Unable to stop shaking slightly.

"Of course I remember." Prince Oberyn said word by word, "We want to avenge Elia who died tragically in King's Landing!"

Prince Daolang then waved his hand tiredly, indicating that the two of them could leave.

"Brother, please believe me this time." Prince Oberyn looked into his brother's eyes with piercing eyes, "I will clear away the suspicion! I will never delay our plan! Ilia's revenge will definitely be avenged!"

"My father? Humph, is he finally willing to see me? I thought he had forgotten that I was his daughter." Princess Arianne was reluctantly pulled out of the pool by Tyene.

After cleaning up, Princess Arianne came to the Water Garden.

Then, he turned to his daughter, with both helplessness and disappointment in his eyes: "Arianne, when you go to King's Landing this time, everything will be subject to your uncle's arrangements. You are no longer allowed to make your own decisions."

"Don't worry, brother, I won't let the vultures succeed. This time when I go to King's Landing, I will do everything possible to clear away the suspicion and never let the war start again."

"It's different. Brother, your halberd and poison may not be able to help you this time..."

The flowers and plants in the garden were fragrant, but she had no intention of admiring them.

"Even if you win that battle, you won't win anything." Prince Doran interrupted coldly, "In a game of power, the first to be eliminated is always the fool who cannot control his ambition and is the first to place a bet. You know

I don’t know, because of your impulsiveness, we have become a wounded prey, and the blood flowing out of the wound will definitely attract countless greedy vultures, and they will take this opportunity to tear us apart and eat us!"

"Father."

Prince Daolang looked at his brother for a long time, and finally looked away, holding the chess piece symbolizing the dragon tightly in his hand, so hard that he kept shaking:

"For your glory, thousands of Dornish warriors gave their lives. Starfall City and High Hidden City will no longer obey our orders. Your uncle also fell into the trap and was responsible for poisoning the king.

Suspicion. Tell me, Arianne, is this really the glory you want?"

"The people of the Reach have invaded the land of Dorne! Isn't it an honor for me to lead an army to fight back?"

But I don’t know since when, my father no longer allowed them to enter the Flowing Water Garden casually.

Following the guards to a pavilion, Princess Arianne discovered that her uncle, Prince Oberyn, was also there, standing outside the pavilion looking at the blood orange trees in the garden in a daze.

He monopolized this place and turned it into his own castle, or rather, a prison?

Princess Arianne recovered her thoughts and saw her father, Prince Doran, sitting in the pavilion, staring at a Cyvasse chessboard in front of her, lost in thought.

With that said, Tyene chose a simple ivory cloth robe to put on the princess, and deliberately did not give her fancy jewelry. She only took a seven-pointed star pendant symbolizing the faith of the seven gods and hung it on the princess's chest.

Princess Arianne met her father's gaze. She didn't know if she remembered her cousin's advice when she came here. She finally lowered her head and said obediently:

Speaking of this, Prince Oberyn couldn't help but think of the old man's murmur before he died.

Princess Arianne was confused when she heard this, and couldn't help asking: "Father, what are you planning?"

Hearing this, the anger that had been suppressed suddenly surged into her heart. Princess Arianne looked directly into her father's eyes and said loudly:

"For glory!"

"I went to sea before, and I didn't know you until I came back... Well, okay, I'll tell you this later. Now get dressed quickly, His Royal Highness wants to see you."

"So I must kneel at my father's feet and beg for his forgiveness?" Princess Arianne muttered a few words, but still accepted her cousin's arrangement.

Princess Arianne wanted to refute, but Prince Oberyn spoke first:

"Oberyn, do you remember our desire?"

"Your Highness, Princess." Tyene smiled and saluted, then hugged the naked and wet princess.

Prince Daolang came back to his senses and looked at his daughter steadily.

So, he added: "Whatever the cost!"

Prince Daolang sighed, rubbed his brows tiredly, and after a while he said:

After drying her body, she deliberately chose the most revealing silk dress. Just as she was about to put it on, Triene took it away:

"Your Highness, you can no longer be so willful. You must know that being well-behaved is the best armor for us women."

Princess Arianne's mouth moved, but ultimately she said no more.

"Yes, father."

Moreover, Tyene's knowledge of poisons is not inferior to that of her father.

Prince Oberyn also came over at this time, stood beside his niece, and said:

"We messed up this time. But don't worry, brother, I will find a way to make up for everything."

Princess Arianne looked at her father who was suffering from illness, and suddenly felt a little sad, and the resentment and dissatisfaction in her heart also reduced a lot.

"Ilia...Ilia..." Prince Doran murmured and repeated, with a painful look on his face, "For so many years, I have seen her bleeding face almost every day before going to bed, and I can hear her wake up countless times in the middle of the night.

To her and her children's wails...Oberyn, my brother, I really don't want another face of yours..."

"It's none of uncle's business." Princess Arianne said, "It was my willful behavior that caused such great losses to Dorne."

The princess kissed her best childhood playmate and rubbed her delicate face: "Where have you been? Why did you come to see me now?"

The sky became darker and gloomier, and the wind became stronger and stronger. Finally, the long-simmering dullness was finally broken, and heavy rain fell.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, come into the house quickly."

The servant's call came to his ears, but Prince Daolang ignored it. He just stared blankly at the messy garden in front of him and remained silent for a long time.

Torn by the violent wind and rain, countless blood oranges that were about to ripen fell to the ground and were smashed to pieces before they had time to be picked.
Chapter completed!