Oberyn admired Viserys's performance at the negotiation table just now, and even made him a little impressed.
However, his idea of marrying his daughter was actually just a joke. He was not planning to marry his daughter, and Viserys was used to Oberyn's outspoken words.
It's just that Viserys didn't know why he wasn't very emotional after hearing the other party's words. He was silent for a moment and didn't respond, but asked in confusion.
"What's wrong with your identity as a daughter?"
Oberyn, as the prince of Dorne, how could there be a problem with his daughter's identity?
"Oh, they are all my illegitimate daughters."
Oberyn shrugged his shoulders slightly and said nonchalantly, without any cover-up.
In other places in Westeros except Dorne, illegitimate children are something that greatly affects family honor. Even though it has become a common practice, nobles will still try to hide it.
But Dorne is different from other places. For example, Dorne is relatively equal between men and women, has a consistent inheritance system, mistresses also have a certain social status, and has a more unrestrained sexual attitude compared to other regions.
Viserys was silent after hearing this, and Oberyn also did not speak for a very rare moment, and finally stopped slightly when the corridor forked at the end.
At this point, Viserys and Oberyn should have walked to their respective paths. The bedroom where he was assigned to rest is on the other side.
"Think about it carefully, Arianne is also a good girl."
Oberyn finally took a deep breath, then patted Viserys on the shoulder and said.
Then, just as he was about to turn around and walk towards his bedroom, he seemed to remember something and stopped slightly.
"By the way, Viserys, I will accompany you when you return to Dragonstone. I want to see the child born to my sister and that bastard."
That bastard undoubtedly refers to Viserys's brother Rhaegar Targaryen, and the child born to Rhaegar and Oberyn's sister is Rhaenys.
Oberyn had not seen what his niece looked like because he traveled around the continent of Essos before. Anyway, he had plenty of time. This time he wanted to take this opportunity to return to Dragonstone with Viserys.
, pay a visit to Rhaenys.
"okay, I get it."
Viserys stood there quietly watching Oberyn's leaving back. The man's slender figure looked like a twisted snake shadow under the red glow of the setting sun.
Then the little king exhaled slightly.
In the conversation between Oberyn and Viserys just now, the conditions for Dorne and Targaryen to sign a secret alliance were mentioned.
Of course, Dorne cannot unconditionally support Viserys' return to Westeros to fight for the Iron Throne in the future.
Dorne's condition was very simple, requiring Viserys to marry Prince Doran's eldest daughter, Princess Arianne Maltair, as his queen in return.
However, this proposal was opposed by Viserys, who did not want to make such a hasty decision on his lifelong event.
And based on his understanding of Arianne Maltaire, Viserys naturally did not want his future wife to be such a woman.
However, at the moment, he can't offer better conditions to satisfy Dorn.
Unless his infant sister Daenerys is used to fulfill his marriage with the Maltese family, he will marry Quentin Maltese, the eldest son of Prince Doran, who is just three years old.
However, this choice was also unacceptable to Viserys.
Therefore, in the end, Viserys found a reason to temporarily shelve his engagement with Princess Arianne Maltair.
"I'm only eight years old now. This will happen ten years from now. Why don't we discuss this issue then."
...
night.
A small-scale family banquet was held in the Neptune Palace.
The wife, sons and daughters of the Sea King of Braavos, Ferregor Anttalion, all attended this banquet, mainly to welcome distinguished guests from Dragonstone and Dorne in a private manner.
After attending Neptune's family banquet, Viserys finally returned to his bedroom exhausted.
thump--
He threw himself on the bed and collapsed into a "big" shape, and then he didn't want to move at all. He just wanted to integrate himself into the soft bed and never separate.
"So tired."
For the little king, he was not only physically tired, but also mentally stressed.
In fact, although Viserys is a "little king" in name only, he always maintains a cautious and cautious attitude no matter what he faces.
Because there were thousands of ravines lingering in front of him, he was like a lost climber who would fall into the abyss if he didn't pay attention.
Just like Robert on the Iron Throne, he can allow failure because he has the capital to withstand failure.
Viserys does not have these, he cannot allow himself to fail, he must always maintain inner vigilance, and often warn himself to walk on thin ice.
A small victory or a small gain is not enough to make him ecstatic, because he is afraid that he will lose his most basic calm attitude.
Then Piao Piao Ran made a fatal mistake. In the end, all the previous efforts were in vain, and he might even lose his life.
But at this time.
Viserys collapsed on the dark, soft bed, but the joy in his heart was somewhat difficult to suppress.
Because this was another 'small victory' he achieved after the Battle of Storm's End, and this time he won it on the negotiation table without using a single sword or gun.
"His Majesty."
At this moment, there was a knock on the little king's bedroom door. It was one of Viserys' guards who knocked on the door.
Then the guard came in carrying a tray. On the tray was a cup of steaming mint tea, a few neatly arranged biscuits, and a small dish of cream. He then placed it on the table and was about to leave.
"Mond, help me find the map of the trading city."
Viserys saw the guards bringing him some midnight snacks, but he still slumped on the bed and didn't move, as if he was dead. He covered his head with a pillow and said in a muffled voice.
The guard named Mond was slightly stunned when he heard Viserys's words.
He didn't know the results of Viserys's negotiations this time, so he didn't know what the young king was suddenly looking for a map for at this time.
"clear."
But he still agreed and then walked out. From the salutes of several people, he found a map of the west coast of the Essos continent.
The nine free trade city-states are concentrated in this place, and the center of the Essos continent is the vast Dothraki Sea.
Then Viserys sat at the desk in the bedroom and lit the white wax on the table, and the firelight illuminated every inch of the table.
Wow——
Viserys also spread out the entire map, and his lavender eyes locked on a location on the map.