Snow // Willas Tyrell // Oberyn Martell

90. Weak like you

'I always envied Oberyn, he lived he truly lived sailed around the world so many countries laid with the most beautiful woman alive-' Doran began

'And men.' Ellaria reminded him

'And man.' he agreed 'he experienced everything while I sat here in Dorne trying my best to keep my people alive and well,' Doran said he used Josie as a crutch as she helped him back to his chair 'but that is life. We each have our roles to play. Oberyn was born to be an adventure and I was born to rule.'

'Gods are not fools you would've been a lousy adventure and Oberyn,' Ellaria chuckled 'he would be a terrible ruler.' Ellaria remarked

'Your mother is a brilliant woman you know that?" Doran questioned the sand snakes.

'Prince Doran...' a guard said handing out a scroll he opened it reading it over

'The princess Marcella...' Doran began his eyes wide. The sand snakes attacked blades flying Josie didn't know it was happening when Ellaria stabbed Doran in the chest digging the blade deep into him.

'What are you doing!' Josie exclaimed

'When was the last time you left this palace?' Ellaria asked around as he lay on the ground trying to crawl away 'you don't even know your own people, they're disgusted by you.' She sneered 'Elia Martell raped and murdered and you did nothing. Oberyn Martell butchered and you did nothing,' she spat stepping over him 'you are not a Dornish man you're not our prince.'

'My son, Trystane.' he said from the ground panting for breath

'Your son is weak just like you.' Ellaria told him 'and weak men will never rule Dorne again.' Josie pressed her hands to Doran's chest trying to keep him from bleeding out but he died his blood soaking into your hands

'What did you do?'

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'Your grace, Lord Commander...'

'I want to see my wife.' Tommen demanded

'The guards have requested that she seek penance for her crimes the king must wait as well.' High sparrow informed him.

'Go and see your mother Tommen.' Jamie said they stood next to Marcella's body the stones on her eyes.

'You're a bold man.' Jamie said back to the sparrow.

'On the contrary I fear a great deal, the father the mother the warrior,' he smiled down at Marcella 'do you know why we use stones?' the sparrow questioned 'to remind us not to fear death we close our eyes in this world but open them in the next.'

'You must laugh at the next life.' Jaime remarked

'In truth I fear that too.'

'You humiliated my sister.'

'Your sister sat for God's mercy and atone for her sins.' Sparrow corrected.

'What about my sins!' Jaime questioned 'I broke a sacred oath and stabbed the kings Hand in the back I killed my own cousin, I stabbed the king in the back, when the gods decide their judgment I helped my brother escape justice... what atonement do I deserve?' Jamie said taking threatening steps forward

'If you spill blood in this holy Place...' the sparrow warned.

'Oh, the gods won't mind.' Jaime told him. 'they spill more blood than the rest of us combined.' Jaime remarked

'Go on then I deserve it.' the sparrow told him 'we all are but weak vain creatures we live only by the mothers mercy.' The sparrow told them, soon they were surrounded,

'They should be closer if they mean to save you.' Jaime threatened

'They don't. I know they won't reach me before you struck.' the sparrow said

'I fought against worse odds.' Jaime said confidently.

'No doubt many of us would fall but who are we? We have no names no families everyone of us is poor and powerless and yet together we can overthrow an empire.' the sparrow informed him he backed up slowly Jamie let him go

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"Ellaria...' Josie couldn't believe her eyes. 'what did you do?'

'Josephine, this was the only way.' Ellaria told her.

'the only.... what are you talking about?"

"I run dorne now.' Ellaria told her.

"I...' Josie didn't have any words. 'I have to get back to my sister.' Josie told her.

'Will we see you again?" Nymeria questioned.

"I hope so, but I need to be with her. everything is changing and-'

'Whats changed?' Ellaria questioned.

'I will tell you one day.' Josie told her. 'I promise.'

'Alright,' Ellaria agreed.

'But right now, my place is at high garden. I need to get my family back. All of them.' Josie told her.

'Do you need help?" Ellaria questioned.

"I might, but you have Dorne to run now.' Josie remarked.

'Wirte or visit, anytime.' Ellaria told her.

'I will.' Josie agreed. 'be safe.' She told them. she grabbed her ukulele and headed out. Only to hear on the way home that the Bolton had taken Winterfell as their own.