The Red Viper and The Dragon Princess X Oberyn Martell L.S

Chapter Three

297AC

Four moons later...

As the small council chamber filled, Varys had to use every ounce of his cunning to not look around in delight. He knew that things would soon come to a head. Ned Stark was an honorable man, but his honor was going to get him killed. He had learned the truth of Cersei and Jamie Lannister and had begun asking questions. He knew his Queen was waiting for something to happen. Something to do with Ned Stark.

To the surprise of everyone on the council, Robert joins them alongside Ned. They shuffle around to make room at the table and the moment they are all sitting, Robert demands information on the Targaryen's across the Narrow Sea and the Dothraki alliance. It takes all his self control to stop himself from smiling. He leans forward, "It went through. The Khal and Daenerys have married, it was done in a small ceremony and she now carries a child. Ser Jorah has joined their party keeping an eye on them, he says that Viserys has become as mad as his late father. He has begun to call himself King and is doing anything and everything he can to get rid of Visenya Targaryen," he explained quietly.

"Who is Visenya Targaryen?" Ned asked never remembering a Targaryen carrying the legendary name. Robert growled, "We don't know. She just popped out of a hole in the ground," he grumbled. Varys shook his head, "One of my little birds has figured out her identity. Visenya was formerly known as Daella Princess of Summerhall, her true name was given to her on Rhaella Targaryen's death bed when she name Rhaegar Targaryen's only surviving child as heir to the throne. Daella was given her true name and named Queen Regent of the Seven Kingdoms until the heir came of age. We have been unable to find out the name or sex of the babe," he said. Visenya had given specific information to Ser Jorah to come back to Westeros.

Silence fell in the room. Everyone had though Daella Targaryen had died at The Battle of the Trident and her body never recovered. Robert gaped like a fish while Ned's right hand automatically fisted. Daella Targaryen had stolen his nephew from his dying sisters arms, had taken him away from his home land and now he had no idea where he was. But he would never say any of that aloud. Robert on the other hand remembered playing with Daella when they were just children, there had been talk of betrothal before Daella had gone to Dorne. She had come back a different women and when they found out that she was barren, all talk of marriage ended. He was instead betrothed to Lyanna Stark of Winterfell. He had loved her and Rhaegar had taken her from him.

He had sworn revenge against the Targaryen family. He had killed Rhaegar, seen the bodies of his two children and Elia Martell, but no one had had any idea what had happened to Daella. He had mourned her as his friend, no matter the anger he had at her family. To now learn she was alive and had been for these last fourteen years was like a kick to his balls. It would seem though that Varys wasn't done delivering shocking news.

"Visenya was apparently the Khaleesi to the horde they now travel with in 285 till 292 where she vanished off the face of the earth for three years before popping up in Astapor. She left there in a hurry and arrived in Pentos in time to stop Daenerys marriage to the Khal. However they agreed to travel with them for a time. A moon into their journey, they were wed and Daenerys now carrys a babe," he delivered the news with an expressionless face.

"A babe?" Robert demanded.

Varys nodded, "Yes, it would seem that she fell pregnant just weeks after the wedding or they had slept together before they were married. Visenya Targaryen supports the union and has more then once killed the assassins sent for her family. It would also seem that two women have joined their party, one is a lady-in-waiting to Daenerys and the other is a lady-in-waiting to Visenya. I have been unable to learn their identity's," everyone looked at each other in shock.