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

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven:

298 AC

Meetings with Strangers

Robb Stark had greeted his friend Theon Greyjoy with open arms when he had arrived with an escort of ten guards and his sister Asha. He now stood next to his friend awaiting the arrival of Visenya Targaryen, who a guard had reported to have seen two miles away from Riverrun. His two Uncles stood on either side of them with his mother next to Blackfish and Arianne next to Edmure. The lord of the North and the Riverland's were gathered around them. His wife Talisa stood next to him in a dress of Stark grey, her crown on her head and a deer fur cloak on her shoulders. He didn't understand her desire to get all dressed up but he had gone along with it thinking it might make a good impression on the Dragon Queen.

The sound of hooves and feet on the ground grabbed his attention and he looked towards the entrance. Dark-skinned men covered in black leather armor, helmets and cheap fur cloaks entered first, some carrying dragon banners. Four men in white cloaks followed after them and a man dressed in Targaryen armor and a crown of silver and rubies followed after them with a group of twenty men and one woman surrounding him. A carriage entered along side another fifty men and silence fell through the courtyard.

Robb could admit he was a little surprised at how many men were in the escort. One of the white cloaks dismounted his horse, the soldiers who had entered first separated to make an isle and walked towards them as the other three dismounted their horses and headed to the carriage. The man who had walked towards them and stopped five feet away, "I am Ser Gerald Hightower, Lord Commander of the Queensguard," he introduced himself nodding in greeting to Catelyn who had once been close to his queen.

Robb swallowed hard, "A pleasure Ser Gerald. Who is it that you are escorting?" he asked wondering where the Dragon Queen was. Ser Gerald turned to the carriage when Ser Oswell was standing waiting to help the ladies out, "Irri and Jhiqui handmaidens of Princess Daenerys," Ser Gerald introduced the first two women who got out of the carriage. "Lady Missandei Scribe of Naath," another women with dark curly hair climbed out to stand to the left of the carriage beside the other white cloaks, "Lady Lillian Hightower, lady-in-waiting to Queen Visenya," a women with brown hair and blue eyes climbed out and stood next to Missandei, "Daenerys Stormborn Princess of House Targaryen," out came a beautiful women with the traditional Targaryen looks who looked around the courtyard before meeting Robb's eyes and smiling. Now the man who was dressed in Targaryen armor and colors dismounted and walked to the carriage, "Presenting Her Grace, Princess Roslin of House Targaryen and Frey, First of Her Name, Princess of Dragonstone, The Kind Princess, and Future Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lady of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm," he announced the last girl who came out. She was a small women dressed in grey and Targaryen red with a tiara on her head. She accepted the man in Targaryen's armor arm and they moved toward Ser Gerald and Robb.

"His Grace, Jacaerys, of Houses Targaryen and Stark, Second of His Name, Prince of Dragonstone, The Just Prince, Commander of the Dothraki and Future King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm," Ser Gerald said before taking a step back as the couple stopped a few feet from Robb. He met the eyes of the man, they were purple but the face looking back at him could have been a Stark, he knew then this was his cousin and true. None of it was a lie.

Robb opened his mouth to introduce himself when a loud sound echoed around them and a shadow covered the courtyard. Robb and his men all took startled steps back when they saw the shadow was really a dragon. A dragon that was circling the courtyard with ease and slowly came to land right beside the carriage. It's blue eyes glared at everyone before it's head turned to the side and a body came out from behind him.