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

Chapter Fourteen

Now I don't usually add music or pictures to my story but I thought for Visenya and her families reunion it was appropriate.

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Chapter Fourteen: Reunions

Dorne, the Water Gardens

End 299 AC

Oberyn felt suspicious after Aero had rushed into the room and then hurried away just as quickly. He brooded behind his brothers throne as he looked at Ellaria and his daughters thoughtfully. Something had happened a couple of say earlier, he was sure. However, no one was speaking. The three elder Sand Snakes had been watchful and hostile to Ellaria, more so that they had ever been and Ellaria had begun jumping at shadows or loud voices.

His fifth daughter, Elia, named after his sister who had also been his best friend, had broken down the night before in the stables. After a shouting match had broken out between he and Ellaira again, he had taken off on his sand steed hoping some space would allow him to clear his head. When he got back, Elia had been in with the new horse she had been trying to train. She had turned away from him but he could see the anger in her eyes.

~Flashback~

He handed the reins of his sand steed, Warrior, to the stable hand and turned to see a small dark haired girl standing by one of the stalls. He instantly knew it was his daughter Elia. He smiled slightly at the sight of her but she spun to face away from him, however, he had seen the anger in her eyes. In a way he wasn't surprised, a few days before he had promised to meet up with her to train her horse, but Ellaria had barred them into his rooms, which had caused another fight between the them. It seemed all they were doing was fighting now a days.

He moved over to her, "Elia," he said softly. His daughter didn't answer him, she just continued to brush her black filly. He moved into the stall and pressed a hand against her shoulder, "Don't touch me," she snapped. Oberyn dropped his hand from her shoulder surprised, "What have I done to make you so angry?" he asked softly. She snorted, "When haven't you made us angry?" she muttered under her breath. However, Oberyn heard her and spun her to face him, "What do you mean?" he asked curiously and sadness filling him. It would seem he had failed his daughters somewhere down the line.

He had always been close with his daughters. After the rebellion though he had drifted away from his eldest four, he couldn't help it. Every time he looked at them all he could see was them with Visenya. When he met Ellaria, it was only supposed to be a few days of fun. After she had come to him pregnant with Elia, well that was when everything changed. He accepted her as his paramour and he raised Elia alongside his other daughters, even his other three younger ones, Obella, Dorea and Loreza. However, even he knew there had been distance between he and his daughters for a long time.

Elia scowled at him, "I mean that every time one of us want to do something with you, mother- she spat- makes sure you don't. Tyene asked you to test her on poisons years ago after she completed her training and you said you would, only it never happened because mother- she spat again- made you take her to the Water Garden's without us. When Sarella left for Oldtown, you said you would say farewell to her on the docks, only you never showed because mother- she hissed- had called you back to bed. Where have you been for anything important in our lives?" she said, all her words were quiet but Oberyn heard them as though she had shouted them at him.

He met his daughter eyes, eyes that he shared with her and ran a hand across his face, "Elia," he began. But she was to far gone to care, all the hurt, anger and fury that had been bottled up for years was coming rushing to the surface. "Where have you been for the milestones of our lives? Do you not care about us?" her voice was sad and it cracked on her last question as a few tears leaked down her cheeks. Oberyn instantly wrapped his arms around Elia and she clung to him as tears streamed down her cheeks and she sobbed into his chest.