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"Your Highness, as someone who comes from two important bloodlines, I understand the pressure laid upon you better than most,"
"Are any of them royal, Ser?"
"In their own way, Princess. Both have legacies, both are proud, and both are known for their stubbornness,"
"They sound a lot like my House, Ser."
"Oh trust me, Princess, they are more alike than you realise..."
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Grudges, can last far longer than any mortal, and are carried down bloodlines in the form of stories and songs. Such is the case of Dorne and House Targaryen, since Dorne not only resisted Aegon The Conqueror and his Dragons, but managed to kill Queen Rhaenys Targaryen and her Dragon, Meraxes, with a deadly Scorpion bolt that struck Meraxes in the eye, and caused both Meraxes and Rhaenys to fall to their deaths.
Since then, Dorne has fiercely resisted any attempt at unification with the other six Kingdoms, and has repeatedly refused to bend the knee to House Targaryen, resulting in tense relations that have existed ever since Aegon's time. However, Jaehaerys Targaryen "The Conciliator", saw the tensions as unnecessary and needless, and as such, sent his son and heir, Aemon, to Sunspear as an envoy and as a sign of trust.
Unfortunately, the negotiations didn't turn out as expected, but one thing that DID happen, was Prince Aemon finding love...in the arms of the Princess of Dorne, Princess Mara Martell...
Despite the fact that Aemon was already married and had a daughter, the Prince and Princess truly did love each other, but in the end...Mara saw how much it hurt Aemon to choose between her and his wife. So, Mara made the decision to be the one who let him go, and allowed him to leave Dorne to return to his family. And though Aemon had left, the love between them never stopped burning, and from that love...came a child.
Maegor Sand
Maegor the Unbroken
The Dornish Dragon
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