26 Chapter 26:

The 2 months is over, Arslan and Arianne and The Protectors just reached Dorne, As usual, The Martells were waiting outside the Gates of Dorne, Arslan and Arianne dismounted Aeolus and went in front of Doran, "Welcome back, Both of you" Said Doran smiling, "Thank you Prince Doran"/ "Thank you father" They both said, "Let's go inside" Said Doran.

As they were walking to the room they always meet in, "Arianne, Stay behind, I want to talk to you" Doran said to his daughter, And she did as he said while the rest continued walking.

Arslan was talking to Oberyn about a duel Oberyn asked for when the father-daughter duo entered.

After everybody sat down, "Lord Arslan, When you are going to marry my daughter?" Doran said, Arslan smiled hearing this, That means that she already agreed, "Whenever you see fit, Prince Doran", "How about one week from now?" Asked Doran, "Alright," Said Arslan, "Where?" Interfered Oberyn, "I say here in Dorne?" Asked Doran, "I would prefer the Eyrie for 2 reasons, First, I came here multiple times while you didn't visit The Vale, 2nd, My mother's family And the starks will be there, so would you prefer three families to come here or Only your family to go there?", "You have a point, The Vale it is then, But how do we get there in a week?" Asked Doran, "I brought a special Carriage with me, Its dragged by Taps, it can get you to the Eyrie in less than a week."

{ARIANNE POV: }

I look at Arslan's smile, I can see that he is happy, I am happy too, I'm happy that I will marry him, I'm happy that I agreed when father asked me if I want to, I'm happy that I went to the Eyrie to get to know him, Even after spending two months with him I still find him mysterious, He's a mystery, A mystery that I love, It's sad that I will not see him for the next week.

3RD PERSON POV:

After the discussion, and although it was still midday, Arslan went to his room to rest, As he was sleeping he got a message from Azreal, [Arslan, Lord Stark was framed and Arrested by the queen and her son and baelish...], 'I see, It's about time I start marching for the Lannisters, I will not save Ned until the day of execution, I want Sansa to learn from this.

THE NEXT MORNING:

After Arslan and his men prepared to leave, The Martell family came to see him off, "We will be following behind you tomorrow" Said Doran, "Yes, I will make sure everything is ready in the Eyrie for the wedding" Arslan said the last part while looking at Arianne with a smile, "Well, I will be going now" he said as he walked back to Aeolus and mounted him, "Let's meet in a week" is what he decided to say as he flew away.

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After Arslan got back to The Eyrie, He Went Directly to The Throne room and called for Arya to meet him there.

The doors open as Arya comes in, "You asked for me Arslan?" She asked, Of course after being trained by him for months, She grew Familiar with him, She now treats him like she does her brothers, "Yes, I have some bad news for you", She suddenly turned worried, "What happened?" she asked, He came down from his throne and went in front of her before he kneeled on one knee to get to her size, "Your father was arrested for treason", She looked confused "My father would never do such thing", He smiled as he put his hand on her head, "I know, He did no such thing, They framed him, But now your family needs you to be with them, Okay?" He said and got a nod as an answer, "I will take you there now, So you could brag to them about how a Lady is stronger than most men, right?" He said and she gave him a sad smile, "Go get your stuff, We're going now".

As Arya got out, Lod Yohn came in.

"My Lord, You have a letter from King's Landing" He said as he gave the letter to Arslan.

Arslan took the letter, After reading it, He smiled and put it away.

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Aeolus and Arya' shrieker landed in the middle of Winterfell, They dismounted while their mounts flew away only for them to notice that the starks were coming out one by one, The first one who came out was Bran so he earned the first hug from Arya, Then Robb, Followed by Catelyn and Rickon, After she was done hugging, "Let's go inside Lord Arslan" Said Robb with respect, Although he was the son and heir of The Lord of the north, He isn't a Lord yet.

After getting in and sit in the ancestral hall (The place where Jon was crowned king in the north), "So, How was your stay in the Eyrie Arya" Robb asks, "It was very good, Arslan thought me how to fight with a sword, I can even beat you now" Arya says with a smile as Catelyn flinched hearing that, "We'll see about that later" says Robb with a smile, Ara then proceeds to talk to her little brothers and mother while Arslan talks with Jon, "I suppose you received a letter to go to King's Landing and swear your allegiance to the new king?" Asked Arslan, "Hmp, I will go, But not to swear fealty and I'm not going alone, How did you know?"Asked Robb, Arslan takes the letter he got earlier today and gave it to him "You're not the only one" he added, After Robb read the letter he looked at Arslan with confusion, "They called for me because they arrested my father for treason, Why did they call you?" he asked, "Its probably because of the cat called Tywin as they could see that I'm preparing my army to march", Robb's confusion deepened "Why would Tywin do that? And why are you preparing to march?", "That little cat did what he did because I'm coming for him", "You are marching for the Lannisters? What did they do?", "They dared to send an assassin to kill Arianne, of course, they will suffer for it", Everyone turned their attention to him again with a surprised expression after overhearing what he said, "Why would he do that?", Asked Catelyn, "Because the Vale became a force he is afraid to face, If I married Arianne I will have The backing of Dorne too, He probably felt threatened, So the plan was probably to kill Arianne and have me marry his Granddaughter, But he failed in his attempt and now he is gonna suffer for it ", "I see" says Robb, Not having anything else to say, "Well, I have to go now, I came to bring your sister so she could stay with her family in these Dire times" Arslan said getting up, "Thank you for the men you sent to protect the north from the monsters" Said Robb getting up too, "No Problem" Arslan then got out with Robb before he mounted Aeolus and flew back to the Eyrie.

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In the throne room, Arslan was sitting on the throne, His mother stood to his left, The nobles And also the Lords of the houses were there, Even the previously Mountain clan was there, They made a family and chose their leader. (Suggest names here please)

"Nobles And Lords Of The Vale, King Joffrey has no right in the throne, He is not the son of King Robert Baratheon, He is The son of Cersei Lannister and Jaime Lannister, That is why my father died, They poisoned him before he came here because he started asking questions, And they want to do the same with Lord Ned Stark, They also sent an assassin after Arianne, They sent me a letter to go and swear fealty to the false king, What do you think?" Arslan asked.

Lord Yohn stepped forward.

"My Lord, I say you shouldn't go, And we should get vengeance on them, If we let what they did go unpunished, No one will respect us anymore, I say we march for their heads."

The nobles and Lords all started agreeing with what Lord Yohn said, Arslan raised his hand and the room went quiet, "I now declare, That the Vale is an independent kingdom from the crown, And I shall be named 'King Of The Mountain And Vale' " said Arslan as the nobles and lords looked with pride, They are finally independent as they once were.

Lord Lyonel Corbray stepped forward.

"My Lord, Shall we call our men that are protecting them back?" He said, "No, If we did that, The villagers and smallfolk will be massacred in a day, Call back those who are guarding their castles."

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