Chapter 194 Alliance

  "Quick! Call the maester !"

  Loras Tyrell hurriedly rushed towards Duke Renly, shouting.

  Princess Arianne also recovered from her stupefaction, and immediately ordered the servant: "Call Maester Calliotte immediately !"

  After speaking, she was about to step forward to check on Duke Renly's situation.

  Unexpectedly, before she approached, Daven Lannister stood in front of her, and said in a suspicious and vigilant tone:

  "You should stay away from Lord Renly!"

  Princess Arianne was stunned for a moment, and then she understood What the other party meant, suddenly became a little annoyed:

  "You actually suspect that I poisoned him?"

  Daven refused to give an inch, "Who killed Ser Gregor Clegane in public?"

  Princess Arianne was immediately left speechless.

  Daven said angrily: "If the Martell family wants to kill, at least use the method of dealing with Sir Gregor, so that we can hold a sword before we die, not some poisonous means !"

  " We didn't poison him!"

  Princess Arianne argued, but she looked weak.

  At this moment, Maester Calliotte arrived in a hurry, the two stopped their quarrel for the time being and turned their attention back to Duke Renly.

  The maester cut off Renly's clothes with a knife, inspected his body carefully, and then pinched his face for a while, still frowning.

  During this process, Duke Renly no longer vomited blood, but this did not mean that he was getting better. In fact, everyone could see that something was wrong with him.

  Lord Renly's entire face was blue, his lips were bloodless and his body was shaking non-stop. He seemed to be struggling to say something, but due to too much air coming in and out, he couldn't speak a complete sentence at all.

  No matter how bloody the scene is, it is impossible to scare people like them.

  Obviously, he was poisoned.

  The vomit in the living room excluded a sweet and unpleasant smell, which was almost suffocating.

  Princess Arianne couldn't bear it anymore, so she went out and stood near the corridor.

  After a while, she heard footsteps around her.

  Turning around, Princess Arianne saw Prince Doran appearing at the corner of the corridor in a wheelchair.

  "Father." Princess Arianne quickly walked a few steps to greet her.

  Just as he was about to speak, he heard Prince Doran say,

  "I already know what happened."

  "Father, I really didn't poison him!" Princess Arianne quickly explained.

  "What about 'The Mountain'? You arranged for him to be killed."

  "Yes." Princess Arianne admitted straightforwardly, "That beast brutally killed my aunt and her child, and how dare he show up in Sunspear, how could I not take revenge!"

  "Stupid!" Prince Doran said angrily, "This is Tywin's trap! You killed an envoy in public, if another envoy dies in Sunspear, Who do you think people will think killed him?"

  "You mean..." Princess Arianne also realized at this time, "Tywin poisoned Renly?"

"What do you think? " Prince Doran said unhappily.

  Princess Arianne felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and after a while, she said, "But...but...why did Tywin let Renly die in Sunspear? "

  "I don't know." Prince Doran rubbed his brows wearily, "There must be something big happening outside, otherwise Tywin wouldn't have taken the risk to do such a thing, but we are trapped in the city and don't know anything. And you are still so reckless !"

  Princess Arianne lowered her head in frustration, "Then what should I do now?"

  Before Prince Doran could answer, a mournful wail came from the drawing room.

  Princess Arianne shuddered slightly and immediately knew that Duke Renly might be dead.

  And his death must be blamed on the Martell family.

  At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out of the living room:

  "Doran Martell! I want you to pay for Lord Renly!"

  "No!" Princess Arianne exclaimed, trying to explain, "Renly was not killed by us! I dare to swear by the name of the halberd of the sun!"

  But how could Loras Tyrell listen to the explanation at this moment, he swung his long sword and rushed towards Prince Doran.

  The guard immediately stepped forward to stop him.

  "Don't kill him!" Princess Arianne urged.

  As soon as the words fell, a guard's arm was cut off and he let out a miserable scream.

  Loras continued to charge forward.

  The second guard jumped up, and the long swords of the two quickly clashed and collided in the air, making harsh sounds.

  A third guard joined the battle group.

  "Sir Loras." Princess Arianne was still trying to explain, "It was Tywin Lannister who poisoned him! He deliberately tried to provoke the relationship between Stormland and Dorne!"

"Ridiculous!"

Daven Lannister also came out, "You murderers still want to pour dirty water on Lord Tywin! Lord Tywin only wants to resolve this dispute peacefully, but you Martel only think about killing! "

At that time, Loras looked crazy, he had cut down three guards one after another and rushed towards Prince Doran in the wheelchair with red eyes.

  The long sword formed a blurred light and shadow in the air, as fast as lightning.

  But in the next second, a huge long axe crashed down.

  Clang—

  Amidst the piercing sound of gold and iron clashing, the long sword shattered into two pieces.

  The long axe continued unabated, drawing a hideous wound on Loras' chest, and blood sprayed like a fountain.

  "No! Don't kill him!" Princess Arianne screamed.

  The long axe swung again and mercilessly chopped down on Loras' head.

  "Hota, stop," said Prince Doran.

  The long axe came to a halt in mid-air, inches from Loras' handsome head.

  "The prince orders and Hotah obeys." Captain of the guards, Areo Hotah, withdrew his long axe.

  "Maester Calliotte, help him bandage!" Princess Arianne looked at Loras in the pool of blood, feeling a little heartbroken and annoyed.

  Prince Doran looked at Daven Lannister and said,

  "Sir Davon, you should be the real emissary sent by Duke Tywin, right? Come with me, let's talk in another place."

After saying that, he motioned the guards to push his wheelchair.

  Daven also followed.

  This group of people came to another room.

  As soon as he entered the door, Daven asked loudly:

  "Your Highness Doran! You actually poisoned Lord Renly! The gods will not spare you!"

  "You clearly poisoned Renly!" Princess Arianne was very angry.

  Prince Doran raised his hand to stop his daughter. He knew that it was pointless to argue about these things at this time.

  Since the Dornishmen killed "The Mountain" in public and then when Duke Renly was poisoned to death in Sunspear, people would naturally think that the Dornishmen did it.

  The Martell family can no longer shake off this pot.

  What he can do now is to figure out what the purpose of Duke Tywin is.

  "Sir Daven, if I'm not mistaken, there must have been a major change outside, otherwise Tywin would not have done such a crazy thing. Tell me what happened, and then we can talk about terms."

Daven restrained his anger instantly, he didn't bother to give any extra performances and then told the truth about everything that happened in Skyreach City.

  Princess Arianne was dumbfounded when she heard that, apparently she didn't expect that the outside world would have changed so much in less than a month after being trapped in the city.

  Prince Doran listened quietly, his expression unchanged.

  Only when he heard that Samwell Caesar had hatched a dragon, his eyes shook sharply, but soon returned to calm.

  When Daven finished speaking, Prince Doran smiled coldly:

  "No wonder Lord Tywin wants Duke Renly to die in Sunspear City. This is to help his grandson, oh no, he should be called grandson, and sweep away the rivals for the throne."

Davon smiled slightly, neither acknowledging nor denying, and said instead:

  "Your Highness, Lord Tywin just wanted to form an alliance with the Martell family, and for this reason, he even specially sent that big gift. Look, you aren't your people happy to receive it outside the old palace?"

  Princess Arianne knew that the "big gift" the other party was talking about was Gregor Clegane, "The Mountain", she was ashamed and angry: "You do this? And still want to form an alliance!"

  Daven shrugged, with an indifferent expression: "If you don't form an alliance, then Dorne should be prepared to bear the wrath of the storm nobles. Now there are 30,000 storm troops outside the city. Thinking of avenging Lord Renly. How long can Sunspear last if they attack regardless of casualties? After the city is broken, what do you think angry stormland nobles will do to the city ?"

"We will tell everyone, It was you Lannister who poisoned Duke Renly!" Princess Arianne gritted her teeth.

  Daven chuckled, confidently saying, "Someone needs to believe it."

  He paused for a while and then persuaded: "But if Dorne agrees to form an alliance, then Lord Tywin will offer another big gift. Really A big gift!"

  "What a big gift?"

  "A big victory."

  "A big victory?" Princess Arianne seemed to understand something.

  If Eddard Stark rebelled, there is a high probability that the Riverlands and Vale, which are closely related to the North, will also rebel. As for the Stormlands, they will naturally not tolerate a Lannister scoundrel stealing the throne of the Baratheon family.

  Therefore, these three realms are destined to become enemies of the Lannister family.

  But Princess Arianne questioned: "Tywin will cooperate with us to deal with the armies of the Riverland, Stormland, and Vale? But how do we know that this is not a trap to lure us out of the city? Martell family can't trust you backstabbing lions!"

  "Lord Tywin also guessed your doubts." Daven explained, "Therefore, there is no need for you to venture out of the city. The Western army will withdraw overnight, and at the same time secretly send someone to burn the food supplies of the rest of the army of the three realms, and in addition, the cities and fortresses that have been conquered before, such as God's Grace City and Yronwood City, will all be returned to Dorne."

Princess Arianne's held her breath suddenly: "The way back is cut off, the food and supplies burned, you are going to trap the army of the three realms to death in the desert."

  Daven chuckled: "I heard that Dorne's most powerful weapons are the scorching sun and the halberd, and the former is even more terrifying. Is the Martell family satisfied with this great gift?"

  Princess Arianne finally couldn't help but be moved.

  Although she also understood that this was Duke Tywin using the hands of the Dornish people to eradicate dissidents, but the temptation was too great.

  The Martell family needed such a big victory too much.

  Since the defeat of Starfall City, Dorne has been devastated and suffered heavy losses, and the prestige of the Martell family has also declined again and again.

  They really need a big victory to boost morale and stabilize the status and prestige of the Martell family.

  Moreover, the prisoners obtained by the great victory can also be exchanged for ransom, making up for Dorne's losses in this war.

  Even if they completely offended the nobles of the three realms for this, it was worth it.

  Therefore, Princess Arianne looked eagerly at her father.

  Prince Doran pondered for a while, and finally said: "Yes, but I have two conditions."

  Daven frowned when he heard this: "Tell me about it."

  "First, Princess Myrcella Baratheon must marry my son Trystane."

  "Yes." Davon nodded in agreement without much hesitation. It has been approved by Duke Tywin before.

  Prince Doran continued expressionlessly: "Second, you must hand over the murderer who killed my brother. As long as you agree to these two conditions, the Martell family will agree to form an alliance with the Lannister family and fully support Tommen as King."

  "No problem!" Daven agreed happily, he had long been unhappy with that Caesar.

  When he was on Arbor Island, he was almost forced to jump into the sea and swim back to Lannisport.

  Whether it's for revenge against the king or for the dragon, the Lannister family is destined not to let this man go, and it's not a problem at all to hand him over to the Dornishmen.

  "Thank you for your efforts for the peace of the Seven Kingdoms." Daven bowed slightly proudly.

  Prince Doran nodded with a smile:

  "May Martell and Lannister, the friendship last forever."

  Princess Arianne noticed that when her father said this, his hands, which were constantly trembling due to gout, were rarely stable.

  In his hand, he holds a cyvasse piece that symbolizes a dragon.

  [END]