Chapter 45

After we eat all the food, I look at my Brother-in-Law and say,

"So, can I ask the reason why you come here, dear Good Brother?"

I smile a little at them. While I'm a bit salty about them not helping us, I know they need to think about their people before helping us. I maybe do the opposite, but I understand the reason why they did not come to help us.

"Hmmm, I hear you did not like beating around the bush. Is this true?"

"Yeah, true enough. I did not like honeyed words and cared about my time. I prefer spending my time on important things."

"I see."

I can see Doran nod his head for a second before saying.

"We come here for three things. The first one is to thank you for killing the Mountain for us."

The Mountain? Ah, that bastard that tried to kill me in Braavos, huh?

"Think nothing about it. I'm glad to kill him before he could take more victims. I also want to avenge my nephew and my good sister."

"Good. You know your duty."

I raise one of my eyebrows at that. Is revenge one of my duties? What does this man imply?

"The second reason why we come here is to seek treatment from the well-known healer of Lunaria Kingdom."

"Your gout?"

"Aye."

"I will ask the royal healer to treat you. It should take three days to heal."

"Can you heal it?"

"Aye. Many merchants come here to heal their gout, and even some nobles from Braavos. It was not the hardest illness to heal."

"Thank you."

"Not a problem. The last reason?"

"We come here to ask for a Full Alliance between Lunaria and Dorne."

Oh? That statement managed to get my attention. Alliance, huh? So far, Lunaria only allied with Braavos, Pentos, and Lorath even though it was only a trading alliance. We will protect each other's trade route and can send our military if the other goes to war with the other. However, we can reject the call for war in a regular alliance and still retain our trade agreement.

Full Alliance, on the other hand, is different. Both parties need to provide help in case one of the parties goes to war. If the other rejects this invitation to war, the Alliance will be broken, and they will become enemies.

A Full Alliance also needs something or someone to bind both parties. The most common binder is a marriage between both parties, but there are some cases where both parties exchange their ancestral weapons or armors.

"And what does Dorne offer to us?"

"What? Can't families help each other?! What kind of Good Brother are you? We offer you something many people want, and you only think about profit?"

I look at my other Good Brother, Oberyn Martell, and give him a frown. I did not like him.

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|Doran Martell - Prince and Lord of Dorne|

I glare at my brother and quickly look at Viserys. I can see him and the people around him frowning at my brother's statement. Even my niece frowned at Oberyn. However, before I could apologize, Viserys decided to beat me to it.

"Family, huh? Then as your family member, where are you when Dany and I run away? As a family member, where are you when Rhae runs away for her life? As family members, where are you when we go to war to defend our freedom?"

"We are preparing! We lost many people in the war! We need to take care of our people first!"

"The same with me."

I can see Viserys say it with soft words, but I can feel a shiver down my back when I hear his words. It was like a knife ready to stab me from the back.

"I need to think about my people. Full Alliance is not something that can be accepted quickly. Full Alliance is like accepting a new family member. You need to dedicate yourself to making sure your siblings grow, watch them, so they are not hurt, and make sure they survive. Lunaria will make sure to do their duty. We will nurture the people of Dorne, but can the people of Dorne do the same?"

"So you did not think of us as your family member, huh?!"

"The only reason your people can still buy goods from us is the proof enough that I still think of you guys as my family!"

Viserys stands up and shouts at Oberyn. I can see a blue flame surrounding him. I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me, but I see a dragon roaring at us.

"Ask the other kingdom, and you will hear that they cannot even park their ship in this kingdom! Even the Reach who sided with my family did not get a chance to trade with us! Among the Seven Kingdoms, only Dorne can trade with us! I also make sure they get lower prices than the others! Do you know why?! Because I still think of you as my family!"

Viserys sits on his chair once again, but I can still see the dragon behind him snarling at us.

"What do you guys do to us? To me? To my sister? And to your niece? Nothing. You did not help us when we were at peace, and sure as hell, you did not help us when we were at the bottom!"

Daenerys and Rhaenerys get away from their chairs and run toward Viserys. They hug his arms and climb into his lap. I can see Viserys hugging both of them while whispering an apology. When he hugs them, the dragon behind him finally disappears.

After a few seconds, Viserys looks at us and says,

"That's why, please don't say that you are our family. Family is not only because of blood. Family is the people that help each other. Lunaria is a big family. We will help each other. We will protect each other, and we will grow side by side. To us to me, you guys are nothing but a stranger. Please tell me what you can give to our family for us to accept you to be our family member?"

I smile a little at Viserys' speech. People said when Targaryen is born, the gods will flip a coin. They are either born a madman, or they will become a great person. It looks like Viserys lands on the good side, and his brother lands on the madness.

I bow a little at him and say.

"Everything."