ASOIAF AU drabble series - #2
More serious than the first one. I'll try to do something a little less vindictive next time.
They rode past the Tower of Joy at dawn. Elia suspected Rhaegar was there with his child paramour, trying to create a third head for the Dragon. Let him. The Red Mountains of Dorne were in sight, and in the dry heat she toughened into leather.
“Will Daddy come?” Rhaenys asked.
“No. War is starting.” Elia kissed her head. “We must keep you away from the fighting. You are your father’s heir, as he is King Aerys’.”
She could already picture Rhaenys’ banner: the Targaryen dragon on the sunburst of Dorne - with a Martell spear through one of their heads.
They rode past the Tower of Joy at dawn. Elia suspected Rhaegar was there with his child paramour, trying to create a third head for the Dragon. Let him. The Red Mountains of Dorne were in sight, and in the dry heat she toughened into leather.
“Will Daddy come?” Rhaenys asked.
“No. War is starting.” Elia kissed her head. “We must keep you away from the fighting. You are your father’s heir, as he is King Aerys’.”
She could already picture Rhaenys’ banner: the Targaryen dragon on the sunburst of Dorne - with a Martell spear through one of their heads.