"Your Majesty, I am Oberyn Martell from Dorne. I would like to thank you for your advice to me during the last tournament." Oberyn said with a slight bow.
Without the advice she had asked Varys to convey, he would have died in the battle with the Mountain.
Daenerys, who was smiling at Oberyn, froze slightly when she heard his words.
Advice! What advice?
Daenerys nodded to Oberyn and then glanced at Tyrion.
Tyrion naturally knew what was going on, and hurriedly winked at Daenerys, telling her not to reveal the secret.
Drogon, standing on Daenerys' shoulder, watched the two people exchanging glances, as if it had nothing to do with him, and looked at Prince Oberyn, who was rarely serious.
Of course Daenerys would not act like she knew nothing. Although Oberyn noticed that Daenerys' expression was a little strange, he didn't think anything else about it.
He continued, "Your Majesty, my brother Doran Martell has been ill, so he sent me to form an alliance with you and help you seize the Iron Throne." After introducing himself, Oberyn directly stated his purpose.
None of Daenerys' ministers knew the inside story and couldn't understand when Queen Daenerys gave Oberyn advice.
After arriving at Dragonstone, she did not send anyone to win over Dorne. Did Dorne ally with the queen just because of that advice?
The conditions for the alliance between the two sides were simple. Dorne sent 15,000 men and 150 warships to join Daenerys' army.
If Dorne faces an irresistible attack from King's Landing, Daenerys will also send troops to help Dorne.
If Daenerys fights for the Iron Throne, Dorne will submit to Daenerys.
The alliance was reached, and Daenerys invited Oberyn, his mistress, and the illegitimate Sand Snakes to have dinner together.
After leaving the hall, Daenerys found Tyrion and asked him about the advice. Tyrion could only say that it was Varys who reminded Oberyn in her name.
After hearing the specific content of the advice, Daenerys was also surprised. She didn't expect that the advice actually saved Oberyn's life. No wonder Dorne came to form an alliance.
And Tyrion has known about this for a long time. Before he took over as the Queen's Hand, he had mentioned to me that Dorne might become his ally.
With the addition of Dorne, Daenerys gained an ally while weakening the power of King's Landing and losing an enemy, so she was in a good mood.
During the dinner, Tyrion came to Oberyn, clinked glasses with him, and thanked him again for participating in the trial by combat for him.
Putting down his cup, Tyrion asked, "I wonder how my niece Myrcella is doing in Dorne?"
When Tyrion served as Hand of the King in King's Landing, in order to win over Dorne, he sent his sister Cersei's daughter Myrcella to Dorne, intending to marry her to Prince Doran's son, Thystan.
"Do you think we would treat a little girl the same way the Lannisters would?"
After listening to Tyrion's questions, Oberyn is still upset about the murder of his sister and her children.
Tyrion rubbed his nose awkwardly and stopped talking.
Oberyn continued, "I am very sorry for the death of your father Tywin, but it is a pity that I did not kill him myself. Cersei said it was you who did it, but I don't think it was you who did it."
Oberyn leaned back in his chair and looked at Tyrion, waiting for his answer.
"It wasn't me," Tyrion said honestly.
"Can you guess who it is?" Oberyn continued to ask.
Tyrion had a specific conversation with his brother Jaime in the dungeon about the poisoning of his father Tywin, but the result was beyond his expectations. Jaime actually suspected their sister Cersei.
After learning of his father's death, Tyrion also speculated about the murderer, but did not list his sister Cersei as a suspect. Unexpectedly, Jaime told him that Cersei might be the real murderer.
This forced him to re-examine his sister. He thought he knew Cersei very well, as she had regarded him as a thorn in her side since childhood, but he did not expect that she would actually commit such a crime as killing her father.
"Is it Cersei?" Seeing that Tyrion hesitated and did not answer, Oberyn directly stated his own inference.
Tyrion looked at Oberyn in surprise. He didn't expect that he also suspected Cersei.
"It seems that what I said was right. I think if Tommen hadn't stood in Cersei's way, she might have become the Queen of King's Landing." Oberyn raised his glass and took a sip of red wine.
He was also very shocked when he learned that Tywin was poisoned. Who would have thought that Tywin, who controlled the government, would be poisoned in his own bedroom?
Based on his previous contact with Tyrion, he did not think that Tyrion would kill Tywin because of his father and sister's trial.
After investigating the circumstances of Tywin's death, he pointed the finger of suspicion at Cersei.
"Myrcella has a very good relationship with my nephew. You don't have to worry. If nothing unexpected happens, she may become the next princess."
Oberyn had no aversion to Tyrion, a Lannister, and after talking about Tywin, he formally told him about Myrcella's situation.
Only after listening to Oberyn did Tyrion feel completely relieved.
Myrcella inherited Cersei's beauty, but her personality is completely opposite to hers, gentle and brave. Tyrion doesn't want his beloved niece to suffer an unfair fate because of his own reasons.
After Tyrion left, Oberyn came to Daario and clinked his glass with him. He had already noticed that Daario had some similarities with him.
Upon asking, it turned out that he was from the Second Sons mercenary group and had participated in Meereen tournaments many times.
The two hit it off and decided to have a sparring match tomorrow.
The next morning, at the Dragonstone training ground, Oberyn and Daario stood facing each other in light armor, one holding a spear and the other holding an arakh.
Different from watching the trial jousting and arena jousting, the audience around were in a more relaxed mood, watching the two men show off their agility.
Both of them are known for their flexible fighting styles, the difference is that one uses a long weapon and the other uses a short weapon.
Dario has the advantage in close combat, while Oberyn is more capable at long distances. The two of them fight back and forth, showcasing their fighting skills to the fullest.
Although it lacks the fierceness of a life-and-death fight, it is still very enjoyable to watch.
Just as Daenerys was watching with joy, an Unsullied suddenly walked up to Grey Worm and whispered something.
After listening to this, Grey Worm reported to Daenerys that a small boat had arrived at the dock and the man claimed to be Robb Stark from the North.
Robb's arrival reminded Daenerys of Oberyn, who also escaped death because of Varys's reminder at the Red Wedding.
When the Eyrie lifted the siege of Riverrun, she did not go down to meet Robb. She just wanted to see what decision Robb would make after the siege was lifted. She didn't expect him to come to Dragonstone so soon.
At this time, Oberyn and Dario also stopped fighting. It was difficult to tell the winner without a life-and-death fight.
Daario didn't expect that Oberyn, as the Prince of Dorne, would have such strong martial arts skills, and at such an age his physical strength was not much worse than his own.
Oberyn also highly approved of the young man, Daario. No wonder he became the captain of the Second Sons at such a young age and also served as the Minister of the Navy.