Marianne's Rooms

[Viea Greyjoy]

Mari's rooms at the Red Keep.

[Marie]

There was a knock on the door.

[Viea Greyjoy]

Mari had been sat on her window seat just staring out at the city.

She went and opened the door, fixing a smile.

[Marie]

Her mother stood there, looking physically much better than she ha last time Mari had seen her, when she had been abed, but now she looked sick at heart. Rhaenys smiled slightly, stepped over the threshold and wrapped hera arms around Mari.

"My sweetling, I missed you so much! Tell me about your husband and children. I need to talk of pleasant things."

[Viea Greyjoy]

Mari seemed to stop for a moment, she didnt realise that her mother was in the city.

"Mother! When did you get here? How did you get here?" She asked, hugging Rhaenys back.

[Marie]

"I arrived today," Rhaenys answered. "And I came by ship. I cannot discuss the details, however. I am very glad to see you, Mari. You were ever the sweetest of my children and you are still. Close the door, please."

[Viea Greyjoy]

Marianne grinned.

"Sit mother." She shut the door then danced across the room and got them both a glass of wine, serving Rhaenys hers before she sat of the chair beside her.

"I have missed you so Mother. I wanted to come to the Eyrie and see you... but I couldnt, I met Tybolt and, well I am sure that you were told what a stupid girl I was..."

[Marie]

Rhaenys sipped the wine and smiled at her lastborn.

"Not stupid, Mari. You were in love and felt that you had no choice but to leave. The fault is not yours. I promise. Besides, you are back now and all is well with your marriage. I look forward to seeing your children, when the time comes."

[Viea Greyjoy]

Marianne smiled happily.

"I couldnt have asked for a better husband ever Mother, Tybolt is a truly great man. Adelene and Oscar are so like him in so many different ways, I think Father would have liked him too. When we were in Braavos Tybolt always made sure that I was happy and safe before he could be." She gushed.

"I miss him so much, but he said that it was best for him to stay at Blackhave with Adelene and Oscar, and I dont want either of them here at court and have to worry, not yet."

[Marie]

"I see. Well, you may actually have to worry soon," Rhaenys sighed. "Your brother is not the man I thought him, nor is your sister the woman I thought her."

[Viea Greyjoy]

"My children are never going to have their childhood troubled by the poisen of the Targaryen's mother. They are Wilde's I dont want them to be with their cousins, I dont want them to be close and have any of the bad things that seem to circle our family to touch them."

She closed her eyes and sighed.

"Is it normal to want to do everything for your children mother? Like you would rather but yourself in the way of whatever was happening to just stop them having the slightest hint of danger?"

[Marie]

"I think so, yes. I often felt that way myself, especially when my children were small. I was heartbroken when Joanna and Maekar were captured by the Ironborn, long before you were born. I thought I was going to lose them. It saddenes me though that my grandchildren will grow up not knowing one another. I understand what you mean to do, Mari, but please remember that you are blood of the dragon too. You are as much mine as your father's. Like all your siblings you are half Targaryen and half Baratheon. I don't want there to grow bad feeling between my family, at least no more than there already is."

[Viea Greyjoy]

Mari managed a weak smile.

"Adelene already knows Eleyna and Cassana, Joanna asked me to take them when I went back to Blackhaven. Adelene enjoyed having them there. They helped when I was busy with Oscar. I just dont want my children to be tainted, there is so much bad feeling about Joanna and Daemon's wedding, and not just outside the family Mother. So many people support Morgan. And even I dont think that she deserves whats happened to her. What if what Joanna and Daemon did make people think bad of the rest of us? When I am in Blackhaven and just with Tybolt, Adelene and Oscar I feel so safe, so relaxed, as soon as Im here I just get this feeling that I shouldnt be here, that the people hate our family."

She looked troubled.

"And sometimes I thing Daeron was right. I always went to him when I needed someone, either him or Joanna, but Joanna has changed so much I dont know if I can anymore. It was those two I missed the most when I was in Braavos. As soon as I came back I didnt meet my sister, I met a stranger. Daeron listened to me when I needed to talk, Joanna's attention was with the Dragons."

[Marie]

"Joanna has always loved the dragons. You know that. She loves you too, I'm sure of it, and she loved Daeron as well. I do not understand why she married Daemon nor do I really know what happened with Daeron since it happened during my absence but it grieves me deeply," Rhaenys admitted. "You are right about Morgan too, of course, but Joanna is the child of my body and I wish her well enough though I do not approve of her current position."

[Viea Greyjoy]

Marianne nodded thoughtfully.

"It was so much simpler in Braavos, sometimes I think of how much easier it would have been to stay. Daeron searched me out, he made sure that I was safe and he met Tybolt. I miss him so much, I never thought that Daemon would do.... that to him."