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Thrill of A Secret by TiredRazzberry
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
09 Aug 2017
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“You aren’t my father. Are you, My Lord?”
That question had needled at Allyria since she was old enough to ride her first horse. Each and every day since she had stood as tall as her brother Allem's hip, suspicion had pricked at the girl's otherwise good sense till it lay in tatters. The search for a thread of truth tied to that needle that so tormented her had fostered delusions, mad theories, and melancholy. In the face of a child's tentative inquiries, there had been little patience for nosiness or ill manners. Her resulting despondence went unnoticed, and so she sank deeper into her uncertainty and wondered if she were the silliest creature to ever walk the earth. All before she flowered.Another child bears the consequences of the Tourney at Harrenhal and the Tower of Joy.
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also find it really interesting that tho we are told that bastards are no big deal in Dorne, to my memory I cannot recall any bastards born to highborn women in Dorne, only guys. Ellaria being exempt as a bastard herself, and Ashara being trapped in a weird limbo state because she supposedly died so soon after and the baby was supposedly stillborn, so we do not ever see the long-term consequences of her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. In my mind this calls into question just how acceptable bastards really are. Especially taking into account that Stony Dornish like the Daynes may still feel inclined to follow Andal custom on many issues, especially if they are interested in bettering their rank in Westeros at large and not just Dorne.Comments
is terrible yeah. If a reader chooses Ned over Brandon as the father (in latter case you are open to reading lord and lady Dayne as either misinformed or outright lying again) then the situation with Allyria makes her as much a victim of the tower of joy and war as jon. Jon's parentage is a life or death scenario for jon, ned, and in the case of this story, house Dayne bc they were complicit for so long.None of the adults were being purposefully malicious or even negligent I'd say in their actions in 282 and 283. Everyone involved thought they were doing the best they could by Ashara and Allyria given their society and the circumstances of the TOJ. Sadly their decisions did not account for the mental/emotional well being of Ashara, Allyria, or Jon up north. Bc their social statuses (or physical life in Jon's case) were priority.