❝Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it." ---Macbeth

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Elia did not come into the world expecting greatness. A skinny girl of delicate health, Elia was comfortable with her life. She would be content if she was allowed to learn about poisons through her brother, politics through her mother, or about the histories and wonders of the world through maesters. Though Elia was never meant for such a plain and easy life. She came into the world a breath away from death, with the Stranger's hold on her wrist ever since. Unaware of it, Elia was destined for greatness, her and her descendants. Her destiny only solidified when her mother married her to the Targaryen Prince, Rhaegar. The silver-haired man himself was also desperate to fulfill his destiny. Though his was more full of prophecies and darkness and ambiguity. At the weaving of their destinies is where their truths unfold. It is where Elia must strike like the snake hidden beneath the flower. It is where she must learn to play the Game of Thrones and survive it. At this intersection is where Rhaegar must also face himself. The realities of the finite existence of his House and the darkness only he can save the world from. And it is he who must decide what is more important: upholding his promises to a kingdom and his family, or fulfilling his ancestor's prophesy.

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"In Dorne, she walked among vipers and none would bite her."

ELIA MARTELL

"Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar died."

RHAEGAR TARGARYEN

The Maid with Laughing Purple Eyes

ASHARA DAYNE

The Red Viper

OBERYN MARTELL

The Sword of the Morning

SER ARTHUR DAYNE

The Lord of Sunspear

DORAN MARTELL

The Kingslayer

JAMIE LANNISTER

The Quiet Wolf

NED STARK

The Spider

LORD VARYS

The Great Lion of the Rock

TYWIN LANNISTER

The Mad King

AERYS II TARGARYEN

The Last Dragon Queen

RHAELLA TARGARYEN

The Lady of Casterly Rock

CERSEI LANNISTER

The Usurper

ROBERT BARATHEON

The She-Wolf

LYANNA STARK

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Author's Note:

Boy it's been a while since I've been on this app 😅 Anyways I've decided to make a comeback with a got fanfic. The last time I was on here it was also a got fanfic and I actually rewrote that offline. I'm hoping to keep this fic at 12 parts. The main reason I decided to write this is because House Martell is my top 2 house in asoiaf. And we know how d&d butchered their story line!! I really got into the books last year so that's also part of why I'm deciding to write this. Elia/Rhaegar/Lyanna are probably the most important characters in the book and we know like 10% of them. I'm personally not a fan of Rhaegar, but I want to keep my bias out and write him as reasonable as possible. I will defend Elia until I die and Lyanna cuz they were fr just victims in all this.This will contain mature themes cuz it's a got fanfic so duh!! Ok, so please enjoy and tell me your thoughts and thank you so so much for picking this fic up out of all the fics on here, it really means the world to me :) Oh also playlist code lol. Also the trailer was made by my little cousin so that's cool!