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Arianne Martell

Inheritance and concealed plans

Contains spoilers through A Dance with Dragons. Television events and unfinished preview chapters are outside this collection.

The character in context

Arianne is Doran’s eldest child and heir, but secrecy leads her to fear replacement by Quentyn. She plans to crown Myrcella under Dornish succession law, challenging the Iron Throne while asserting her own position. Interception kills Arys and leaves Myrcella wounded. In confinement she finally confronts her father about misunderstandings and a secret marriage pact, then begins to share his plans. Renewed communication cannot undo the cost of her venture.

A reading path

These are editorial starting points, not a complete appearance list or a claim that the character narrates every chapter.

  1. 1. The crowning plan is intercepted

    A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker

  2. 2. Father and daughter disclose hidden arrangements

    A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, The Princess in the Tower

  3. 3. Moving from exclusion to participation

    A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 38, The Watcher

Sources and chapter references

Our original summaries use named novel chapters and the A Wiki of Ice and Fire reference index. The links lead to that secondary index, not the full novel text. Coverage is selective, not exhaustive line-by-line verification.

  1. 1. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker — A Wiki of Ice and Fire reference index
  2. 2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, The Princess in the Tower — A Wiki of Ice and Fire reference index
  3. 3. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 38, The Watcher — A Wiki of Ice and Fire reference index
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