Arianne is a prisoner in a tower at Sunspear. She believes she may be marked for a traitor's death and is resolved not to let that happen. On the way back to Sunspear, she had tried to apologize to Areo, who was angry over the escape of Ser Gerold, but he would not hear of it. Upon arrival at Sunspear, she was given into the care of Ricasso and Ser Manfrey and confined to the Spear Tower. Her co-conspirators, Garin, Andrey, and Sylva, were taken first to Planky Town and then to Ghaston Grey, where they will stay until their fates are decided. Arianne is lost in grief, both for the death of Arys and for the harm caused to Myrcella. Arianne wonders who could ahve betrayed her plan, but trusts Garin, Drey, and Sylva completely and does not believe it was Gerold since he turned his sword on Myrcella. That leaves Ser Arys. Arianne wonders if his guilt over betraying Myrcella had led him to betray Arianne and then throw away his life, but is not sure.Arianne expects that Prince Doran will come to see her soon, but days pass with no visit from her father. Her only company is the servants who take care of her needs but are not permitted to speak to her: Bors, Timoth, Morra, Mellei, Cedra, and Belandra. She continually tries to ask them for news, but she is rebuffed. She is particularly concerned about Myrcella, as the last time she saw the girl she was too weak to sit a horse and had her head wrapped in bandages from the wound given to her by Ser Gerold. After a fortnight passes without any sign of her father, Arianne tries to start subverting Cedra with small talk. She is infatuated with Garin, who bedded her once, and Arianne uses that as her in. After two days of painting a dire picture of Garin's fate for the girl, Cedra finally breaks and agrees to carry a messge for her. She decides to send the letter to Lord Franklyn Fowler, and gives it to Cedra after several days of careful composing. After Cedra takes the message, she does not appear again. More days go by, until Arianne is weak and seldom rises fomr her bed anymore. Finally, Areo comes to summon her to Doran. Arianne asks what happened to Cedra, and Areo says she was sent to the Water Gardens. She is taken to Doran's solar, and Doran dismisses Areo. He is disappointed with Arianne and is in obvious pain. He tells her that Ser Gerold remains at large and that Myrcella still lives, though she is disfigured and missing her right ear. Her horse apparently shied away at the last second, or she would ahve died. Doran tells her that she could have never won a war against the Iron Throne and that her plan was futile from the start. Arianne tries to provoke Droan without success and asks for mercy for her friends. Doran has already decided not to kill them. Ser Andrey ahs been sent to Norvos to attend the Lady Mellario for three years, Garin has been sent to Tyrosh, and Sylva was forced to wed Lord Eldon Estermont. Doran says that Arianne may still get the war she wanted. Ser Balon is on his way with Gregor's head. He is being delayed at every castle along the way with feasts and games, but he will arrive eventually and want to see Myrcella. Arianne suggests telling hi mthat Gerold tried to kill her and Arys gave his life in her defense, but Doran says that will not work once he speaks to Myrcella, and she cannot be silenced because Cersei will go to war if her daughter dies. Arianne realizes Doran needs her to convince Myrcella to lie. Arianne demands her rights as the heir to Dorne and tells Doran she knows he has been trying to rid himself of her. She brings up Quentyn and how he is in the Free Cities hiring swords to displace her. She asks why he hated her and tried to pawn her off on old men like Ben Beesbury, Eldon Estermont, Greybeard Grandison, Gyles Rosby, and Walder Frey. Doran explains that he had to make a show of finding her a husband to throw off suspicion, but that she had already long been promised to another. That plan when awry when her would-be husband was killed with molten gold.¹ Now Quentyn heads east to an uncertain welcome to bring back all that Doran desires: justice, vengeance, fire, and blood.