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[[Arya Stark|Arya]] is very unhappy at [[King's Landing]]. One night she abandons dinner uneaten even after [[Septa]] [[Mordane]] tells her to stay. [[Eddard Stark]] comes to her room to talk to her and sees she has a sword, which he asks about. He then hears how unhappy she is. He decides not to take the sword away. Several days later she is told to go to the Small Hall where she meets her new dancing master.
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Unhappy at [[King's Landing]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]] abandons her dinner. [[Eddard Stark]] comes to her room to talk to her and sees she has [[Needle|her sword]] out. After a long talk, he decides not to take the sword away. Several days later Arya meets her new dancing master.
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==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[Eddard Stark]] enters the Small Hall, named so to differentiate it from the Great Hall which could seat a 1000, not the 200 of the Small Hall, after dinner had begun. Eddard personal guard of 50 now wear new clokes that mark them as members of the Hand’s guard. [[Arya Stark|Arya]] can tell that Eddard had been fighting with the council again. [[Jory Cassel]] asks Eddard about the tourney everyone is talking about, and Eddard confirms this; Arya can tell he was not pleased. Eddard follows up with a question about if they are also saying that the Hand does not the wish of the Hand. [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] is excited at the prospect, but Eddard responds that he does not want to force his family to suffer. After the [[Septa]] [[Mordane]] tells him that his family will be expected to attend, and Sansa is so pleased when she hears that Eddard will make sure there are seats for both Sansa, and Arya. Arya, knowing that [[Joffrey Baratheon|Prince Joffery]] will be there, states that she does not want to attend a stupid tourney. Sansa then exclaims that Arya is not wanted anyway. This irritates Eddard, who threatens to change his mind.
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When [[Eddard Stark|her father]] enters the Small Hall after dinner has already begun Arya can tell that he has been fighting with the [[Small Council|council]] again. [[Jory Cassel]] asks about the [[Tourney of the Hand|tourney]] everyone is talking about, Eddard asks if anyone is talking about the [[Hand of the King|Hand]]’s displeasure with the whole idea.
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[[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] is tremendously excited by the prospect of tourney and begs to be allowed to attend. When [[Septa]] [[Mordane]] mentions his family will be expected to attend, Eddard agrees to ensure that seats are provided for both Sansa and Arya. Knowing that [[Joffrey Baratheon|Prince Joffrey]] will be there, Arya insists she does not want to attend a stupid tourney. When Sansa taunts that Arya would not be wanted anyway, Eddard loses his temper and threatens to change his mind.
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Quickly regaining his composure, Eddard excuses himself. Once he is gone his guardsmen start talking excitedly about the tourney. No one talks to Arya but she likes it that way. Back in [[Winterfell]] she had enjoyed listening to the men talk, but now the sounds irritate her because she blames them all, even her father, for doing nothing to save [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]] and [[Mycah]].
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After looking disgustedly at her cold food and the people around her, Arya pushes away from the table. When Septa Mordane insists that Arya hasn’t eaten, she dashes away. She runs to her chamber and locks herself in. She digs to the bottom of her chest where her sword [[Needle]] is hidden. Arya thinks that if she could climb like her brother [[Bran Stark|Bran]] she could steal some food and run away and that if [[Jon Snow]] was there she would not feel so lonely.
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A soft knock on her door proves to be her father, who says they need to talk and asks politely to come in. From the way he talks, Arya is ashamed to realize he is more sad than angry. When she lets him in, her father immediately notices her sword and asks whose it is. Arya explains that it is hers and her father asks to see it. Her father notices [[Mikken]]’s mark on the blade and remarks that if his nine-year-old daughter can being armed from his own forge without his knowledge, how can he be expected to rule the [[Seven Kingdoms]]?
  
Eddard, stating he is not hungry, withdraws. After he leaves his men start talking about the tourney, but no one talks with Arya, but she likes it that way, and would have been happy to eat in her room. She thinks about how she is missing [[Winterfell]]; there is no one here to talk to. She had loved sitting with her father in Winterfell where every night he would invite another of his staff to sit with him, and Eddard would listen to each man talk, which Arya could overhear> She also liked to listen to the men talk. Now the talk of the men irritates her since they let Lady and Mika be killed, even her father; all their brave talk, and still [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]] and [[Mycah]] were dead. She looks at her cold meal and then at the people around to her, and pushes away from the table. The Speta asks where she is going, and she asks to be excused, but the Speta tells her she has not eaten. Arya just dashes away.
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When asked who gave her the sword, Arya stays silent, not wanting to betray Jon. Her father accepts this but tells Arya that a sword is not a toy. When asked what she thinks Septa Mordane would say about her playing with a sword, Arya insists she was not playing. When Eddard states that he should break the sword over his knee, Arya responds that “Needle wouldn’t break.” The sword having a name amuses her father, who claims that Arya reminds him of his sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]], who might have carried a sword if [[Rickard Stark|their father]] had allowed it. Arya is surprised when Eddard says she looks like her aunt, who was always describes as beautiful, something never said of Arya.
  
She runs to her chamber and closes the heavy door and drops in the heavy cross bar. She thinks about how it is all her fault since if she had not convinced Mycah to fight with her; besides, everyone says so. She digs to the bottom of the chest where her sword was hidden. When the Septa start banging on the door, she screams through the door that she better not try to come in as she swings the sword. The Septa leaves, telling Arya she will report her insolent behavior. She thinks that if you could climb like Bran, she could steal some food and run away back to Winterfell; she hates this place.She thinks that if [[Jon Snow]] was there, she would not feel so lonely.  
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Eddard asks if Arya knows anything about how to use a sword, and she replies with the advice Jon gave her: “Stick 'em with the pointy end.She tells how she was trying to learn and sadly adds that she asked Mycah to practice with her. In grief she starts to sobs against her father’s chest. He tells her that Mycah’s death was not her fault. Arya sobs that she hates them all: the [[Cersei Lannister|queen]], the Hound, Joffrey, and the king. Then she adds that Joffery lied, and that she also hates her sister.  
  
A soft knock on her door proves to be her father asking her to open the door to let him in; he tells her they need to talk and asks if he can come in. From the way he talks, more sad that than angry, Arya feels ashamed. She lets him in, and he immediately notices the blade and asks whose sword its, and Arya tells her that it is hers. Then he asks how she got it and to give it to him. She reluctantly hands it to him. He notices it is a Braavos blade and that it has Michan’s mark. He comments that his9-year old daughter is being armed from his own forge, and he knows nothing about this, and now is expected to rule a kingdom. He asks who gave it to her, Arya does not want to betray [[Jon Snow|Jon]], and so she remains silent. Her father accepts this, saying that is really does not matter. Eddard tells her that the sword is not a toy asks her what the Septa would say about Arya playing with a sword, and Arya tells him that she was not playing and does not like the Septa. Eddard tells her that this is enough, and that the Septa doing her duty, trying to do the impossible task given to her by him and her mother to teach her to be a lady. Eddard states he should break this toy across his knee, and Arya responds that “Needle wouldn’t break.” The sword having a name amuses him and he tells Arya that she reminds him of his sister, [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]. Both Lyanna and [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] both had what he father called a touch of the wolf blood, which brought them to an early grave. Lyanna might have carried a sword if [[Rickard Stark|their father]] had allowed it. Eddard adds that Arya reminds him of her and she even looks like Lyanna, a remark that surprises Arya since her aunt Lyanna was always described as beautiful; this is a term that had never been applied to Arya.  
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Eddard says that everyone lies and that he does not believe that [[Nymeria]] ran off. Arya then exclaims that Jory promised not to tell. Eddard informs her that Jory did not tell but that he had figured it out, because even a blind man could tell that the wolf would have not left willingly. Arya then explains how she and Jory had to throw rocks to drive the wolf away. She then asks her father if she did the right thing, and Eddard tells her that it was.
  
Eddard asks Arya what she plans to do with the sword, stick her sister or the Septa. Then he asks if she knows anything about how to use a sword, and she Arya replies with the advice Jon gave her: “Stick 'em with the pointy end.” She tells how she was trying to learn and sadly adds she asked Mycah to practice with her. In grief she starts to sobs against Eddard’s chest. Eddard tells her that it is not her and that Mycah’s death was the fault of the [[Sandor Clegane|The Hound]]. Arya then sobs that she hates them all: [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]], the Hound, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Robert Baratheon|the king]], and then adds that Joffery lied, and that the also hates her sister. Then Eddards states that we all lie, and that he did not believe that [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] ran off. Arya then exclaims to Eddard that Jory promised not to tell. Eddard informs her that he did not tell, but that he had figured it out, and the even a blind man could tell that the wolf would have not left willingly. She then moans about how she and Jory had to throw rocks to drive the wolf away, and that Arya had even hit the wolf twice with rocks, and how she felt so ashamed. She then asks her father if she did the right thing, and that the queen would have killed the wolf. Eddard tells her that what she did was right.
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Eddard then tells Arya that winter is coming. He explains to her how wolves stick together, and that in the winter a lone wolf dies. Now there are enemies threatening the [[House Stark|Starks]], so they must stick together like a pack of wolves and it is time for her to start growing up. He hands Arya back her sword, saying she can keep it; he only asks that she not stick her sister.  
  
Eddard then asks her if she knows the words of the house. He then tells her that winter is coming. He also tells her how wolves stick together, and that in winter a lone wolf dies. Now there are enemies threaten the [[House Stark|Starks]] so they have to stick together like a pack of wolves, and that it is time for her to start growing up. He hands her back her sword, and she initially does not take it until he confirms that she can take it and keep it. He then tells her that if he took it away he would probably next find a morning star under her pillow. He only asks that she not stick her sister.  
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Three days later Arya is sent to the Small Hall by the [[Vayon Poole|steward]]. She is met by [[Syrio Forel]], a former [[First Sword of Braavos|First Sword]] of [[Braavos]]. He tells her that he is her dancing master, and throws her a wooden blade, which she cannot catch. He then tells her that the next day she will be there at midday and that she will catch the blade. She picks the practice sword up as instructed, and finds that it is very heavy. When she complains about the weight, Syrio explains that it is heavy to make her strong. Then he fixes her grip, telling her not to squeeze too tight. When Arya says that she might drop it Syrio tells her that the sword must become a part of her arm, and that she cannot drop part of her arm.  
  
The next morning she apologizes to the Speta who then peers at her suspiciously.
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When Syrio calls her a boy for the third time Arya objects. He tells her that it does not matter. He then explains that what he will be teaching her is not the hacking and hammering iron dance of [[Westeros]], but the swift and sudden Water Dance of Braavos,. Then he tells her to try to strike him, and she tries unsuccessfully for four hours until every muscle is sore. The next day the real work begins.
Three days later she is instructed to go to a now empty Small Hall by the steward [[Jeyne Poole]]. She is met by [[Syrio Forel]], a former [[First Sword of Braavos|First Sword]] of [[Braavos]]. When she asks who he is, he tells her that he is her dancing master, and throws her a wooden blade, which she misses. He then tells her that the next day she will be there at midday and that she will catch the blade. She picks it up as instructed, and it was heavy. She complains about the weight and he tells her that it is as heavy as needs to be to make her string, and that it is not a great sword to be handled with two hands. Then he fixes her grip, telling her not to squeeze too tight. He tells her that it will be like her arm, and that you cannot drop part of your arm. Then he tells her that she will listen to him since he was the [[First Sword of Braavos|First Sword]] of [[Braavos]] for nine years. He has now called her “boy” for three times and she objects. He tells her that it does not matter. He then explains that this is not the iron dance of the Westeros, the knight’s dance of hacking and hammering but the Water Dance of the Braavos, swift and sudden. Then he tells her to try to strike him, and she tries for four hours until every muscle was sore. The next day the real work begins.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:42, 21 January 2013

Arya II
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Arya I
Tyrion III  ← Arya II →  Daenerys III

Arya III

Unhappy at King's Landing, Arya abandons her dinner. Eddard Stark comes to her room to talk to her and sees she has her sword out. After a long talk, he decides not to take the sword away. Several days later Arya meets her new dancing master.

Synopsis

When her father enters the Small Hall after dinner has already begun Arya can tell that he has been fighting with the council again. Jory Cassel asks about the tourney everyone is talking about, Eddard asks if anyone is talking about the Hand’s displeasure with the whole idea.

Sansa is tremendously excited by the prospect of tourney and begs to be allowed to attend. When Septa Mordane mentions his family will be expected to attend, Eddard agrees to ensure that seats are provided for both Sansa and Arya. Knowing that Prince Joffrey will be there, Arya insists she does not want to attend a stupid tourney. When Sansa taunts that Arya would not be wanted anyway, Eddard loses his temper and threatens to change his mind.

Quickly regaining his composure, Eddard excuses himself. Once he is gone his guardsmen start talking excitedly about the tourney. No one talks to Arya but she likes it that way. Back in Winterfell she had enjoyed listening to the men talk, but now the sounds irritate her because she blames them all, even her father, for doing nothing to save Lady and Mycah.

After looking disgustedly at her cold food and the people around her, Arya pushes away from the table. When Septa Mordane insists that Arya hasn’t eaten, she dashes away. She runs to her chamber and locks herself in. She digs to the bottom of her chest where her sword Needle is hidden. Arya thinks that if she could climb like her brother Bran she could steal some food and run away and that if Jon Snow was there she would not feel so lonely.

A soft knock on her door proves to be her father, who says they need to talk and asks politely to come in. From the way he talks, Arya is ashamed to realize he is more sad than angry. When she lets him in, her father immediately notices her sword and asks whose it is. Arya explains that it is hers and her father asks to see it. Her father notices Mikken’s mark on the blade and remarks that if his nine-year-old daughter can being armed from his own forge without his knowledge, how can he be expected to rule the Seven Kingdoms?

When asked who gave her the sword, Arya stays silent, not wanting to betray Jon. Her father accepts this but tells Arya that a sword is not a toy. When asked what she thinks Septa Mordane would say about her playing with a sword, Arya insists she was not playing. When Eddard states that he should break the sword over his knee, Arya responds that “Needle wouldn’t break.” The sword having a name amuses her father, who claims that Arya reminds him of his sister, Lyanna, who might have carried a sword if their father had allowed it. Arya is surprised when Eddard says she looks like her aunt, who was always describes as beautiful, something never said of Arya.

Eddard asks if Arya knows anything about how to use a sword, and she replies with the advice Jon gave her: “Stick 'em with the pointy end.” She tells how she was trying to learn and sadly adds that she asked Mycah to practice with her. In grief she starts to sobs against her father’s chest. He tells her that Mycah’s death was not her fault. Arya sobs that she hates them all: the queen, the Hound, Joffrey, and the king. Then she adds that Joffery lied, and that she also hates her sister.

Eddard says that everyone lies and that he does not believe that Nymeria ran off. Arya then exclaims that Jory promised not to tell. Eddard informs her that Jory did not tell but that he had figured it out, because even a blind man could tell that the wolf would have not left willingly. Arya then explains how she and Jory had to throw rocks to drive the wolf away. She then asks her father if she did the right thing, and Eddard tells her that it was.

Eddard then tells Arya that winter is coming. He explains to her how wolves stick together, and that in the winter a lone wolf dies. Now there are enemies threatening the Starks, so they must stick together like a pack of wolves and it is time for her to start growing up. He hands Arya back her sword, saying she can keep it; he only asks that she not stick her sister.

Three days later Arya is sent to the Small Hall by the steward. She is met by Syrio Forel, a former First Sword of Braavos. He tells her that he is her dancing master, and throws her a wooden blade, which she cannot catch. He then tells her that the next day she will be there at midday and that she will catch the blade. She picks the practice sword up as instructed, and finds that it is very heavy. When she complains about the weight, Syrio explains that it is heavy to make her strong. Then he fixes her grip, telling her not to squeeze too tight. When Arya says that she might drop it Syrio tells her that the sword must become a part of her arm, and that she cannot drop part of her arm.

When Syrio calls her a boy for the third time Arya objects. He tells her that it does not matter. He then explains that what he will be teaching her is not the hacking and hammering iron dance of Westeros, but the swift and sudden Water Dance of Braavos,. Then he tells her to try to strike him, and she tries unsuccessfully for four hours until every muscle is sore. The next day the real work begins.

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