Editing Arya Stark (section)

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren's last Night's Watch recruitment group]], with Yoren planning to return her to [[Winterfell]] on his way back to the [[Wall]]. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of "Arry", a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|ACOK|1}} They make it as far as a [[Gods Eye town|deserted town]] near the [[Gods Eye]] lake, where they are [[Storming of the Gods Eye town holdfast|attacked]] by [[House Lannister]] raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Yoren is killed, but Arya is one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping the burning town, she saves the lives of three chained Night's Watch prisoners: [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]], and [[Biter]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}}

Arya heads out with the survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and the [[Mountain's men]] in [[Gods Eye village|a village by the Gods Eye]], where they are held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] tortures the villagers.{{Ref|ACOK|19}} [[Rafford]] kills Lommy{{ref|ASOS|47}} and [[Polliver]] takes [[Needle]] from Arya.{{ref|ACOK|26}} During the journey to [[Harrenhal]], Arya creates [[Arya's prayer|a prayer of those she hates and wants to kill]]. These include Gregor Clegane, [[Dunsen]], Polliver, [[Chiswyck]], Raff the Sweetling, the Tickler, [[Sandor Clegane]], Amory Lorch, [[Ilyn Payne]], [[Meryn Trant]], [[Joffrey Baratheon]], and [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|ACOK|26}}

[[File:Valar Morghulis by Tim Tsang II.jpg|thumb|350px|Arya kills the [[House Bolton guards|Bolton]] [[Guard at Harrenhal|guard]] at [[Harrenhal]] and whispers ''[[valar morghulis]]'', by Tim Tsang ©]]

At Harrenhal, Arya is assigned to the steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|ACOK|26}} Several days later, Arya reunites with Jaqen, Rorge, and Biter, who are now in the employ of Amory. Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three deaths for the three lives—Rorge, Biter, and himself—she saved from burning at the Gods Eye. After several days, Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overhears him boast about how he participated in a [[Layna|gang rape]], and he dies three days later. Next she names [[Weese]], for striking her. Weese's death is untraceable, apparently linked to his small dog that he raised from a pup.{{ref|ACOK|38}} Creating a wooden sword out of a broomstick, Arya practices her swordplay in the [[godswood of Harrenhal]].{{ref|ACOK|47}} While trying to figure out the last name to say, Arya realizes she should have said a more important name, such as Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] or Amory Lorch. Finally, she names Jaqen himself. To make her unsay his name, Jaqen agrees to help her free [[Robett Glover]]'s and Ser [[Aenys Frey]]'s men in the dungeon and stage an uprising.{{ref|ACOK|47}}

Unbeknownst to Arya, Robett is already conspiring with [[Vargo Hoat]] against Amory. During the [[fall of Harrenhal]], Arya obtains soup which Jaqen, Rorge, and Biter then use to scald the Lannister guards. To Arya's amazement, Jaqen changes his face and manner in front of her, saying it was time for that person to die. Before departing, he gives Arya an iron coin and tells her to repeat the phrase ''[[valar morghulis]]'' to any man of [[Braavos]].{{ref|ACOK|47}} Although Jaqen did not explain its meaning, Arya begins to use the words at the end of her prayer of the people she hates and wants dead.{{ref|ACOK|47}}

The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrives to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself "Nymeria", or "Nan" for short, is named Roose's cupbearer for her role in the freeing of the prisoners. She inadvertently meets [[Elmar Frey]], the squire she would have to marry under Robb's agreement with the Freys, though they remain unknown to each other.{{Ref|ACOK|47}} Lord Bolton has Arya help him with leechings and orders her to burn his wife [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Walda]]'s letter. Due to her participation in the "weasel soup" plot, many of the servants in Harrenhal, including [[Gendry]], blame her for the executions ordered by Lord Bolton on the castle servants that collaborated with House Lannister.{{ref|ACOK|64}}

Arya asks to accompany Roose when he leaves Harrenhal, but Lord Bolton is shocked by his servant's insolence and announces she will be left behind at the castle with Vargo's [[Brave Companions]]. Arya, however, escapes with Gendry and [[Hot Pie]], killing a [[House Bolton guards|Bolton]] [[Guard at Harrenhal|guard]] at the gate.{{Ref|ACOK|64}}