Editing Gendry (section)

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Gendry Jason Jenicke.jpg|thumb|left|Gendry, by Jason Jenicke © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Tobho gives Gendry a piece of metal so he can make his first sword.{{Ref|ASOS|22}} Before the youth can do so, however, arrangements are made by Lord [[Varys]] for [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]] to take Gendry to the [[Wall]] with him, to protect him from Cersei.{{Ref|ACOK|8}} Gendry travels north with Yoren and thirty other recruits, including a disguised [[Arya Stark]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]], [[Biter]], and others.{{Ref|ACOK|1}} After [[Praed]] passes away, his longsword of cheap steel is given to Gendry by Yoren.{{Ref|ACOK|5}}  

In the aftermath of Lord Stark's arrest and execution, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] orders the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] to hunt down the late King Robert's bastards.{{Ref|ACOK|8}} At an [[ivy-covered inn]] not far from King's Landing, Yoren's party is stopped by several gold cloaks, who demand that Yoren give up Gendry. Yoren refuses, however, and with his recruits chases off the gold cloaks.{{Ref|ACOK|5}}

Lommy assumes that Gendry is Lord Stark's bastard.{{Ref|ACOK|9}} [[Cutjack]] and Gendry bury a [[one-armed woman]] after she dies from her wounds.{{ref|ACOK|9}}

Later, at an [[Gods Eye town|abandoned town]] by the [[Gods Eye]], the recruits are [[Storming of the Gods Eye town holdfast|attacked]] by soldiers led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Gendry wears his bull helm during the fighting. Praed's cheap sword breaks on a helm, so Gendry takes a new sword after he, Arya, and Hot Pie kill a soldier. Yoren is slain, however, and Gendry is one of the few to escape.{{Ref|ACOK|14}}

Gendry advises the survivors to avoid roads. Whilst on reconnaissance with Arya, Gendry confronts her about being a girl. He eventually has the truth out of her, that she is Lord Stark's daughter, and he is subsequently embarrassed by how crassly he had spoken to her when she was in fact highborn.{{Ref|ACOK|19}} The youths are captured in [[Gods Eye village|a village]] by the [[Mountain's men]], soldiers led by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], and [[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]] kills Lommy.{{Ref|ACOK|19}}

The soldiers spare Gendry's life, since a smith is useful, although his horned helm is worn first by [[Dunsen]]{{Ref|ACOK|26}} and later [[Polliver]].{{Ref|ACOK|38}} The captives are taken to [[Harrenhal]], where Gendry works in the forge{{Ref|ACOK|30}} as a smith for [[Lucan]].{{Ref|ACOK|38}} He does not take part in the [[fall of Harrenhal]] to [[north]]men.{{Ref|ACOK|47}}

Gendry continues to smith at Harrenhal after the castle is occupied by Lord [[Roose Bolton]]. Arya persuades Gendry and Hot Pie to escape the castle with her, since Roose intends to grant Harrenhal to [[Vargo Hoat]] and the [[Brave Companions]]. Gendry wears oiled chainmail under a cloak and brings stolen swords and his blacksmith's hammer with him.{{Ref|ACOK|64}}