Game of Thrones Post #3

Arya

In this chapter Arya continues to train with Syrio Forel by learning how to catch cats so she can learn how to be quick, fast, and quiet. As she was learning Myrcella and Prince Tommen comes in and teases her. They didn't notice that she's one of Ned's daughters and mistakes her for a boy. As she tries to get away from them before they did notice her, her new training skill comes in handy as she quickly runs away from the guard that tries to grab her to bring her to them. Arya ends up somewhere underneath the castle where she overhears two men talking. She stays quiet as she moves closer to eavesdrop and hears the men talking Danerys son and how an attack won't likely be made until after he is born. One of the men also talk about how they don't like that Ned is getting closer to knowing the truth of what really happened to Jon Arryn. When Arya get backs to the castle she tells her father what she overheard and how they were planning to kill him and the book he had but Ned did not believe her and instead lectured her.

What I liked about this chapter was how Arya was continuing to learn new skills to become the fighter she seeks to be. She is not letting her being a girl or they way Septa Mordane is trying to raise her stop her from doing what she really wants. She is one of my favorite characters in the book. I wish Ned would have taken Arya more seriously about what she overhead and thought about what she was saying could be true instead of writing it off altogether. This could help be on the look out in the future by keeping one eye open. I also like how close Arya and Jon are and hope they are able to see each other soon or at least get a message to one another.