Arya

This chapter starts off with Arya trying to trade a pigeon she caught for some food but the cartman would only take coppers or money for it. Arya has been on her own for a while since her father was sent to jail hiding from the kings court not knowing what they would do with her if they caught her. Later a bells go off and it is said to be a summoning to behead someone. Arya follows the crowd towards to ringing bells with everyone to see what was going on. She ends up tripping, scrapping her knee, and smashing her thumb having half of her nail come off while trying to keep up. She finds out that the man that they are about to execute is her father Ed, or Lord Stark. Arya sees her father held by guards looking extra skinny and in very bad shape. She also sees her sister Sansa and wonders why she is looking happy about what is going on. Ed confesses his treason and betrayal to everyone and it breaks Arya’s heart because she knows it is not the truth. People start throwing stones at Ed which makes Arya cry out. Sansa also starts to cry and scream hysterically after King Joffrey orders Ed execution. Yoren grabs Arya and tells her not to look at what was about to happen to her father. After it was over her makes cuts Arya hair to help disguise her as a boy. Arya now feels that her life is over and is now feeling numb.

I like how Arya has been managing on her own for so long, it makes me forget that she is only an nine year old girl. She is learning even more in her training and it shows in this chapter when she catches the pigeon easily and becoming an even faster runner. She is also good a protecting herself keeping her sword needle by her side everywhere she goes. I feel sorry for Arya because her father was just executed in front of her. This tragic memory will be with her forever and knowing that he was killed for something he did not do makes it even worse. I wish there was a rescue mission for Ed and that he did not have to die for something he did not do. This is something hard to get over and I wish she could be with her brothers or even her sister Sansa. What makes it even worse is that the use Ed’s own sword ice was used to behead him. She now has to be on the run even longer. Pretending to be a boy like Yoren makes her is a good idea I think because it would help disguise her even more from the kings court until she finds a way out.