After Arya saves Jaqen H'ghar and the other guards he was with, Jaqen promised her he would kill any three persons she named. Why didn't she name Tywin, who would was leading the war against the North, or Cersei and Joffrey, who were holding her sister captive?
Answer
In the books we get a clearer look into Arya's head. By the time Jaqen showed up, Arya had a amassed a long list of people she wants dead (her night time prayer in the TV show). Her first kill was an experimental spur of the moment thing (although the identity of the victim is different in the books). The second kill wasn't much better in terms of having deep thought behind it. Realizing this, Arya knew that she had to make the third kill count. Through a mixture of procrastination, not being able to make a decision, and being drunk on her power over life and death (her persona as the Ghost of Harrenhall) time slipped by and Tywin left. Knowing that sending Jaqen after Tywin (or other people not close by) would take a long time to get a result, Arya decided to use her third kill to escape.
Comments
Post a Comment