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{{Infobox Chapter ADwD
 
{{Infobox Chapter ADwD
| title = The Blind Girl
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| pov = [[Arya Stark]]
| pov pagename = Arya Stark
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| place         = [[Braavos]]
| place = [[Braavos]]
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| title = The Blind Girl
| previous = Jon IX
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| page = 593
| next = A Ghost in Winterfell
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| previous = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 44|Jon IX]]
| bantam hc page = 593
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| current = The Blind Girl
| arc next = The Ugly Little Girl
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| next = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 46|A Ghost in Winterfell]]
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| arc previous = [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 34|Cat of the Canals]]<br>''A Feast for Crows''
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| arc next = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 64|The Ugly Little Girl]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[Arya Stark|Arya]] wakes up after [[warg|warging]] into [[Nymeria]] again; she remembers being feared, but only when she dreams. Arya is still in the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She has been blinded, to train her to use her other senses: recognize lies from the tone of voice, walk and work without seeing, even fight. She calls herself Blind Beth now. She goes over her list of names, but remembers that that was someone else, not her, not Blind Beth.
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[[File:Thaldir the Blind Girl.jpg|Arya in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] - art by Tiziano Baracchi. © Fantasy Flight Games|thumb|left|300px]]
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[[Arya Stark|Arya]] wakes up after [[skinchanger|entering]] into [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] again; she remembers being feared, but only when she dreams. Arya is still in the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She has been blinded, to train her to use her other senses: recognize lies from the tone of voice, walk and work without seeing, even fight. She calls herself Blind Beth now. She goes over her list of names, but remembers that that was someone else, not her, not Blind Beth.
  
The [[Kindly Man]] asks her his usual question about three things she has learned. Arya learns to play the lying game with the [[Waif]]; this time however she is blind, so instead she learns to use tone of voice to hear the lies. Arya has gotten better at speaking [[High Valyrian]], though the Kindly Man insists she learn the languages of [[Lys]] and [[Pentos]] as well. As she continues to learn her skills as a blind girl, the Kindly Man tells her that she has five senses and she should learn to use the other four. An acolyte gets into a duel of staffs with her, teasing her throughout the lesson.
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The [[kindly man]] asks her his usual question about three things she has learned. Arya learns to play the lying game with the [[waif]]; this time however she is blind, so instead she learns to use tone of voice to hear the lies. Arya has gotten better at speaking [[High Valyrian]], though the kindly man insists she learn the languages of [[Lys]] and [[Pentos]] as well. As she continues to learn her skills as a blind girl, the kindly man tells her that she has five senses and she should learn to use the other four. An acolyte gets into a duel of staffs with her, teasing her throughout the lesson.
  
She reminisces that she liked being the ''Cat of the Canals''; she thinks about when she killed [[Dareon]] the deserter from the [[Night's Watch]]. The Kindly Man told her that they are not gods to judge who lives or dies, they are just servants of [[Many-Faced God|Him of Many Faces]]. He explains that they are death's instruments, not death itself.
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She reminisces that she liked being the ''Cat of the Canals''; she thinks about when she killed [[Dareon]], the deserter from the [[Night's Watch]]. The Kindly Man told her that they are not gods to judge who lives or dies, they are just servants of [[Many-Faced God|Him of Many Faces]]. He explains that they are death's instruments, not death itself.
  
As she goes out to beg, the [[Waif]] helps her to look the part, putting on a blindfold and giving her pox mark scars to make her look ugly. As she goes out into Braavos past the [[Inn of the Green Eel]], she goes over the areas where she has begged in her mind. Arya crosses the Bloody Bridge and makes her way to [[Pynto]] at the end of Ragman's Harbor near the edge of the Drowned Town.
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As she goes out to beg, the waif helps her to look the part, putting on a blindfold and giving her pox mark scars to make her look ugly. As she goes out into Braavos past the [[Inn of the Green Eel]], she goes over the areas where she has begged in her mind. Arya crosses the Bloody Bridge and makes her way to [[Pynto's]] at the end of Ragman's Harbor near the edge of the Drowned Town.
  
She hears that two Lysene pirate ships, the ''[[Goodheart]]'' and the ''[[Elephant (ship)|Elephant]]'' were driven North by a storm and found [[wildlings]] at [[Hardhome]].<ref>We learned that [[Mother Mole]] has been encouraging the wildlings to seek refuge at Hardhome in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 39|Chaper 39 (Jon VIII)]]; it was also mentioned or at least hinted at in the [[A Dance with Dragons-Prologue|Prologue]]</ref> The wildlings were eager to board the ships that were prophesied by the witch, and the pirates took the women and children on board, yet meant to sell them as slaves. The ''Goodheart'' was damaged in another storm and was forced to make for Braavos, where the [[Sealord of Braavos|Sealord]] seized the ship since slave trade is forbidden in Braavos.  
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She hears that two Lysene pirate ships, the ''[[Goodheart]]'' and the ''[[Elephant (ship)|Elephant]]'', were driven north by a storm and found [[wildlings]] at [[Hardhome]].<ref>It is revealed that [[Mother Mole]] has been encouraging the wildlings to seek refuge at Hardhome in [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 39|Chaper 39 (Jon VIII)]]; it was also mentioned or at least hinted at in the [[A Dance with Dragons-Prologue|Prologue]]</ref> The wildlings were eager to board the ships that were prophesied by the witch, and the pirates took the women and children on board, yet meant to sell them as slaves. The ''Goodheart'' was damaged in another storm and was forced to make for Braavos, where the [[Sealord of Braavos|Sealord]] seized the ship since slave trade is forbidden in Braavos.  
  
Arya regularly has wolf dreams, and reveals that she has also learned to warg into a cat. She uses knowledge gained through the cat's eyes to impress the Kindly Man, telling him that she knows it has been him who is hitting her. Apparently this completes her blind training, because when she opens her eyes again she sees a candle flame, and she has never seen anything so beautiful before.
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Arya regularly has wolf dreams, and it is revealed that she has also learned to enter a [[cat]]. She uses knowledge gained through the cat's eyes to impress the kindly man, telling him that she knows it has been him who is hitting her but without mentioning the cat. Apparently this completes her blind training, because when she opens her eyes again she sees a candle flame, and she has never seen anything so beautiful before.
  
 
==Character List appearing/mentioned==
 
==Character List appearing/mentioned==
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* [[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
 
* [[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
 
* [[Ilyn Payne]]
 
* [[Ilyn Payne]]
* [[Meryn Trant | Ser Meryn]]
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* [[Meryn Trant]]
 
* [[Cersei Lannister]]
 
* [[Cersei Lannister]]
 
* [[Umma]]
 
* [[Umma]]
 
* [[Waif]]
 
* [[Waif]]
* [[Kindly Man]]
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* [[Kindly man]]
 
* [[Tormo Fregar]]
 
* [[Tormo Fregar]]
 
* [[S'vrone]]
 
* [[S'vrone]]
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==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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*[https://www.tor.com/2015/06/25/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-dance-with-dragons-part-26/ A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 26] Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.
  
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Dance with Dragons 45]]
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[[Category:A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Dance with Dragons 45]]
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Arya Stark]]
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[[Category:A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Arya Stark]]
 
[[Category:Chapters which take place in Braavos]]
 
[[Category:Chapters which take place in Braavos]]
  
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[[es:Danza de Dragones-Capítulo 45]]
 
[[fr:A Dance with Dragons, Chapitre 46, La petite aveugle]]
 
[[fr:A Dance with Dragons, Chapitre 46, La petite aveugle]]
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[[pt:A Dança dos Dragões - Capítulo 45]]

Latest revision as of 02:05, 8 June 2021

The Blind Girl
A Dance with Dragons chapter
ADanceWithDragons.jpg
POV Arya Stark
Place Braavos
Page 593 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Cat of the Canals
A Feast for Crows
Jon IX  ← The Blind Girl →  A Ghost in Winterfell

The Ugly Little Girl

Synopsis

Arya in the service of the House of Black and White - art by Tiziano Baracchi. © Fantasy Flight Games

Arya wakes up after entering into Nymeria again; she remembers being feared, but only when she dreams. Arya is still in the House of Black and White in Braavos. She has been blinded, to train her to use her other senses: recognize lies from the tone of voice, walk and work without seeing, even fight. She calls herself Blind Beth now. She goes over her list of names, but remembers that that was someone else, not her, not Blind Beth.

The kindly man asks her his usual question about three things she has learned. Arya learns to play the lying game with the waif; this time however she is blind, so instead she learns to use tone of voice to hear the lies. Arya has gotten better at speaking High Valyrian, though the kindly man insists she learn the languages of Lys and Pentos as well. As she continues to learn her skills as a blind girl, the kindly man tells her that she has five senses and she should learn to use the other four. An acolyte gets into a duel of staffs with her, teasing her throughout the lesson.

She reminisces that she liked being the Cat of the Canals; she thinks about when she killed Dareon, the deserter from the Night's Watch. The Kindly Man told her that they are not gods to judge who lives or dies, they are just servants of Him of Many Faces. He explains that they are death's instruments, not death itself.

As she goes out to beg, the waif helps her to look the part, putting on a blindfold and giving her pox mark scars to make her look ugly. As she goes out into Braavos past the Inn of the Green Eel, she goes over the areas where she has begged in her mind. Arya crosses the Bloody Bridge and makes her way to Pynto's at the end of Ragman's Harbor near the edge of the Drowned Town.

She hears that two Lysene pirate ships, the Goodheart and the Elephant, were driven north by a storm and found wildlings at Hardhome.[1] The wildlings were eager to board the ships that were prophesied by the witch, and the pirates took the women and children on board, yet meant to sell them as slaves. The Goodheart was damaged in another storm and was forced to make for Braavos, where the Sealord seized the ship since slave trade is forbidden in Braavos.

Arya regularly has wolf dreams, and it is revealed that she has also learned to enter a cat. She uses knowledge gained through the cat's eyes to impress the kindly man, telling him that she knows it has been him who is hitting her but without mentioning the cat. Apparently this completes her blind training, because when she opens her eyes again she sees a candle flame, and she has never seen anything so beautiful before.

Character List appearing/mentioned

References and Notes

  1. It is revealed that Mother Mole has been encouraging the wildlings to seek refuge at Hardhome in Chaper 39 (Jon VIII); it was also mentioned or at least hinted at in the Prologue