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[Bruno Wu]

I know this is a minutia here. When Arya blackmailed Jaqen into killing the guards, doesn't that upset the "sacrifices to the Red Gods" rule? Jaqen was only going to give 3 lives in exchange for the 3 lives saved. But he killed over 10 guards in the process of "undoing" Arya's last request.

So Jaqen upset the balance in order to save himself?

Edited by Bruno Wu, 05 November 2012 - 12:04 PM.

[Crown]

I think you could say that. Haven't given it any thought before, but yeah, it was probably to save his own arse.

[Joe11093]

That's what i thought when i read it.

[Bocco]

I just liked to assume that those sacrifices, and keeping the balance, were to be used symbolically.
The Faceless Men are hired assassins, so they kill for payment, I suppose that keeping the balance in that might be a little too complicated.

[Lion of Judah]

She gave him his own name which technically he couldn't do, so a new agreement was struck in order for her to take his name back.

[juauz]

Good question. Maybe we can see consequences of that choice of Jaqen in the future...

[Woftis]

Is balance ever mentioned? I assumed it was the case where the more dead you give the Red Gods the better...?

[juauz]

woftis, on 07 February 2013 - 12:25 PM, said:

Is balance ever mentioned? I assumed it was the case where the more dead you give the Red Gods the better...?

Kind of. I mean, he said something about Arya saving three lifes, and this way he will give those lifes back to the Red, and Arya has to choose. This leads us to think there must be a balance...

[Beric Zoolander]

If I remember correctly from reading Jaqen killed the guards so she would release him from being the 3rd name, and when it was all said and done he told her that he had more than repaid her and that he wouldn't take a 3rd name from her.  It was outside their initial deal of 3 lives for 3 lives.  She manipulated him.

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