What will make Arya take action?

[Dead Wolf]

Arya is currently doing everything she can to be no one right now, but her keeping Needle means she hasn't totally given up on her true identity yet. At some point she's going to lose her shit and go defend her family no matter what the FM think. What's going to make her do it. I think it'll either be the news that Rickon's alive or that Jon was stabbed, probably both. It might even be if she hears about Sansa in the Vale when she marries Harry. Thoughts?

[Rhymes with Weak]

She eats bad meat, gets food poisoning and subsequently dies. The end.

[Florina Laufeyson]

The men at the dock near Izembaro's ship were speaking again. The girl heard them talking in the Common Tongue about some business across the Narrow Sea.

"I hear there's poor trade at Whiteharbor," one man said. "There's something holding up the ships. Lord Manderly isnt allowing for foreign ships to dock."

The other man shifted his belt and said "I see. Pity that. My trade galleon couldnt make dock at Eastwatch. There's some commotion about the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch."

The girl recalled the fat one clad in black. She remembered the singer she killed. Good boots were hard to come by. The men kept speaking, the first answered, "Oh, the bastard, was it? Snow?"

"Aye," the other man said. "The rumor is that he was assassinated by his own men. Imagine that."

Something inside the heart of the girl began to burn. What do they mean? A small thought entered her mind, Needle was Jon Snow's smile.

"I am bound for Eastwatch either way," said the man. "A ship bound to fuel supplies by a man named Massey."

The girl found herself running back toward the place she buried Needle.

If it doesnt happen that way, ill eat a fedora.

[thetitansbastard]

Jon's death?

[Arya kiddin']

She eats bad meat, gets food poisoning and subsequently dies. The end.

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Jon's death?

Maybe something like this. Even his ides of marsh can bring her to action, or if she sees say Sansa being threatened. Sansa is far away though.

[idler]

Arya might even be sent on a mission to Winterfell.

- The FM have to invest their extraordinary fees somewhere. So I take it there is a connection to the Iron Bank, be it as investors/shareholders or Very Important Clients. Since the Iron Bank building/Moon Pool ensemble is situated right next to the Sealord's palace, one may fairly assume that the Braavosi government is involved.

- Jon Snow is a Very Important Client of the Iron Bank; he's the only member of the NW who stands for the agreement with the IB. They have to make sure that he stays LC of the NW, otherwise their investment may be lost.

- So it seems to be a good idea to send out a junior assassin to kill an outstanding enemy of their client. Arya has superb knowledge of Winterfell, the crypts etc. She can't kill Roose Bolton cause she knows him, but she sure as hell is motivated taking out Ramsay, who burned Winterfell down after all. Might be some interesting scenes if Ramsay confronts the real Arya - or the other way around... :drool:

Edited for spelling.