urrutiap Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSister1001 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 She's as bad as Carl! Stay in the house, Carl! Joking aside, it was more risky to stay put. She left KL with Yoren, a man of the NW that knew her father and uncle. It was probably the safest way for her to go. He intended to drop her off at WF and then shit hit the fan. And welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaynsa Starne Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 8 minutes ago, urrutiap said: You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? By the time they were moving through the Riverlands, the area was completely desolate. She'd essentially be waiting to die, especially considering which soldiers were active in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyrnaSnowBunnyAvenger Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 10 minutes ago, urrutiap said: You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? How would Arya have anyway of knowing who she could and couldn't trust? It would be a very bad idea for her to stay in one location, proclaiming her identity in random hopes that someone will happen along who feels like returning her to Winterfell instead of using her for their own purposes (or just killing her). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the trees have eyes Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Well, bear in mind that she does have a chance to reveal herself to either Robett Glover or Roose Bolton at Harrenhall but she chooses not to. Given Bolton already seems to be plotting against Robb (sending Glover to Duskendale, receiving and burning mysterious correspondence - from Tywin? - on the fire) keeping quiet is actually the better option. Also, bear in mind that she revealed herself to Harwin / the BWB but rather than help her to Riverrun they took her south to Stony Sept as a prisoner to be ransomed. So who's a girl to trust in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
239JMFL34109 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 she probably would have died of starvation or in a riot or etc if she stay in king's landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not a kneeler Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Just staying put and hoping someone would show up to help her is not in her nature. Her whole storyline illustrates how proactive she is. That is what differentiates her from Sansa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevets Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 39 minutes ago, urrutiap said: You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? Actually, to a large extent, that's what she has done. She stayed put in KL until Yoren rescued her. After he died, she tried to find a loyal bannerman, but was captured by Lannister men before she could. She stayed at Harrenhal for a very long time (almost a year). She was going to reveal herself to Lord Cerwyn, but he died. Robett Glover left too quickly, and she didn't trust Roose Bolton. She did reveal herself to Harwin and soon as she saw him. but the BwB had other plans for her, although eventually decided to send her to family. Then the Hound grabbed her with the same intent. She then tried to get to Jon, but could only get to Braavos. She hasn't been wandering aimlessly. She has been trying to get help; she just hasn't been successful. 28 minutes ago, Not a kneeler said: Just staying put and hoping someone would show up to help her is not in her nature. Her whole storyline illustrates how proactive she is. That is what differentiates her from Sansa. Actually, she has been subject to the control of other people as much or more than Sansa has. The only time she was on her own for a long time was in KL, and that ended when Yoren grabbed her, not the other way around. She spent a very long time at Harrenhal, and only left when she feared for her safety under Vargo Hoat. She was then held by the BwB, then Sandor, and now is under the control of the FM. In order for her story to advance, I think she will have to break with the FM. As for Sansa, she has had little opportunity to be proactive, but I think she will be if she has the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaynsa Starne Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 7 minutes ago, Nevets said: Actually, to a large extent, that's what she has done. She stayed put in KL until Yoren rescued her. After he died, she tried to find a loyal bannerman, but was captured by Lannister men before she could. She stayed at Harrenhal for a very long time (almost a year). She was going to reveal herself to Lord Cerwyn, but he died. Robett Glover left too quickly, and she didn't trust Roose Bolton. She did reveal herself to Harwin and soon as she saw him. but the BwB had other plans for her, although eventually decided to send her to family. Then the Hound grabbed her with the same intent. She then tried to get to Jon, but could only get to Braavos. She hasn't been wandering aimlessly. She has been trying to get help; she just hasn't been successful. Holy crap, was she seriously at Harrenhal that long? I thought it was only for a few months. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxine Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 So you wanted her to reveal who she really was and just hope that someone would rescue her. Like people in this story have been trustworthy. In the arc of her story who could she have revealed herself to and that person would have helped her? Roose Bolton was already set to betray her so that's out. The Cerwyn died. Glover left and then died at Duskendale. Had she revealed herself and then been captured by the Mountain's men or Tywin's men they would have just taken her back to KL. The one time she did reveal herself and thought she could trust someone they took her the opposite direction when she was probably only a day or two from her family. I don't understand how revealing herself and staying put can even be considered a better option than what she chose. The only time I even remotely wanted her to stay put was when she was at Acorn Hall just because it would have led to some relative stability. But that was just a very small part of me because I wanted this kid to get a little break from all the bad stuff that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevets Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 22 minutes ago, Alaynsa Starne said: Holy crap, was she seriously at Harrenhal that long? I thought it was only for a few months. :/ I may have overestimated the time, but she was there at least 8-9 months, I think. It was quite a while in any case and she was in no rush to leave until it was apparent that Hoat was taking over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 17 minutes ago, Alaynsa Starne said: Holy crap, was she seriously at Harrenhal that long? I thought it was only for a few months. :/ Six months according to this timeline. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZsY3lcDDtTdBWp1Gx6mfkdtZT6-Gk0kdTGeSC_Dj7WM/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaynsa Starne Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Sept Sev said: Six months according to this timeline. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZsY3lcDDtTdBWp1Gx6mfkdtZT6-Gk0kdTGeSC_Dj7WM/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=8 Oh, thanks. That's still way longer than I thought. For some reason, I thought ACOK covered about 5 months of time or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Writhen Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I think Arya kind of moves around like a vagrant so she doesn't have to think about things. Compartmentalization. She couldn't really face Ned's death too well and it all snowballed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonisHenryTudor Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 4 hours ago, urrutiap said: You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? A young girl in a wore torn state.....Do you want her to get raped? Not that traveling would prevent this, but at least if she moves around she can "prowl" instead of act the sitting duck. As others have stated, the land was generally desolate. Her moves also have not necessarily been on her own accord either. She has made some choices, but the environment and people around her also influenced those decisions. She also knew her brother was at the wall. Besides, she has goals, and waiting around at a random inn was not going to allow her the possibility to achieve those goals. Also....At which point in the books does Arya ever appear to be a character who just "settles down"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorian Martell Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 9 hours ago, urrutiap said: You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? The author wrote her as complex. Her moving from the capital through the riverlands was necessary for her development into a character that would be willing to cross the sea to become an assassin. If she had just stayed in one area and hoped to find a person loyal to her family she wouldn't grow much as a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven_Osiris Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I agree with a lot of previous posts. She is all about survival and adapting to whatever is thrown at her and sometime that means moving on and changing locations to keep herself from getting too comfortable or settled. Also from a purely plot driven point of view it is far more boring to see a character sitting in one place never moving forward. It is through Arya's travelling eyes that we see the devastation and destruction of parts of Westeros that otherwise we might not have appreciated fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsunray Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 18 hours ago, Alaynsa Starne said: Holy crap, was she seriously at Harrenhal that long? I thought it was only for a few months. :/ No, it wasn't a whole year. aCoK already starts a good part in the year 299. Somewhere around begin february (if we use our names of months). She's captured by the Mountain several weeks later... say around half to end March, and even the march to HH takes a while. Meanwhile aCoK ends several weeks before the turn of the year. She stuck around HH more like half a year or seven months. Not a whole year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeINeverSawACamel Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 So she'd be the one to marry Ramsey? No thank you. Poor Jeyne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Wraith Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 On 4/7/2016 at 1:36 PM, urrutiap said: You know, instead of her traveling and using a stupid nickname to hide her real name, why couldnt she just stay put in one area and hope that soldiers or someone that was loyal and trustworthy to the Stark family notice her and help her in some way? The first Northern House that she found herself under was the Boltons. Had she revealed herself to them she and not Jeyne Pool would have been married to Ramsay. Good thing she didn't trust anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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