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What are the odds that he turns out to be Jaqen H'ghar?
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All I know is his head wasn't on display with the rest of the Stark household.
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That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

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@SkitchP wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

Have hope chudwick
He's dead.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
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cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

Have hope chudwick
He's dead.

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never understood why he did not take the sword from one of the lannister soldiers he knocked down
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Why are you so certain he didn't?
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cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.
I don't think Ned would hire some stranger from Braavos to give his youngest daughter "dancing lessons". There's more to it.
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Kaius wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.
I don't think Ned would hire some stranger from Braavos to give his youngest daughter "dancing lessons". There's more to it.
i think he would; he saw Lyanna in Arya and wanted to encourage her in secret
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For a show so willing to show graphic death, I do find it suspicious that his death is supposed to be assumed.
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Kaius wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.
I don't think Ned would hire some stranger from Braavos to give his youngest daughter "dancing lessons". There's more to it.
He wasn't just any stranger though, he was a former first sword of Braavos so I'm pretty sure he came with a reputation.
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Ok. "stranger" was a bit of hyperbole, but why not one of his own men? Why a braavosi?
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because it needed to be under the guise of "dancing" as it would not be proper of a noble lady to do such things.
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I guess I'm struggling with the concept of him having a reputation as the first sword of Braavos, but he's just some eastern dancing instructor... It seems like a lazy plot construct for a writer who is anything but lazy.

Wait. How long have we been waiting on TWOW?
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Water Dancing is the style of sword fighting that Syrio employs. I think it was just a way to be hush hush about it with Sansa as she's really the only one who mentions it being "dancing" when Arya has bruises all over from it.
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Yeah. I get all of that. I'm just doing a poor job asking questions.

Martin definitely left the door open for a believable return, but it could go either way.
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tommymtcom wrote:What are the odds that he turns out to be Jaqen H'ghar?
I think it's a possibility.
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