![]() Arya is distracted by Jaqen calling for help as the flames lick the bars of his cage. Seeing their leader killed, Gendry and many of the other recruits join the fight. Yoren remains defiant and Lorch orders him shot. Lorch orders Yoren and the recruits to drop their weapons. Lorch points out the Gold Cloaks with him and says that they have come for Gendry, a royal bastard. They are met by Ser Amory Lorch and a force of men loyal to House Lannister. As they rush outside, one man trips and drops his torch, setting a fire near the prisoner wagon. The group is resting in a barn, when they are roused to arms by Yoren and told they are being attacked. Jaqen smiles and tells Arya that she has more courage than sense as she backs away. Biter moves up behind Rorge and hisses as Rorge threatens Arya again. He recoils and then tries to grab her through the cage. She says that he should have asked nicely, drops all but one of her sticks and uses it to hit his hand. He confirms her identity as Arry and introduces himself, saying that he comes from Lorath. Jaqen asks Arya for forgiveness and tells her that he has not chosen his companions. ![]() Rorge, one of the other prisoners, rattles the cage and threatens Arya. He asks her to fill a tankard with water and tells her that he has not drunk for a day and a night, always referring to himself as “a man” and her as “a boy”. Jaqen calls over "Arry" (who is actually Arya Stark). Because Yoren is traveling so far with so few men, the worst three are kept in a locked barred cell on the back of a wagon. Jaqen H'ghar is in the party led by Yoren that leaves King's Landing for the Wall, along with Hot Pie, Lommy, Gendry, and Arya, who is being smuggled out to be returned to Winterfell. He chose H'ghar as a potential candidate, as well as two other murderers Biter and Rorge from the black cells, where the worst criminals are kept. When looking for fresh recruits for the Night's Watch, Yoren was given permission by Eddard Stark, Hand of the King, to go through the dungeons and take any criminals who would swear to take the black. Jaqen is a criminal from the Free Cities, arrested by the City Watch and thrown into the dungeons of the Red Keep in King's Landing. Hailing from Lorath, he uses speech patterns in which he refers to people using the third person indefinite, e.g., saying "a man thanks a girl" when he is directly addressing Arya and expressing his own thanks. Jaqen is surprisingly calm in the face of danger, yet courteous. Her training is complete upon killing the Waif and he fully deems her to be "no one." Eventually, Arya travels to Braavos to look for Jaqen and finds him, and he trains her. He travels with them to the lands south of Harrenhal, where they are captured by Lannister forces.Īfter the Jaqen persona is of no more use to him, the Faceless Man shapeshifts into a new appearance and tells Arya he will train her to be a Faceless Man if she goes with him. He is in Yoren's party as the latter smuggles Arya Stark out of King's Landing. He was first introduced as a Lorathi criminal - who was arrested and put in the dungeons of King's Landing, before being recruited by Yoren to join the Night's Watch. " Jaqen H'ghar" is the alias assumed by one of the Faceless Men of Braavos, a feared order of mysterious assassins with the ability to change their appearance at will. Faceless Men most of all." - Jaqen H'ghar instructs Arya Stark You said you'd teach me how to be a Faceless Man." Jaqen H'ghar: " A man teaches a girl. Arya Stark: " You said I could be your apprentice.
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