#canonarya

[sayneedle]

“I am a direwolf, and done with wooden teeth.” - Arya X, ACOK / “I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong.” - Daenerys VI, ASOS

— comm by anmenmai

[perditty]

“I was told Your Grace had need of me,” Ser Justin said, from one knee. “You will escort the Braavosi banker back to the Wall. Choose six good men and take twelve horses. Oh, and take the Stark girl with you, as well as Alysane Mormont. Lady Arya should have a female companion. Deliver her to Lord Commander Snow on your way to Eastwatch." Stannis tapped the parchment that lay before him. “A true king pays his debts.” - Theon I, Twow

"Speak the word, and we will send you to the Black Pearl or the Daughter of the Dusk." "I sold three cockles to a courtesan." "Which one was this, now? The Queen o' Cockles, was it?" "The Black Pearl. She said 'I'll take three cockles,' and 'Do you have some hot sauce, little one?" "And what did you say?" "I said, 'No, my lady,' and, 'Don't call me little one. My name is Cat.' "Look, the Sealord's box. That must be the Westerosi envoy. Have you ever seen such clothes on an old man? And look, he's brought the Black Pearl!" She was so lovely that the lamps seemed to burn brighter when she passed. - Arya, Affc, Adwd, Twow

He is a man of the Night's Watch, she thought, as he sang about some stupid lady throwing herself off some stupid tower because her stupid prince was dead. The lady should go kill the ones who killed her prince.

Theory: In the Winds of Winter, Arya will encounter Jeyne Poole in the course of an apprenticeship with the Black Pearl, who moves in Braavos' high society. The meeting will drive Arya to reclaim her identity.

[mercyalayne]

"When we were crossing the Neck, I counted thirty-six flowers I never saw before, and Mycah showed me a lizard-lion."

ˋ°•*⁀➷ Arya Stark on the kingsroad

art by the lovely @vhdart_ on X

[sansaisms-moved]

ARYA STARK and SANSA STARK wanting to call themselves after their mother.

“Cat.” He considered. “Yes. Braavos is full of cats. One more will not be noticed. You are Cat, an orphan of…” — Arya II, A Feast for Crows.

x

“Catelyn? A bit too obvious… but after my mother, that would serve. Alayne. Do you like it?” — Sansa VI, A Storm of Swords.

[bookhousestark]

Every Arya & Lyanna parallel: → rhaegar's rubies

ARYA

"Mycah and I are going to ride upstream and look for rubies at the ford." "Rubies," Sansa said, lost. "What rubies?" Arya gave her a look like she was so stupid. "Rhaegar's rubies. This is where King Robert killed him and won the crown."

LYANNA

Rubies flew like drops of blood from the chest of a dying prince, and he sank to his knees in the water and with his last breath murmured a woman's name . . .

[baelontargaryen]

asoiaf quotes (3/?)

[Bran] saw no more of his father, nor the girl who looked like Arya.

[evphor1as]

picking up flowers on the way to king's landing💐

[arya-jon]

ARYA and JON + name origins insp.