A Storm of Swords – Harwin

A Storm of Swords – Harwin

Arya tries to make a run for it as the Brotherhood is about to take her horse. As she struggles to get out of Lem’s grip, she sees an old friend and possible hope.

It’s odd but when I listened to this on the audiobook, Arya’s begging Harwin to remember her reminded me of Piglet begging Christopher Robin to tell Kanga who he really was. While I have not confirmed that Roy Dotrice did that version of Winnie the Pooh, my memory makes the two performances sound almost the same.

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Squirming, she threw herself forward, trying to wrench free of Lem’s iron grip. “It’s me,” she shouted, “Harwin, it’s me, don’t you know me, don’t you?” The tears came, and she found herself weeping like a baby, just like some stupid little girl. “Harwin, it’s me!
Arya II – pg 187