Chapter Sixty-Five - Arya 12 - A Storm of Swords | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

Arya continues to plot the Hound’s death but never goes through with it. She has a wolf dream that convinces her that her mother is dead. The Hound changes the target of his plan to ransom Arya. Then changes the target again. Arya has a third family member in mind to deliver her to. Simon and Mackelly hope Arya is getting rewards points for the miles she’s logging.

Chapter Review:
Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane (AKA the Hound) continue to ride together, despite what transpired at the Twins. Arya’s head hurts from the axe blow the Hound gave her to prevent her from entering the castle to find her mother. However, that’s nothing compared to the hurt she feels in her heart, after being so close to her mother and then having the reunion ripped away. Arya isn’t convinced that her mother is dead and wants to go back. The Hound is having none of it. When Arya has a wolf dream where she finds her mother and drags her body out of the river, she is convinced that her mother is indeed dead.

The Hound finally tells Arya where they’re headed. He plans to ransom her to her aunt Lysa Arryn. The pair stop in a village in the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon, where the Hound is hired to help build a palisade around the village. The Hound’s ransom dreams are once again shattered when he learns that getting through the mountains is an impossibility due to attacks from the mountain clans. He’s also told that he and Arya must leave now that the palisade walls are constructed. The Hound decides it’s back to the Riverlands for them. He’s going to ransom Arya to her uncle Blackfish instead.

Characters/Places/Names/Events
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Caelyn Stark - murdered mother of Arya.
Sandor “The Hound” Clegane - Former personal bodyguard to King Joffrey Baratheon, younger brother of the Mountain (Gregor Clegane), deserter from the Lannister forces.
Mountains of the Moon - Mountains that surround the Vale.
The Twins - The seat of House Frey.