Chapter Seventeen - Arya 3 - A Storm of Swords | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

Arya and Gendry are not taken to Riverrun, rather they are escorted south to meet with Beric Dondarrion and Thoros of Myr. En route Arya tries to escape, but Harwin - a Stark bannerman, no less - chases her and captures her. Oh perfidy! Mackelly and Simon discuss the origin story of the Brotherhood Without Banners.

Chapter Review:
Hot Pie has elected to stay and become head baker at the Inn of the Kneeling Man. Arya Stark and Gendry are headed to Riverrun. Only, they’re headed in the wrong direction. Arya is sure. She’s accompanied by Harwin, amongst others, so she hears how things have been for him since he left King’s Landing. Not all rainbows and unicorns.

The Mountain lay in wait for them at the Mummer’s Ford and decimated two thirds of Dondarrion’s force. Beric himself was gravely wounded but was nursed back to health by Thoros of Myr. The latter is a priest of R’Hellor, and seems to use the power for slightly nicer things than his compadre Melisandre does.

The Brotherhood Without Banners, as they term themselves, has decided to stay in the field, not to fight for either side, but to protect the smallfolk from the armies that abuse them. They do this in the name of King Robert. Arya tries to escape, but Harwin’s father was the master of horse, so he catches her. His loyalty is to Beric, Thoros, and his new brothers. The Lightning Lord will decide what to do with Arya.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer’s apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon.
Hot Pie - Friend of Arya. Former recruit to the Night's Watch.
Tom Sevenstreams - Singer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Lem Lemoncloak - Soldier in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Anguy - Archer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Sharna - Proprietor of the Inn of the Kneeling Man.
Harwin: Member of the Stark household guard. Son of Hullen, the Winterfell Master of Horse.

Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.

If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify,