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Arya

           Kurzhadtoldthemtouseanimalsoundstosignaltoeachother.Anoldpoacher’strick,he’dsaid,buthe’ddiedbeforehecouldteachthemhowtomakethesoundsright.HotPie’sbirdcallswereawful.Hisdogwasbetter,butnotmuch.

           Aryahoppedfromthehighbranchtoonebeneathit,herhandsoutforbalance.Awaterdancerneverfalls.Lightfoot,hertoescurledtightaroundthebranch,shewalkedafewfeet,hoppeddowntoalargerlimb,thenswunghandoverhandthroughthetangleofleavesuntilshereachedthetrunk.Thebarkwasroughbeneathherfingers,againsthertoes.Shedescendedquickly,jumpingdownthefinalsixfeet,rollingwhenshelanded.

           Gendrygaveherahandtopullherup."Youwereuptherealongtime.Whatcouldyousee?"

           "Afishingvillage,justalittleplace,northalongtheshore.Twenty-sixthatchroofsandoneslate,Icounted.Isawpartofawagon.Someone’sthere."

           Atthesoundofhervoice,Weaselcamecreepingoutfromthebushes.Lommyhadnamedherthat.Hesaidshelookedlikeaweasel,whichwasn’ttrue,buttheycouldn’tkeeponcallingherthecryinggirlaftershefinallystoppedcrying.Hermouthwasfilthy.Aryahopedshehadn’tbeeneatingmudagain.

           "Didyouseepeople?"askedGendry.

           "Mostlyjustroofs,"Aryaadmitted,"butsomechimneysweresmoking,andIheardahorse."TheWeaselputherarmsaroundherleg,clutchingtight.Sometimesshedidthatnow.

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