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Arya

           

           TheguardsshovedGendryinsidewiththeboyandbarredthedoorsbehindthem.Justthen,abreathofwindcamesighingoffthelake,andthebannersstirredandlifted.Theoneonthetallstaffborethegoldenlion,asshe’dfeared.Ontheother,threesleekblackshapesranacrossafieldasyellowasbutter.Dogs,shethought.Aryahadseenthosedogsbefore,butwhere?

           Itdidn’tmatter.TheonlythingthatmatteredwasthattheyhadGendry.Evenifhewasstubbornandstupid,shehadtogethimout.Shewonderediftheyknewthatthequeenwantedhim.

           OneoftheguardstookoffhishelmanddonnedGendry’sinstead.Itmadeherangrytoseehimwearingit,butsheknewtherewasnothingshecoulddotostophim.Shethoughtsheheardmorescreamsfrominsidethewindowlessstorehouse,muffledbythemasonry,butitwashardtobecertain.

           Shestayedlongenoughtoseetheguardchanged,andmuchmorebesides.Mencameandwent.Theyledtheirhorsesdowntothestreamtodrink.Ahuntingpartyreturnedfromthewood,carryingadeer’scarcassslungfromapole.Shewatchedthemcleanandgutitandbuildacookfireonthefarsideofthestream,andthesmellofcookingmeatmingledqueerlywiththestenchofcorruption.Heremptybellyroiledandshethoughtshemightretch.Theprospectoffoodbroughtothermenoutofthehouses,nearallofthemwearingbitsofmailorboiledleather.Whenthedeerwascooked,thechoicestportionswerecarriedtooneofthehouses.

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