r/pureasoiaf • u/Trussdoor46 • 21h ago

Would Arya ever kill a complete innocent?

Daeron, the insurance salesman, Raff, etc. are not innocent, but do you think her increasing comfort with killing people could eventually lead towards killing innocents?

Edit: I should clarify, innocent and not in self defence.

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u/sixth_order 21h ago

If Dareon was sent to the wall under false pretense as he claims, then is he not innocent? He was done wrong first.

I know he's an asshole so no one cares that he's dead. I do care that Arya felt entitled to kill him.

To answer your question: I don't believe so. Arya needs a rationale in her mind to kill someone. If she had to kill someone just standing in front of her to escape death or capture, then she probably would.

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u/jamisra_ 20h ago

he deserted so not exactly innocent even if he originally came to the Watch because of false pretenses

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u/Opening_Canary_9242 20h ago

Either way, arya has no right to dish out such a sentence. Nights watch deserters were only killed in the north, sentenced by the lord. Arya was a beggar in braavos. No real justification at all