For being an insane religious death cult, it was mighty nice of them to offer her different, proper lives if she didn't want to join them. What a valuable coin she was given.

@DavidReadsASoIaF

3 жыл бұрын

Right? They seem to be pretty laid back folks all things considered. Like they actually take their ideology deathly seriously (for want of a better term) and don't just do that thing most comparabvle characters do in genre fiction where they use a sort of watered down nihilistic suicidal attitude to justify murdering everybody. Like, as another commenter referenced, Seymour Guado in FFX (who I nonetheless love as a villain).

@qjames0077

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidReadsASoIaF I think that because the Kindly Man knows so much about Arya just from a few encounters that either Jaquen sent word of a clever noble girl that bore the old blood of wargs was coming, or the Kindly Man could tell by her very aura that this little girl was something special. It is my belief that the Kindly Man offered her different lives more as a test than a true offer, especially considering the implications of the arrangements that would need to be made for a complete stranger in a different country. What could be gained from such work? Either way, the House of Black and White is full of mystery, and that mystery gives it power.

@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218

Жыл бұрын

@@qjames0077 the similarities between the HOBAW and Bloodravens Cave are insane tbh, as when both bran and Arya go deeper in both their respective places, the light gets darker and all colour seems to fade until there is nothing but black and white.....

@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218

Жыл бұрын

@@qjames0077 the Waif having "big eyes and a hollow face" which is eerily similar to the children of the forest as well imo....

@octavioalmaguerful

Жыл бұрын

they know she’ll be the one to slay the great other duh

I do find it sweet that both Sansa and Arya try to choose Cat as a pseudonym when they are told to leave their old names behind.

@Caramelo23606

9 ай бұрын

Bittersweet

@molleh3180

2 ай бұрын

Putting together the names they choose… cat and Alayne. Catelyn

Hey happy to see the view numbers going up! Look at you go man rock on you deserve it

Iam officially addicted to listening to theses books from you. I'm now going over the aria chapters lol

I always thought it was so sweet and sad that when Arya and Sansa had to choose a new name at different points they wanted to choose their mothers name poor babies

Thank you for uploading all these chapters.

@DavidReadsASoIaF

3 жыл бұрын

THank you for listening!

@comradestannis

7 ай бұрын

@@DavidReadsASoIaF You're doing the Drowned God's work.

arya's pov always brings tear to my eyes

@InfamousB9

Жыл бұрын

True😔

@joshwells3782

Жыл бұрын

I forget sges a child sometimes and its like wow... Its the children who suffer for the sins of the adults and yet it still happens it hurts my heart

@theelectricprince8231

10 ай бұрын

She is a brave girl

the House of Black & White gives me the same feeling as Spirited Away.

I always get emotional when she says needle is winterfell / her family poor arya

@comradestannis

7 ай бұрын

yeah...

Thank you for continuing to make these my friend your readings are probably the best out there

@DavidReadsASoIaF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, and thank you for listening!

I’ve listened so many times and I still get impressed on your voices and how you switch from one to the other. Thank you. You are very talented

I wish I found these when I was reading the first book. Love the voices👍👍

Such a bittersweet and gut-wrenching chapter. I just wanna give arya a huge hug.

Your kindly man sounds like Seymour Guado! Love it!

@DavidReadsASoIaF

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And FFX holds a special place in my heart,, even though I never managed to get Tidus’s damn celestial weapon.

@Seuspesos

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidReadsASoIaF me too fam! interesting enough seymour speaks of the gift of death and liberation from the pains and sorrows of the world just like the kindly man in this chapter! Im sticking with you thru this whole read thru. Keep doing ur thing! Ill definitely be watching all these multiple times thru over the next few months!

So far the Arya chapters are my favourite in AFFC! Cersei is a close second.

@comradestannis

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, good POV chapters.

I think arya and sansa were made to punish the wicked and jon snow and bran were made to lead the world from darkness

Love the way you read the book

Once more i am thanking you for making these!!!

i find it odd how genderless the faceless men appear to be (with members giving up their identity enterly including gender, except from when the play a role. 'i think you are a child, worse a *girl* child.') except they refer to the many faced god exclusivly masculine, i would have assumed they think their god genderless as well

@promisemabu7785

2 жыл бұрын

I think the god is genderless but when referencing to the god it makes more sense to say he instead of she because they believe women are bringers of life.

@Buddy-Dale

2 жыл бұрын

@@promisemabu7785 not to mention the fact that they're referred to as the faceless men

@TAOBIAF

Жыл бұрын

don't put too much stock in the God's pronoun, since even the female assassins are called Faceless MEN

@MrDukeSilverr

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s like a translation issue from Braavosi

@H20No

Ай бұрын

Perhaps the god can be referred to by any gender, he, she, they probably doesn’t matter if you are man woman and neither

Thanks for sharing one more chapter.

Excellent 👍👍

This chapter is oddly relaxing.

@quandaledingle7812

16 күн бұрын

For a death cult the faceless men are really chill😂

Such a shame there’s only two Arya chapters in this book - one of my favourite POV’s!

mussels, cockles, and clams

Faceless Man 11:45 Alright then keep your secrets

I loved this chapter! Also, I wonder why Arya's chapters are even in this book considering that AFFC is supposedly only telling POV chapters in Westeros and Arya's is in Bravvos.

@proto-nm9hr

2 жыл бұрын

Because she's a main character and she came from westoros?

@Buddy-Dale

2 жыл бұрын

well Dany was the only POV character in Essos in the previous 3 books. so why not Arya for Bravvos?

@jenniferpearce1052

Жыл бұрын

It allows us to see Arya and Sam's stories nearly intersecting.

@Caramelo23606

9 ай бұрын

More like things happening near KL. Braavos is near KL, so is Pentos but, you know, Tyrion Lannister has to be in The Dance with Dragons. Also is a Feast for Crows, so the main theme is death and decay, which is what the House of Black and White is all about.

32:38 the eyes chico...they never lie

How old is the waif exactly?

By the last book sansa will be a vengeful and honorable version of cersei/littlefinger by the end she will do anything to kill people that deserve like using poisons and catspaws

@comradestannis

7 ай бұрын

I hope not.

I don’t think Darkstar cut Myrcella. I think it was the second crossbow bolt that only grazed Aris Oakheart’s temple. Darkstar was giving up and laughing at Aris. Plus Myrcella started screaming right after that bolt missed Aris.

I only wish each chapter was an Arya chapter in the book

Bookmark 5:00

George at it again with the food porn.

21:00

@andersgram550

8 ай бұрын

thanks my man

I seriously can't tell if Arianna actually gave a shit about ser Ares

@DavidReadsASoIaF

29 күн бұрын

I think (in part because she’s a princess who is accustomed to being served) she doesn’t really understand that her love and her manipulation are at odds with each other, not viscerally anyway.

Make that coin Dan but damn all these ads 🫤

14 :15 hits hard😂😂😂😂😂😂

35:07

Damn, I *hate* child nudity in fiction.

Just the most ads all of a sudden

@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117

6 ай бұрын

Fuck youtube

“The kindly man saw the horror on her face, it is pork child only pork” as if eating a pig that didnt want to die is better than eating the meat of someone who did. I understand arya wouldnt think like this being from the time and culture that she is. But I couldnt stop myself from noticing this little peace of cognitive dissonance

@basedchimera5859

3 жыл бұрын

pretty sure it is human meat, bran is told the same thing and its implied it wasnt pig

@ahmednahra4256

3 жыл бұрын

Big difference

@williamschaeffer409

3 жыл бұрын

so go eat some human meat then 🙄

@jerrywhoomst1116

3 жыл бұрын

@@basedchimera5859 since pork is supposedly very similar to manflesh that makes sense, I hadn't thought of that but you are probably right.

@sunkist1309

3 жыл бұрын

@@basedchimera5859 I think your correct. Maybe their doing a jojen paste type of deal. There are many parallels with the house of black and white. And blood ravens cave

I thought that asoif was a rip off of lotr before I watched the show now the books are even better always watch the movie or show before you read the book it makes the book better if not makes movies disappoining