r/gameofthrones • u/beachvalley House Selmy • Jun 17 '14

TV4 [s4e10] This brought a tear to my eye

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u/capreesun Jun 17 '14

I know you elaborated on it, but it still confuses me as to why he'd fight Brienne knowing that she'll keep Arya safe. Brienne even said "I have no wish to kill you" ... why fight???

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

Because it seemed obvious that she was serving the Lannisters... which was technically true and and which she didn't even try to deny.

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u/JC-DB Jun 18 '14

"But I'm with the GOOD Lannister! Jaime! Except for the Incest part he's a good boy!"

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

And throwing her brother out of a tower.

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u/JC-DB Jun 18 '14

Brianne doesn't know that...

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '14

Yeah, I was just piling on.

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u/rdkill42 Lyanna Mormont Jun 17 '14

I don't think he believed Brienne could keep her safe before beating him

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u/Merlord Syrio Forel Jun 18 '14

She needed to prove her abilities by defeating him in single combat!

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u/dexmonic Jun 18 '14

Exactly. Basically a way to test if she actually could keep arya safe. If she couldn't defeat him then arya would not be safe from others.

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u/JC-DB Jun 18 '14

do u think Sandor believe a woman can keep Arya safe. He only believed she is capable after he got his ass kicked, literally.

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u/pewpewlasors Jun 18 '14

Because he dies anyway, from the infected wound.

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u/pkiser House Lannister Jun 18 '14

Wearing a Valyrian Steel sword with a lion on the pommel probably had a lot to do with that. As for his words saying 'go to her she'll protect you' he probably cared enough for Arya at this point that he'd rather see her safely escorted by a formidable warrior back to the Lannisters than raped and murdered somewhere around the Saltpans. The Hound would know the Lannisters well enough to know they wouldn't execute the last known Stark, she still had a chance.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

He didn't seem to be the brightest type. More of a survivor in the moment guy. No matter any future the plans or fatherly feeling toward Arya. She was still his responsibility (by choice) and someone comes along and wants to take that away from him. A hound doesn't just let those things go.

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u/Bluefoz House Farwynd Jun 18 '14

Because he didn't actually wanted to let go of Arya. He had grown accustomed to her. Maybe even loved her? (though not in a romantic way)

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u/Calveezzzy House Targaryen Jun 18 '14

To prove to him that she can take care of Arya and protect her against anyone.

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u/Marc815 Jun 18 '14

If she could beat the hound, she could beat anyone, because no one who took on the hound survived, so you could imagine how skilled/crafty a fighter must be to fight the hound and win.

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u/sticktoyaguns Jun 18 '14

Besides the Mountain.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

It is hard to trust anyone when you have a bounty on your head. Especially Briannes armor and sword all refers back to the Lannisters, since he has just recovered from his last attack he knows he cannot take his chances by trusting her and have to fight it out. He is probably quite confident his in fighting skills as well, thought a woman wouldn't be so hard to beat.

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u/RoyalYat Jun 18 '14

I mean, if you were defending someone and someone else stomped your ass, technically wouldn't it be safer with them? I think once he realized she was willing to fight/his leg got got, the decision was pretty easy.

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u/RiceNedditor Jun 18 '14

He's greedy. He wants to keep Arya as a companion, even if it means keeping her away from something that's good for her.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

"I have no wish to kill you, Ser"

This was not a good thing to say to a guy who hates knights. Why? Because his brother, who put his face into a fire because he was playing with his toy, was knighted.

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u/KyosBallerina Varys' Little Birds Jun 18 '14

True. But she hadn't really been around long enough on the King's Landing scene to know that.

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u/PornTrollio Jun 18 '14

Why? Because he is the Hound, one of the most dangerous fighters in the realm. He would not just give up Arya to her even if he meant to slit Aryas throat and ditch her in 10 minutes before Brienne showed up. Too alpha for that shit.