At first the Waif constantly outmaneuvers Arya, repeatedly knocking her to the ground, but eventually Arya manages to respond and defends herself with her own fighting stick to the point where the Waif becomes visibly distressed. These fighting lessons seem to go on for at least several days. The Waif spars with Arya on a large stone tablet, during which the Waif hits Arya with a fighting stick, despite Arya having no vision. Arya recites her list for the Waif who comments that it is short and cannot be everyone she wants to kill, she then queries if Arya is forgetting 'someone', implying herself, Arya then asks which name the Waif would like her to speak suggesting the Waif is not on her list because Arya does not know her name. The Waif plays the game of faces with Arya, questioning her about her family, the Hound, and the people on her kill list. Later, the Waif continues training Arya in the House of Black and White. After testing Arya three times, he deems her worthy to rejoin the Faceless Men. In response to the Waif's taunt, Arya tries to fight back only to find that the Waif has been replaced by Jaqen H'ghar. Though Arya replies that she is "no one", the Waif is still unconvinced and beats her a second time. The following day, the Waif revisits Arya and asks her name. Before leaving, she tells Arya that she will be back the following day. Due to Arya's blinded state, the Waif gains the upper hand over Arya and leaves her beaten and bruised. Game of Thrones: Season 6 Īfter Arya is blinded and reduced to begging on the streets of Braavos, the Waif forces Arya to fight her with two fighting sticks. As punishment for taking the wrong life, Arya is rendered blind. Suddenly, Arya hears Jaqen's voice saying "he was no one." Arya then turned around only to find Jaqen standing in place of the Waif. When the Waif asks why Arya is mourning, she replies that Jaqen was her friend. The Waif watches in elation while a distraught Arya weeps beside the body of Jaqen. The Waif gloats over Arya's failure and grabs her while Jaqen drinks a vial of poison and collapses. By killing the wrong man, Arya has cheated the Many-Faced God. The Waif and Jaqen intercept Arya when she tries to return a mask to the Hall of Faces. Instead of assassinating the Thin man, Arya murders Ser Meryn Trant to avenge the death of Syrio Forel. When Jaqen sends Arya out on her first assignment to deliver a gift of the Many-Faced God to the Thin man, the Waif expresses doubt as to Arya's readiness and chance of success. When Arya expressed surprise, the Waif responds that Arya must be able to lie convincingly in order to pass the game of faces. After telling her story, the Waif startles Arya by asking whether she believed her. The jealous stepmother then tried to poison her but the Waif discovered this plot and sought the help of the Faceless Men. The Waif claims that she was the daughter of a widowed Lord who remarried and produced another daughter. Before the Waif can leave, Arya asks her who she used to be. When Arya tries to play the game of faces, the Waif harshly rebuffs her and orders Arya to return to work. When Arya queries about the fate of the bodies she has cleaned, the Waif tells her to be patient. Later, the Waif obstructs Arya when she tries to walk through the door where the bodies are taken. Arya begins to help her, and asks what they do with the bodies after they are cleaned, but the Waif gives no response. The Waif is there, and knows her way around well enough to undress and wash the body. Later, Jaqen leads Arya into the basement of the building where the bodies of those who come to seek the mercy of a quick death are taken. Jaqen is also critical of Arya, but more gently explains that she cannot truly be "no one" yet because she still thinks of herself as "Arya Stark", wearing Arya's clothes and carrying Arya's remaining possessions. Jaqen H'ghar then enters the room and makes her stop. She overpowers Arya and beats her to the floor before she can react. When Arya presumes to claim that she is "no one"-a skill that the Faceless Men only achieve through dedicated training-the Waif becomes angered and beats Arya with her cane. The Waif has a sour demeanor and low opinion of Arya Stark when she arrives at the House of Black and White. Since the point of the game of faces is to mix lies with the truth convincingly, it can be presumed that parts of her story were false and other parts were true. She subsequently found her way to the House of Black and White. The woman who became the Waif discovered this plot and sought the help of the Faceless Men. Her jealous stepmother then tried to poison her. When playing the game of faces with Arya, the Waif claimed that prior to joining the Faceless Men she was the daughter of a widowed lord from Westeros who remarried another woman and produced a second daughter.
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