Quote:This was something that came to my mind. Jaqen told the Waif she could kill Arya but not make her suffer. So Jaqen puts on Arya's face and strolls around like there's nothing wrong and the Waif finds her and stabs her. It a test for the Waif, not Arya. Arya wouldn't be that clueless and as you said, where was Needle? Jaqen didn't know about Needle so he wouldn't have been able to somehow have a similar sword or at least the illusion of one.


In the end the Waif failed the test. It will be interesting to see what the punishment will be and what all of this means for Arya.

 

I actually think Jaqen does know about Needle. When Arya first visits the House of Black and White, he makes her throw it in the water as part of leaving her old life/self behind. He didn't know that she'd fished it out of the water though so that would explain "Arya" taking a brisk stroll through the mean streets of Braavos without her trusty rapier. Considering where we left off with Arya the week prior (holing up in what appears to be an underground sewer of some sort to hide out), it stands to reason that she would not be so foolish as to travel openly unarmed.

 

I'm pretty sure, based on this, that that wasn't Arya at all. Whether or not it was Jaqen remains to be seen...as there are undoubtedly other Faceless Men.

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