[EVERYTHING] Jaqen H'Ghar...

NOTE: I'm using the name Jaqen H'Ghar to refer to what is presumably the same Faceless Man choosing to use that persona in his interactions with Arya in the television show.

One thing that has always nagged at me is how, exactly, Jaqen H'Ghar came to be held in the Black Cells, and thus wound up with Yoren as a Night's Watch recruit. Given everything we know about the Faceless Men, and given that, on the show at least, Jaqen seems to be a high "priest" (or high-ranking member) of the House of Black and White...how did he wind up in the Black Cells?

Adding to that, Jaqen specifically calls to Arya to free him from the barred and locked cell cart, and then finds her at Harrenhal. When he explains the life debt he owes her, he specifically mentions the Red God (and his due)...we know that the HoBW has altars to all the gods of death, as they are all the faces of THE god of death (hence "the many-faced god"). It's interesting to note, however, that Jaqen specifically mentions the Red God when he firsts interacts with Arya.

I'm wondering if Jaqen intentionally set himself on Arya's path due to some prophecy (possibly he originally worshiped the Red God before coming to the HoBW and becoming a Faceless Man)...she clearly has an important role to play, and he saves her life and then gives her the coin and the phrase (Valar Morghulis) necessary for her to travel to Braavos and pursue training at the HoBW.

When Mel (a priestess of the Red God) encounters Arya, she also mentions that she sees in Arya many sets of eyes - eyes belonging to the people she will kill.

What do you think? Is this all related to the fact that Arya has some prophetic part to play in the fate of Westeros? We know she will be a vital player in the endgame, however the references to the Red God (and Syrio's mention of the God of Death) seem to indicate a specific, possibly prophesied, role for her in the future.

Or, you know...do you think it was all coincidence? On my end, I cannot see how Jaqen could have been captured and held at the Black Cells in the Red Keep given his skills. If he wanted to escape, he would have.

I know this is somewhat different in the books - there is a FM at the Citadel, and the Kindly Man (and others) at the HoBW, so clearly there are multiple FM agents in play in the books. They do, however, have a clear agenda, even if we do not understand what it means quite yet.

Submitted April 29, 2017 at 11:53AM by Valar_Derpghulis http://ift.tt/2pgH7Nl