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A Game of Thrones ‧ 1996
When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Ned asks Arya to look beyond a quarrel toward the vulnerability the sisters share. Solidarity matters most when the world outside the family becomes hostile.
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In context
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Ned tells Arya this in King’s Landing in A Game of Thrones, Arya II, while trying to repair her conflict with Sansa. The wolf metaphor turns the family’s emblem into practical advice about surviving danger together. The setting is the Red Keep, rather than a conversation at Winterfell.
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- Arya II: Eddard counsels Arya in King’s Landing after her clash with Sansa — reference 1Arya II: Eddard counsels Arya in King’s Landing after her clash with Sansa; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Arya II: Eddard counsels Arya in King’s Landing after her clash with Sansa — reference 2Arya II: Eddard counsels Arya in King’s Landing after her clash with Sansa; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Arya II: Eddard counsels Arya in King’s Landing after her clash with Sansa — reference 3Arya II: Eddard counsels Arya in King’s Landing after her clash with Sansa; selected line and sceneReference checked
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