Her dagger appeared to be falling from her left hand to the ground, but it was an expert assassin move and likely something she might have learned training with the Faceless Men in Braavos. The Night King proved too quick and strong, however, grabbing Arya by the throat. The young warrior, who trained as an assassin with the Faceless Men and honed her skills killing those deserving of death, leaped toward the Night King with a Valyrian steel dagger - one that her brother, Bran, had given her and that had been used in a Season 1 assassination attempt on Bran. Want news from USA TODAY on WhatsApp? Click this link on your mobile device to get started

More: 'Game of Thrones' recap: Battle of Winterfell is deadly, beautiful and disappointing Late in the episode, with the Night King (Vladimir Furdik) about to administer his icy touch to Three-Eyed Raven Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright), a move that would effectively end civilization and all its history, Arya leaped heroically to action. For a character once trained by assassins to say, 'I am no one,' Arya proved at the most pivotal moment how much of a someone she is. Heroes were everywhere during Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' episode, a battle between the Night King's army of death and the forces at Winterfell aiming to save humanity.ĭeath likely would have triumphed, however, were it not for the one warrior who saved all: Arya (Maisie Williams). When it came to 'The Long Night,' Arya Stark saved the day.

Spoiler alert: This story contains significant details from Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' episode, 'The Long Night.'

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