He wrote several chapters for Arya in ADWD and decided that the last one would make a better starting chapter for Arya in Book 6 rather than a final one in Book 5. Arya still has several chapters in ADWD (at least two, that I recall, maybe more).
I felt sure that her arc in Dance would end with her first assignment: either to bump off Dany or one of the characters who has taken on a new name that she wouldn't immediately recognize (e.g. Sansa or un-Cat). I don't think this scenario would make sense as a first chapter under any circumstances, so he probably never intended it to end that way.
Martin lets slip a couple new tidbits on ADWD
- 13/09/2009 02:13:55 AM
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Re: Martin lets slip a couple new tidbits on ADWD
- 13/09/2009 02:20:03 AM
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Thanks, I missed that. It must be Asha.
- 13/09/2009 12:05:15 PM
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I will miss Arya's POV in ADWD, though. She's one of my favorites.
- 13/09/2009 07:23:28 PM
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Arya is still in ADWD.
- 14/09/2009 12:12:35 AM
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There goes my theory.
- 14/09/2009 02:28:37 AM
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"Only thirty-eight more POVs to wrap up..." ???
- 13/09/2009 10:16:55 PM
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