Every hurt is a lesson and every lesson makes you better. That’s what Syrio taught her, and quickly enough Arya learned it was true. A broken lip taught her to hold her tongue. The betrayal of a handmaid she had thought was her friend taught her not to trust so easily. A punch in the gut taught her nothing good came from rebellion, not without a plan in place. The sight of her father’s head on a spike forced her to learn the game his killers played.