Gendry is put to work at the castle's forge. To prove his point, Tywin asks Gendry if he has a trade, and when Gendry says that he is in fact a trained blacksmith, Tywin shoots a stern look at Gregor's men. Gendry is selected as his next victim, but is saved when Lord Tywin Lannister arrives and chastises his men that the prisoners are more useful alive. They are brutally tortured by Ser Gregor Clegane's men while being questioned by the Tickler. The prisoners are then taken to Harrenhal. Arya manages to convince them that Lommy Greenhands, whom Polliver had killed, was Gendry because he was carrying the bull's head helm that Gendry made. They attack the group, kill Yoren and capture Arya and Gendry. The gold cloaks return with Ser Amory Lorch and a force of Lannister soldiers. Gendry is embarrassed for talking so crudely to a highborn member of a noble house, though the tomboyish Arya is herself embarrassed at his deference to her as a "Lady." She confides her identity and swears him to secrecy. Gendry sees through Arya's disguise and recognizes her as a girl. Yoren intimidates a pair of gold cloaks who come looking for Gendry into leaving empty handed. He is targeted by the City Watch of King's Landing because of his status as a bastard of King Robert Baratheon, but remains unaware of his lineage. Gendry travels north on the Kingsroad with Yoren and his recruits, befriending Arya on the journey. Gendry and Arya take cover from the gold cloaks. Are you gonna sing when I hit you?", after which he expresses their insignificance to Arya now they have all joined the Watch. When Hot Pie bumps into him, he scares the boys off, saying "When I hit that steel, it sings. Among the group he meets Lord Eddard's daughter Arya Stark (disguised as the boy "Arry"), when some of the other boys harass her about her sword. Mott later sells Gendry to the Night's Watch and is one of the latest batch of Yoren's recruits that leave for the Wall. Eddard is at a loss as to why Arryn was trying to track down Robert's bastards. He then takes a close look at the boy, and realizes that Gendry is a bastard son of Robert (whom Eddard knew ever since they were fostered boys with Jon Arryn). Eddard learns that Jon wanted to know about Gendry's mother. Mott scolds Gendry for insisting that it is not for sale as he made it for himself, and potentially denying the King's Hand, but Eddard reassures the smith. Eddard admires a helm that Gendry has made. Mott tells him that Jon Arryn came to ask about new armor, but he also wanted to talk to Mott's apprentice. Investigating the death of Jon Arryn, Lord Eddard Stark learns that he was seen visiting Tobho Mott's smithy in the city shortly before his death. Gendry worked under Tobho Mott for 10 years. Gendry became very skilled in his own right, and the heavy manual labor built him up into a strong young man - ironically, swinging a heavy blacksmith's hammer much as Robert once swung his war hammer. He then took up work as an apprentice blacksmith under Tobho Mott, a master weaponsmith from Qohor, forging high-end armor and weapons for the nobility. When he was old enough, an unknown lord paid his apprentice fee so he could learn to be a blacksmith. Gendry's mother died when he was very young. Gendry grew up in the slums of Flea Bottom, surviving on bowls of brown stew that contained meat which was allegedly chicken (though like most of the other patrons, he knew full well it wasn't). His mother was a tavern wench that King Robert had sex with once, and apparently Robert never even knew of his existence. Gendry spent his whole life in King's Landing. Gendry did not receive either the bastard surnames used in the Crownlands (Waters) or the Stormlands (Storm) because he has never been openly acknowledged by Robert. Gendry is a bastard son of King Robert Baratheon, who, throughout his childhood, was unaware of his lineage.
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