Quote Originally Posted by baudib View Post
Barristan needs Dany far more than vice versa.

And Arya got more out of the Jaqen relationship than he did.
No to the former. Without any of her men, Dany is doomed. In fact, her doom hastened when she kicked her main man to the curb. Barristan would be just dandy without her. I'm sure we're going to find out in b6 how Barristan saved her shit while she was out playing with her dragon

And to the latter, you're agreeing with me. Arya went from man to man, being helped all along the way. Jaqen saved her, not Jaqess. Hound saved her, not Houndess. Kindly Man is a standard position of authority and knowing, not Kindly Woman. I'm not saying this to say it's a problem, a lot of it is reasonable. It's just a common theme.