--- description: As Arya and the Hound began another road trip on Game of Thrones, it seemed like there was a hint about who Arya's next big kill could be. title: How That Arya Scene May Hint at Her Next Big Kill on Game of Thrones image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0a9a76280b03154/69894979096a9423556a508a/gameofthronesaryahound.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How Arya's Scene With the Hound May Hint at Her Next Big Kill on _Game of Thrones_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 6, 2019 4:07 AM CUT  Arya and the Hound in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 Arya and the Hound in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4HBO—Helen Sloan  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 6, 2019 4:07 AM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Game of Thrones_ ](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/ "undefined")[season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/ "undefined"). After rejecting [Gendry’s proposal](http://time.com/5574987/game-of-thrones-arya-gendry/ "undefined") and turning down the chance to become the Lady of Storm End, Arya left Winterfell with the Hound to ride south to King’s Landing. And as everyone’s favorite traveling duo began their latest [road trip](http://time.com/5583501/game-of-thrones-brienne-jaime-sex/ "undefined"), it seemed like[ _Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5583559/game-of-thrones-daenerys-going-mad/ "undefined") may have been hinting at who [Arya’s next big kill](http://time.com/5579377/game-of-thrones-arya-kill-night-king/ "undefined") could be. After the Hound indicated that he was headed to the capital to finally confront his brother, the Mountain, for holding his face in fire as a child, both the Hound and Arya admitted that they had no intention of returning to Winterfell. “I don’t plan on coming back,” the Hound told her. “Neither do I,” she responded. Fans have long suspected that the Hound and the Mountain would eventually face off in a fight to the death that has been preemptively dubbed “[Cleganebowl](http://time.com/4728984/game-of-thrones-cersei-prophecy-cleganebowl-theory/ "undefined").” The Mountain also holds one of the top spots on [Arya’s kill list](http://time.com/4385792/game-of-thrones-arya-stark-kill-list/ "undefined") for torturing and killing people at Harrenhal while Arya was imprisoned there. In fact, he was one of the three remaining targets that Arya named — in addition to Cersei and Walder Frey — after admitting to the Waif in season 6 that she had taken the Hound off the list. And considering how much emphasis they’ve put on the bond between [Arya and the Hound](http://time.com/5579484/melisandre-prophesy-arya-cersei-death/ "undefined") this season, it seems like _Thrones_ may be setting up a possible two vs. one fight in which the Hound sacrifices himself to protect Arya from the Mountain before Arya kills the Mountain.  Arya and The Hound sharer a moment in Game fo Thrones season 8 episode 3. Helen Sloan/HBO The Hound asking Arya if she would leave him to die again if he gets hurt seems like further foreshadowing that this could be the direction things are headed. Arya’s kill list has also been one of the show’s most enduring plot devices, but since she ended up being the one to kill the Night King, it seems unlikely that she will also be the one to kill Cersei. 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