

Lady, the well-behaved direwolf belonging to Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), was the only one that happened to be around. Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) still wanted a direwolf punished for what happened to Joffrey even though the guilty direwolf was gone. Knowing that Nymeria would be killed for attacking the prince, Arya freed her pet, throwing stones at Nymeria until she ran off into the woods. Way back in the second episode, Nymeria defended Arya from Prince Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) on the Kingsroad. Though she’s still alive, Nymeria hasn’t been part of the show since Season 1. So out of the six direwolves, how many are left? In fact, it’s just two: Ghost, the direwolf belonging to Jon Snow (Kit Harrington), and Nymeria, the one that belonged to Arya Stark (Maisie Williams). But as “Game of Thrones” has worn on and the bodies have piled up, the direwolves haven’t always survived deadly political machinations - especially when their respective owners didn’t make it out alive either.Īlso Read: 22 Big 'Game of Thrones' Fan Theories for Season 7 and Beyond (Photos) With one direwolf for each of the six Stark children, they all became pets, forming some pretty intense bonds with the young Starks.Īll those direwolves turned out to be faithful, sometimes viciously protective companions to the Stark kids. The mom didn’t make it, but the puppies survived. Way back in the first episode of “Game of Thrones,” the Stark family came across a direwolf mother that had been killed by a stag. (Note: This post contains spoilers for “Game of Thrones.”)
