While questing to find Sansa Stark, Brienne of Tarth encounters Gendry working as a smith at the Inn at the Crossroads along with a group of orphans, and is struck by his resemblance to the late Renly Baratheon.
Brienne of Tarth encounters Gendry, who works as a smith at the Inn at the Crossroads with a group of orphans, while searching for Sansa Stark. She is struck by his physical resemblance to the deceased Renly Baratheon.