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.
At the inn, Brienne encounters and duels with Rorge, killing him, only to be savaged by Biter;  Gendry saves Brienne's life by driving a spear through Biter's neck.