winterfell

Bran, Hodor, and the Reeds make their way through mountainous terrain, where they meet an unexpected but kind fellow traveler. The traveler brings news of the unrest in the North since the fall of Winterfell. Meera then tells Bran a story of the Great Tourney at Harrenhal. Mackelly and Simon settle in and open their listening ears.

Chapter Review:
Bran Stark, Hodor, and the Reed siblings trudge their way through the undulating terrain north of the Wolfswood. They’re in northern mountain clan territory but so far they’ve not seen another soul. However, Bran knows eyes are watching, he’s seen them while warging Summer.
One cold, rainy night the group finds shelter in a cave, only to discover that it’s already occupied. A mountain clansman has a fire going and offers for the kids and Hodor to share its warmth and his food. The man tells them of Bolten men scouring the Kingsroad looking for Stark loyalists and a certain “walking dead.”
The next day the man is gone and the group continues on their way north. To pass the time, Meera tells Bran a story about a crannogman who wound up at the Great Tourney at Harrenhal. The Reeds are surprised to hear Bran has never heard this story before. They tell of how a “she-wolf” protected the crannogman from squire bullies and took the little man into the family fold. The next day a mystery knight arrived and defeated the knights who the squires belonged to. Afterward, the mystery knight disappeared never to be seen again.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon Stark - Prince of Winterfell. Paralyzed when pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister.
Hodor - Enormous but simple-minded helper of Bran.
Meera Reed - Daughter of Howland Reed.
Jojen Reed - Son of Howland Reed. Has green dreams that invariably come true.
Summer - Bran’s direwolf.
Harrenhal - Largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms, located in the Riverlands. Mostly ruined by dragonfire.

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Bran and company have to decide where to next. They are safe for now, but Bran is in danger of losing himself to warging with Summer and Jojen doesn’t feel he can teach everything that Bran needs to learn. North is the answer. Simon and Mackelly get out the snow shoes.

Chapter Review:
Bran Stark, in the mind of Summer, is enjoying being the prince of the Wolfswood. His smaller wolf cousins respect him and his potential prey fear him. He hunts, he fights, he runs. All the things that Bran the boy cannot do. Sooner than he’d like, Hodor calls him back to himself.

Bran neglected to do the things that Jojen suggested, basic and simple attempts to do things that Summer wouldn’t do by himself. Bran is not learning to control the direwolf as he needs to. Meera provides dinner which they eat in the safety of the Tumbledown Tower north of Winterfell. They discuss the next actions. They’re safe and have food, but Jojen is worried that without a true teacher Bran will fall into his third eye, and never come back.

The only place where the three-eyed crow can be found, who Jojen believes will teach Bran all that he needs, is north of the Wall. Eschewing the comforts and probable-safety of holing up with a loyal bannerman, Bran agrees that they’ll head that way. A long walk awaits them.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon Stark - Prince of Winterfell. Paralyzed when pushed from tower by Jamie Lannister.
Hodor - Enormous but simple-minded helper of Bran.
Meera Reed - daughter of Howland Reed.
Jojen Reed - son of Howland Reed. Has green dreams that invariably come true.
Summer - Bran’s direwolf.
Three-Eyed Crow - A crow that has frequents Bran's dreams since his fall and offers to teach Bran to fly.

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Bran and company are hiding in the crypts of Winterfell. They venture out to find the castle destroyed and Maester Luwin mortally wounded. Mackelly and Simon sort through the debris.

Chapter Review:
Bran Stark sees and smells the destruction of Winterfell through the eyes of Summer. He’s been in wolf form for three days, but Osha, Hodor, Rickon and the Reeds are waiting for, and on, him in the crypts beneath Winterfell. With what he’s learned, the party decides to venture forth - they need food anyway.

Only Hodor has the strength to move the door which is blocked by rubble. The destruction is wanton and considerable: horses, dogs, and people lie dead everywhere. Bran blames Theon Greyjoy, but Osha suspects that the "Squid Prince" might have been a victim here too. Rickon doesn’t recognize it as his home. But he does recognize the direwolves who come trotting up. The wolves scent something and head for the Godswood.

There they find Maester Luwin on the edge of death. He counsels Osha to split the boys up. Take Rickon to the King’s Road and Bran to the Wall. She does so, taking Rickon, while the remainder accompanies Bran north. He thinks that while the crypts remain Winterfell will always be the home of the Starks and the heart of the North.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.
Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark.
Summer - Direwolf of Bran Stark.
Shaggydog - Direwolf of Rickon Stark.
Maester Luwin - Maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell.
Hodor - Huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go.
Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell.
Theon Greyjoy - Heir to the Iron Islands. Former ward of Ned Stark.
Ramsay Snow (Bolton) - Illegitimate son of Roose Bolton. Husband of the unwilling Donella Hornwood.
Meera Reed - Sixteen-year-old daughter of Howland Reed
Jojen Reed - Thirteen-year-old son of Howland Reed.

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In this week's episode, Jess and Raven are the most disappointed they've probably ever been in the series. If you've been waiting for us to get critical of this series, this is the episode for you! Not only do we question why A Feast for Crows exists, but we also discuss the epic Titan of Braavos, who Sam is in a nutshell, odd wildling customs, and the shocking similarities between Arya's experiences at the House of Black and White and Harry Potter.

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Theon is surrounded. Ser Rodrik Cassel has amassed Northern forces to surround and retake Winterfell. At the 11th hour, Theon is saved by Reek, who has brought hundreds of Bolton men. But Reek wants more than just Theon’s good wishes. Simon and Mackelly weigh the treacheries.

Chapter Review:
Maester Luwin advises Theon Greyjoy to yield Winterfell. Ser Rodrik Cassel has brought perhaps 2,000 loyal northmen who have Winterfell surrounded. Theon doubts Luwin’s loyalty, but the maester reminds him that he serves the Lord of Winterfell, who is Theon (kinda).

Theon gives the ironborn a rousing speech, but only 17 rally to his cause. The rest flee back to his sister Asha. Ser Rodrik wants to parlay and Theon rides out to meet him. Cassel is twitching to kill the turncloak, but Theon has a trump card. At a signal, Rodrik’s daughter Beth is paraded on the walls with a noose around her neck. Theon tells Rodrik that she dies at sunset and another citizen will join her every morning and night until the besiegers withdraw. Cassel offers himself in Beth’s place, but Theon’s not buying.

Luwin suggest that Theon take the Black. Theon considers how high someone with his training might rise in the Night’s Watch. But before he can answer, sounds of fighting are heard. Reek has returned, with hundreds of mounted Bolton men. They decimate the other northmen and kill Cassel and others. Reek reveals himself to be Ramsay Snow, Roose Bolton’s bastard. Theon is grateful, but Ramsay’s men are not done. They knock Theon unconscious, run Luwin through, and are ordered to burn the entire castle, save the Frey boys.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Theon Greyjoy - Heir to the Iron Islands. Betrayed his former friend Robb Stark and invaded the North in the name of the Iron Islands.
Asha Greyjoy - Elder sister to Theon. Oldest surviving child of Balon Greyjoy.
Balon Greyjoy - Lord of the Iron Islands. Father to Asha and Theon.
Victarion Greyjoy - Younger brother of Balon Greyjoy.
Maester Luwin - Maester of Winterfell.
Palla - Farlen’s daughter. Works in the Winterfell kennel.
Black Lorren - Cruel Iron Islander. Lieutenant to Theon Greyjoy.
Ramsay Snow - Bastard son of Roose Bolton. Believed killed by Ser Rodrik Cassel.
Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell.
Beth Cassel - Daughter of Ser Rodrik.
Wex Pyke -

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Theon's nightly nightmares often revolve around his lies, deceits, and the atrocities he's committed. His sister Asha shoots him straight about his dire situation in Winterfell. He refuses to heed her advice and puts his last bit of hope on the shoulders of Reek. Simon and Mackelly raise their eyebrows in skepticism.

Chapter Review:
Theon Greyjoy wakes from another bad dream to learn that his sister Asha has finally arrived in Winterfell. On his way to the Winterfell Great Hall to see her, he's surrounded by bodyguards. Ironborn have been dropping like flies around the castle, since they returned from the mill with the bodies of Bran and Rickon. Theon knows it's Reek who has committed the murders, to keep the secret of what happened at the mill from getting out. However, Theon uses the kennel master Farlen as a scapegoat for the crimes, and beheads him.

Asha has brought Theon reinforcements to help hold Winterfell. Unfortunately, she's brought him a mere 10 men. Theon says it's not enough, Ser Rodrik Cassel is riding toward the castle with an army. Asha points out that's something he should've thought about before taking Winterfell. She asks him to give up on the castle and come with her back to Deepwood Motte. He refuses, so she leaves. Theon gives Reek silver to buy men to help hold the castle. He then second-guesses why he didn't do the smart thing and leave with his sister. As dawn breaks over Winterfell, he looks at the heads of the boys on the spikes and thinks of the Miller's sons. They were the perfect stand-ins for the still-missing Stark boys.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Theon Greyjoy - Heir to the Iron Islands. Betrayed his former friend Robb Stark and invaded the North in the name of the Iron Islands.
Asha Greyjoy - Elder sister to Theon. Oldest surviving child of Balon Greyjoy.
Balon Greyjoy - Lord of the Iron Islands.
Victarion Greyjoy - Younger brother of Balon Greyjoy.
Maester Luwin - Maester of Winterfell.
Bran Stark - Paraplegic middle son of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Rickon Stark - Youngest child of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Farlen - Kennel-master of Winterfell.
Palla - Farlen’s daughter.
Black Lorren - Cruel Iron Islander. Lieutenant to Theon Greyjoy.
Reek - Malodorous servant to the now dead bastard of the dreadfort Ramsay Snow. Prisoner at Winterfell, freed by Theon Greyjo

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It's the beginning of the end for A Storm of Swords! In this episode, we discuss the final perspective character chapters of the book, Jon and Sansa, and discover things that will haunt us until we start the next book in the series. The Night's Watch elect a new Lord Commander, we discuss why Jon wants to be Lord of Winterfell so badly, and one of the best long-lost characters makes a comeback. But most importantly, we finally learn the much-theorized secret behind the relationship between Petyr, Lysa, and Catelyn, and we discover who is truly behind the game of thrones!

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Theon loses Bran, Rickon, and the direwolves. They escape with the help of Jojen, Meera, Osha, and Hodor. He gives chase, but they’re outsmarted by the wolves and the wildling. Reek suggests a way for Theon to save face. Simon and Mackelly put Reek’s plan to the sniff test.

Chapter Review:
Theon Greyjoy awakes abruptly in Ned and Catelyn Stark's bed in Winterfell, but all is quiet. Too quiet! The direwolves' infernal howling has stopped. Theon dresses and sends men to find out what is up. As the castle is roused it becomes apparent that Bran and Rickon have escaped.

The young princes are accompanied by their direwolves, Hodor, Osha, and the Reeds. No horses are missing so Theon decides to wait for morning before beginning the pursuit. With the morn he rides out with his men, the Winterfell hounds, Reek, and Maester Luwin. The latter beseeches Theon to not harm the boys. Both know that they’re worth more alive than dead, so it is a deal Theon agrees to.

The hounds are defeated by some trickery by Osha - who has sent the direwolves in a different direction. Eventually, they’re forced to admit defeat. But Reek has a plan to save face. He’s brought spare cloaks and a wolf's head brooch, and has a hunch where the boys are.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Theon Greyjoy - Heir to the Iron Islands. Betrayed his former friend Robb Stark and invaded the North in the name of the Iron Islands.
Asha Greyjoy - Elder sister to Theon. Oldest surviving child of Balon Greyjoy.
Balon Greyjoy - Lord of the Iron Islands.
Victarion Greyjoy - Younger brother of Balon Greyjoy.
Maester Luwin - Maester of Winterfell.
Bran Stark - Paraplegic middle son of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Rickon Stark - Youngest child of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Summer - Direwolf of Bran Stark
Shaggy Dog - Direwolf of Rickon Stark
Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks, swore fealty to Theon Greyjoy at the first opportunity.
Hodor - Giant, but simple-minded citizen of Winterfell. Carries Bran where he needs to go.
Farlen - Kennel-master of Winterfell.
Palla - Farlen’s daughter.
Black Lorren - Cruel Iron Islander. Lieutenant to Theon Greyjoy.
Meera Reed - Daughter of Howland Reed of Greywater Watch.
Jojen  Reed - Younger brother of Meera. Has prophetic green dreams.
Reek - Malodorous servant to the now dead bastard

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It's our first episode of 2022! In this one, we talk about whether New Year's resolutions are still a thing and we whine about how hard it is to be adults (typical). In A Storm of Swords, we spend both our chapters at the Wall, learning how to vote for a new Lord Commander and who's in the running (Alliser Thorne, anyone?). Sam is plotting and Jon must face King Stannis, who may somehow be growing on us.

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In today's episode, we discuss Davos disobeying his king for the first time and we learn what incident may have turned Joffrey into such a sociopath. Jon is thrust into yet another epic battle, one that will change the course of his story forever! And we are introduced to some exciting medieval weapons. We also go on a long millennial rant, complaining about the misery of living everyday life.

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Bran and the Reeds exchange dreams after Bran accepts that Jojen really can dream of the future. None of the dreams portend good news for Bran and Winterfell. Meanwhile, the fracas between the Boltons and the Manderlys worsens and Lady Hornwood is killed. Mackelly and Simon discuss whether fate is immutable.

Chapter Review:
Maester Luwin has news of the King in the North’s victory at Oxcross, but the Frey’s uncle's demise. Brandon Stark should be happy, but Osha’s warning that Robb is marching south when he should be marching north continues to unsettle him. The Walders seem far more comfortable with the bad news they received, bickering playfully over the complexities of the Frey succession. It dawns on Bran that this very much fulfills Jojen Reed’s dream that the Frey’s would be fed worse meat but seem to enjoy it more.

Later, Jojen tells Bran that he is a warg. Someone able to enter the mind of an animal and control it. His dreams of Summer aren’t dreams at all. Jojen reveals his other “green-dream” - the ones that he reckons are pure prophecy. The sea will come to Winterfell and drown the people within. He had the dream before he arrived but now he’s able to name some of the people he saw drowned. Bran tries to warn these people but most aren’t concerned, and the one who does listen (Alebelly) simply stops bathing.

Ser Rodrik arrives back from the Hornwood lands. Quite the mess. Roose Bolton’s bastard has coerced Lady Hornwood to marry him and name him as her heir. He’s abused and murdered her. Ser Rodrik has killed the bastard, and captured his malodorous sidekick Reek who he intends to keep around to testify when Robb returns. In the meantime, houses Manderly and Bolton are fighting in the Hornwood lands and Rodrik doesn’t have the men to put a stop to it.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.
Maester Luwin - A maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell. 
Big Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Little Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Lady Donella Hornwood - Lost her son and husband in the Riverlands fighting for Robb. Forced to marry Roose Bolton’s bastard and name him her heir. Kil

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Bran enjoys the Reeds’ company. Jojen reveals that he has the greensight allowing him to dream of the future. He offers to trade dreams with Bran. Things get tense and Summer threatens the Reeds. They avoid the wolves and later Meera shares another of Jojen’s dreams with Bran. Mackelly and Simon have a go at oneirocriticism.

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Brandon Stark is enjoying the company of Meera and Jojen Reed. The other northern dignitaries have left, and the three are frolicking with Summer in the Godswood. Meera shows her skill with trident and net. Bran shows off his and Summer’s circus-stunts. Jojen reveals that he has the greensight: his dreams are prophecies. Bran wants to know his future, but Jojen wants to hear about Bran’s own dreams.

Jojen knows a surprising amount already. The three-eyed raven has visited him since he nearly succumbed to a fever as a child. Jojen’s dream is of a winged-wolf shackled to earth by stone chains, that the raven cannot cut. Jojen knows that Bran can inhabit Summer, but this all gets too close to home for Bran. Summer, and later Shaggydog, attack the Reeds, who are lucky to be good tree-climbers.

We learn that Roose Bolton’s bastard son has kidnapped and married the widow Hornwood. This has been countered by Lord Manderly occupying the Hornwood lands and castles. Ser Rodrik has gone to knock some heads together.

Maester Luwin dismisses greensight as a forgotten fable, that if it ever existed, is long gone. His own experiments with magic proved (to him) that it doesn’t exist. Bran is relieved and disappointed. If magic did exist he could still hope for a cure to his paralysis.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs. 
Maester Luwin - A maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell. 
Big Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Little Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell.
Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell. Aging knight who accompanied Cat on her journey to King's Landing. Now castellan of Winterfell. 
Lady Donella Hornwood - Lost her son and husband in the Rive

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Bran hosts a harvest feast for all the visiting dignitaries at Winterfell. It’s kind of fun for a while. Howland Reed’s children arrive to the surprise of all. Bran hits the hay when the dancing starts in earnest. In his dream, he sees the Reeds visit the godswood and stroke Summer. Mackelly and Simon cast their third eye over the scene.

Chapter Review:
Bran Stark hosts the feast and directs each course to be offered first to a different lord, to ensure diplomatic equivalence. The food is good. The scene is amiable, but Bran daydreams of Summer in the godswood.

Unexpectedly, Meera and Jojen Reed arrive from Greywater Watch. Bran has never met a crannogman before. They express their fealty and their great interest in meeting the direwolves. The party continues until the dancing makes Bran yearn for bed. Hodor obliges.

In his dream, Bran sees through Summer’s eyes the approaching Jojen and Meera. Jojen intuits the nature of the wolves, noting that Summer is stronger than he knows. When he touches Summer’s muzzle Bran is disconnected and lapses into his familiar dream of falling.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.
Summer - Direwolf of Bran Stark.
Shaggydog - Direwolf of Rickon Stark.
Maester Luwin - Maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell.
Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. At Winterfell.
Hodor - Huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go.
Big Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Little Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks. She's now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell.
Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell. Aging knight who has accompanied Cat on her journey to King's Landing.
Lady Donella Hornwood - Lost her son and husband in the Riverlands fighting for Robb. Beyond child-bearing age, she is in demand by greedy suitors.
Wyman Manderly - Overweight Lord of White Harbor. Too large to fight with Robb, he wants to build a navy and the royal mint for his new king.
Meera Reed - Sixteen-year-old daughter of Howland Reed.
Jojen Reed - Thirte

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In this chapter, there is an attack on Bran but Cat and a wolf save his life.


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Sam has found a number of maps that will come in useful for the planned great ranging of the Night’s Watch. Lord Commander Mormont shares maester Aemon’s past with Jon. Simon and Mackelly wrap up warm and consider the prospects.

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Jon finds Sam in the Castle Black library surrounded by books and parchments. Sam has been gone all night and missed breakfast. He was sent for maps of the North, but was swept away by the feast of knowledge he found. Jon’s unimpressed.

They head to Lord Commander Mormont’s rooms. Jeor is in dispute with the acting first-ranger Thoren Smallwood, who believes that the Lord Commander should stay home. Mormont pulls rank and dismisses Thornwood. He’s also disappointed by the age and content of the maps.

Sam is terrified of the commander, but needs to find a bit of courage as he’ll be joining the great ranging. Mormont talks Jon through maester Aemon’s family history, in the hopes that the aging maester’s example of loyalty to his vows, in the face of overwhelming temptations, will resonate with Jon. Snow knuckles down for the ranging.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Night's Watch - The men who guard the Seven Kingdoms against threats from beyond the Wall.
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Recently sworn brother of the Night’s Watch.
Samwell Tarly - Brother of the Night’s Watch. Heavy-set and cowardly. Attendant to maester Aemon. Friend to Jon Snow.
Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch.
Ser Alliser Thorne - Master of Arms for the Night’s Watch. Mean-spirited instructor of the new recruits. Not a fan of Jon Snow.
Maester Aemon - 100 year-old maester of the Night’s Watch.
Donal Noye - The one-armed armorer and steward of the Night's Watch.
Ghost - Jon Snow’s direwolf.
Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night’s Watch at the Wall.
Mance Rayder - Leader of the Wildlings, and self-styled King-Beyond-The-Wall.

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Bran is seeking to understand the meaning of both the comet and the incessant howling of the direwolves. There are lots of opinions. He’s increasingly in sync with his direwolf. When he dreams, he doesn’t just dream of being a wolf, he sees through Summer’s eyes. Mackelly and Simon ponder the implications.

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Nobody can sleep because Shaggydog and Summer howl all night. The direwolves are confined to the Godswood, and aren’t happy about it. The Winterfell cast all have an opinion as to why the wolves are howling, none of which are much use. Similarly the chorus all have a theory about the comet - but again, it’s just hot air (well apart from Old Nan who is unerringly accurate: “Dragons!”, but nobody believes her).

The two Walder Freys have arrived (fostered as part of the Twins-crossing deal with their grandfather Walder). They are rambunctious and fun. One of their games led to Rickon getting knocked down, and Shaggydog bit a Walder. This incident had two effects: the wolves were banished to the Godswood, and Rickon became firm friends with the Walders.

Bran’s given a sleeping draught to get him through the night, but still dreams he’s Summer. He prowls the walls of the Godswood, looking for a way out. Bran feels, but doesn’t fully understand, the urgent desire to get out. Something compels the direwolves to be free.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.
Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. At Winterfell.
Summer - The direwolf of Bran Stark.
Shaggydog - The direwolf of Rickon Stark.
Maester Luwin - A maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell.
Hodor - A huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go.
Big Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Little Walder Frey - Grandson of Lord Walder Frey. Ward of Winterfell.
Osha - Wildling captured by the Starks, now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell.
Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell. Aging knight who accompanied Cat on her journey to King's Landing.
Mikken - Blacksmith at Winterfell.
Septon Chayle - Septon of Winterfell.
Gage - Cook at Winterfell.
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Bran and Rickon both dream that their father visits them in the crypts. Maester Luwin tries to reassure them that dreams are just dreams. Osha is not so sure, especially when a raven arrives with news from King's Landing. Simon and Mac examine the dark words.

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Bran Stark and maester Luwin watch the remnants of the north being trained by Ser Rodrick Cassel. They don't look great. Bran wants to visit the crypts, but Hodor won't go down there. He explains to Luwin that last night he dreamt he talked to his father down there. They agree to visit, with Osha taking the Hodor role.

Bran talks Osha through the family history as they walk past his ancestors, she's a little bit impressed. When they reach Ned's waiting tomb, they are attacked by Shaggydog. Luwin receives a nasty cut, and both Summer and Shaggy are bloodied by the time Rickon calls off the fight. He too has dreamt of his father in the crypts.

They return to Luwin's tower to patch him up and continue the lessons in history and dreams versus reality. Suddenly the wolves howl as a battered looking raven lands on the ledge. Without reading it, Osha and the boys know exactly what news the dark wings bring.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Eddard "Ned" Stark - The now deceased former Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and close friend to King Robert.
Brandon (Bran) Stark -  Middle son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. He was pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister and lost the use of his legs.
Rickon Stark - Youngest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark.
Maester Luwin - A maester in the service of house Stark at Winterfell. 
Ser Rodrik Cassel - Master-at-arms of Winterfell. Aging knight who had accompanied Cat on her journey to King's Landing. Now the castellan of Winterfell.
Hodor - A huge but simple man who carries Bran Stark wherever he wishes to go.
Osha - A wildling captured by the Starks, now held as servant/prisoner in Winterfell.
Shaggydog - The direwolf of Rickon Stark.
Summer - The direwolf of Bran Stark. 

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In this chapter, Jon bids farewell to his siblings. 

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In this episode, we get to know Tyrion as he chats with his siblings. Plus, he slaps Joffrey, so that's a bonus.

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