Bran, Hodor, and the Reeds take shelter in a tower in a lake. Strangers roll into the nearby abandoned village. Bran wargs into Hodor to shut him up. Mackelly and Simon break out the tin foil hats.
Chapter Review:
Bran Stark, Hodor, and the Reed siblings discover an abandoned village at the northern edge of the New Gift. A storm blows in and the buildings offer little shelter. But a tower rises from the lake. Bran recalls it from Old Nan\u2019s stories. There is a sunken causeway leading to it. Sure enough Meera finds it and guide them across.
Inside, they debate their next move. Bran wants to head to Castle Black, but Jojen wants to find a quieter way past the Wall. The storm intensifies. Jojen spots a rider coming into town. The man tries to get out of the weather in the tumble-down inn. Hodor shouts wildly with each crack of thunder.
A flash of lightning reveals that the small village is now overrun with armed men. Hodor must be silenced. Bran wargs into him and shuts him up. Next stop for Bran the brain-invader is Summer. He\u2019s out there somewhere. He finds the direwolf cringing in the brush. The stench of human fear redolent in his mighty nostrils.
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\u2019s direwolf.
The Gift - A strip of land south of the Wall that is farmed for the benefit of the Night\u2019s Watch. It comprises the original Brandon\u2019s Gift, and the New Gift which was bestowed by Queen Alysanne Targaryen to extend the wealth of the Night\u2019s Watch.
Queenscrown - A small holdfast in the Gift where Queen Alysanne Targaryen spent a night during her visit to the North.
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