A Storm of Swords-Chapter 9

Bran I
A Storm of Swords chapter
POV	Bran
Place	Wolfswood - Tumbledown Tower
Page	100 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Bran VII A Clash of Kings ↑
Daenerys I  ← Bran I →  Davos II
↓ Bran II

While hiding in Tumbledown Tower, Bran gains the ability to open his third eye at will and become Summer.

Synopsis

Bran Stark dreams through Summer, seeing through as the direwolf proudly hunts in the wolfswood. When he finds a wolfpack has brought down a deer, Summer challenges their leader and forces the pack to submit. When Summer begins to eat from the deer, however, Hodor speaks to Bran and wakes the hungry boy from his vision.

The travelers have been resting in an ancient watchtower which Bran has dubbed Tumbledown Tower. Instead of following Jojen Reed's instructions to practice tasks while in Summer's skin, Bran finds himself enjoying the freedom of the wolf. Jojen reminds the skinchanger that he and Summer are different beings. Jojen warns Bran not to spend too much time as Summer, neglecting his real body.

Meera Reed returns from her hunting with frogs and trout, and she tasks Bran with helping her prepare the food. They have been traveling north; staying away from civilization for fear that Bran might be seen, especially by the ironmen or Bolton men. Jojen says it is time to move on from Tumbledown Tower, though Meera would prefer they stay. Jojen insists they make for the Wall so that Bran can find the three-eyed crow in the lands beyond the Wall, because Jojen can teach him no more. The crippled Bran considers traveling to northern castles like Last Hearth, Karhold, White Harbor, or Castle Cerwyn, but, wanting to fly, he eventually asks the Reeds to take him to the crow.

Character List

Appearing: Hodor Jojen Reed Meera Reed Bran Stark Summer

Mentioned: Cley Cerwyn Florian the Fool Big Walder Frey Little Walder Frey Ghost Grey Wind Theon Greyjoy Lady Luwin Wyman Manderly Nymeria Old Nan Shaggydog Ramsay Snow Brandon Stark Eddard Stark Rickard Stark Rickon Stark Robb Stark Leobald Tallhart Aemon Targaryen Hother Umber Jon Umber Mors Umber Three-eyed crow

Mentions

Events: Harvest feast (299) War of the Five Kings Fall of Moat Cailin Harrying of the Stony Shore Sack of Winterfell Taking of Deepwood Motte	Houses: House Bolton House Cerwyn House Frey House Greyjoy House Karstark House Manderly House Reed House Stark House Tallhart House Targaryen House Umber
Places: Beyond the Wall Castle Cerwyn Deepwood Motte Greywater Watch Karhold Last Hearth Moat Cailin Neck Riverrun Stony Shore Torrhen's Square Tumbledown Tower Wall White Harbor White Knife Winterfell Crypts Glass Gardens Wolfswood	Terms: Ash tree Bannerman Bastard Bronze Castellan Children of the forest Crannogmen Crow Deer Direwolf Dreams Wolf dream Eagle First Men Fool Frog Greensight Harvest feast Hawthorn Horse Iron Ironborn Ivy Kite Knight Lord Lord of White Harbor Lord of Winterfell Maester Moss Oak Pine Prince Prince of Winterfell Rabbit Ship Squirrel Sun Trout Warg Weirwood Wolf

References and Notes

• The synopsis was copied from AOL member vbkorik27 previously at [1].
• Analyses and summary of the chapter in the course of a 10th reread by Slynt.
• A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords part 5 Analyses and summary by Leigh Butler.