Editing Hodor (section)

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Queenscrown.jpg|thumb|350px|Hodor, [[Bran Stark]], [[Jojen Reed|Jojen]], and [[Meera Reed]] cross the causeway to the Queenscrown tower. By Michael Komarck ©]]
Hodor travels with Bran, Meera, and Jojen north toward the Wall. At the [[Tumbledown Tower]], he practices with a dull [[iron]] sword taken from the crypts.{{ref|ASOS|9}}

[[Lothar Frey]] tells [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and [[Catelyn Stark]] about the [[sack of Winterfell]], which according to [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Jammos)|Big Walder Frey]] was ordered by Theon Greyjoy. Lothor reports that the ironmen put everyone but the women and children to the sword. Catelyn is heartsick at the assumed deaths of the people of Winterfell, including Hodor.{{Ref|ASOS|35}}

The companions stop at the village of [[Queenscrown]] on their way north. With a storm approaching, the roofless inn is uninhabitable, so they take refuge in the tower. Hodor nearly slips twice while they cross the causeway over the lake. As they wait out the storm, Hodor becomes frightened by the lightning and thunder, shouting "Hodor!" loudly and grabbing at his sword as if to fight the storm. While they easily take the sword from him, the terrified Hodor rejects the attempts to calm him, screaming at each lighting strike and stumbling around the room. When Jojen sees a group of [[wildlings|armed men]] entering the village, the group fears Hodor's shouting will alert the strangers of their presence. Bran desperately commands Hodor to be quiet, and accidentally enters Hodor's mind as a [[skinchanger]] for a moment. Hodor immediately quiets and sits calmly, to the confusion but gratitude of the others.{{Ref|ASOS|40}}

At the [[Nightfort]], Bran is alarmed when he hears sounds coming from the well in the ruined castle's kitchen. Bran slips into the mind of the sleeping Hodor, forcing the unknowing stableboy to arm himself with the sword. However, the visitor turns out to be the peaceful [[Samwell Tarly]] of the [[Night's Watch]]. Sam leads them through the [[Black Gate]], a secret door at the bottom of the well, that takes them through to the north side of the Wall. There they meet [[Coldhands]], an enigmatic figure of uncertain allegiance.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}