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Lord Eddard Stark dispenses justice to a Night's Watch deserter. When they are on their way back to Winterfell, Jon Snow and Robb Stark find six orphaned direwolf pups.

Synopsis

It is the ninth year of summer. Seven-year-old Bran Stark is traveling with a party of twenty men, including his father, Lord Eddard Stark, to see the king's justice done at a holdfast in the hills. This is the first time that he is allowed to join. Bran's older brother, Robb, thinks the man to be executed must be a wildling sworn to Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, which makes Bran think of the tales Old Nan has told him about wildlings.

The offender turns out to be an old man dressed in the ragged blacks of the Night's Watch who has lost his ears and a finger to frostbite. Lord Eddard questions the man briefly. Then two guardsmen drag the man to the stump of an ironwood and Theon Greyjoy, Eddard's ward, brings Eddard his Valyrian steel sword, Ice. Eddard sentences the man to death for desertion from the Night's Watch and raises the blade. Jon Snow, Bran's bastard brother, reminds Bran not look away, so Bran watches as his father strikes off the man's head with a single stroke. The head lands near Theon, who laughs and kicks it away. Jon calls Theon an ass under his breath and compliments Bran on his poise during the execution.

On the way back to Winterfell, Robb and Jon argue about whether or not the deserter died bravely before racing their horses to the bridge, leaving Bran and his pony behind. Eddard rides up and asks if Bran knows why he executed the man himself. Bran replies that the man was a wildling. Eddard corrects that the man was a deserter, then explains that the First Men—from whom the Starks descend—believed that the man who passes the sentence should perform the execution himself, lest he become too comfortable with ordering deaths; the Starks still hold to that principle.

Jon calls from up ahead for them to come see what he and Robb have found. They find Robb holding something in his arms next to the corpse of a wolf larger than Bran's pony. Jon correctly identifies the corpse as a direwolf. Theon comments that direwolves have not been seen south of the Wall for two hundred years. Bran then notices that Robb is cradling a small pup, and gives it a stroke after Robb reassures him. Then Jon gives him another pup.

When they inspect the mother's corpse, they find a large piece of shattered antler lodged in her throat. The soldiers in the company feel this to be a bad omen. Theon offers to kill the pups but Bran protests. Eddard initially states killing them would be best but changes his mind when Jon points out that there are five pups, one for each of Eddard's legitimate children; since the direwolf is the sigil of House Stark, they must be meant to have the wolves. Bran immediately realizes, along with everyone else, that the comparison only works because Jon is not claiming a pup for himself.

Robb and Bran both declare that they are willing to nurse their pups by hand themselves. Eddard stresses that the children must feed and raise the pups themselves, not pass them off to the servants, and must treat them well lest they become dangerous. Both Robb and Bran state they will not allow the pups to die. As they begin to ride away, Jon hears a noise and goes back to discover a sixth pup, an albino with red eyes, that had crawled away from its mother. Bran finds it curious that it is the only pup that has opened its eyes. Theon claims that the albino will die quicker than the others, but Jon disagrees, claiming it for himself.

Character list

Appearing: Jory Cassel Desmond Gared Ghost Grey Wind Theon Greyjoy Harwin Hullen Lady Nymeria Shaggydog Jon Snow Bran Stark Eddard Stark Robb Stark Summer	Mentioned: Robert I Baratheon Rodrik Cassel Farlen (the Kennelmaster) Old Nan Ilyn Payne (Robert's Headsman) Mance Rayder Arya Stark Catelyn Stark Rickon Stark Sansa Stark

Mentions

External links

Humorous review of the chapter
Summary and analyses of the chapter by Leigh Butler.
Summary of the chapter on Tower of the Hand.

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-Lord [[Eddard Stark]] dispense justice and Jon Snow finds some [[direwolf]] puppies after a stag killed their mother: one puppy for each of Eddard's kids, including [[Jon Snow]], who gets an albino direwolf pup.
+Lord [[Eddard Stark]] dispenses justice to a [[Night's Watch]] deserter. When they are on their way back to [[Winterfell]], [[Jon Snow]] and [[Robb Stark]] find six orphaned [[direwolf]] pups.
 ==Synopsis==
-It is the ninth year of summer. <ref>Seasons in [[Westeros]] are of varying length, usually lasting at least a couple of years each, but this has been a long summer.</ref> Seven-year-old Bran is traveling with a total of twenty men, including his father lord [[Eddard Stark]] to see the king's justice done. It is the first time that he was allowed to join. Bran's older brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] thinks he must be a [[wildling]], sworn to [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], which makes Bran think of the tales [[Old Nan]] has told him about wildlings.
+[[File:Neds justice by abepapakhian.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ned's justice, by Abe Papakhian ©]]
+It is the ninth year of summer. Seven-year-old [[Bran Stark]] is traveling with a party of twenty men, including his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], to see the king's justice done at a [[holdfast in the hills]]. This is the first time that he is allowed to join. Bran's older brother, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], thinks the man to be executed must be a [[wildling]] sworn to [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], which makes Bran think of the tales [[Old Nan]] has told him about wildlings.
-They bring the man forth, an old man dressed in ragged blacks of the [[Night's Watch]] who has lost his ears and a finger to frostbite.<ref>It seems to be [[Gared]] from [[A Game of Thrones-Prologue|the Prologue]]</ref> Lord Eddard questions the man briefly. Two of Eddard’s guardsmen drag the man to the stump and then [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] gives [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] his [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Ice]]. Eddard anounces the sentence and raises the blade.[[Jon Snow|Jon]], Bran's bastard brother, tells him to watch and not look away, and Bran watches as his father strikes off the man's head with a single stroke. The head lands by Theon (19 years old), who laughs and kicks it away. Jon breaths under his breath that Theon is an ass and compliments Bran on his poise during the execution.
+[[Gared|The offender]] turns out to be an old man dressed in the ragged blacks of the [[Night's Watch]] who has lost his ears and a finger to frostbite. Lord Eddard questions the man briefly. Then two guardsmen drag the man to the stump of an [[ironwood]] and [[Theon Greyjoy]], Eddard's ward, brings Eddard his [[Valyrian steel]] sword, [[Ice]]. Eddard sentences the man to death for desertion from the Night's Watch and raises the blade. [[Jon Snow]], Bran's [[bastardy|bastard]] brother, reminds Bran not look away, so Bran watches as his father strikes off the man's head with a single stroke. The head lands near Theon, who laughs and kicks it away. Jon calls Theon an ass under his breath and compliments Bran on his poise during the execution.
-On the way back to [[Winterfell]], Robb and Jon argue about whether the deserter died bravely. Jon states that the man dead of fear, that it could be seen in his eyes. They race their horses to the bridge leaving Bran whose horse could not keep up. Eddard rides up to speak to him. He asks if Bran knows why he executed the man himself. Bran replies that he was a [[Free Folk|Wilding]]. Eddard corrects him, telling Bran he was a deserter, and explains that the [[First Men]], of whom the Starks are descendants, believe that the man who pronounces the verdict should do the execution himself, lest he become too comfortable in ordering deaths. The Starks still hold to that principle.
+On the way back to [[Winterfell]], Robb and Jon argue about whether or not the deserter died bravely before racing their horses to the bridge, leaving Bran and his pony behind. Eddard rides up and asks if Bran knows why he executed the man himself. Bran replies that the man was a wildling. Eddard corrects that the man was a deserter, then explains that the [[First Men]]—from whom the [[House Stark|Starks]] descend—believed that the man who passes the sentence should perform the execution himself, lest he become too comfortable with ordering deaths; the Starks still hold to that principle.
-Jon calls from up ahead, for them to come see what he and Robb have found. They find Rob next to a corpse of a [[direwolf]], as larger than Bran's pony, holding something in his arms. Jon correctly identifies for the others that the corpse is that of a direwolf, not some sort of freak wolf. Theon comments that direwolves have not been seen south of [[the Wall]] for two hundred years. Bran then notices that Robb is cradling a small pup, and Bran stokes it after Robb tells him it is OK. Then Jon gives him another one. When they inspect the mother's corpse, they find a large piece of shattered antler lodged in her throat. The soldiers in the company feel this is a bad omen. Theon offers to kill the pups, asking Bran to give him his pup, but Bran won't let him. Eddard initially states killing them would be the best. Jon points out that there are five pups, three male and two female, one for each of Eddard's legitimate children; they are meant to have the wolves.
+[[File:Mark Evans direwolf pups.jpg|thumb|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Robb Stark]] find the corpse of a direwolf, by Mark Evans © Fantasy Flight Games]]
-Jon Snow is an illegitimate son of Eddard, and uses the last name of Snow which is given to all illegitimate children of the north. There are only five pups, and Jon is not claiming one for himself.
+Jon calls from up ahead for them to come see what he and Robb have found. They find Robb holding something in his arms next to the corpse of a wolf larger than Bran's pony. Jon correctly identifies the corpse as a [[direwolf]]. Theon comments that direwolves have not been seen south of the [[Wall]] for two hundred years. Bran then notices that Robb is cradling a small pup, and gives it a stroke after Robb reassures him. Then Jon gives him another pup.
-Robb and Bran both state they are willing nurse theirs themselves. Eddard says the children must feed the pups themselves, not pass them off to the servants, and must treat them well lest they become dangerous as they grow older, besides they will probably die anyway. Both Robb and Bran state they will not allow the pups to die. As they begin to ride away, Jon hears a noise and goes back to discover [[Ghost|a sixth cub]], an albino with red eyes, that had crawled away from its mother. It is the only pup that had opened its eyes, and its fur was white when the others were grey. Greyjoy claims that an albino will die quicker then the others. Jon states he thinks not and claims it for himself.
+When they inspect the mother's corpse, they find a large piece of shattered antler lodged in her throat. The soldiers in the company feel this to be a bad omen. Theon offers to kill the pups but Bran protests. Eddard initially states killing them would be best but changes his mind when Jon points out that there are five pups, one for each of Eddard's legitimate children; since the direwolf is the sigil of House Stark, they must be meant to have the wolves. Bran immediately realizes, along with everyone else, that the comparison only works because Jon is not claiming a pup for himself.
-==Character List==
+Robb and Bran both declare that they are willing to nurse their pups by hand themselves. Eddard stresses that the children must feed and raise the pups themselves, not pass them off to the servants, and must treat them well lest they become dangerous. Both Robb and Bran state they will not allow the pups to die. As they begin to ride away, Jon hears a noise and goes back to discover [[Ghost|a sixth pup]], an albino with red eyes, that had crawled away from its mother. Bran finds it curious that it is the only pup that has opened its eyes. Theon claims that the albino will die quicker than the others, but Jon disagrees, claiming it for himself.
-{{Columns|3|
-*[[Bran Stark]]
+==Character list==
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+|- valign="top"
+| style="width:50;" |
+'''Appearing:'''
+{{Columns|2|
+*[[Jory Cassel]]
 *[[Desmond]]
-*[[Eddard Stark]]
 *[[Gared]]
 *[[Ghost]]
 *[[Grey Wind]]
+*[[Theon Greyjoy]]
 *[[Harwin]]
 *[[Hullen]]
-*[[Jon Snow]]
-*[[Jory Cassel]]
 *[[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]
-*Old [[Nan]]
 *[[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]]
+*[[Shaggydog]]
+*[[Jon Snow]]
+*[[Bran Stark]]
+*[[Eddard Stark]]
 *[[Robb Stark]]
-*[[Shaggydog]]
+*[[Summer]]
-*[[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]]
+}}
-*[[Theon Greyjoy]]
+| style="width:50;" |
+'''Mentioned:'''
+*[[Robert I Baratheon]]
+*[[Rodrik Cassel]]
+*[[Farlen]] (the [[Kennelmaster]])
+*[[Old Nan]]
+*[[Ilyn Payne]] (Robert's [[Headsman]])
 *[[Mance Rayder]]
+*[[Arya Stark]]
+*[[Catelyn Stark]]
 *[[Rickon Stark]]
-*[[Robert Baratheon]]
+*[[Sansa Stark]]
-*[[Rodrik Cassel]]
+|}
-}}
-==Places and terms mentioned==
+==Mentions==
-{{Columns|3|
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+|- valign="top"
+| style="width:20;" |
+'''Events:'''
+*[[Long Night]]
+| style="width:25;" |
+'''Houses:'''
+*[[House Baratheon]]
+*[[House Cassel]]
+*[[House Greyjoy]]
+*[[House Stark]]
+*[[House Targaryen]]
+*[[House Tully]]
+| style="width:25;" |
+'''Places:'''
+*[[Holdfast in the hills]]
+*[[North]]
 *[[Riverrun]]
 *[[Seven Kingdoms]]
 *[[Valyria]]
-*[[The Wall]]
+*[[Wall]]
 *[[Winterfell]]
+| style="width:50;" |
+'''Terms:'''
+{{Columns|2|
 *[[Andal]]
-*[[House Baratheon]]
+*[[Age of Heroes]]
-*[[House Cassel]]
+*[[Bannerman]]
+*[[Bastardy]]
+*[[Captain of the guard]]
+*[[Children of the forest]]
 *[[Direwolf]]
+*[[Dog]]
 *[[First Men]]
+*[[Ghouls]]
-*[[House Greyjoy]]
+*[[Giants]]
+*[[Gods|The gods]]
+*[[Greatsword]]
+*[[Holdfast]]
+*[[Horse]]
+*[[House Stark guards|Household guard]]
 *[[Ice]]
-*[[King-Beyond-The-Wall]]
+*[[Ironwood]]
-*[[The Long Night]]
+*[[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]
+*[[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]]
+*[[King's justice (concept)]]
+*[[Long Night]]
+*[[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]
+*[[Lord of Winterfell]]
+*[[Master of horse]]
 *[[Night's Watch]]
 *[[Others]]
+*[[Protector of the Realm]]
+*[[Rat]]
 *[[Rhoynar]]
-*[[Snow]]
+*[[Seven hells]]
-*[[House Stark]]
+*[[Slavers]]
-*[[House Targaryen]]
+*[[Summerwine]]
-*[[House Tully]]
 *[[Valyrian steel]]
-*[[Warden of The North]]
+*[[Ward]]
-*[[Wildling]]
+*[[Warden of the North]]
+*[[Free folk|Wildling]]
+*[[Wolf]]
 }}
+|}
-==Notes and References==
-{{References}}
-{{EnWikia|A_Game_of_Thrones:_Chapter 01|small=yes}}
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