Chapter Twenty-Four - Bran 2 - A Storm of Swords | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

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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