I'm trying to write up my notes on ACoK, Bran VII for the direwolf re-read, but I think this becomes a separate topic, even though it has quite a bit of direwolf content. This Bran POV brings us right back to Jon VIII, the previous chapter analyzed in the direwolf re-read. Similar elements: the Winterfell crypt plays the role of the stone tunnel through the mountain, and Maester Luwin as a dying mentor for Bran is similar to Qhorin, the dying mentor for Jon. We also see Rickon reunited with