[TWoW Spoilers] The Winds of Winter - OUR PREDICTIONS -

[Three Headed Direwolf]

My ideas:

Jon- Not dead, it'd be INTERESTING if he did, but he didn't. I think Melisandre did the same thing that she did with Mance and put Jon in another body, maybe Tormund or his family. This is because I don't want Jon surviving by warging into Ghost. With this new identity, Jon can go to Winterfell and feel no guilt.

Dany- She will get the khalasar early on and take it to Meeren to regain her city. During the raid, Ser Barristan will die, but his last moments will tell Dany that Tyrion is in the city, looking for her (as is Jorah but he wouldn't know it. [barristan knows because he saw Tyrion in the battle.]) and that she should accept him as an advisor. After the main battle, Victarion shows up and pledges his ships to Dany, who is looking for her dragons. Victarion makes a noble choice to blow the dragon horn in an attempt to get the dragons and dies in the attempt. Jorah shows up and she sends him and other men to the Wall. (since Jon isn't there, we need a POV character)

Tyrion- Fights in the battle for Meeren, sees Barristan briefly (explained above), and is called to Dany to advise her. He says that Dany should get a maester and gold. Away from Castlerly Rock, Tyrion is of little wealth. He advises for getting Littlefinger and going to the Citadel for a maester.

Sansa- In the Vale, watches it collapse, I think that LF will die in some scuffle or be pushed off a cliff. This screws Daenerys over and Tyrions plans.

Sam- At the Citadel, Sam learns about inner workings about the Others and people at the Citadel. He also reads history and finds about Jon's parentage. He is about to depart to the Wall when Daenerys comes and invades the Citadel, taking Sam as her own, as all of the other maesters are dead.

Arya- Finishing FM training, at the end she gets an assignment to kill Cersei or some political figure in King's Landing. (Maybe a Tyrell) She will begin to depart by the end of the book.

Jaime- Held hostage by BwB and forced to train Gendry and raise him to be a leader for them because they discover he is Robert's bastard.

Theon/Asha- About to be executed by Stannis and saved by Jon and wildlings or by the BwB. Theon will be depressed about being saved while Asha will be happy, Theon will commit suicide by the end (I'm assuming)

Bran- Honestly, I don't care, but I think he will become a greenseer in the weeirwoods and find out a lot about history, like Jon's parents and other things.

Aegon/Jon Connington- Aegon will take Storm's End and begin a true uprising, he will marry a Dornish princess, but will be assassinated or contract Jon's greyscale. Aegon will die without us knowing wether he was Targaryen or not, even though it makes no sense for him to be the age he is and be Dany's nephew. (That's my understanding, am I wrong?) Jon will lead a rebellion that is similiar to Robb's only to be wiped out by greyscale and plague.

I think at the end, the Wall will fall and Others will begin to invade Westeros, I think that some POV characters that we havent seen before will be Jorah, Varys, Aegon, maybe Margaery and Benjen. Yes, Benjen, I think he is alive and will have the last chapter, not the epilouge, but the last, when that Wall crumbles. The person that will get the epilogue will probably a BwB person, who I assume will be Gendry but oh well, Thanks for reading!

[The Blood Eyed Crow]

First of all, I'd like to know why some people believe that the FM are on the side of the Others. While they worship the Many Faced God or the God of Death, I don't see why that means they'd fight for a pack of ice zombies and their still widely unknown leaders the "Others." I'd love to hear some thoughts on this. I myself have wondered who the FM would side with in all of this. They are from Braavos, which has a bad history with dragons as was told to Jon by the Bank of Braavos envoy. However, Dany is opposed to slavery, which the people of Braavos fought hard to overcome. I wonder if Jaquen presence at the Citadel is to discover more about the dragons. I do believe in TWOW we'll find out the true intentions of the FM and how far they're willing to go for their cause.

I wonder if while wearing the mask of a dead person as the FM do, could the Others control them if the Others managed to get past the wall?

I wonder a lot about who the Others will be able to control if they cross the Wall: UnCat, Victarion, anyone affected by greyscale, which could mean armies of those overcome by the disease controlled by the Others, the dead resting in crypts.

[The Blood Eyed Crow]

I apologize if I'm plagarizing what anyone else has said. I read most, but unfortunately not all of the posts.

Dany: I believe she will come back with the khalasar she lost, however I think she's going to be taken back to the Dosh Khaleen and the Mother Mountain and they are the ones who will convince the Dothraki that she's the "Stallion that will mount the world." I don't know if it will be as simple as the Khal's seeing her on Drogon's back to get the Dothraki behind her. By the end with ADWD it seemed to me that she was surrounded and they were taking her hostage. But I do think she will return to Mereen with the Dothraki and maybe even Westeros. I wonder if she will conquer Westeros only to die. She will sit the irone throne, but only for a moment and it will be Aegon, false or real who ends up leading Westeros.

Sansa: WIll become a bigger player than even LF and maybe even the cause of LF downfall. The guilt of LF and the actuality of Ned Stark as her true father are always lingering in her mind and I believe Sansa will prove to be a much stronger character than we could've ever originally imagined. Whether she takes power over the Vale and the North is still up in the air, but I believe her days of cowering and being beaten are long gone. Although a part of me still wants to see LF have an unpleasant reunion with UnCat. Perhaps Brienne and Jaime are escorted by UnCat and some of the BWB to the Vale?

Brienne: I believe will die for Jamie or at the very least Jamie ends up free. I believe he will be the one to take the life of Cersei and they will go out of this world as they came into it. I believe the prediction Cersei heard as a child will be true and her younger brother (Jamie pulled out after her), will be her death and both Myrcella and Tommen will die, but who is still uncertain to me.

Bran: Will grow in power immensely. I believe Jojen will die and maybe Bran will take in his energy giving him the necessary strength to warg into a dragon. No matter what I do believe he will discover the truth about Jon's heritage and the history of the Others. However, I don't know if Bran will ever leave the cave beyond the wall. I believe Meera and Hodor might live, but Bran will have to stay never to truly see his family again. I wonder if he will be able to communicate his knowledge to other characters through the heart trees such as Theon who doesn't exactly have all his crackers left in the box :ack: or perhaps Samwell who took his oath through the heartree.

Rickon: This is a far out theory, but my sister is hoping it comes true. I think too much has been made about Davos going to Skaggos the cannibal island to save Rickon for there not to be some interaction between Davos, Rickon and the people on Skagos who may have been protecting Rickon for some time. Plus, Rickon is a little feral himself and I wouldn't be surprised if he picked up some traits from Skagos. My sister's hope is that Rickon returns with a small band of Skagosi and Rickon as the reigning Lord of Winterfell will have Ramsay eaten alive Skagosi style. Which seems far more fitting for a villian like Ramsay to go as opposed to being killed by Stannis or the Manderlys.

Arya: As others have said, I believe she will be taken on a mission to Westeros to kill someone of power and that's a long list of suspects. I do think she will have to face her past demons and her own personal kill list. I also believe GRRM hasn't been building up references to Nymeria's pack for nothing. I believe Nymeria and her pack controlled by Arya or not will be instrumental in the ending of the Freys in the Riverlands and perhaps beyond.

Damphair: I believe he will sacrifice himself to bring about the end of Euron. Either through the rising of some beast as some have postulated such as a Kraken. Perhaps he will destroy the dragon horn. I believe he will go to any length necesary to end the life of Euron and his "Godlessness." On the other hand it may lead to his own death as Euron appears to be more powerful than Damphair.

Well that's all I got. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and opinions. What a great list of predictions. Dear Lord, bring us the TWOW and soon :drool:

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[Rhaegar Targaryen's Ghost]

Howland Reed places a revived Jon Snow in charge of the north with 2 large pieces of ammo. 1. Robb's will. 2. His story of Jon being half Stark half Targaryen.

Stannis Baratheon will find his army... in the Others. A blue eyed kind with a red sword. He will lead the others against Aegon, Dany, and Bran. Bran will be the first line of defense as a warg warning people of the attack. Jon will be the 2nd line in the north. Aegon will sweep up as the 3rd, and Dany will bring up the rear with her dragons.

Jaime and Loras restore the kings guard to its previous glory.

[Winter Wasnt That Bad]

I love all of the theories I've read here, hopefully I'm not breaking any rules with this, but I'd like to offer an "Alternative" as to what I think will happen to all the Characters.....This is my first time posting. Be gentle.. :P

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Arya - Trains her Direwolf to be a "Faceless Hound". Nymeria pretends to be a lap-dog, rips Ramsay Bolton's nuts off. Which he loves. And he tweaks his nipples while it's happening....

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I really love the "Faceless Hound" bit. Go FHers!! Woo!

[aryagonnakill]

Howland Reed places a revived Jon Snow in charge of the north with 2 large pieces of ammo. 1. Robb's will. 2. His story of Jon being half Stark half Targaryen.

Stannis Baratheon will find his army... in the Others. A blue eyed kind with a red sword. He will lead the others against Aegon, Dany, and Bran. Bran will be the first line of defense as a warg warning people of the attack. Jon will be the 2nd line in the north. Aegon will sweep up as the 3rd, and Dany will bring up the rear with her dragons.

Jaime and Loras restore the kings guard to its previous glory.

I've been wondering about the wording in Rob's will. If the will says something that is kind of vague like Jon Snow is now legitimized in the name of his father, instead of specifying that he is now Jon Stark, he would then be the rightful ruler of westeros instead of just lord/king of the North. I've been picturing either the Blackfish or someone else reading Jon the will telling him he is the Lord/King of the North only to have Howland Reed step forward and say that's not what the will says.

Three Headed Direwolf, Aegon should be a little older then Dany.

Also this isnt the place but I don't think there is a right place, has anyone else seen the new actors for season three of the show. Looks like a complete botch to me. Messindi or however its spelt is a 20 something year old hottie instead of an 11 year old and thats just the start

[total1402]

My prediction.

Stannis will face Aegon in a second Battle of the Trident. Aegon will come impetuously seeking vengence for his father. Stannis will want to finally proove that he is as great a man as his brother and will step into the battle. Somehow they will find eachother and Stannis will drive lightbringer through Aegons heart. Stannis star is rising, if he takes Winterfell then as Tyrion suggested, a new greater player will rise atop the ashes Cersei has made. He is one of the few commanders left who could actually threaten Aegon.

[Rhaegar Targaryen's Ghost]

My prediction.

Stannis will face Aegon in a second Battle of the Trident. Aegon will come impetuously seeking vengence for his father. Stannis will want to finally proove that he is as great a man as his brother and will step into the battle. Somehow they will find eachother and Stannis will drive lightbringer through Aegons heart. Stannis star is rising, if he takes Winterfell then as Tyrion suggested, a new greater player will rise atop the ashes Cersei has made. He is one of the few commanders left who could actually threaten Aegon.

I have a hard time believing that Stannis would beat Aegon. All we hear is that Stannis is a poor mans Robert. He is a good commander, but i don't think he is an especially talented fighter. Rhaegar was a beast, but beaten by Robert. I think while Aegon is young, he would fight with more emotion. Maybe a year or 2 and he could take Stannis. Plus, with "stannis star rising" i think it will climactically fall without achieving what he really wants

[total1402]

I have a hard time believing that Stannis would beat Aegon. All we hear is that Stannis is a poor mans Robert. He is a good commander, but i don't think he is an especially talented fighter. Rhaegar was a beast, but beaten by Robert. I think while Aegon is young, he would fight with more emotion. Maybe a year or 2 and he could take Stannis. Plus, with "stannis star rising" i think it will climactically fall without achieving what he really wants

I think Stannis has been around too long to have a simple death to move the plot on. It has to be a death due to his personal flaws. So either his own justice kills him or his own younger sibling syndrome. I get that the North might play him for a fool, but then again they might not. Plus, technically Stannis was having a hard time reaching Winterfell, snowed outside the walls starving and a letter announcing his death sent to the wall. All this means his star wasn't rising and he could well have a good time of it next book. How far that carries him isn't certain.

[Fire and Blood!]

My prediction.

Stannis will face Aegon in a second Battle of the Trident. Aegon will come impetuously seeking vengence for his father. Stannis will want to finally proove that he is as great a man as his brother and will step into the battle. Somehow they will find eachother and Stannis will drive lightbringer through Aegons heart. Stannis star is rising, if he takes Winterfell then as Tyrion suggested, a new greater player will rise atop the ashes Cersei has made. He is one of the few commanders left who could actually threaten Aegon.

I predict this battle between the two as well but it will end with Aegon driving Blackfyre through Stannis' heart avenging his father and finaly putting an end to the Baratheon line.

[total1402]

I predict this battle between the two as well but it will end with Aegon driving Blackfyre through Stannis' heart avenging his father and finaly putting an end to the Baratheon line.

No! Not lil Stannis! :crying:

[Fire and Blood!]

No! Not lil Stannis! :crying:

Meh I wouldn't miss him :dunno: . He is one of the characters I dislike the most.

[Ittiz]

The story is way too rich for it to be able to progress to a satisfying end point in two books. If it ends in two I think the story will seem hurried. My prediction is there is too much left to fit into two books. GRRM will insert at least one more. Either between ADWD and TWOW, after TWOW, or both.

I think everyone elses predictions seem to corralate with mine. If Dani only reachs Westeros at or near the end of the next book then the last book will mostly be consumed with a war and her collecting allies there. So there needs to be at least one more book after that. GRRM is in denial if he thinks he can finish in two more books without guting the story.

[Annikina]

The story is way too rich for it to be able to progress to a satisfying end point in two books. If it ends in two I think the story will seem hurried. My prediction is there is too much left to fit into two books. GRRM will insert at least one more. Either between ADWD and TWOW, after TWOW, or both.

I think everyone elses predictions seem to corralate with mine. If Dani only reachs Westeros at or near the end of the next book then the last book will mostly be consumed with a war and her collecting allies there. So there needs to be at least one more book after that. GRRM is in denial if he thinks he can finish in two more books without guting the story.

That, or they're going to be such mighty books that are going to be divided in two, like A Storm Of Swords was; or A Feast For Crows and A Dance With Dragons; although I really hope he isn't going to make the cut between characters like before - Essos and The Wall (and beyond) in one book, King's Landing and the Riverlands in another. It's hideous and I hate it. No matter what, it always ends with one book with all the characters you like, and one with those you don't like to much. Either way, you're going to be disappointed =/

[Mussica]

My predictions;

Dany will use Victarion to defeat the harpies and use the horn to fully tame the dragons since they have gotten more unruly during her absence. Victarion will probably marry Dany by the end of the book.

Stannis will win the battle of the north thanks to Davos showing up with Rickon and thereby gaining full control of the North.

Theon will die a horrible death by being burned alive instead of his sister.

Jaime will be betrayed by Briene and killed by Lady Stoneheart.

I can't really decide on Jon's fate. I'm sure he was not dead yet and will get chapters in book 6. Whether he is dying, healed by Mel, or becomes lord of Winterfell while Rickon grows up though...ehh I'll let it be a surprise.

[Three Headed Direwolf]

Three Headed Direwolf, Aegon should be a little older then Dany.

I know, (he's like 18 in ADWD right?), which is why I said that it's very unlikely for Dany to be younger than Aegon, because how old was Rhaegar, and how old do you think he was when he got busy and made "Aegon"? Because my understanding was that Rhaegar was basically in his early 20's or late teens when he was on the Trident. It's been 15 years in the book since he died, because wasn't Dany like one or two when she ran away when the war was over? So Aegon must've been born before Dany to make this story true and I feel that Aegon would either be a bastard Targaryen then, or just killed, because he must've been in public eye if he was a true born Targ. Or of course, he would be dead. I, personally, think the whole plot of this Aegon is a little far for GRRM here.

[coze]

Alright, just freshly finished ADWD. here are my predictions :

slavers bay :

daenerys will be back with a khalasar, barristan will lead the unsullied to break the yunkish siege, the second sons and windblown will turn their cloaks in favor of meeren, Victarion will be just in time to block the sea passage, and it will be a total carnage. Daenerys will be changed a little bit after the drogon ordeal, she will embrace her Targaryen self, "Blood and Fire" she will tend more toward evil. she will take her all freed men and will put the harpys and any remaining slavers to death, possibly fed to her dragons. there will be a little bit problem with victarion when he approaches daenerys with a proposal, but having heard Aegon is alive and conquering westeros from Tyrion, she'll outwardly refuse Victarion, and move to westeros with all her force. Tyrion and moqorro might step in here to convince victarion to let her use the iron fleet. or things may get ugly. Victarion might use his dragon horn here, to add spice to this mess.

southern westeros :

very messy situation here as well, I think the high sparrow will produce a previously unheard but very strong champion to face Ser Strong in Cersei's trial with combat. Ser Strong will fail again, the qyburn will be revealed as a magician, and high sparrow will put both of them to death. Also, I believe there is a renegade faceless man doing mischief at riverlands, killing famous people and taking their faces. Lord Beric Dondalion, Sador clegane, Catelyn Stark and finally Brienne of Tarth fell victim to this faceless man which is coupled with the red priest thoros. (thoros might be a renegade fm himself as well). They also tricked jaime and killed him, and the fm will go to kings landing as jaime and will confess incest. Which will provoke the high sparrow to renounce tommen's kingship, and exile both kevan lannister and the tyrells from the kings landing, from there on, he might presume as a septon-king, or side with Aegon, the rightful heir to the throne. The fm in shape of Jaime may face Ser Strong in Cersei's trial, to atone for his sins.

Little finger may join the forces of the Eyrie under his flag and take the Freys unawares. The Ironborn under Euron greyjoy might join forces with Dorne - Aegon to oppose kings landing - Tyrells and Lannistters. Though they will be in stiff competition when Daenerys arrives, so some people will definitely try to assasinate Aegon before she arrives to gain the hand of Daenerys. We might hear from Samwell and Mance's son here as well joining one of the sides.

northern westeros :

first of all, I must say I was quite displeased the way mr Martins ended the story here. Some choices of the characters really doesn't make much sense - or it's very obvious Mr. Martins forced them to take the plot into a certain place, Jon being dead and released from the Oath. Here are my grievances :

1 - Jon's insistance on sending help to hardhome. It really doesn't make sense when they even don't have the courage to range the haunted forest, or visit the weirwood north of the wall. Any expedition to hardhome is bound to fail, all men going there will be sent to their deaths and join the Others as thralls. This was a very obvious plot manipulation by Martins to put an enmity between Jon and the Black watch brothers to justify the coming assasination.

2 - Jon putting all his trust into Bastard Bolton's letter to the word. Just the claim from the bastard doesn't really mean Stannis is dead, also the fact that he's asking for Arya means MAnce was at least partly successful in saving her, so it might siege is still going on and ramsay is just trying to bring some mischief into the situation. (and he succeeds by having Jon assasinated). Also it is very stupid of Jon to read the letter first to wildlings, while there is a queen as his guest who is waiting for news from her husband. He should have taken the letter to Selyse/Melisandre first and see what they think about it's authenticity. It is a really unacceptable nonsense for me.

3 - Brothers of the watch assasinating Jon, while there're like thousands of wildlings inside the gates. It is also a very moronic decision, and wildlings will surely turn on to the watch and probably wipe them off the wall (if martins has any sense). What they could do is just wait until Jon leaves with his wildling host (as wildlings would be eager to go to the rescue of Mance - if they knew he was alive), and then the brothers would be free to denounce him and choose a new leader, and deal with Jon and his wildlings after they return from winterfell - confrontation with ramsay, if they indeed return.

about other characters, davos will probably save rickon, the true heir of the north, and manderlys, umbers, karstarks (thourgh alys and thenn) will rally around them, they might even turn some of the boltons bannerman.

situation at the winterfell is pretty chaotic, I think manderlys will directly assault freys and eliminate them, stannis host will probably be attacked by karstarks, stannis will actually die, but manderly, northern tribes man, mormonts and some umbers will continue siege of winterfell. asha and theon will support them probably, and at this time theon will announce arya stark is fake, which will bolster rickard claim to the northern westeros (even if she's not fake a son would come before a daughter afaik, anyway). boltons will have a hard time inside the city with ramsay going berserk and inciting frictions within his host.

arya stark :

arya will grow up to become a professional assassin, she might be sent off to comfortable targets, but there will come a time when she will be sent to kill some of her kin (a Tully ? Jon Snow ? or even Sansa ?) to test her true commitment, at which time she may go renegade. she may reveal herself in a totally unexpected situation at westeros.

[NichealBluth]

I agree with everyone else that Jon and Bran will do some awesome stuff, Tyrion will convince someone to do something awesome and Theon will die doing something awesome. Book will probably end with Dany sailing to Westoros, hopefully with a bigass fleet. But I find it hard to predict what will happen with Victarion, the Tattered Prince and Pentos. Also, how will Stannis react to dragons? I've always thought Stannis will eventually turn into a bad guy and I'm certain that he will die.

The biggest mystery to me is Sansa and Petyr. Seriously, what is LF trying to accomplish? We know he (Varys & Illyrio too, but I think independently) pretty much started this whole war by getting Lysa to kill Jon Aryn, but WHY? So he can get the vale? NO ! I seriously doubt he planned for Sansa to marry Harry the Heir before poisoning Jon Aryn, he's got something else in mind. He's too smart to think he can rule there and his schemes are far from over. Petyr is obviously scheming for power/ personal gain, he's gotta be going for major lordship or even the Iron Throne. The man is a genius and his lust for Catelyn/Sansa is his only weakness. I think Little Finger will cause a major plot twist.

Another thing I can't wrap my head around is Jaime, Brienne, Sandor and GENDRY! What's going on with Jaime/Brienne? If Jaime asks for a trial by battle, will Stoneheart agree to it? Can Brienne be his champion? Can Jaime join BWB? Can Thoros turn his gold hand into a useable hand? How will Sandor and Gendry come into it all?

I want to add that I don't see Jon and Dany falling in love. I believe he IS a targ and might use a dragon to protect the realm from Others but his place will always be in the north. Dany might marry Aegon, though. If he's a Blackfyre it would the perfect way to put an end to those rebellions once and for all, which is probably what Varys meant to do.

[Annikina]

I agree with everyone else that Jon and Bran will do some awesome stuff, Tyrion will convince someone to do something awesome and Theon will die doing something awesome. Book will probably end with Dany sailing to Westoros, hopefully with a bigass fleet.

I want to add that I don't see Jon and Dany falling in love. I believe he IS a targ and might use a dragon to protect the realm from Others but his place will always be in the north. Dany might marry Aegon, though.

very well put!

thank you! the theories involving Dany and Jon together... I don't want to say that they annoy me because it's a very strong word, but it's a scenery I never contemplate because I hope it won't ever happen. I admit that I am partial to this, because I kinda dislike Jon while I adore Daenerys. I also like Aegon, so your theory of them getting together is very appealing ;) but I am a old romantic at heart...!!! ;)

I also like that so many people keep talking about Sandor; like he's not dead and he will make a comeback. While I have wrapped my head around the fact that many characters that I love are gone for good (Robb - sigh!, Syrio Forel etc.); and I also am convinced that Jon is not dead; I was convinced by Martin that Sandor was kaputt. I was very sorry too, because I liked him a lot! [not in a ...romantic, kind of way; he's an ass, but he is also very badass! He's great, honestly] But everyone keeps talking like he's making a comeback so... I am afraid to hope =/

And I cheer everytime someone suggests a future where Stannis dies. He is a ...great character, but I don't like him at all; and he being very righteous and honest to the bones, strict but fair - doesn't help. If he was just a cruel piece of s*it I'd feel justified in my hatred ;)

I also immagine very slow and painful deaths for the Boltons - both of them, but Ramsay more than anyone - and the old caryatid Frey; but who doesn't...?!

[JSK]

Been reading these forums for years but this is my first posting. My predictions for Winds of Winter.

The North

1. Stannis’ reference to “We hold the ground, and that I mean to turn to our advantage” I think is the lake. The way I predict the battle to go is Stannis will fake a retreat leading the Freys onto the lake that will have been weakened so that the Frey army will fall through the ice. Manderly will have a signed document from Davos proving Davos is alive and agreed to Manderly’s terms. The Karstark’s maester will be forced to send false information to Winterfell regarding a Frey/Manderly victory allowing Stannis’ men into Winterfell without battle hidden within Frey/Manderly’s presumably victorious army. Roose is murdered by Ramsey.
   

1. The Others invade south of the Wall by going around Eastwatch through water and/or along the mountains west of the Shadow Tower (the Wall looks like it ends not on the western shore but within a mountain range).
   

1. Bran is able to communicate with people via ravens and weirwood. In Winds of Winter, we will learn more about the far North. My guess would be a small band of people centered on Jon’s POV who are now north of the invading Others coordinated by Bran. The alternative is Bran’s POV will spend time on weirdwood memories but flashbacks wouldn’t move the story forward so I this isn’t the mechanism.
   

1. The Others bring the cold and not the other way around.
   

The South

1. Varys will continue to make the Tyrells and Lannisters weak with support of his undead child spies. Varys’ story of how he became a eunuch and why he hates magic is an example of Arya’s training of learning how to tell a lie. Varys was actually the wizard in his story and he may or may not be a confederate of the Great Other.
   

1. Aegon is a fake Targaryen.
   

Essos

1. Sphinx is the riddle will be revealed to mean that dragons are genderless because they assume the gender of whoever “wargs” (not sure about proper term) into them. Hence a Sphinx’s body but a man/woman’s head. Targaryens inbred in order to keep the gift of dragon warging pure but soon the curse of inbreeding caught up with them. Daenerys learns to control Drogon.
   

1. Daenerys gifts the Dothraki with security from Drogon’s hunting of them. The Dothraki gift Daenerys with teaching her people how to survive in the Dothraki sea.
   

1. Daenerys and her people head west. Splitting into two groups: a huge Dothraki/freed slaves horde and her formal army and navy. The horde will travel overland through the Dothraki sea through Dagger Lake area past Ny Sar ultimately to Pentos. The reverse of Tyrion’s passage. Or along the highway from Qohor to Norvos to Pentos. The formal army and navy will head due west invading Volantis.
   

1. Tyrion will become leader of the Second Sons. Reforming it from the rabble under Brown Ben into a best sellsword company the world has seen.
   

1. Arya learns the Faceless men are confederates of the Great Other or as they call him the Many-Faced God and take the statement “Valar Morghulis” too literally. The ultimate revelation the founder of the Faceless men is that all men must die.
   

1. Daenerys learns about the Others from the wildling slaves taken to Lys.
   

Book’s Cliffhanger Ending

1. The book will end with the Others invading the Vale and sacking Venice I mean Braavos and
   

1. Stannis bending the knee to Daenerys the rightful queen of Westeros acknowledging Stannis broke the law to uphold his brother Robert against the rightful king Aerys.