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[climbed]

[ the video is at first, accidental--simply because bran was repeating what the fairies had told him when the locket was placed in his hands. what eachdraidh is presented with is not the face of a boy, but the snout and eyes of a very large wolf, looking into the locket as if he could see straight through it. ]

That isn't--Summer, to me-- [ the video jostles for a moment, just long enough to show a blurry, shaky image, as if the locket was being carried by someone and left to dangle. the image is of a boy, maybe eight or nine years old, with curly brown hair and piercing blue eyes. he looks surprised to see his own face in the locket, and when he lunges forward, it's only with his hands, as if he couldn't move otherwise from where he seemed to be seated against a pillar.

(he couldn't.)

the feed cuts off for a moment, before it's replaced with the text function. if it wasn't for the dictation of the lockets, bran wouldn't be able to speak with this, surely, but he watches it move with fascination as he speaks into it. ]

I seek someone who could carry a boy great distances.
My companion might have wandered off
But he only speaks his name, and is very large.
else, I would ask for help, with only kindnesses to spare in return.
I am at the castle the fairy called Caer Glaem, and I would like to move to the room they have granted me.

Thank you

[ bran doesn't like asking for help. he's never liked it, but losing his legs forced the young wolf to learn to trust people, even when he didn't want to. all he could do was hope that meera or jojen or hodor had simply wandered off, and that once he was moved to somewhere safe, he could search the castle through summer's eyes, instead.

if reached before response, bran can be found sitting up against a pillar. summer is a fair distance away, but not so far--the moment someone approaches, the large wolf steps protectively in front of the boy, ears pinned back, nose ready to curl up in a snarl. ]

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[climbed]

Oh. [ his face softens a little, turning into a bit of a frown. the only time bran has seen ned stark is in his dreams, now, and his mother as well--perhaps it was a vain, naive hope that they might have been brought to this place as well. maybe it cannot bring the dead back to life.

(perhaps this simply means his siblings are alive and well in westeros.)

but bran nods his head, almost enthusiastically, brown curls bouncing with the movement. ] How far is the trip? I'll wait, I won't go anywhere. I promise.

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[baseborne]

It took us some weeks to arrive by boat, though I may know a quicker way back, I must needs speak to Stiles-- [Right, maybe he should clarify that:] Stiles is a boy I met here, he has been a good friend to me. Strange, in truth, but... [Jon trails off. How does one explain Stiles? No, really, how?] He makes the journey himself on the morrow, and I'd not have you wait so long alone. [Except he's not really alone, is he?] It's good that Summer is with you.

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[ bran wouldn't have even thought that was a name, to be honest. he just blinks, nods his head--honestly, all he's getting from this is that his brother is going to get to him, and quickly. ]

Sansa said that this keep is safe, so I'll wait. [ like he has much choice in the matter. and bran knows--he tilts his head a little bit, recalling what he had felt through summer's eyes when he first arrived. ] You have Ghost with you, too.

[ he doesn't ask; he just knows. ]

private video » ahh i'm so sorry this is so late i'm the literal worst

[baseborne]

[Just as Jon knows that Summer is here.] Aye, he's... nearer Caer Glaem now, I think, not in Troichean Beinn, but he's here all the same. Nymeria, too.

[But not Lady. Jon goes off for just a moment, apparently to ask his questions of Stiles and then--] A day, it seems, is all we'll take. A small bit less, maybe... I'll be there. Soon.

[Soon! If you want. :)]

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[climbed]

Only a day? [ such wonders this place must be! for jon to be able to make it to him in such a short time. bran can't help the little smile still on his face, and he tries to tamp it down as he nods his head, almost enthusiastic. ]

Someone has offered to move me to a room for the night, and a kind lady gave the names of some who would keep me safe. [ to soothe his half brother's worry, surely, but also to soothe bran's own. whoever they are won't be as good as jon would be. ] Hurry.