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[[Bran Stark|Bran]] is climbing the towers of [[Winterfell]] when he discovers [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] [[House Lannister|Lannister]] making love and talking about the danger [[Eddard Stark|his father]] poses. Eventually, he is discovered and Jaime shoves him out the window.
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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The majority of the men have gone hunting [[boar]] with the [[Robert Baratheon|king]], leaving Bran behind with [[Jon Snow|Jon]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], and the girls. Jon seems to be angry with everyone, even though he’s going to [[the Wall]] with [[Benjen Stark|Uncle Benjen]], so Bran does not look very hard for him.
  
The king and many others go out hunting for boar, but [[Bran Stark|Bran]] has to stay behind with [[Jon Snow|Jon]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] and the girls.  Jon seems to be avoiding him, angry with everyone, even though he's going to the [[Wall]]. Bran is anxious to be gone for [[King's Landing]].  He hopes to be one of the [[Kingsguard]] someday, and is anxious to meet Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], but he is apprehensive at the thought of leaving home.
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At first Bran was excited about leaving [[Winterfell]] and going to [[King's Landing]] on a real horse, not just a pony. He remembers the stories [[Old Nan]] told about ghosts, terrible dungeons, and dragon skulls on the walls. He dreams of being a member of the [[Kingsguard]] someday and is anxious to meet the greatest living knight, Ser [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]]. But now Bran is also apprehensive about leaving the only home he has ever known. He will miss all those he is leaving behind, even his pony.  
  
Bran was going to go through the castle and say goodbye, but didn't get farther than the stables before breaking down.  He goes to the [[godswood]] with [[Summer|his wolf]] instead, which he still hasn't named. After trying to teach it to fetch, he decides to go climbing. His wolf doesn't want him to go, howling when he climbs away up a tree and onto the armory roof.
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Not being able to stand the goodbyes, Bran goes to the castle [[godswood]] with his [[direwolf]]. Unlike all his siblings, he still hasn’t named his wolf; none of the names he tries seem right. Eventually, Bran gets tired of trying to teach his wolf to fetch and decides to go climbing. His wolf doesn’t want him to go and howls when he climbs away up a tree and onto the armory roof.
  
Bran spent much of his time climbing on the roofs of [[Winterfell]], and knew things about the castle that he suspected nobody else did. Once his mother had tried to forbid him to climb, but eventually he gave in. His father said he could climb as long as his mother didn't catch him.  Others had tried to stop him, but to no avail.
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Bran spends much of his time climbing the roofs of Winterfell. His [[Catelyn Stark|mother]] claims that he could climb before he could walk. Since Bran cannot remember learning to climb or learning to walk he assumes it must be true. His mother is also terrified that one day he might fall and kill himself. Once Bran kept a promise not to climb for almost a fortnight and was miserable the entire time. Finally he gave in, but confessed his crime the next day. When his [[Eddard Stark|father]] ordered him to the godswood to cleanse himself, they found him sleeping in the tallest tree in the grove the next morning. His father, angry and laughing, told him that from now on he was free to climb, so long as his mother didn’t catch him.
  
Bran is on his way to the broken tower where he likes to feed the crows, when he hears voices from the First Keep, the oldest part of the castle. He doesn't recognize them as [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]. Cersei tells Jaime that he should be the [[Hand of the King|King's Hand]], that [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] will put them in danger. Cersei says that Eddard must be after them, that [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] must have told him something, or he wouldn't leave his home.
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Others have tried to stop him, but to no avail. The guards tried to stop him, but they were too slow and escaping from them was fun. Old Nan once told a story of a boy who climbed too high and was struck by lightning and had his eyes eaten by crows, but Bran likes to feed the crows and they never seem interested in eating his eyes. [[Maester]] [[Luwin]] made a clay boy and threw it off the wall as an example, but Bran only responded that he is not made of clay and he never falls.  
  
Cersei thinks that Eddard, having betrayed one king, might betray Joffrey if he takes the throne, or that [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] might put her aside. Bran climbs over the window, then drops down.  He can see the man and woman inside, naked, struggling.  They are kissing, and the man is fondling her. Suddenly he recognizes her as the queen, and then she sees him.
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[[File:Pojypojy_thingsIdoforlove.jpg‎|thumb|300px|left|Jaime and his sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] caught ''in flagrante'' at [[Winterfell]] - by Pojypojy©]]
  
Bran loses his grip and falls catching himself by one hand on the window ledge. Cersei and Jaime come to look at him. Jaime extends a hand for Bran to take, and pulls him up to the ledge. Cersei shrieks that he's seen them, and Jaime reluctantly pushes Bran backwards, to fall into the courtyard.
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Bran is climbing toward the Broken Tower, where he likes to feed the crows, when he is startled by voices from the First Keep, the oldest part of the castle. At first he doesn’t recognize them as Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]. Cersei is telling Jaime that he should be the [[Hand of the King]] and that Eddard Stark will put them in danger because the king loves him like a brother. Jaime jokes that Robert hates his brothers. Unamused, Cersei insists that Robert will listen to Eddard. Jaime states that he prefers honorable men to ambitious men like Robert’s brothers and [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]].
  
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Cersei says she is worried about what [[Lysa Arryn]] may have said to the Starks, but Jaime tells her not to worry, as Lysa has no proof. Despite this, Cersei remains fearful that Eddard might betray her son [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] when he takes the throne or convince Robert to put her aside.
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Bran grows frightened by what he overhears but wants to see who is talking, so he climbs over the window, then drops down. He can see the man and woman inside, naked and wrestling, fondling, and moaning. He recognizes Cersei just as her eyes open and she sees him. Bran loses his grip as he tries to escape, but he catches himself on the window ledge. Cersei and Jaime come to look at him. Jaime extends a hand to Bran and pulls him up onto the ledge.
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As Bran begins to relax, Jaime asks him how old he is. Bran tells him he is seven. Then Jaime loathingly says, “The things I do for love,” and shoves Bran backwards out the window into the empty air.
  
 
==Character List==
 
==Character List==
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*[[Bran Stark]]
 
*[[Bran Stark]]
 
*[[Cersei Lannister]]
 
*[[Cersei Lannister]]
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*[[Gage]]
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*[[Hodor]]
 
*[[Jaime Lannister]]
 
*[[Jaime Lannister]]
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*[[Old Nan]]
 
*[[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]]
 
*[[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]]
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'''Mentioned:'''
 
'''Mentioned:'''
*[[Aemon Targaryen|Aemon]]
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*[[Arryk]]
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*[[Aegon II Targaryen]]
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*[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon "the Dragonknight"]]
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*[[Aerys II Targaryen]]
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*[[Arryk Cargyll]]
 
*[[Arthur Dayne]]
 
*[[Arthur Dayne]]
 
*[[Arya Stark]]
 
*[[Arya Stark]]
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*[[Benjen Stark]]
 
*[[Benjen Stark]]
 
*[[Boros Blount]]
 
*[[Boros Blount]]
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*[[Catelyn Tully]]
 
*[[Eddard Stark]]
 
*[[Eddard Stark]]
*[[Erryk]]
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*[[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[Gage]]
 
 
*[[Gerold Hightower]]
 
*[[Gerold Hightower]]
 
*[[Ghost]]
 
*[[Ghost]]
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'''Mentioned:'''
 
 
*[[Grey Wind]]
 
*[[Grey Wind]]
*[[Hodor]]
 
 
*[[Joffrey Baratheon]]
 
*[[Joffrey Baratheon]]
 
*[[Jon Arryn]]
 
*[[Jon Arryn]]
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*[[Jory Cassel]]
 
*[[Jory Cassel]]
 
*[[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]
 
*[[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]]
*[[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]]
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*[[Luwin]]
* Maester [[Luwin]]
 
 
*[[Lyanna Stark]]
 
*[[Lyanna Stark]]
 
*[[Lysa Arryn]]
 
*[[Lysa Arryn]]
 
*[[Meryn Trant]]
 
*[[Meryn Trant]]
 
*[[Mikken]]
 
*[[Mikken]]
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*[[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]]
'''Mentioned:'''
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*[[Petyr Baelish]]
*Old [[Nan]]
 
 
*[[Renly Baratheon]]
 
*[[Renly Baratheon]]
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*[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
 
*[[Rickon Stark]]
 
*[[Rickon Stark]]
 
*[[Robb Stark]]
 
*[[Robb Stark]]
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*[[Robert Arryn]]
 
*[[Robert Baratheon]]
 
*[[Robert Baratheon]]
 
*[[Rodrik Cassel]]
 
*[[Rodrik Cassel]]
 
*[[Ryam Redwyne]]
 
*[[Ryam Redwyne]]
 
*[[Sansa Stark]]
 
*[[Sansa Stark]]
*[[Serwyn]]
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*[[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]]
 
*[[Shaggydog]]
 
*[[Shaggydog]]
 
*[[Stannis Baratheon]]
 
*[[Stannis Baratheon]]
 
*[[Theon Greyjoy]]
 
*[[Theon Greyjoy]]
 
*[[Tyrion Lannister]]
 
*[[Tyrion Lannister]]
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==Places and terms mentioned==
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==Mentions==
 
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'''Events:'''
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*[[Dance of the Dragons]]
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'''Houses:'''
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*[[House Arryn]]
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*[[House Baelish]]
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*[[House Baratheon]]
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*[[House Blount]]
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*[[House Cassel]]
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*[[House Dayne]]
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*[[House Greyjoy]]
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*[[House Hightower]]
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*[[House Lannister]]
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*[[House Redwyne]]
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*[[House Selmy]]
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*[[House Stark]]
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*[[House Targaryen]]
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*[[House Trant]]
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'''Places:'''
 
'''Places:'''
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*[[Broken tower]]
 
*[[Casterly Rock]]
 
*[[Casterly Rock]]
 
*[[Eyrie]]
 
*[[Eyrie]]
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*[[First Keep]]
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*[[Godswood of Winterfell]]
 
*[[King's Landing]]
 
*[[King's Landing]]
*[[The Neck]]
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*[[Neck]]
*[[Wall]]
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*[[Red Keep]]
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*The [[Wall]]
 
*[[Winterfell]]
 
*[[Winterfell]]
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'''Terms:'''
 
'''Terms:'''
*[[Dance of the Dragons]]
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*[[House Dayne]]
 
 
*[[Direwolf]]
 
*[[Direwolf]]
 
*[[Dragon]]
 
*[[Dragon]]
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*[[Dragonlord]]
'''Terms:'''
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*[[Fosterage]]
*[[House Targaryen|Dragonlord]]
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*[[Heart tree]]
*[[Godswood]]
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*[[House Stark guards|Guards]]
 
*[[Hand of the King]]
 
*[[Hand of the King]]
*[[House Hightower]]
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*[[Iron Throne]]
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'''Terms:'''
 
 
*[[Kingsguard]]
 
*[[Kingsguard]]
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*[[Knight]]
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*[[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
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*[[Maester]]
 
*[[Night's Watch]]
 
*[[Night's Watch]]
*[[House Redwyne]]
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}}
*[[House Selmy]]
 
*[[House Stark]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
==External links==
 
*[http://blogoficeandfire.blogspot.com/2009/05/bran-tyrion.html Humorous review of the chapter]
 
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
{{EnWikia|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 8}}
 
{{EnWikia|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 8}}
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{{References}}
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*[https://www.tor.com/2011/04/22/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-game-of-thrones-part-5/ A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 5] Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.
  
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 08]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 08]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Bran Stark|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 08]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Bran Stark|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 08]]
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[[pt:A Guerra dos Tronos - Capítulo 8]]
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[[ru:Игра престолов, Бран II]]

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Bran II
A Game of Thrones chapter
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POV Bran Stark
Place Winterfell
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Chapter chronology (All)
Bran I
Arya I  ← Bran II →  Tyrion I

Bran III

Bran is climbing the towers of Winterfell when he discovers Cersei and Jaime Lannister making love and talking about the danger his father poses. Eventually, he is discovered and Jaime shoves him out the window.

Synopsis

The majority of the men have gone hunting boar with the king, leaving Bran behind with Jon, Rickon, and the girls. Jon seems to be angry with everyone, even though he’s going to the Wall with Uncle Benjen, so Bran does not look very hard for him.

At first Bran was excited about leaving Winterfell and going to King's Landing on a real horse, not just a pony. He remembers the stories Old Nan told about ghosts, terrible dungeons, and dragon skulls on the walls. He dreams of being a member of the Kingsguard someday and is anxious to meet the greatest living knight, Ser Barristan the Bold. But now Bran is also apprehensive about leaving the only home he has ever known. He will miss all those he is leaving behind, even his pony.

Not being able to stand the goodbyes, Bran goes to the castle godswood with his direwolf. Unlike all his siblings, he still hasn’t named his wolf; none of the names he tries seem right. Eventually, Bran gets tired of trying to teach his wolf to fetch and decides to go climbing. His wolf doesn’t want him to go and howls when he climbs away up a tree and onto the armory roof.

Bran spends much of his time climbing the roofs of Winterfell. His mother claims that he could climb before he could walk. Since Bran cannot remember learning to climb or learning to walk he assumes it must be true. His mother is also terrified that one day he might fall and kill himself. Once Bran kept a promise not to climb for almost a fortnight and was miserable the entire time. Finally he gave in, but confessed his crime the next day. When his father ordered him to the godswood to cleanse himself, they found him sleeping in the tallest tree in the grove the next morning. His father, angry and laughing, told him that from now on he was free to climb, so long as his mother didn’t catch him.

Others have tried to stop him, but to no avail. The guards tried to stop him, but they were too slow and escaping from them was fun. Old Nan once told a story of a boy who climbed too high and was struck by lightning and had his eyes eaten by crows, but Bran likes to feed the crows and they never seem interested in eating his eyes. Maester Luwin made a clay boy and threw it off the wall as an example, but Bran only responded that he is not made of clay and he never falls.

Jaime and his sister Cersei caught in flagrante at Winterfell - by Pojypojy©

Bran is climbing toward the Broken Tower, where he likes to feed the crows, when he is startled by voices from the First Keep, the oldest part of the castle. At first he doesn’t recognize them as Queen Cersei and her brother, Ser Jaime. Cersei is telling Jaime that he should be the Hand of the King and that Eddard Stark will put them in danger because the king loves him like a brother. Jaime jokes that Robert hates his brothers. Unamused, Cersei insists that Robert will listen to Eddard. Jaime states that he prefers honorable men to ambitious men like Robert’s brothers and Littlefinger.

Cersei says she is worried about what Lysa Arryn may have said to the Starks, but Jaime tells her not to worry, as Lysa has no proof. Despite this, Cersei remains fearful that Eddard might betray her son Joffrey when he takes the throne or convince Robert to put her aside.

Bran grows frightened by what he overhears but wants to see who is talking, so he climbs over the window, then drops down. He can see the man and woman inside, naked and wrestling, fondling, and moaning. He recognizes Cersei just as her eyes open and she sees him. Bran loses his grip as he tries to escape, but he catches himself on the window ledge. Cersei and Jaime come to look at him. Jaime extends a hand to Bran and pulls him up onto the ledge.

As Bran begins to relax, Jaime asks him how old he is. Bran tells him he is seven. Then Jaime loathingly says, “The things I do for love,” and shoves Bran backwards out the window into the empty air.

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