Still being in deep anguish, letting the light of despair squeeze his heart in a forceful way, Bran slowly opened his eyes, observing the vision he had just landed in after escaping from the Night King and his army of the living dead.
The scenery now was much more pleasant to his eyes with the most beautiful, intense green he's ever seen. He realized that he's travelled way back in time, probably even before the birth of the Stark's name.
This must be the time of the first men, as there has never been so much nature after that period. Trees as big as mountains, seeming to touch the sky.
Being lost in the beauty of the scenery, he suddenly saw a little tree- coloured creature stretching his arms, probably awakening from a Good night's sleep.
Bran's heartbeat fastened rapidly, his now beating in his throat, causing him to stop breathing for a couple of seconds.
"The Children of the Forest", he whispered.
"Hey girls. Come on, wake up. Let's see how the hot fella is doing."
This was Leaf. Bran couldn't help but feel a big relief in his heart, calling after her.
But she was so fast on her feet with the other children following her that he couldn't be heard anymore.
Moreover, he was in a vision so she couldn't see him nor hear him.
So Bran got up on his feet, ran after them, following them into their deep circle of stones placed around the tree the man was tied on.
He recognized this man.
It was the same vision he and the Three Eyed Raven had entered before the White Walkers attacked them. Before Bran entered the vision of the White Walkers out of his idiotic stubbornness. Before he killed Hodor.
"Is it finished?" asked Leaf.
"Yes, but it's still hot though. I would suggest we wait some more time."
"Let me see". Leaf took the shiny, red-black piece of shattered glass, turning it in her hands and at last touching it with the tip of her tongue.
"I think it's perfect", she replied with a mischievous crook in her smile.
"No Leaf, not yet. This is too hot for the men to endure", said the little child, being one head shorter than Leaf.
"I think it's time for them to know what real pain feels like. Just the way they made us face it".
Leaf turned around, giving an intense look into the man's eyes, who was struggling to free himself from the ties. He was screaming something which went unheard through the cloth which was shutting his mouth.
Bran saw Leaf going towards him with the piece of glass being in her hand.
At the same time, he saw something that made him shock to such an extent he could barely breathe.
He saw himself and the Three Eyed Raven standing on the other side of the scene, the eyes focused on Leaf and the man.
"Ahhhhhh", screamed Bran out of his lungs.
He was long enough into the vision to realize, that the man who was getting the piece of glass inserted through his heart, was also screaming while looking deep into the eyes of Bran.