BRAN

AEGON

Everyone at Winterfell had to start referring to him as Aegon. Sometimes he didn't respond when someone called him by that name. A few people would call him Jon, only to correct themselves. Robb was one of the few people who didn't make a mistake. It took some getting use to, after being known by one name all his life and then suddenly to be referred to as another. Aegon is determined to learn of and embrace his Targaryen heritage; both the good and the bad.

To prepare to be King, Aegon studied trade, history, and all things that would help him be a good ruler. He took special classes with Maester Luwin and Robb would offer his wisdom and leadership skills; as he possessed the knowledge of King Brandon the Builder.

BRAN – TWO YEARS AGO

After Robb left for the war Bran began to train with the tree eyed raven. He would sneak out of his room the way Robb taught him and go to the godswood unseen. "The past, present, and future are like a tree. The branches are possible things that could or may have happened. The main part of the tree is things that actually happen…Some branches are weak and represent things that will never happen."

"So they will break."

"Yes…Come…Let us walk the branches of time into the past."

They visit Winterfell on a day when Brandon, Eddard, and Benjen are in the yard training. Their father is present as well. "Is that my father?"

"Yes and your uncles…Brandon and Benjen."

"But where is…" He is cut off as she comes riding into the training yard on horseback. "That is my Aunt Lyanna? That statue does her no justice at all." They watch for a little while then they return to the present.

"Why was that important?" Bran asks.

"Everything we do is important for your training. The purpose of the Three Eyed Raven…Is so that nothing is ever forgotten…So that the mistakes of the past are not repeated."

Bran learns to warg into large flocks of birds and other animals whether they are in a group or just one. He doesn't just visit his family's past. The three eyed Raven shows him the past of Houses Lannister, Tyrell, Tully, Arryn, and many others.

"You said I could see things that will happen. When will you show me those things?" Bran asks one day after they had seen how House Martell had started.

"You must learn patience…"

Six days later the Three Eyed Raven, shows Bran a possible future event. He shows him Arya's wedding to Gendry. "Ha! And she always said she would never get married."

"The future is not etched in stone…This may still not happen."

"Why?"

"Something may happen to prevent it. Gendry may die…Or get sick…People who were meant to be together never meet and sometimes people who were not meant for each other marry. I have seen it happen many times."

"But there are times that what is supposed to happen…happens. Doesn't it?"

"Yes…" He replies with a nod. "I tend to avoid gazing into the future. To many variables."

"How?"

He sighs, "I probably shouldn't show this…But behold…" He shows Bran a path in time when Jon Arryn died and the King came to Winterfell to ask if he would be his hand. Bran cries as he sees himself fall from the tower.

"Did I die?"

"No you lived, but you lost the use of your legs and many great and terrible things befell your family."

To my little Brother Bran

I have won my first battle against Tywin Lannister and we have captured the Kingslayer. Great Jon Umber along with all the Northern and River Lords have named me King. Soon we will be joined by the Knights of the Vale. Write me and let me know how your training goes. I miss you and all the family so much. We will be together again I swear it…

Love Your Brother

King Robb

Robb had sent letters to every member of his family at Winterfell. "So how does it feel to be a Prince?" Talisa asks as they break their fast. Rickard is a small crib beside the table sleeping.

Bran smiles, "The same I guess."

"But now you are a Prince."

"I will be glad when this war is over. At least Robb has leverage on the Lannisters with the Kingslayer prisoner. "

With his mother and Talisa at Winterfell Bran has duties and power are limited. He sits in as his mother and Talisa the Queen give judgement to the small folk and resolve matters for the noble houses. Sometimes he is allowed to pass judgement. Once he had to sentence a man to the wall for stealing. Another man was pardoned for poaching. He was trying to feed his family and Bran gave the man a job in Winterfell.

Once again Bran and the Three Eyed Raven visit the past. This time they witness the duel between his father and the Sword of the Morning Ser Author Dayne. Bran watches as six men face off against two. Three fall to Ser Dayne and Howland Reed is wounded by him. The other Knight Ser Gerold Hightower killed a man and was in turn killed by Eddard Stark.

"He lied to me. My own father."

"And now you know the truth…" A woman screams, "What was that?" He looks up, "Who is up there?"

"Come I will show you."

PRESENT WINTERFELL

The war is over, but for the past few months Bran had been neglecting his training with the three eyed Raven. He is angry at his father and Robb for lying to him about Jon. But, mostly at his father for the lying to him about Ser Author Dayne. When his father was a quarter of a mile from the castle, his mother sent for him, but Bran did not go to the yard to greet his returning family. He sits in the window of the Broken tower looking down on everyone.

He hides from his family for several hours before Robb finds him. "So here you are."

"What do you want liar?" He angrily asks.

Robb sighs, "The Raven told me…"

"Why didn't you tell me about Jon?"

"Because you were not old enough and I knew that through your training you would discover the truth. Can you forgive me?"

"And father? What he did to Ser Author!"

"None of us are perfect Bran. We lie to protect the ones we love. We shouldn't, but people do."

"Is that why father legitimized Jon? Because you confronted him?"

"It is and now I must convince Jon to accept his Targaryen heritage."

"Because you want him to be King."
"Aye…But not so much what I want. Its what the realm needs."

Robb walks up to him, but he turns away. Robb places a hand on his shoulder, "Family forgives…Remember the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives."

"I don't know if I want this power…Its too much."

"With power comes responsibility…Jon will need you for only you can lead him to his destiny and how to stop the Night King."

"What about you? You have power…Power Bran the Builder used to help stop the Night King."
"We all have our parts to play…Don't turn away from your destiny."

After talking to Robb, Bran goes looking for his father, "Father."

His face lights up, "Bran!" They hug, "I missed you son."

"And I you father. I was angry because…Well because you left and got captured." Bran interacts with his family, especially Sansa and Arya. He comes to like Gendry and resumes his training with the three eyed Raven. Soon Jon returns home and then he marries a girl by the name of Ygritte. "Where do they come from?" Bran asks as they look upon the battle between the first men and the White Walkers.

"Come we must go…In time I will tell you, but not now."

All day the next Bran is anxious and part of him feels like he knows enough about time walking to do it on his own. So he sneaks out of his room that night and goes to the tree. He touches the tree and manages to follow the path to the time and the day when the Night King was created by the Children of the Forest. As he tries to return to his mind and the present Bran finds himself in the lands of always winter and the spot where the Night King was created.

He gasps as hundreds of thousands of Wights stand staring at the old withered weir-tree. He walks among them and finds an alter of ice. Then a White Walker riding a dead horse rides up carrying a baby and places it on the alter. Then he dismounts his horse and joins eighteen other walkers. Bran has seen enough, but when he tries to leave he finds the Wights staring at him instead of the dead Weir-tree.

The baby cries out and Bran spins around to find the Night King placing a finger on the baby's forehead. His eyes turn icy blue, Stop it!" Bran yells. The Night King looks up and stares at him. Then in the blink of an eye he is standing over Bran. He grabs his arm and Bran howls in pain. When he awakens the next morning Bran is in his room with his mother sitting beside the bed.

"He's awake!" Maester Luwin proclaims.

Cat stands up, "Oh thank the gods."

Bran can feel Robb touch his mind, "What did you do?"

"I…I wanted to see."

"See what?"

"How he was made and then something took me to a dead Weir-Tree…"

"You and I have magic…But so does the Night King…He can sense you and it was he who bought you to that place…Did he touch you?"

"Yes…" Bran shamefully replies.

"Mother…It is time…I need to speak with you and father." In Bran's room Robb tells them everything. Talisa is present to support him

"How could you hide this from us?" Cat asks accusingly, "Your father could have been killed and now…"

"Cat!" Ned says interrupting her. He sighs, "I understand why you did what you did. But tell me are we in danger because of what Bran did."

"Yes…Bran is marked…That mark allows, The Night King to pass through the wall negating the magic Bran the Builder placed over it to keep the Wights from passing.

"If you possess his magic can't you fix it?" Cat hopefully asks.

Robb shakes his head, "I should have foreseen this…Or prepared for it."

Bran is crying, "I am so sorry."

Robb grabs his brother and hugs him, "No its not your fault brother. The fault lies with me."

Ned joins them, "Alright no more secrets…We should tell Jon…I mean Aegon about this."

Jon is summoned and they tell him his destiny. He is not pleased that more secrets had been kept from him. Then Robb and Bran go to the godswood to contact the three eyed Raven. Bran is unable to as he is being blocked. So Robb has to be a link between them. "I told you patient boy!" The three eyed Raven yells.

"I'm sorry!"

"Sorry won't fix the fact that you may have just doomed the world."

"Yelling won't fix this nor will casting blame. We still have time before he reaches the wall…Are you ready?"

"No! Not yet…as you say we have time…There is still much I can teach the boy…I will have to do it through a bird…"

"Do what you must…I am heading for the wall to warn the Watch and the Free Folk…"