#but the thing that itches the back of my brain is that.. bran's Heroes Quest is literally abt a child being lured to a cave by a creepy old

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The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong

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#a song of ice and fire #asoiafgif #asoiafedit #bran stark #branstarkedit #gotbranstark #oh brandon... branflake #my dearest child.... dare i say my cinnamon apple #of all the arcs in this series that truly confounds me... it's this one #the overarching big daddy theme has always been The Throne Doesnt Matter Bc Whats Coming Is So Much More Important #and i vibe with that.. i get it.. love it even #but the thing that itches the back of my brain is that.. bran's Heroes Quest is literally abt a child being lured to a cave by a creepy old #man #i just kinda refuse to believe that all of this was so bran learned some Backstory #the thing we fail to take into account is that he's being trained not by just some random old man #but brynden rivers.... #so much of bryndens story has been about Ends Justifying The Means #we see elements of this in bran's story and his justification for warging into hodor.. again he's also like 8 but still #so yeah he's not above luring a disabled child across the country to kill his friend to unlock abilities bc (insert reason) #so i have to wonder where the crossroads is between total selfless sacrifice of autonomy #and realizing that brynden's motives aren't entirely selfless either (i just KNOW sheira is quaithe and they're doin weird shit) #like is a future element of bran's arc about The Line and where it's drawn when it comes to who suffers for the overall outcome?? #will there be a point where bran learns just enough to to access abilities that help just enough before he regains Himself #and rejects Brynden #DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH EURON??? #cus a we know brynden came to euron before bran but euron 'couldnt fly' AND WE SEE HOW WELL THAT TURNED OUT #so will bran learn that he's just a pawn in a bigger game?? #girl i just dont KNOW #it just stresses me out bc i see the absolute horror to come and then i remember when he promised to pay back the Liddle for feeing them #like he's just a KIND boy at the heart of darkness u kno