Where the man had been hiding they found ninety silver stags hidden under the straw. Hal tells her that nobody knows who the man was, but he had likely been lurking in the stables since the king's visit. Robb, now wearing armor and a sword, comes to see her with Theon Greyjoy, Ser Rodrik Cassel, and Hallis Mollen, the new captain of the guard. When Catelyn remembers her behavior since Bran's fall she is ashamed, promising herself that it will not happen again. It seems like a nightmare, but the pain in her hands reminds her that it was real. The maester gives her milk of the poppy, which puts her to sleep. After the bath, Maester Luwin dresses Catelyn's wounds: her fingers are cut almost to the bone and the man had pulled out a handful of hair. Old Nan undresses her and helps her into a bath. Once the man is dead, the direwolf settles down on Bran's bed.Ĭatelyn is taken back to her chambers.
The man is about to attack her again when Bran's direwolf leaps onto him and rips out his throat. She bites the man's hand and fights her way free. Catelyn manages to grab the blade with her hands and push it away, cutting her fingers badly. Catelyn attempts to scream for help, but the man is too quick as he moves to slit her throat. The man claims that Catelyn was not supposed to be there and moves towards Bran, claiming that killing him would be a mercy. When she turns away from the window, however, she is face-to-face with a filthy man brandishing a knife. While Robb rushes off to fight the fire, Catelyn remains behind with Bran. Then Robb notices the dogs barking as well and sees the library tower afire. Robb helps her up but she only begins screaming again.
When the other direwolves join in, Catelyn screams for Robb to make the noise stop and then collapses to the floor. Robb hears a direwolf howling outside and opens the window, explaining that the sound seems to be good for Bran. He goes on to explain that Rickon just follows him around all day crying, thinking everyone has abandoned him. Robb assures her that Bran is not going to die and reminds her that her other children need her, too. Catelyn insists she can't bear to be away from Bran, in case he should die. Catelyn is outraged that he can think of such trivial things when Bran is dying until Robb arrives to take charge of the appointments.Īfter the maester leaves, Robb asks Catelyn what she thinks she's doing spending all her time with Bran and not even saying farewell to her own family. Luwin reminds her that Vayon Poole went south with Lord Eddard and needs to be replaced, along with a number of other positions. Catelyn insists that the steward can worry about such matters. Regardless, the maester continues to speak of replacing provisions. Maester Luwin comes to tell her how much the king's visit has cost them, but Catelyn is not interested in looking at figures. Catelyn is now convinced Bran did not fall, but was pushed.Įight days after Eddard and the others have left Winterfell, Catelyn is still sitting at Bran's bedside in her fragile mental state. Catelyn delays the assassin long enough for Bran's direwolf to arrive and kill the assassin. Catelyn's breakdown over Bran's fall ends when an attempt is made on Bran's life.
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