I chose Bran's chapter 729-740. In this chapter, Bran tells Maester Luwin about his dream that his father was in the crypts. Bran felt pretty sure of this and Maester Luwin kind of brushed off his childish ideas. Finally, Bran gets Osha to take him and Maester Luwin into the crypts where they are frightened by Shaggy and Rickon. Rickon tells them that he also had a dream that their father was down in the crypts and Shaggy attacks Maester Luwin. When they head back upstairs, Maester Luwin keeps trying to calm them when suddenly a bird arrives with a message. The message is about their father who was just murdered.
I think this chapter is important because we can see some almost magical elements to the story. I believe when Bran lost his ability to walk, he gained strength in his other abilities, similar to how a blind person's sense of hearing heightens. I think Bran's intelligence and intuition are heightened at the loss of his mobility. "He had known it since last night, he realized, since the crow had led him down to the crypts to say farewell." Bran kind of has this new sense of awareness and his dreams keep giving him vital information. Bran knows the bad news is coming and intuition tells him that his father is dead and only a long and cold winter lays ahead with his death. Bran is growing into a young man and his strength is quickly becoming the other-worldly wisdom he now has. I also believe this chapter shows Osha and how she does care about Bran. She seems to have a lot of wisdom as well.
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