Tower of the Hand

Bran, Hodor, Meera, Jojen, and Summer approach an old, abandoned village on a lake with a tower on an island in the center. Summer spies three deer and takes off after them. They are out of the mountains, and the terrain consists of grasslands, fields, low rolling hills, and bogs all the way to the Wall. Jojen says they should stay there for the night as a storm is coming. No buildings are still intact save the tower, which appears unreachable. Bran says there is a hidden causeway to the tower. He recognizes the place as Queenscrown, where Queen Alysanne stayed on her visit north. She rode her dragon Silverwing to the Wall and was so impressed by the Night's Watch that she convinced her husband, Jaehaerys I, to double the size of the Gift, that land adjacent to the Wall controlled by the Night's Watch. The top of the tower is painted gold to honor the event. They find the causeway and make their way to the island. They get through the front door of the tower, but iron bars block access to the rest of the structure. Bran pulls down an iron grate over a murder hole, and they are able to climb through to the upper levels. Once they are settled, Bran asks Jojen how he means to get through the Wall. He says he means to go to one of the abandoned castle and try to find an opening. They see a lone rider heading towards the village and take cover in the tower as the first drops of rain begin to fall. Soon it is pouring, and thundering beside. Hodor gets scared and starts screaming. During one flash of lightning, Jojen spies men down below entering the village. Hodor will not stop screaming, and Bran reaches for him as he does for Summer and actually takes control of him for a second, frightening himself, but silencing Hodor. He then opens his third eye and becomes Summer, who is scouting the men warily in the rain. He can smell their fear.