little rickon refused to leave without the
last reminder of family, a family that was
s c a t t e r e d or worse. the tully haired
boy with riverine hues couldn’t understand
why everyone was leaving, a part of rickon
wondered if they deserted him. he couldn’t
lose bran, too. bran was his brother and the
pack was supposed to p r o t e c t each other.
❝ i’m your brother,
i have to protect you. ❞
although ned had said that rickon would
learn to face his fears, the youngest Stark
was afraid of losing another person that he
loved. unshed tears welled in his blue eyes
as rickon silently begged bran to not send him
away with osha and his beloved direwolf.
It hurt him so horribly to say that. Rickon is it,
all he has left of his family, but he knows that
he is not able to take Rickon with him. He
doesn't know w h e r e he is going or h o w
he will get there, but he knows that the path
will be dangerous. Much too dangerous for
Rickon. Rickon is just a b a b y.
❝ I have to protect y o u. ❞
He is the older brother, it is his
job to protect and protect he
will do.