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Faces appear in the window above him: Cersei and her twin brother, Jaime.
CERSEI
He saw us.
As distraught as the queen looks, Jaime simply seems amused, watching the terrified boy with a small smile.
Bran’s fingers start to slip. He grabs the ledge with his other hand. Fingernails dig into unyielding stone. Jaime reaches down.
JAIME
Take my hand.
Bran seizes Jaime’s arm and holds on with all his strength. Jaime yanks him up to the ledge with no apparent effort and stands him on the window sill.
CERSEI What are you doing?
JAIME (ignoring her) How old are you, boy?
BRAN
Eight.
Now that he’s safe, Bran trembles, realizing how close he came to dying. He releases Jaime’s arm.
Jaime looks at his sister. There is loathing in his voice:
JAIME The things I do for love.
He shoves Bran. The boy falls backward out the window, screaming, the courtyard rushing up to meet him.
Somewhere in the distance, a wolf howls.
Crows circle the broken tower.
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