What If Jon Snow Saved Bran Stark From the Assassin

When the library tower catches fire, Jon Snow has not yet ridden north to take the black. The yard empties to fight the flames, but Ghost turns from the smoke and leads Jon to Bran's bedchamber. Inside, Jon and his direwolf kill the assassin before the blade touches Bran or Lady Catelyn. The blood on the floor binds Catelyn to Jon. She never wanted Ned's bastard in Winterfell, and now she owes Bran's life to him. In the stables, Jon Snow finds the assassin's purse of silver stags. That coin changes Lady Catelyn's council in the solar. What will Ser Rodrik Cassel tell Eddard Stark in King's Landing before Littlefinger can spin his lies? And at Winterfell, Robb and Jon stand together when Tyrion arrives with gifts for Bran, even as Yoren brings word of Benjen Stark lost beyond the Wall. Jon Snow stays at Winterfell to defend the pack instead of riding to the Wall. With the assassin dead in the dark, the dagger turns back on Littlefinger before the Great Houses march to war. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cinder Wing Chronicle 0:10 In Another Life 1:07 Smoke Over the Yard 11:52 The Blade on the Table 22:00 Silver in the Straw 32:13 The Lady's Council 42:03 Two Letters 52:19 The Statue in the Crypt 1:02:15 A Lannister at the Table 1:12:33 The Hand's Answer 1:23:24 The Wolfswood 1:33:24 The Hand Resigns 1:44:23 The Crow Who Came for Jon 1:54:38 Jon's Answer 2:03:58 The Lord Comes Home 2:14:07 Your Mother New Game of Thrones What If stories every week. Subscribe to Cinder Wing Chronicle and tell us your own What If in the comments. This is a fan-made alternate history. Game of Thrones and its characters belong to HBO and George R. R. Martin. Narration uses an AI-assisted voice. #GameOfThrones #WhatIf #JonSnow