Bran, I sob. You have to go. He just smiles. Bran! You must! Again the smile. He won't leave. He'll be my faithful friend forever. He'd rather die by my side than skip free without me. I return the smile. Very well, I sigh and reach out a hand. Bran takes it, expecting only my touch. But what he gets on top of that is the last of my magic. A swift, improvised spell. I reach into his mind and send an image into his thoughts, of the hole, him dashing out of it, racing through the cave and not coming back. And then, with all the magical force I can muster, I yell at him-
In this emotional excerpt, the narrator pleads with Bran to leave, expressing desperation and fear for his safety. Despite the narrator's insistence, Bran remains steadfast, choosing loyalty over freedom, conveying an unwavering bond between the two characters. The narrator recognizes the depth of their friendship, which leads to a poignant moment of acceptance.
The narrator then takes a decisive action by using the last of their magic to communicate a powerful...