Finally we find out what Bran has been up to all this time: hiding out in the crypt with Osha, Hodor, Rickon, Meera and Jojen. Apparently they just made some false tracks to the woods, send the wolves on to make more tracks (which Theon wasted his afternoon trying to follow before killing the Miller and his family in exasperation) and then doubled back to hide in the last place anyone would look, right underneath Winterfell.
Bran can mind-meld with his wolf at will now, and like a virtual reality addict or a kid who can't stop playing Fortnite, needs to be reminded to eat and go to the toilet. He learns that Winterfell has been burned, so they make their way out of a crypt with a brief dramatic interlude while we find out whether or not Hodor can open door with rocks jammed against it.
We get direct confirmation that it was Bran who helped Jon, though Bran is not sure how and whether he really did that.
Everyone is dead except for Maester Luwin, who advises them to split up just before he dies (with a helping hand from Osha) but is a little unclear on where they should go since war is everywhere. Osha and Rickon head east and along the kingsroad (maybe they will make it to Riverrun), while Bran, Meera and Jojen head north. I'm not sure where they might end up. The wall?
