

Bran is awakened after Summer kills a deer and is about to feast. Summer is hunting in the Haunted Forest, with Bran having warged into him. Afterwards, Summer continues following Bran, along with Hodor, Meera and Jojen Reed to the lands beyond the Wall. While spending the night at the Nightfort, they are met by Samwell Tarly and Gilly, and the former deduces Bran's identity after seeing Summer and mentions his third brother Ghost. Meanwhile, Summer follows Bran to the Wall and beyond. Around this time, his other brother Grey Wind is slain along with Robb, Catelyn, and Talisa Stark as well as the bulk of their forces at the Red Wedding. After that, Summer is separated from Shaggydog as he accompanies Rickon and Osha to Last Hearth. Bran proceeds to attack and kill some of the wildlings through Summer, acompanied by Shaggydog, while Bran and his companions hide from them in a nearby mill. Later, Bran wargs into Summer and sees Jon being accosted by wildlings. When Meera puts a knife to Osha's throat, Summer gets angry but Jojen calms him down. Bran's group are encountered by Jojen and Meera Reed. Summer follows Bran on his journey to the Wall. Summer protects Bran from an unknown boy. Summer and Shaggydog reunite with the boys and their companions after the castle is sacked and put to the torch, and accompany them as they travel north to find sanctuary with Jon. When Theon captures Winterfell, Summer and Shaggydog flee with Osha, Bran, Rickon, and Hodor. Bran is experiencing Summer's actions and movements in his dreams.

Summer is kept inside the godswood of Winterfell. Shortly afterwards, Lady is killed at Cersei's demand. The direwolf then climbs onto the bed and lays next to Bran in order to protect him from anyone else who may come to harm his master. Summer lays beside Bran with a bloody muzzle after saving him.Īs Bran lies in bed, an assassin tries to kill him, but Summer kills the assassin. He pokes his head out the window and upon seeing there is nobody except Summer, he pushes Bran out the window, leaving him comatose and crippled. When they see the boy, Jaime runs over to Bran and grabs him. Summer followed Bran around wherever he climbed until one day, while climbing a broken tower, Bran witnesses Cersei having sex with Jaime. At the request of Jon Snow, the pups were spared and each Stark child adopted one as their own. Summer was adopted as a pup with the rest of his siblings when Eddard Stark and his entourage came upon the pups and their deceased mother.
