On their way back to Winterfell, the group found a dead stag on the road. The stag was partially gutted. Searching for what murdered it, they find a dead female dire wolf- a monstrous creature rarely seen south of the Wall. The dire wolf died after giving birth, leaving her five pups huddling by the corpse for warmth. Theon Greyjoy suggests that they should kill the pups, however Jon Snow persuades his father that this is a sign: the dire wolf is the Sigil of House Stark, and Ned's five true-born children are meant to have them. Ned agrees that his children should have the pups, but on a condition that they should be the one to train and feed the pups and if they die, they will bury the direwolves themselves. Before the group leaves, Jon Snow finds a sixth pup, an albino runt of the litter. Theon mockingly points out that this one belongs to Jon Snow.
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