Where’s a greenseer to go? In “The Door,” Bran Stark awoke as the last greenseer and learned much more about the extent of his powers. He also got evicted from his home by his wicked landlord, the Night’s King. Bran is on the run again, and for the moment only survival matters. But with luck, Meera and Coldhands will get him to safety, and he can choose a new place to go. But where should Bran Stark end up? There are only a few good options, but the most exciting possibility is the Isle of Faces.

Why Bran Should Go To The Isle Of Faces

The Three-Eyed Raven told Bran early in the season that he wouldn’t stay at his tree-cave forever. We didn’t know just how quickly he’d be on his way again. Bran’s on the run and Meera is far less effective at carrying him than Hodor was, but a new benefactor is going to save them. And sooner or later, they’ll return south again—south of the Wall. They have to. The Night’s King now knows about Bran, and can chase him wherever he goes beyond the Wall. Only the Wall can provide safety—assuming Bran doesn’t bring it down.

After that, where is Bran to go? There are only two options that seem very likely. First, bear in mind that the greenseer sees through weirwood trees. This is more firmly established in the books; in the show, there’s at least some leeway about what Bran can see. But the greenseer’s power is ancient and of the old gods, and it works through the trees.

There are still lots of weirwood trees in the North, but only one that’s really of note: the one in Winterfell, Bran’s home. He could end up going back there, once Sansa and Jon Snow liberate it, but it has been firmly established that Winterfell isn’t terribly safe. It may be home, but there’s a war coming, and Winterfell is going to be a part of it. Not a great place for a treebound seer.

There’s a better place—the Isle of Faces, in the South. The island is in the center of the God’s Eye, the great lake on which Harrenhal is built, and we’ve weirdly never seen it in the series. But it’s a place of magic, filled with weirwood trees carved long ago. The site has a key place in history—it’s where the Pact between the children and the First Men was signed, ending their long war. After Bran discovered that the Children created the White Walkers, it makes even more sense that he would go to the Isle of Faces. The Children clearly regret their desperate action; the Pact arose only after. Going to where it was created, a place of great power, makes perfect sense for Bran, who can find ways to counteract the White Walkers beyond the ken of most men.

But it’s a long and dangerous trek. Let’s hope he makes it, because dammit, we want to see that Isle!