Tyrion is reading in the library, but is distracted by the constant howling of a wolf.¹ Tyrion decides he is done for the evening and wakes Septon Chayle, who has fallen asleep atop a book on the life of Grand Maester Aethelmure. He gives the books and scrolls he was reading back into the care of the Septon and warns him to be careful as some of them are quite rare, including Ayrmidon's Engines of War. Outside, men are drilling in the yard, and Tyrion hears Sandor comment on how he wishes Bran would just die, as he has been unconscious for several days since his fall. Tyrion comes over and tells Joffrey that he should pay his respects to Lord Eddard, but Joffrey does not see the point, so Tyrion slaps him and cows him into doing so. Tyrion proceeds to the guest house, where Cersei, Jaime, Tommen, and Myrcella are having breakfast. Cersei has always disliked Tyrion, while Jaime is the one person who has consistently shown him kindness since childhood. King Robert has not been sleeping, and has been at Lord Eddard's side since Bran's fall. Tyrion breaks the news that Maester Luwin thinks that if Bran were going to die, he would have already done so. Tommen and Myrcella are overjoyed, but Cersei and Jaime do not seem pleased. Tyrion explains that it has been four days since the fall with little change, which makes death less likely. Myrcella asks if Bran will get better, and Tyrion explains that his back was broken and his legs shattered in the fall and that he will never walk again even if he wakes up. Bran's wolf¹ has been howling under his window nonstop since the fall, and when Maester Luwin closed the window, Bran seemed to weaken until it was opened again.² Tyrion states that he intends to go north to see the Wall. Returning the conversation to Bran, Jaime says that he would not want to live a cripple and prefers a clean death.³ Tyrion, on the other hand, hopes the boy does wake up, because he thinks Bran may have an interesting story to tell.