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Quote #10
Their faces were stern and strong, and some of them had done terrible things, but they were Starks every one, and Bran knew all their tales. He had never feared the crypts; they were part of his home and who he was, and he had always known that one day he would lie here too. (70.Bran.42)
The past offers two-fold protection for Bran. First, as the crypt, it physically protects him from Theon Greyjoy's wrath. Second, as an ideal, it protects him by giving him a sense of self and purpose, two things he has been vitally missing since his tumble from the tower.