Not cry. Fly.<br />“I can’t fly,” Bran said. “I can’t, I can’t…”<br />How do you know? Have you ever tried?<br />The voice was high and thin. Bran looked around to see where it was coming from. A crow was spiraling down with him, just out of touch, following him as he fell. “Help me,” he said.<br />I’m trying, the crow replied…<br />The crow took to the air and flapped around Bran’s hand.<br />“You have wings,” Bran pointed out.<br />Maybe you do too.<br />Bran felt along his shoulders, groping for feathers.<br />There are different kinds of wings, the crow said…<br />Bran was falling faster than ever. The grey mists howled around him as he plunged toward the earth below. “What are you doing to me?” he asked the crow, tearful.<br />Teaching you how to fly.<br />“I can’t fly!”<br />You’re flying right now.<br />“I’m falling!”<br />Every flight begins with a fall, the crow said. Look down.