Here we go:
"Later in that same episode, Bran touches the roots of the Heart Tree without the aid of the Three-Eyed Raven and travels to a snowy version of this scene, where the Night King has assembled his army. This is the moment that the Night King sees Bran, brands him, and all hell breaks loose."
So, I think...the first thing he saw when he went in alone was this symbol. Then he saw the NK and his army and got touched.
Yep, here it is:
Oh my god I never put this together.
So..wow.
Back to what I was saying a few days, the Mountain that the group beyond the Wall is seeking out.
The Mountain where the Children created the Night King, which is the location that we see in that video above when Bran touches the tree.
Same Mountain. And just in case you weren't totally sure
You can see it in the background.
So now, let's REALLY think about the HOund seeing that Mountain in the flames. Telling him to go right there. And let's really think about who sent him that message. It's either Bran or the Night King, by mistake or on purpose, but it wasn't some magical R'hllor.
I'm gonna do a big, long re-read of just the things Melisandre sees in the flames and then see how it compares with things Bloodraven or Bran are looking at.
I've long wondered if the things seen in the flames are just kinda magical outputs of what Bran and Bloodraven are doing. NOt really intended. Kinda like when your walkie talkie picks up a phone conversation. ACtually, exactly like when your walkie talkie picks up a phone conversation.
Just off the top of my head, in the show, she sees the Army of the Dead in the flames. Well, who the fuck else keeps looking at the Army of the Dead?
In the books, she sees, I THINK, the Wall fall to a dragon (shadow flame and towers falling into the sea and a mass of bodies). Well, who else saw that?
She keeps looking for R'hllor's champion in the books but "all she sees is snow."
WELL who else kept seeing Jon, including when he was born underneath a bleeding star?