Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-5308269-20160714223522

Bran did not train for lordship for most of his life AT ALL. Remember: Robb came first in line, so Robb was the one being trained all his life to be the head of house stark. Bran wanted to be a KNIGHT and that's what he was training for before his fall. He did train though when he had to become the lord of winterfell after Robb left for war. But that only lasted from the second half of season 1 to the first half of season 2. And you're right, he never said he didn't want to be the lord of his house, but he never expressed he wanted it either. When he was acting lord he was not very happy about it, he was doing it because it was his duty. Bran's duty now is to be the 3ER and help saving the realm. He understood this when he was calling for his brother before jojen stopped him. He understood that he had to choose between love/family and duty and he chose to continue on his path north of the wall.

Also, Jon doesn't know that Bran is alive for sure. All he knows is that Sam saw him going beyond the wall. After what happened in Hardhome can Jon really assume that Bran is still alive? Jon doesn't know that Bran found a cozy cave protected with spells to prevent the white walkers for going in, does he? he doesn't know that bran was being protected by the CotF and 3ER. He could only assume that his brother is dead like the rest of the wildlings he couldn't save in hardhome.

Last, Jon wouldn't fight bran for the KitN title as much as Bran wouldn't fight Jon either. Bran has more important things to deal with. He has to finish his training by himself, he has a LOT to learn and process. He literally got the history of westeros uploaded onto his brain. Can he really bother with ruling the north when he has his dear brother/cousin who is more than capable for this job? Actually, Bran DID train for lordship from an early age. It's true that he wanted to be a knight in the Kingsguard, but the very reason his father took him to witness an execution was because his father wanted to prepare him for the role of commanding his brother's holdfasts, which would have involved dispensing justice and other details of administration. Whatever he planned to do with his future, his father wanted him to learn the skills and responsibilities to be his older brother's lieutenant within the demesne of Winterfell. And despite his earlier feelings about ruling Winterfell, he was proud of his performance in its governance. Ser Rodrik and Maester Luwin approved of the decisions he made.

"Bran's duty is to be the 3ER."

And why exactly does that negate his responsibilities as the heir to Winterfell? The founder of the Stark line and the institutions of the North was himself a greenseer. Bran was born a greenseer, because he's descended from a greenseer. And being greenseer is NOT some office like being a Maester. It's an ABILITY, not a reason for him to bow out of his legal responsibilities as a lord.

And if Bran already has the Three-eyed Raven's knowledge pumped into his head, then he doesn't need to finish his training. He just needs to process this knowledge. Why would you need to "continue training" when you already possess your instructor's knowledge?