User blog comment:Ragingturtle/Season 6 Thoughts/@comment-5308269-20150627021608

I'm sure that the layer of snow at the foot of the castle walls was still deep enough to break their fall. And as a large battle was just fought outside of Winterfell, they may chance upon a few stray horses. They would have to quickly leave the demense of Winterfell. Last Hearth, the family seat of House Umber are likely among the Northern nobility who are holding out against Bolton rule. Hopefully, Rickon and Osha may be found at Last Hearth as per Bran's instructions (unless D&D are going with the book version in regard to Rickon). Without Sansa to vouch for him, Last Hearth would be one of the least likely places Theon would want to go. In any case, I'm doubtful he would return to the Iron Islands. Balon Greyjoy has disowned Theon while Yara won't be sacrificing more Ironborn for him again after what happened at the Dreadfort. The only other choice would be Castle Black. Whatever the case with Jon Snow (whether or not he's staying dead), Sansa would be beyond the reach of the Boltons and Theon might seek redemption by 'taking the Black'.

Despite some widespread notions about Bran's future role post-ADWD, there is nothing in Bran's latest chapter to suggest that he's going to stay in the CoTF cave or "replace" the Three-eyed Crow/Raven. Not beyond his own personal fears, at least. I also think its unfortunate that they couldn't adapt scenes from Bran's last chapter in ADWD. And Benioff and Weiss' reasoning for their decision rings hollow considering how they gave scenes for Sansa Stark, while Tyrion Lannister skipped straight ahead of his own book material just to get him into Daenerys Targaryen's story-arc, but I digress. There was mention in Jon's chapters in ASOS concerning a subterranean network called Gornes Way, which extends beneath the Wall. And the Cave of the Three-eyed Crow/Raven was depicted as being part of a much larger cave-network. Bran, it appears, is only in the cave to receive instruction from the Three-eyed Crow concerning his Greenseeing and warging gifts and will return to Winterfell when he's ready.

I think Daenerys Targaryen will be rescued from her Dothraki captors by a recovered Drogon. Perhaps just as Daario Naharis and Jorah Mormont track down the Khalasar. And the sight of a mature dragon may compel some present Dothraki into giving their fealty to Daenerys.

Whatever the case is with Jon Snow, I assume that there is a reason for Melisandre arriving at Castle Black in the hours leading up to Jon Snow's assassination. And if Stannis Baratheon is dead, then Davos Seaworth would either have to return home to Rainwood, where his wife still resides, or make the decision to help the Night's Watch at this critical time. The long-expected invasion by the White Walker's is at hand, and there is no one else to unite the men of Night's Watch and the surviving Free Folk of Hardhome. And it sure won't be Alliser Thorne. So consider me in the camp which is expecting the return of Jon Snow in Season 6.