[thesoothsayer]

Rickon's going to die unless GRRM forwards the time-line because he's too young to do anything else but die. He'll warg into Shaggy Dog because his own physical self is too weak and puny, and Shaggy Dog will die, taking an axe-blow to his head while saving Bran, dragging Rickon's mind (and then body) along with him into the grave. Sad but it is known.