Its always been my rather unimaginative contention that the wolves were either an idealized self-image of the children or a bit of foreshadowing on Martins part...withh exception of Grey Wind and Shaggy Dog theyre all kind of obvious where either the character is going or what they think...but the part that I missed was it works both ways....in Nyms case she is I think actually fulfilling Aryas potential in a shared duality kind of thing....and adds more fuel to the Arya wreaking bloody havoc on certain golden haired people angle.
Which is why I always felt that Jon will be engaging in a guerilla campaign against the Others after they break the wall. I mean cmon...Ghost. The north being depopulated and bleak right now, makes for easy going for those zombie things...you block a few passes maybe you slow em down. Of course guerrilla implies a static enemy that isnt marching inexorably southward. So once again...I dont know what Im talking about.
Did I ever mention I loved the Shaggy Dog/Rickon relationship. Heck I love the fact his name is Shaggy Dog, and he's a wolf...cracks me up every time...