[ConjunctionJunction]

The TV show sometimes combines characters from the book, so Uncle Benjen and Cold Hands are likely different characters in the book. The back stories and character motivations are sometimes different, too.

In the TV show, Uncle Benjen said that the Children of the Forest found him before he turned, and they were able to stop the magical process that would have put him under the control of the White Walkers.

[LegendHasIt]

Thanks.