Eddard's chapter beginning with "Pain is a gift from the gods..."

Eddard's chapter beginning with "Pain is a gift from the gods..."
Littlefinger and Eddard discuss the Hound's surprising reaction to Eddard sending men to behead Gregor (although he dislikes his brother, the Hound is angry that Eddard had sent men to kill him). Eddard later meets with Cersei, who blatantly admits to having something to do with Bran's injury. Eddard warns her to leave because when Robert returns he intends to tell him the truth of her children (they are not Roberts!)
This chapter is important in the larger context of the story because it uncovers a lot of information. We finally find out the meaning of Jon Arryn's last words, "the seed is strong." Arryn had discovered the truth of the Kings "children." Eddard also reflect on the men in his life continuing the idea that few can be trusted. I chose this chapter because of the conversation between Cersei and Eddard. Previously I didn't feel like I had heard a lot from Cersei and I was very surprised that she was so upfront about her affair with her brother. This chapter develops on the idea of medieval life. For example, Eddard choses to meet Cersei in the godswood "so the gods [could] see." Cersei's openness of her relationship with her brother and explanation of how common it was to "wed brother and sister." Both of these are examples of how different medieval society is from our own.