This Chapter begins with Eddard Stark waking to learn of king Robert's death, and calls a meeting of the small council in his solar. Eddard tells the council about how Robert named him Joffery's Regent and how he is to rule till Joff comes of age. Ned goes to the great hall to inform the Queen and Joffery by giving them Roberts letter. When Ned gets to the throne room he informs everyone of the late Kings wishes and the Queen and Joffery proclaim him a liar and calls for him to be arrested. Ned expects the city watch to back him yet littlefinger betrays him and the guard kill his men and take him prisoner.
This chapter was the obvious choice for this section and as much as I detest blogging about the Eddard chapters this one I simply could not pass up. This is a major turning point in the book for Eddard has cast his dye and played the game of thrones, and to say the least Cersei was right about the outcome. Ned is the ever honerable and this is his downfall. If he was a smarter man he would have read littlefinger like a book in his last chapter and seen this coming but Ned has a surplus of honor and bravery not cunning. This is a painful ending to this chapter for the reader especially the rereader. Little finger shows his true color in this chapter and he hoists the benner of a surviver not an honorable lord.
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