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'''You'd Expect:''' That Petyr would [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere retreat to the Vale]] and prepare for the wights, keeping a representative in Winterfell who is loyal to him only. Sansa's a lost cause with her family back, Bran has demonstrated the ability to look into Petyr's past and his crimes (just look at Petyr's reaction when Bran says "Chaos is a ladder"), and Littlefinger prides himself on not getting trapped.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' That Petyr would [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere retreat to the Vale]] and prepare for the wights, keeping a representative in Winterfell who is loyal to him only. Sansa's a lost cause with her family back, Bran has demonstrated the ability to look into Petyr's past and his crimes (just look at Petyr's reaction when Bran says "Chaos is a ladder"), Arya is a WildCard that cares nothing about politics, and Littlefinger prides himself on not getting trapped.\\
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'''So You'd Then Expect:''' Ned to stall Jaime by pretending he doesn't know or isn't certain if the report is true, or try to defuse the situation diplomatically. Jaime is a brilliant swordsman, and he and his soldiers pose a direct threat to Ned and his retinue. Besides, this will enrage Tywin Lannister, who Ned well knows is a formidable enemy.\\
'''But Instead:''' Ned blows it by saying that Tyrion was arrested on ''his'' orders, removing any possibility of de-escalation.\\
'''But Instead:''' Ned blows it by saying that Tyrion was arrested on ''his'' orders, removing any possibility of de-escalation.\\
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'''So You'd Then Expect:''' Ned to stall Jaime by pretending he doesn't know or isn't certain if the report is true, or - if he's not a fan of lying - try to defuse the situation diplomatically.diplomatically by explaining their suspicions of Tyrion. Jaime is a brilliant swordsman, and he and his soldiers pose a direct threat to Ned and his retinue. Besides, this will enrage Tywin Lannister, who Ned well knows is a formidable enemy.\\
'''But Instead:''' Ned blows it by saying that Tyrion was arrested on ''his''orders, orders without going into detail about why, removing any possibility of de-escalation.de-escalation. He does warn Jaime that his death would result in Tyrion being killed in retaliation, but as the next moment indicates, this doesn't do anything to protect his retinue.\\
'''But Instead:''' Ned blows it by saying that Tyrion was arrested on ''his''
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'''The Result:''' Drogo decides he'll make a golden crown for Viserys right then and there, and pointedly neglects to let the gold cool down enough to solidify before putting it on the man's head. Viserys dies a bloodless, agonizing death before he can even set sail towards Westeros.
* Ned has just sussed out the secret that got his mentor, Jon Arryn, killed and someone tried to kill his son to protect. Namely that the king's son and heir was sired by the queen's twin brother. Also King Robert has a reputation for killing anyone that poses even a mere threat, like Daenerys.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Since he knows people have killed for this secret, he'd keep a lid on it until King Robert gets back, then tell him in private and let him handle it. Alternatively, he tells King Robert to make a vow to not hurt the children, and remind him to be an honorable king.\\
'''Instead:''' In an effort to "spare the children", Ned tells Queen Cersei that he knows and advises her to vamoose before Robert returns, expecting her to be shamed into leaving. Unfortunately for him, Robert returns with a fatal hunting wound, leaving Ned unwilling to tell him the truth.\\
'''The Result:''' What follows is a series of LawfulStupid decisions, ultimately leading to Ned's execution by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]] at the hands of one of the "children" he tried to spare.
* Joffrey Baratheon, being the sociopathic RoyalBrat that he is, gets more than one. His mother's plan was for Ned Stark to be framed on false charges so that she could force him to join the Night's Watch and be sent off to the wall. That way, he'd be far from King's Landing and his credibility would be damaged enough that his secret wouldn't be believed even if he let it out.\\
* Ned has just sussed out the secret that got his mentor, Jon Arryn, killed and someone tried to kill his son to protect. Namely that the king's son and heir was sired by the queen's twin brother. Also King Robert has a reputation for killing anyone that poses even a mere threat, like Daenerys.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Since he knows people have killed for this secret, he'd keep a lid on it until King Robert gets back, then tell him in private and let him handle it. Alternatively, he tells King Robert to make a vow to not hurt the children, and remind him to be an honorable king.\\
'''Instead:''' In an effort to "spare the children", Ned tells Queen Cersei that he knows and advises her to vamoose before Robert returns, expecting her to be shamed into leaving. Unfortunately for him, Robert returns with a fatal hunting wound, leaving Ned unwilling to tell him the truth.\\
'''The Result:''' What follows is a series of LawfulStupid decisions, ultimately leading to Ned's execution by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]] at the hands of one of the "children" he tried to spare.
* Joffrey Baratheon, being the sociopathic RoyalBrat that he is, gets more than one. His mother's plan was for Ned Stark to be framed on false charges so that she could force him to join the Night's Watch and be sent off to the wall. That way, he'd be far from King's Landing and his credibility would be damaged enough that his secret wouldn't be believed even if he let it out.\\
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'''The Result:''' Drogo decides he'll make a golden crown for Viserys right then and there, and pointedly neglects to let the gold cool down enough to solidify off before putting it on the man's head. Viserys dies a bloodless, agonizing death before he can even set sail towards Westeros.
* While Robert is off hunting, Nedhas just sussed susses out that Cersei and Jaime are secretly in [[BrotherSisterIncest an incestuous affair]], with Joffrey and Robert's other two children all being theirs. He comes to the conclusion that his mentor Jon Arryn was killed over this secret (false) and that got his mentor, Jon Arryn, killed and someone people tried to kill one of his son to protect. Namely that sons over it as well (true, at least in the king's son and heir was sired by the queen's twin brother. Also King Robert has a reputation for killing anyone that poses even a mere threat, like Daenerys.first instance).\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Sincehe knows people have killed for over this secret, secret as far as he's aware, he'd keep a lid on it until King Robert gets back, then tell him in private and let him handle it. Alternatively, he tells King Robert to make a vow to not hurt the children, and remind him to be an honorable king.it.\\
'''Instead:''' In an effort to "spare the children", Nedtells Queen reveals his awareness of the affair to Cersei that he knows and advises her to vamoose before Robert returns, expecting her to be shamed into leaving. Unfortunately for him, Robert returns with a fatal hunting wound, leaving Ned unwilling to tell him the truth.leaving.\\
'''The Result:'''What follows The only thing that stops Cersei from trying to have Ned bumped off is Robert returning from his hunt with a fatal wound (implied to be the result of Lancel deliberately getting him drunk at Cersei's behest), leaving him in no position to do anything about the secret Ned just revealed his awareness of. This allows Cersei to effectively take over as regent for Joffrey, with a series of LawfulStupid decisions, decisions on Ned's part ultimately leading to Ned's his execution by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]] at the hands of one of the "children" he tried to spare.
*Joffrey Baratheon, Joffrey, being the sociopathic RoyalBrat that he is, gets more than one. His mother's plan was for Ned Stark to be framed on false charges so that she could force him to join the Night's Watch and be sent off to the wall. That way, he'd be far from King's Landing and his credibility would be damaged enough that his secret wouldn't be believed even if he let it out.\\
* While Robert is off hunting, Ned
'''You'd Expect:''' Since
'''Instead:''' In an effort to "spare the children", Ned
'''The Result:'''
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