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Chapter Forty-Five - Eddard 12 - A Game of Thrones | A Song of Ice and Fire

Published: July 6, 2020, 4 a.m.

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Eddard Stark is now in possession of the biggest secret in King\\u2019s Landing. News so immense it could destroy the very kingdom. But the king is off hunting and Ned has few friends with whom to share the news. What to do? Personally we wouldn\\u2019t have advised confiding in Cersei Bloomin\\u2019 Lannister, but then again we\\u2019re morally flexible soft southern children of summer. From their respective castles, Mac and Simon analyze the latest happenings and weigh up the latest battle between Ned\\u2019s honor and common sense.\\xa0

Chapter Review:\\xa0
Ned entertains some of his Small Council cohorts - Grand Maester Pycelle and Petyr LittleFinger Baelish. Apparently, Tywin Lannister doesn\\u2019t appreciate having his bannerman, Ser Gregor Clegane brought to heel. Ned\\u2019s past caring about Tywin.\\xa0

But he does still care about Cersei\\u2019s children. They parley in the infrequently- used King\\u2019s Landing Godswood. It goes about as well as might be expected. She admits to everything (even providing the identity of the father), but she does not admit to Jon Arryn\\u2019s murder.\\xa0
Cersei tries to use her feminine wiles - but come on - this is Lord Eddard Stark. Ned advises her to gather her children and flee... far. Robert\\u2019s wrath will follow her as far as she could possibly run. Cersei tells Ned he missed the chance to seize the throne for himself. And follows up with, "In the Game of Thrones you win, or you die." \\xa0

Characters/Places/Names/Events:\\xa0
Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend.\\xa0
Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully.\\xa0
Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Fellow member of the king's Small Council.\\xa0
Queen Cersei Lannister - Wife of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister.\\xa0
King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend.\\xa0
Tywin Lannister - Lord of Casterly Rock. Father of Jamie, Cersei, and Tyrion Lannister.\\xa0

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