Execution of Eddard Stark

King Robert asks Ned to step in as King until Joffery is an adult. Not Giving all power to Joffery immediately

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	During his tenure as [[Hand of the King]] to King [[Robert Baratheon]], Ned Stark discovers by meeting Robert's bastard children and studying the lineage of House Baratheon that Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen Baratheon are actually Cersei's children with her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister]]. Ned later confronts Cersei about this and gives her a chance to flee [[King's Landing]] with her children before he tells Robert the truth after he returns from his hunt, but Cersei instead arranges Robert's death by instructing her cousin, [[Lancel Lannister]], to give him too much wine during his hunt.		During his tenure as [[Hand of the King]] to King [[Robert Baratheon]], Ned Stark discovers by meeting Robert's bastard children and studying the lineage of House Baratheon that Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen Baratheon are actually Cersei's children with her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister]]. Ned later confronts Cersei about this and gives her a chance to flee [[King's Landing]] with her children before he tells Robert the truth after he returns from his hunt, but Cersei instead arranges Robert's death by instructing her cousin, [[Lancel Lannister]], to give him too much wine during his hunt.
−	Robert is fatally wounded and names Joffrey as his successor. Ned does not reveal the truth to Robert, but instead contacts Robert's younger brother and true heir, [[Stannis Baratheon]], to inform him. Meanwhile, Cersei and Joffrey seize the throne. Securing help from [[Janos Slynt]] and [[Petyr Baelish]], Ned challenges Cersei and orders her and her children arrested, but Slynt and Baelish have already been bribed by the Lannisters and they turn on Ned, resulting in his men being massacred and him imprisoned.	+	Robert is fatally wounded and names Joffrey as his successor when he is an adult and asks Ned to take the thrown until then. Ned does not reveal the truth to Robert, but instead contacts Robert's younger brother and true heir, [[Stannis Baratheon]], to inform him. Meanwhile, Cersei and Joffrey seize the throne. Securing help from [[Janos Slynt]] and [[Petyr Baelish]], Ned challenges Cersei and orders her and her children arrested, but Slynt and Baelish have already been bribed by the Lannisters and they turn on Ned, resulting in his men being massacred and him imprisoned.
	While in the dungeons, Ned is visited by Varys, who informs him that his son, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], has called all of House Stark's banners to march on King's Landing and free him, and though [[Arya Stark|Arya]] has escaped, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] is still the Lannisters' hostage. However, Varys also claims that if Ned confesses to his "treason" and orders Robb to stand down, he will be spared and sent to the [[Night's Watch]] and Sansa's safety guaranteed.		While in the dungeons, Ned is visited by Varys, who informs him that his son, [[Robb Stark|Robb]], has called all of House Stark's banners to march on King's Landing and free him, and though [[Arya Stark|Arya]] has escaped, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] is still the Lannisters' hostage. However, Varys also claims that if Ned confesses to his "treason" and orders Robb to stand down, he will be spared and sent to the [[Night's Watch]] and Sansa's safety guaranteed.