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Ned and Robert go toe-to-toe over how to handle Dany's pregnancy. When all is said and done, king Robert needs a new Hand of the King, and Ned is headed back to Winterfell. We sit in on the Small Council meeting, tell you what happened, why, and make conjectures about the consequences.

Chapter Review:
King Robert is in attendance at the Small Council meeting. He has learned that Daenerys Targaryen is pregnant and says now is the time to extinguish the Targaryen flame for good. Ned says it's nothing short of murder to kill a 14-year-old girl and her unborn child. Increasingly heated words are exchanged between the two until king Robert can take no more. He puts it to a vote of the Small Council and wins 4-1. Ned refuses to order the assassination and resigns as Hand of the King. A furious king Robert tells him to get out before his head ends up on a spike. Back at the Tower of the Hand, Ned has mixed feelings about leaving. He's excited to get back to Winterfell but worried about the realm being left in the hands of king Robert and the other members of the Small Council. He also feels remorseful that he hadn't gotten to the bottom of Jon Arryn's murder. While he's planning his departure, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish shows up and offers to take him to the brothel that Ned and his men have been looking for.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend.
King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm.
Lord Varys - Eunuch and Master of Whispers.
Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, childhood friend to Cat Stark.
Renly Baratheon - King Robert's youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End and Master of Laws.
Ser Barriston Selmy - Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, younger sister to Viserys.
Viserys Targaryen - Deposed heir to the Iron Throne. 
Khal Drogo - Leader of a Dothraki khalasar, husband to Daeny Targaryen.
Stannis Baratheon - Older younger brother of King Robert, Lord of Dragonstone.

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