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Eddard sits with Grand Maester Pycelle and learns of Jon Arryn's final days. Was Pycelle acting sketchy during that time or doing what he thought best? Jon Arryn shared cryptic parting words and perused an unlikely book. Later Littlefinger gives Ned a gift and shares a revelation that leaves Ned shocked. We jump head-first into it all, and wonder why poison wasn't considered by more.

Chapter Review:
Eddard "Ned" Stark visits Grand Maester Pycelle's chambers to learn the details of Jon Arryn's death. Pycelle walks him through the timeline. Jon hadn't seemed himself for a while but he was healthy one minute and sick the next. Pycelle sent Jon's own maester away. He totally discounts poison as a possibility but then subtly fingers Lord Varys, if poison was involved. He says Lysa Arryn shouldn't be taken seriously, as she's mentally unstable. He also reveals that Cersei wasn't in town when Jon died. Ned takes it all in, but questions just who Pycelle serves. Later, after a quick talk with Arya, Ned meets Petyr Littlefinger Baelish. Littlefinger informs Ned that he's found four people with connections to Jon Arryn to interview. He then points out men in the yard who are spies watching Ned's window.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Eddard Stark - Hand of the King and Lord of Winterfell.
Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Member of the king's Small Council.
Jon Arryn - Former Hand of the King and Lord of the Eyrie.
Lysa Arryn - Widow of Jon Arryn and sister of Catelyn Stark, Ned's wife.
Robert Arryn - Sickly young son of Jon and Lysa.
King Robert Baratheon - Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend.
Cersei Lannister - Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
Lord Varys - King's Master of Whisperers. Fellow member of the king's Small Council.
Tywin Lannister - Father to Cersei, Jamie, and Tyrion. Lord of Casterly Rock. Former Hand of the King to King Aerys II.
Ser Hugh of the Vale - Former squire to Jon Arryn. Knighted after Jon's death.
Free Cities - Cities on the continent of Essos.
Lys - One of the nine Free Cities of Essos.
Eyrie - Castle from where the Arryns rule the Vale.

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