Eddard starting in "Robert, I beg of you"

The majority of this chapter takes place with the king Robert and the council (including Eddard). The topic being discussed by the council is whether they should kill Daenerys or not. Robert is all for letting this woman of only 14 being assassinated, and many of the others agree saying that she must receive a "steel kiss". The only one sticking up for this young pregnant woman is Eddard, who thinks it is cowardice in two ways, the fact that they feel so threatened by an unborn child that they must kill it and also the fact that Robert wont carry out the murder himself.

Seeing things from from Eddard's point of view in this chapter is important because you discover even more about his character, how honorable and noble he is. He goes as far as to argue with his king just because his moral compass is so strong in defining what is wrong and what is right. He thinks it is cowardice to have a 14 year old girl murdered which doesn't say too much on its own, but the fact that he is able to stand up for what he believes in sends a strong message. Once it is settled that they shall indeed kill this woman Ned thinks that it should be Robert's responsibility and that he should have to "hear her last words" and "see her tears" which is an incredibly brave thing, its one thing to have someone killed but to have to actually kill them must be a totally different story. All of those things is why I chose this chapter, Ned's immense amount of  courage, bravery, honesty etc. is inspiring and once again sends a strong message that goes beyond the book. We have all seen the studies done on how Americans or just people in general don't like confrontation, so instead of stepping in and stopping something bad from happening they will just keep walking and pretend it never happened, no matter the severity of the incident. But this chapter illustrates how things should work in society, how we should step in and voice our opinions, let what we think be heard. Yes it might not be taken into consideration or acknowledged but at least you will have a clear conscience and know that you tried to do what was right.