Summary: Bran attends the execution of Gared, who ran away after Will and Waymar died but was caught and condemned as a deserter. Robb Stark argues that Gared died bravely, while Jon Snow, Ned's son, believed that Gared was terrified. Ned explains to Bran that a man can only be brave when he is in fact afraid.
Th execution in chapter 1 introduces a baseline sense of what Ned views as proper justice. Temporary insanity is clearly not a valid defense since Ned later admits that Gared was scared half-mad. Ned explains that the judge must carry out the execution himself if he believes his decision to be just. Considering Gared's sound advice and repeated warnings to his young leader, Waymar, the reader is left to decide if Gared's death was truly just.
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