Through this part in the book we can see the story progressing much faster than the first section. For the first time we have an actual conflict between the Starks and Lannisters when Arya beats up Joffrey. In the aftermath we see that Joffrey is a spoiled brat when he lies to the king and his mother about what happened. We have an instance of ethos here because it's essentially Joffrey's word against Arya's and since Joffrey is the prince, more people believe him. Sansa isn't able to tell the truth because she does't want to upset Joffrey and the Lannisters. Out of the Starks she is the one who is most likely to enjoy the pageantry and flamboyance of the South and I think in the upcoming chapters we will see Sansa having to choose between her family and the Lannisters and the South more often. Another problem that I see in the future is that between Ned and King's Landing. Ned is clearly the most honorable and honest man in the book and perhaps the whole Seven Kingdoms but as we see in this section King's Landing is not a place for honest men. It is a place where politics rule and no one should be trusted. We can use Lord Varys and Petyr Baelish as good examples for this one. Will Ned be able to transition to the deceitful nature of King's Landing or will be remain the same and perhaps suffer for it? This section of reading has a lot of characters in new places and I'm curious to see how they react to their new surroundings.
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