The book is really starting to develop as Ned moves to the
south. When the children first received their wolfs their mother was found to
have been killed by a stag, the animal of the Baratheon house, it seems a prophecy
came true when Robert ordered the wolf to be killed for biting his son. This
presents us with the theme of the unfair spread of power. Even though Arya told
the king that her and her friend had not attacked the prince it was still a
crime even though the children had done nothing wrong and thus the children
were punished for something they didn’t do. We also see a more realistic view
of the kingdom from the wall. Jon Snow is the only one in his training class to
have ever held a sword before coming to the wall and was reminded that on the
wall most men (like him) were bastards or born from whore mothers. Another big development
is how the house of Lannister and Stark are starting to become enemies. Ned and Cersei are developing a relationship
of being polite to each others faces but clearly disliking each other. As the
hate between Lannisters and Starks develop it will be interesting what will
happen between Sansa and Joffrey and Tyrion and Jon. Tyrion and Jon have become
good friends so their friendship will be tested and Sansa and Joffrey have been
told that they will be wed so things will soon become very complicated.
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