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Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet
I get that it needed to be a big secret. Did he not trust his wife to keep it?
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Would you trust Catelyn Stark to keep a secret like that?
She was kind of an idiot who was terrible at making decisions. Just like her brother and sister.
Ned did what he had to. He knew if Robert found out, that likely would mean war. With the man he considers a brother. And his honor would not have allowed him to step aside.