User blog comment:Etindel/That did NOT just happen!/@comment-96.57.215.124-20130603153134/@comment-121.222.178.208-20130604003753

It's obvious to the viewer what the motives were and who was responsible, but if the series continues to follow the books it's revealed that all involved take some care to manage the spin and sell a very different story to those who weren't there or directly involved - which incidentally is the catalyst for further bloodshed to cover their tracks.