User blog comment:Veldorn01772/Ned's death/@comment-5670832-20121121162908/@comment-5014364-20121122034507

Fanfiction is absurd. The *entire point* that George R.R. Martin was trying to make was the contrast that Ned dies even though he does the honorable thing; indeed, has multiple points when, knowing things are spiraling out of control, he instead chooses the honorable thing (i.e. turning down Renly's offer to try to stage a coup while they could).