[Spoilers] Ned’s honor always protected children to his own detriment, meanwhile a large majority of the other characters were responsible or complicit in the murder or attempted murder of a child... here’s a list of the ones I could think of

4 times Ned makes a major sacrifice to save the life of a child:

He permanently strains his marriage and allows himself to be viewed as an adulterer by concealing Jon’s identity to save him from Robert

He strains his friendship with and risks the wrath of the King by objecting to Dany’s murder

He risks his life and gives up the power of surprise by telling Cersei what he knows to save her children

He sacrifices the last of his honor and allows his legacy to be that of a traitor by bending the knee to Joffrey and giving a false confession in front of all of KL to protect Sansa.

Thinking of this got me comparing him to other characters and as I went along I realized that a large majority of them were guilty of killing, ordering to be killed or being complicit in the killing of a child. Here the list of those I can remember:

Jamie

Cersei

Tywin

Joffrey

The Mountain

The Hound

Peter

Stannis

Melisandre

Theon

Robert

Jorah

Varys

Pycelle

Ellaria

Ramsey

Walder + sons

Roose

Dany

Janos

Ser Meryn

Lysa

Mirri Maz Dur

Khal Drogo

Hoster

Jeor

Olenna

Craster

Bron (said he would depending on $$)

Poliver

The tickler

Cat

Aerys

Masters of Meereen

Night king/ walkers

The waif

Joaquin

Some would say Jon for Ollie

Submitted July 30, 2021 at 12:44PM by Eschism https://ift.tt/3j2jiDv