16. Eddard : The End of Lady

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Location: King's Road on the way to KingsLanding
Characters: Eddard Stark, Arya, Sansa, Joffrey, Cersie, Robert Baratheon

Arya was presented before the King for allegations of attack on Joffrey. The queen alleged that Arya and the butcher's boy attacked Joffrey and Arya's wolf tried to tear his arm off. Arya defends herself by saying that the wold only bit him a little because he was hurting Mycah - the butcher's boy.
Since Jofferey said something and Arya said something else, Sansa was brought to narrate what exactly happened. But Sansa says that she doesn't remember anything as everything happened so fast.
This escalates the tension between the sisters.
Cersie wants Arya punished but Robert dismisses the matter by saying that both parties must discipline their children. But Cersie isn't satisfied and insists that the wolf be punished. Arya set of Nymeria free earlier and the wolf was not found. So Cersie insists on Sansa's wolf being slaughtered.
Robert hates to do it, but gives in to Cersie's demands and orders Lady be killed. Arya and Sansa both are devastated. Queen Cersie and Jofferey on the other hand seem triumphant.
Ned decides to punish Lady himself as it is of the north and he did not want Cersie to have the satisfaction of owning the direwolf skin. He takes Lady with his sword, Ice, and sends four men to bury her in the north.
The hound chases down the butcher's boy and cuts him in half.

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