How much of Ned’s antipathy towards Robert’s stance on Viserys and Daenerys have to do with Jon, in the sense that supporting the assassination of the known Targaryen children would put his nephew’s life at greater risk; and how much of it stemmed from a genuine sense that they posed no legitimate threat to Westeros or Robert? Of course, in this case, the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

I think it’s also a response to the psychological trauma of seeing the murder of Elia and her children so close to the deaths of his father, brother, and sister. 

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