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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cor Azer" data-source="post: 5535379" data-attributes="member: 870">Certainly, Ned was nowhere near the political player the others were, but I still don't think it was his honor that brought him down. Renly's offer was of 300 swords, and possibly the Tyrells many miles away. The Lannisters had far more swords in King's Landing, and the loyalty of the Gold Cloaks was uncertain.Stannis may not have been the best choice according to Littlefinger, but really, what other choice was there? The coup to rid the realm of the Lannisters could only succeed if it also revealed the incest of Cersei and Jaime, otherwise there is a rallying point for the Lannisters. And for the kingdom to remain stable, the "face" of the coup/rebellion needed some sort of claim to the throne - Robert had some Targ blood, that's why he got the throne instead of Ned or Jon Arryn originally. The only claimants left were Renly and Stannis, and Stannis' claim was far stronger.I concede that telling Cersei his plans was stupid, and yes, probably only done so his honor wouldn't be stained with "rebellion", but I don't think not telling Cersei would have helped, not only because of Sansa's snitching, but also because everyone else had better informants than Ned.</blockquote>