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NED (cont'd)
I belong here, not down south in that rats’ nest they call a capital.
CATELYN He would make our daughter Queen.
Ned turns away, facing the darkness again. She softens and is about to go to him when a loud knock comes at the door.
NED I gave orders not to be disturbed.
From the other side of the door, a SENTRY answers.
SENTRY (O.S.) It’s Maester Luwin calling, my lord. He insists.
Ned slips on a heavy robe.
NED
Send him in.
The door opens and Maester Luwin enters. He waits until the door is shut behind him before speaking.
MAESTER LUWIN My lord, pardon for disturbing your rest. I have been left a message.
NED Been left ? By whom?
MAESTER LUWIN There was no messenger, my lord. Only a carved wooden box, left on a table in my observatory while I slept. This was concealed in a false bottom.
Maester Luwin draws a tightly rolled paper from his loose sleeves. Ned holds out his hand.
NED Let me have it, then.
MAESTER LUWIN A thousand pardons, my lord. The message is marked for the eyes of the Lady Catelyn alone.
Ned isn’t used to being denied by anyone below the rank of king.
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