So we going to act like Ned wasn't holding is own against Jaime prior to than John Stockton nikka giving him an assist?
Or Jon Snow making everyone look like fools at Castle Black
You think the tales of Robb riding into battlefield and dominating was false?
And you think all the Bannerman of the North got that title not being elite fighters?
i think it didn't fukking happen is my point
i'm not talking about holding it down.. and yes ned was one of the elite.. but from what book readers say, he really was a strategist and not so much the one on one swordsman
let me put it another way... jaquin was elite.. took out anyone anytime... daarios is elite.. killed the two other leaders, an unsullied member and took his gear, snuck into khaleesi's place and coulda merked her with no problems... even him jorah and worm took out like 100 dudes
lanisters got the hound and mountain... and within a day had an assassin in bran's room, ready to kill him... so basically a lone man snuck into winterfell with no problems when all the kids were home at that point
roose has his b*stard out there doing the most... stannis got the red broad out there casting magic
i'm just saying after all these years and street cred... the starks could have at least had ONE person to say "yo son.... they killed ned.... send in ________ and he'll fukk them up with no problems"
beating up rapists and bums at castle black is not that dude... being a military strategist is not that dude... where is their ill killer that ayra is wanting to be... they should have had 5 grown arya types seeing how they are wardens of the entire north