i wonder if the northern lords would still think to declare the north as an independent kingdom if ned had left kings landing and went north. maybe ned wouldnt want them to, but the convo would probably be a little like this.
ned: stannis is the rightful king by all laws
northern bannermen: he is no king of ours with his queer god!
northern bannermen #2: it was the dragons we bent our knee to, and the dragons are all dead!
ned: what u are suggesting is treason. demon god or no, we are pledged to the iron throne
nb: it is no more treason than when u rode south against the mad king. he is burning anyone who does not want to convert to his red god! stannis and his red queen are no kings of me or mine! what do they know of the old gods or the wall or the wolfswood?!
2 weeks without an episode.