The Hand that Remains (джен)

When Bran climbs the wrong tower and lives to tell the tale, the entire course of the realm begins to shift. Lord Eddard Stark refuses Robert’s offer to become Hand of the King, setting off a chain of revelations, reckonings, and royal fallout before the wheelhouse ever leaves Winterfell. The burden of raising a pack of wolves in a kingdom full of lions hits Ned full force.
He may not ride south with a crown’s burden on his shoulders. But in a week where nearly all his children find themselves hauled in front of him for one reason or another, Eddard Stark remains exactly where his hand is needed most.
At home.
**mind the tags. Contains disciplinary spanking of minors by their father. Acceptable in Westeros, unacceptable in real life (unless you live in Westeros)**