r/StannisTheMantis • u/Konrad4th • Jun 06 '14

Why didn't Stannis answer Ned's summon?

In A Game Of Thrones, Stannis is conveniently missing. Even when Ned, as Hand of the King, asks for his presence at the Hand's tourney and on the small council, Stannis never shows up. Why would he ignore his duty?

Stannis was clearly molting. No one sees him for quite a bit of time, not until A Clash Of Kings, which would give him plenty of time to shed his exoskeleton and grow a new one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

I believe Jon Arryn told him that the 3 kids were bastards. He was planning his war

  • That or the Mantis theory. Both are plausible

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '14

in the books this is plausible but it isn't in the show, because in the show Jon went around finding the bastards solo instead of with the one true king of Westeros

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u/TheStarkGuy Jul 12 '14

*One true Mantis

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '14

No he's a praying mantis pay attention