 By the time Robert dies , Renly has fled the capital , and Joffrey has already ordered his own coronation within a fortnight . As Ned and his allies enter the throne room , he gives Ser Barristan Selmy ( Ian McElhinney ) Robert 's will to read out aloud . Cersei refuses to follow Robert 's will and tears it up , ordering Barristan to seize Ned . Ned orders his men to arrest Cersei and Joffrey . As both sides prepare to fight , the City Watch slaughters the Stark men while Littlefinger holds Ned with a knife at his throat , telling Ned that he should have listened to Littlefinger 's advice about distrusting him . 
