If you could be transported into any time in any book (from AGOT to ADWD) and were able to tell one character about the events in those books, who would it be and why?

[flaydagawd]

I've often thought about this because there are many mistakes that are made by many characters. The Starks being the main characters who are guilty of this of course. Honorable fools but that's why we love them, because they are honorable. 

 

Anyway in regards to my question, for me it would have be to Ned while he's cleaning Ice under the heart tree and before Cat tell hims that Jon Arryn is dead.  As of that moment things are stable and it would give Ned the best chance to prepare for the coming winter as well as increase the likelihood of him believing me if he see events that I 'predicted' starting with Cat informing him that Jon Arryn is dead. 

 

This of course doesn't mean that he would listen to me and he might call me a madman. But I think it's the best shot. What about you guys?

[Euron III Greyjoy]

I'd probably warn Robb about the Red Wedding, and the Frey and Bolton betrayal. 

[Bullrout]

I would beam myself down to the Dothraki camp and warn Dany about Mirri.  To save Drogo and Rhaego.  

[PrinceoftheTides]

Uhm difficult to say.. I would probably chose to be at the Crag before its fall, to tell Robb to keep himself out of the battle and his pants on (because actually the Freys betrayal was a consequence of Robb's behaviour)

 

 

[The Commentator]

2 hours ago, PrinceoftheTides said:

Uhm difficult to say.. I would probably chose to be at the Crag before its fall, to tell Robb to keep himself out of the battle and his pants on (because actually the Freys betrayal was a consequence of Robb's behaviour)

 

 

Better to just tell him to honor his oath to Walder and forget about Jeyne.  But do you really expect that idiot to follow good advice?  He was doing what his heart wanted to do.  That usually leads to disaster.  Robb and the north deserved to lose because they didn't have it together.  

[JNR]

I'd tell Brienne at the beginning of AFFC where Sansa and Arya are, so that her story would bore me far less and she would never once use the phrase "a maid of three and ten."`

[Loose Bolt]

I would show to Jon Arryn a porn movie whose stars include Littlefinger and lady Arryn. Purpose is to give the hand a motivation to get rid of Baelish and Lysa. So giving him a chance to live long enough to tell to king that Jaime and Cercei are traitors and he do not have any legitime children. Or those children are bastards.

Actually the hand has been major player long time and so he should has been paranoid enough to get rid of Petyr Baelish long time ago.

Naturally problem of that is that if Jon Arryn survives long enough and king Robert would get rid of Cercei, Jaime and their bastards and if lord Tywin had any problems with that then he would have been smashed by combined armies of North, Riverlands, Vale, Stormlands and Reach. There is also a possibility that even Dorne and Iron Born would join to that "We really hate Lannisters club". So the story would be much shorter.

[Leo of House Cartel]

Cool question, OP.

Imagine if someone were to reveal the real parentage of Robert's children when Ned and Robert were visiting Lyanna's tomb - with all the emotions Robert must have been feeling by visiting the resting place of his great love, as well as how Ned would react to such news, one could imagine the impact of such a revelation would be maximised. 

Knowing Robert's temper, the Lannister twins would probably have been executed on the spot - I'm not sure the kids would be too safe either, but surely Ned Stark wouldn't be in favour of murdering innocent children.

[LyrnaSnowBunnyAvenger]

2 hours ago, Widowmaker 811 said:

He was doing what his heart wanted to do.   

I've never thought it was his heart that was the organ dictating his actions at that time.  It's a bit lower. 

But then, I'm in camp that thinks Lady Sybell drugged him.  Not sure if Jayne was also involved or not, but I don't trust anyone in that family. 

But back to the OP question - tell Theon to kill Ramsay Snow on first sight or tell Bran that it's not nice to play voyeur and stay on the god damn ground while the Lannisters are visiting. 

[Jen'ari]

Only in the main books?, no going back and preventing the dance of dragons then? .

[Therae]

I think I would tell Mycah's father to make a point of needing Mycah to stick around and help cut steaks that day at the Trident.

[Sea Dragon]

I would tell Jon to not go outside at Shieldhall because he will be stabbed and he needs to be king. 

I would tell Danearys to escape Illyrios manse because she doesn't need to be married and r***d to be a Queen. 

[Universal Sword Donor]

Either Eddard to go with Renly and seize Joffrey or Arya at HH where she could kill Tywin, Kevan and probably the mountain.

[A Ghost of Someone]

I would meet Ned before he executed the Nights Watch deserter and tell him everything, …..  in front of his sons and Theon, Jory etc. 

The Why is simple, Ned and his family are safe there, It is where they can work to protect Robert etc, obtain and secure Cersei and her Incest Bastards if needs be, Jaime, Tyrion as hostages too if...……………….. protect the Night's Watch, you name it. Now, would Ned listen to me or take me for a fool and send me to the wall? Now that is a possibility. 

[The Map Guy]

Barristan Selmy: "Your grace, don't drink that. It smells odd. Drink this other wine instead before you start hunting that boar."

[Chris Mormont]

Ned, Don't tell Cersie you have proof the kids aren't Robert's. 

Cat, Leave Tyrion alone, why on earth would he want Bran dead.

Theon, your father is an ass, stay loyal to Robb

Bran, listen to your mother and stop climbing walls

 

[Marcelowww]

Would tell Robb that Arya was still alive, would tell him about Theon's taking of winterfell, about Roose's letters with Tywin and obviously, about the RW.

And I would try to convince him that the best option would be to ally himself with one of the Baratheon brothers.

[Cas Stark]

I would tell Ned everything while they were still at Winterfell to prevent the whole debacle from kicking off in the first place.  Bobby B could then have arrested Cersei and Jamie on the spot, use their lives to bring Tywin to heel, have LF killed and so on.  

[Aline de Gavrillac]

Daenerys needed to fulfill the prophecies and hatch her dragon eggs.  I would not change a thing.  Everything happened for a good reason.  I would love to be present to record history but I would not interfere.

[Adam Yozza]

Best option would be to tell Ned when he's at Winterfell at the very start. No Lannisters in sight, time to prepare etc. The King comes north, Ned passes the info on without mentioning my involvement and they can have Cersei and Jamie arrested and the kids put under guard while they're far away from home, with no support and without Tywin having a way to hear about it. They have their trials and Tywin can't do jack because he has no allies. after that it's preparing for the Others.