Thread:BenRG/@comment-24198837-20140903213019

So, you had asked me to go full spoilers on the part of Thrones I was talking about (I'm only on Kings [book 2] anyway).

Ok. So King Robert promoted Eddard Stark to Hand of the King (Second in command). Robert dies and Ned figures out that Robert's three childern aren't actually his, rather, they were born of an affair between his wife and her brother (Lannisters)... so none of the children are rightful heirs to the Iron Throne. The queen, of course, intends to rule through her son oldest son, Joffery, using him like a puppet. Ned wants to stop them, but doesn't have the mampower to take out the Lannisters and Kingsguard, so he bribes the entire city watch (supposed to be neutral) to join his side. They pack the throne room full of the guards, and Ned goes to confront the 'King' and his mom, feeling completely in control. He reads Roberts last will, which makes Ned himeslf King (untill Joffery comes of age, which would be many years). Of course, when the Lannisters rip up Robert's will, Ned calls on the guards to support him in forcefully dethrowning Joffery. Being that this is Westeros, though, and everything sucks, they turn on him and slaughter all of his men. Turns out the Lannisters paid them more.

Anyway, that's what I see Cinder doing - packing the stands/crowd in the tournament with undercover fighters, waiting for everyone to weaken, and then revealing her true colors. Even though we know Merc and Emme are evil, the cast doesn't. And maybe she'll bring in some more hunters, and certianly tons of unmasked White Fang guys like Tukson (that can pass as human).

Or it'll be Atlas's military robots, which were supposed to guard the place untill they were hacked and converted... I actually like this one more. 