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Yeah, I've been converted into the whole Lyanna+Rhaegar = Jon theory. I reread the first 2 books thinking that the aDwD would come out this fall (grrr) and Bran's vision of his Ned in the crypts, with Ned being sad about failing to disclose something important about Jon. All the anecdotes about Lyanna Stark demanding Ned promise to keep a secret as she lay dying, and the whole spiel about dedicating 3 of the best knights to guard the tower of joy seem to be telegraphing the fact.
If it's true, it also leads the way for Daenerys to swoop into westeros and marry Jon, probably forcibly with her dragons in tow, which seals the Targaryen tradition of incestous marriage. There's not a lot of 'outs' that would allow Jon to break his vows to the Nightwatch, outside of the Nightwatch being disbanded/destroyed in a final battle then to have the future queen of Westoros swoop in at the last moment with her dragons and unsullied and rescue the last living Nightwatch commander from the army of undead Others.
OR Arya will paradrop in blindfolded, dualwielding flaming swords and singlehandedly massacre a hundred thousand Others with her newly-found Faceless Man training. |