Game of Thrones 6.10 "The Winds of Winter" (spoiler alert - season finale)

[Solly Mack]

216. The King's Guard would not have stayed behind for anything less than an heir.

They would not have fought even Ned to the death for anything less than a legal heir. I'm sure they had already received word that the other Targaryen heirs had been murdered. A raven would have reached them before Ned did, and they were not without other loyalists to inform them) They had no reason to think Jon was in any less danger...even from Lyanna's brother. He did fight against the Targaryens after all. Not for the throne, but for his father, brother, and sister. As far as everyone knew, Lyanna was kidnapped. But Lyanna once told Ned she did not want to marry Robert because he would never remain true and she could never be happy with him.

Ser Arthur Dayne, The Sword of the Morning, was honorable. He was who Ned fought - the man with the 2 swords. It is a safe bet that Lyanna went willingly with Rhaegar and that the two were married. Jon is the surviving legal and legitimate heir of Rhaegar Targaryen. Maybe not the only one - depending on if Aegon is the once thought murdered Aegon Targaryen and not Aegon Dayne Stark. (from the books and not the show)...but since he hasn't made an appearance on the show, I think we can conclude he isn't a Targaryen and/or his birth, either way, doesn't make a difference on how the end plays out.

Lyanna Stark (Targaryen) died from complications due to giving birth to Jon.

The King's Guard did not stab her. They would not have done so.

Now, we don't know for a fact (yet) that they were married but I think it a safe bet. Considering who stayed behind to protect her and Jon (Dayne, Hightower, and Whent)

Targaryens had no problem with having multiple wives. They did it all the time. They also married their sisters and brothers.

Even if Rhaegar had bade them to stay, they are the King's Guard and loyalists - their place was with the King (which Rhaegar was at the time of his father's death) - only a true heir would have kept them in place.


But, we'll see.