What If Ned Stark Told Catelyn the Truth About Jon Snow

Before Lord Eddard Stark rides south to become Hand of the King, he tells Lady Catelyn the truth about Jon Snow. Jon is not Ned's bastard, but the trueborn son of Lyanna Stark and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Ned promised his dying sister to protect him, and kept the secret all these years. Her bitterness vanishes. She refuses to send Jon to the Wall. He stays at Winterfell to watch over Bran, who lies broken in his bed. When Catelyn sails south with Jon, she must shield him from Petyr Baelish in King's Landing. Inside the Red Keep, Eddard heeds his wife's warning. He guides Sansa and Arya through hidden tunnels beneath the dragon skulls before King Robert dies in the Kingswood. War comes quickly. Robb gathers the northern host to face Jaime Lannister at the Whispering Wood, and Jon rides into battle at his brother's side. The secret that once threatened to tear them apart now binds House Stark together. They face southern deceit as one pack. Across the snow, gray wolf banners snap in the icy wind. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cinder Wing Chronicle 0:10 In Another Life 1:21 The Last Night 13:31 Stay at Winterfell 24:14 Fire in the Library Tower 34:19 A Grey Pelt 45:01 Salt Wind 54:41 The House by the Harbor 1:04:49 The Inn at the Crossroads 1:14:43 The Hand's Tower 1:25:06 The Godswood and the Boar 1:34:55 Under the Dragons 1:45:01 The Whispering Wood 1:54:36 Shadows of Riverrun 2:04:04 Winterfell Again 2:13:40 Lyanna's Son New Game of Thrones What If stories every week. Subscribe to Cinder Wing Chronicle and tell us your own What If in the comments. This is a fan-made alternate history. Game of Thrones and its characters belong to HBO and George R. R. Martin. Narration uses an AI-assisted voice. #GameOfThrones #WhatIf #JonSnow