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If he's only Lyanna's son, then he has an even weaker claim to Winterfell than if he was Ned's bastard. And if they knew he was the son of Rhaegar, the man who abducted her, then that doesn't bode well for Jon's future as their king. Jon needs to abdicate without revealing who he is. Bran can simply his cousin/step-brother the Warden of the North. Jon Snow doesn't need to be a king to lead the North's military forces.