Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-5308269-20160731230741

Godzillavkk wrote: Interestingly this brings up something I'm a bit worried about. Should Bran actually tell Jon the truth? Think about it, all the Stark children and Jon have been raised to believe that Rhaegar Targaryean was perverted and violent man who kidnapped Lyanna and raped her. But in addition to Jon being Rhaegar and Lyanna's son, signs have also appeared in both the books and show and Rhaegar was actually a very honorable man and he didn't kidnapp Lyanna, they actually loved eachother and tried eloping. But it's going to be tnigh impossible for Jon and Sansa to accept this unless Bran finds a way to bring them into his visions. And even if he did successfully show them, Jon and Sansa's already difficult situation might get even more difficult. And what of the Northern Bannermen? I don't know if Bran can show visions to large groups. And even if they do learn the truth, would they still acept Jon, be he King or not?

Personally, I think it should go like this, regardless of who's King in the North and who is not. Bran either does not tell Jon anythingout of concerns for what I've types above, or he tells Jon a half-truth. In case you don't know, a half-truth is a hybrid of being truthful and lying. It's where you tell someone something, but you don't reveal EVERYTHING to them, you withold some of the infomration. If Bran told Jon that Lyanna was his mother, but DIDN'T tell him that Rhaegar was his father, and showed Jon the vison he saw, he might be able to avoid the fears I've typed above. Jon however will later learn the truth some other way though, possibly involving Daenary's. Howland Reed of Greywater Watch is really the only other person in that world who's aware of Jon's birth, so Meera would have to travel home to fetch him. And hopefully, Bran can demonstrate his greensight in other ways, not least his ability of warging into animals or predicting the near-future. As someone who has also inherited the knowledge of the Children of the Forest and past greenseers, Bran could put them to effective use (hammer of the waters, for instance).

Personally, I think the fact that Prince Rhaegar had two Kingsguards at the Tower of Joy with Lyanna is an indication that she was birthing a legitimate royal (one of which Lord Howland help Eddard kill). I doubt that he would have used them to protect someone who was only his mistress or captive. I believe it would make more sense, even to the partisan perspectives of Jon and Sansa, that two elite, royal guards had sacrificed their lives to protect a future prince than merely guarding their master's captive for no other reason than just "orders". Especially since Rhaegar had been dead for weeks at that point.