Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25402783-20160627073023/@comment-3338780-20160628181803

79.116.46.44 wrote: We don't have the actual proof that Rhaegar is the father, but he is the one that took her to '''the Tower after he "abducted" her, and we know that she stayed there for almost a year. Rhaegar stayed there with her all the time, he left only before the Trident to face Bobby and that was near the end of the Rebellion. '''As for what someone said above, certainly the baby was not Dayne's or another Kingsguard's for that matter because it wouldn't have been time for that to happen, and they would have never betrayed their Prince and friend. Bran probably heard everything that Lyanna whispered to Ned so probably he will confirm everything next season. I think this along with the fact that it was naturally assumed Rhaegar kidnapped and raped Lyanna is more than enough to imply who The Father is, I mean by the time Ned lays eyes on Lyanna in her death bed, does it seem like she's at the Tower Of Joy  against her free will? Begging Ned to take care of a newborn baby who's most likely the consumate of a  year long rape fest? No, that doesn't add up at all.

What's more likely is that they ran away together, the only real mystery is whether Jon is still considered a Bastard. Did Rhaegar and Lyanna secretly marry in that one year time span leading up to The Trident, Tower of Joy battle and Jon's Birth?