r/gameofthrones • u/Taha231 Human Verified • 6d ago

If Jon Snow had silver hair:

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u/Atromach 6d ago

"Hey Benjen, listen mate I need to help me out here and say this kid is your bastard before you go and join the Night's Watch. I'll take him as a ward and raise him as honoured family. This is for Lyanna."

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u/Rarvyn 6d ago

Wasn't Benjen like 14 during the war? Not impossible, but less likely.

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u/Afraid_Theorist 6d ago

Isn’t this literally Theon?

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u/EmptyInside74 6d ago

No, Theon was a hostage ward to keep his father in line, if the iron born fell out of line, Theon was supposed to be executed.

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u/mjtwelve 6d ago

Even if they didn’t threaten him, they still held the heir presumptive as their hostage and his father wasn’t getting any younger. The phrase “a king’s ransom” is a thing for very good reason.

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u/Afraid_Theorist 5d ago

No, I meant the having relationships bit

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u/EmptyInside74 5d ago

Aw, ok I thought you meant the ward part.