Game of Thrones the Dragons Hair

Chapter I The Truth

Lord Eddard Stark

  It has been two week since Robert has arrived and asked me to become Hand of the King and wants a betrothal of Sansa and Crown Prince Joffrey. The horizon is looking bright for my house except for Jon Snow. The world knows him as my bastard but in truth he is the son of my sister Lyanna and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. They where married in before the old gods in our godswood. My father had great plans that never came to came to fruition. Hearing that my sister was adducted my brother Brandon left his betrothed Catlyn in the Riverlands and when to King's Landing and demanded that Rhaegar come out to die. He was arrested and a letter was sent to my father Lord Rickon and my father left. When my father arrived he was accused of treason and both him and Brandon was sentenced to die. With my father being burned alive inside his armor and my brother strangled himself to death trying to save father. With their death sparked a war that put my friend Robert on the throne. When I finally found Lyanna she wasn't long for this world. I had to Ser Gerold Hightower and Ser Oswell Whent before I spared Ser Arthur Dayne for the love I still bared for his sister Ashara. I didn't notice until I ran to her side that she was holding a small blanket with a baby inside. Lyanna told me that his name was Prince Aemon of House Targaryen and Stark. She made me promise to keep him safe and away from Robert. After I gave my word to raise him as my own she died in my arms. The memory of that day still lingers with me. Ser Arthur never left Jon's side always there to help guid him. With Ser Arthur help we where able to pass Aemon off as Jon Snow my bastard son with my betrothed Ashara Dayne. The world accepted it and my wife Catlyn accepted Jon as one of her own. Now Jon is entertaining the thought of joining the ancient order of the nights watch. The nights watch does a great service to the realm but I would be damned to the seven hells then face angry Lyanna Stark when she finds out that I allowed her son to join the nights watch. I talked it over with Catlyn and Arthur, and we decided to tell Jon who he really is and to send him to find his lost family.
  I was brought out of my thoughts by a knock on the door. "You may enter" I commanded. The door opened and Jon came in and asked " You called for me father?". I nod my head and motion for him to take a seat. Jon close the door and sat down. There was a long silence until is said "Benjen tells me you wish to become a brother of the nights watch. Why if I may ask would you want to swear off having a family of your own for?" Jon just sat there frozen, when he finally had the courage to speak he said "I want to make a name for myself. I don't want to be know as Lord Eddard Starks bastard. I don't want to live in the shadow of my brothers and sisters. Robb will become Warden of the North, Sansa will be queen, Arya will be a lords wife to some poor boy, Bran and Rickon will want to be knights, and what is there for me. I will never be a lord. No lord or commoner wants their daughter to be married to a bastard, highborn or not. My only option is to go to the Wall, that's the only option I have." The room was quite for a while until I got up and stood before Jon with tears in my eyes and I slapped him out of his seat. Jon looked at me in shock and I said with anger on my voice "Don't let me ever hear you say that again. Your mother would not want you to wallow in self pity. She wou- follow me now." Jon still shocked just followed me as we maid our way to the godswood and stood before the heat tree. Jon looked at me and asked "Why did you bring me hear?" I turn to face the boy no the man that I saw as one of my own. " This is the only safe place we can talk openly right now...You want to know about your mother she was the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdom's. She was strong and kind and how she worried our father to no end." Jon was confused at my last statement so I decided to clarify. "Your mother is Lyanna Stark and your father was Rhaegar Targaryen. She loved your father, she loved him so much that she forsaken everything to have you. They married hear befor the old gods and in the sept at Dragonstone. She died giving birth to you but befor she died she made me promise to raise you as my own." He looked at me and said "What did they name me?" I smiled and said "They named you Aemon Targaryen but she also named you Jon. I want you to go to Essos to find your aunt Daenerys, you will need each other in the coming days." For the first time since his childhood I saw purpose that was his own. " When do I leave?" He asked. "When the the Royal party departs. You will go to White Harbor and set sail for Pentos. When you arrive a Magister Illyrio Mopatis will seek you out, fear not he is a friend to the Targaryen's and you give him this letter from me explaining everything. Their is one thing that Rhaegar wanted you to have." I pull out a long sword that was built for a woman but could be used by a man. The blade was smoky grey with the hilt and pommel a flame shaped with a ruby at the center of the guard. "This is Dark Sister the only known serving Valerian steel swords of Aegon the Conquerer, and now it's yours." Is said. We embraced for the last time and went our  separate ways. The week went by and we each went our separate ways I pray that we will meet again.