i am considering the possibility that lyanna might be a greenseer like bran. thereâs just so much that doesnât make sense in the events leading up to TOJ that could be explained by this theory. first of all, it would explain why she went with rhaegar. if lyanna encountered a figure like cerseiâs maggie at some point, who told her something about azor ahai / TPWWP, or if rhaegar somewhat brought the ghost of high heart with him to the riverlands when he encountered lyanna. i keep thinking about whyâŚÂ why would lyanna sleep with rhaegar in the first place? and donât give me that BS that theyâre secretly in-love because that makes the least sense of all. thatâs more preposterous than this theory, because it discredits both these characters despite the little that we know of them. anyway, only a solid belief in the prophecy couldâve made lyanna do the things she did and have it remain consistent with what we know of her character. she has a really strong moral compass ( see also: KOTLT ) and it justâŚÂ doesnât seem right for her to elope and have illicit relations with a married man, when her first concern about robert is his ability to be a loyal husband. Â
if she was a greenseer though, then it would make more sense??? because at least she was acting on a purpose much bigger than herself, which isâŚÂ very lyanna, if you ask me. tie it in with rhaegarâs gift for prophecy, and then you have two idiots who interpreted the prophecy all wrong, or perhaps acted without planning properly, but at least you have two idiots who meant well. miss me with that tragic lovers bullshit, tbh. she still wouldâve wanted to leave and call it off if she found out about brandon and rickard, butâŚÂ i donât think news reached TOJ at all until the battle of the bells, so thereâs a good chance she didnât know until she was already with child.
also, i imagine if lyanna met with the ghost of high heart or a woodâs witch or something, then they wouldâve foreseen her death and told her something along the lines of her âhaving to pay with bloodâ. which means my lyanna went with rhaegar with the knowledge that sheâll die by the end of it ( though my lyanna lived, so the blood price was rickard and brandon and everyone who died during the rebellion, but she didnât know that initially ). anyway, iâm ready to be roasted for this #HOTTAKE but alsoâŚÂ i stand by what i said that it explains a whole lot.Â