re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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...kept the letter...biding time

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I intended that to be a lil tongue-in-cheek, cuz I didn't see the timeline supporting a bun in the oven that quickly...

BUT

I have been assuming the affair began with them running off together-even though Martin already tells us (Knight of the Laughing Tree) it could've been going on since the Tourney at Harrenhal...at least somewhere in between it and Brandon's rant at the Red Keep. Plenty of time for the affair to get hot n heavy and the pregnancy being the reason for the "abduction"

Maybe I should've looked at all this in a more real-life sense:

- 2 people get caught up in a "forbidden love" situation, as each are promised to another
- after a period of time where one or both try to fight it off, they give in and secretly start bumping uglies*
- this goes on for a time, both practicing excellent discretion...no one suspects anything...all is well.
- uh-oh** "I'm pregnant. What are we gonna do now?"
- they elope.
- She writes a letter of explanation...




* What was the purpose of Rhaegar's solitary trips to Summerhall ? Where was Lyanna during these "trips"?

** A pending date at the altar with Robert Baratheon could be the uh-oh, but it is never identified. Cat and Brandon's is the only upcoming nuptial at this time.

So It's possible that letter (if it exists) is proof that R+L = J.