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Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet
I get that it needed to be a big secret. Did he not trust his wife to keep it?
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Catelyn didn't have it in her to keep a secret like that, and I highly doubt she would have wanted a Targaryan living under her roof. Shit, all of Westeros would have marched on Winterfell if they found out a Targaryan descendent in line for the throne was living there.
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Originally Posted by Hawk
The other reason Ned didn't tell Catelyn is that he promised Lyanna he wouldn't tell anyone the truth, including Catelyn. The book doesn't come right out and say that, but some of Ned's thoughts about the price he paid to keep his promise sort of implied it. And if Ned makes a promise...he's going to keep it.
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