So a couple days ago I had gotten an ask about the recent leaks that were going around and they were worried because a lot of people were already jumping to the conclusion the Sansa would die.
Well, it got me thinking and the more I thought on it, the more I realized just how important Sansa’s role next season is going to be. Hell, it’s even crucial at this point for Jon’s arc and the parentage reveal.
As we know, Jon was elected as KITN by little Lady Mormont. In her speech, she notes she doesn’t care Jon is a bastard because well,
And Ned Starks blood runs through his vains. Which, is still true. But not to the extent people believe.
And in season 7, the Northmen were already looking to replace Jon as their ruler for Sansa because well, Jon was gone. They had barely heard from in the months he was gone. And they already weren’t happy with his decision to go in the first place.
So, Jon is gone, winter is here, there is an apparent army of dead people marching North, and the North is literally still recovering from the Bolton’s and a ruler they did not want.
They aren’t happy. And in season 8, Jon comes back, he’s declared for a southern ruler, a Targaryen! Of all, with dragons, a foreign army, and a demand they hand over their independence AGAIN! After all the blood they have shed to reclaim what was wrongly taken from them all those years ago. Jon is the only one who will be able to vouch for Daenerys. But then it turns out he is a Targaryen! The son of a man they believe captured Lyanna Stark, raped her, and started a war. The grandson of the Mad King. A man that brutally murdered their Lord and his heir. They will not want Jon either.
His claim and his word will be on very shaky ground once everything is revealed. What happens then? The Lords are already eager to leave and go home. They won’t listen to Jon, and who’s there to step up for him?
There is no one to convince them to listen to Jon. There is no one who can put Jon in a position that gains respect as a Stark.
She has proven herself a very good leader while Jon has been away. Stalking food, overlooking armor, listening to her people, sentenced Littlefinger for his crimes against the North. They trust her.
And she will be the only person they will listen to. The only person who will stand up for Jon.
She can give him everything he needs to be taken seriously again. Who else that is still alive can do that? Who can calm the situations that will arise when Jon gets back? You guessed it, Sansa Stark.
And it’s more then just her backing that she could give Jon to settle the worry between Jon and the Lords.
She can give him the Stark name which has already happened in the Stark line.
Once it’s revealed she is his cousin, I strongly believe there will be a suggestion of a marriage. It’s the perfect solution.
Jon would be a legal Stark,
And someone they couldn’t push out.
They would have to listen to him.
His place would be cemented without question.
Sansa Stark is the only character still around that can do that.
Sansa’s seen Jon validate her as a ruler. Taken her political potential seriously, and trusted her in the way no one else would. And in season 8, I believe she will return that validation back to Jon when he needs it the most. Just the way they did when they reunited. Picking each other up and supporting each other like the true co-rulers they are
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