"Nobody alive knows anymore," he sighed. "Whether she eloped with the Silver Prince, was taken by force, or even something else is anyone's guess. When my uncle and Howland Reed found Lyanna in the Tower of Joy, she was already at death's door. Before passing away from childbirth fever, my mother barely had the strength to request Eddard Stark to take care of me. But this is not something we want to spread, so best keep quiet about it."