Had Lyanna not asked him for his promise to raise Jon as his own, how would Ned’s treatment of him have been different? I have no doubt that he would have seen to it that his sister’s son was provided for, but would he still have taken him to Winterfell, for sentimental reasons?

Oh, definitely he’s taking him to Winterfell, but I doubt he’d call Jon his bastard child. So there’s a difference right there. 

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