The Rebellion did not end with a heroic duel, but a slaughter. Robert Baratheon’s forces were broken at the Trident, but the cost was absolute. ​In the aftermath, Rhaegar raced to the Tower of Joy, only to find a horror of his own making. Lyanna Stark died in a bed of blood, giving birth to a stillborn son. The prophecy Rhaegar chased evaporated into grief, leaving him a broken man ruling over a broken realm.