He would. [She didn't need to ask him or wait for his response. She knew very well how her family would respond to such a proposal. Even as her mind stalled, swept away by the kiss. Robert had kissed her, but it hadn't been sweet or tender. There had been wine on his breath and the heavy smell of sweat.

He was a swamp compared to Rhaegar's ocean.] My father would believe it an insult to my honor. You have a wife, he would think you are making me a...[she couldn't say the word "whore."] Your father would never agree.

All of this...it's confusing me.