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Fitz couldnt move on to anyone else, there is a whole section in the beginning about how he doesnt believe he could love anyone else after molly because he would forever compare the woman to her and it wasnt right. Fitz didnt not have sex with starling even after her several advances in AQ because he loved molly. it wasnt until he knew he had lost her forever that he gave into that. Didnt he even tell starling that every time he was with her he thought of Molly? wasnt that the most hurtful thing he said to her when they hated each other? Molly had to marry Burrich as much as a i hate to say it, remember how customs were then? if he didnt marry her the child would be forever seen as a bastard, and would never have been more than that. if she didnt marry him they would have still been a suspicious group further calling attention to themselves from regal. Kettricken and Patience were nobles they had wealth and property to fall back on. Molly was on the run for her life and had nothing. perception of life then is vastly different from today. how could she support herself and needs on her own with a baby and with her life constantly in danger? in the end i wont deny that it was betrayal to the nth degree, but im not sure there was ever much of a choice.