In Chapter 1, what does Nesta remember about her father and his death?

Nesta remembers her father's last moments. The King of Hybern had brought him to her and Elain, and her father had said that he loved her. His final words had been for the king not to put his hands on his daughter. Nesta had hated her father, but he had loved her. Not enough to try to spare them from poverty or keep them from starving. Somehow, though, he had loved them enough to raise an army on the continent and sail a ship named for her. She had hated her father in those last moments. She resented that he died for her