Queen Anne felt agitated as she thought about the sort of punishment the sea goddess wants to give to her.
"Please, Mother of the sea. Have mercy on me. I know I have erred you and I beseech you to forgive me. I have suffered in no small measure because of my disobedience. I didn't know how important the annual sacrifice is to you. My disobedience was not deliberate, it was out of sheer ignorance. My mother pleaded with me to continue with the annual sacrifice when I married the king but I thought it was not necessary. Now I realize my mistake. I have suffered so much psychological trauma over my issue of childlessness and so also has the king. Even though I don't see it, I know the people of Avilah secretly look at me with scorn and ridicule me secretly because of my childlessness as the
