Queen Anne stared at her daughter who appeared to be absent-minded and smiling to herself. She was infuriated because she felt she was thinking about Tezan. "Princess, how can you say that I am trying to blackmail you emotionally with my pleas? And how can you say that breaking up with that hunter could lead to your death? Please, let this be the last you will ever tell me about death as regards this subject, okay? It troubles my soul greatly as you said it. You have no idea what I went through before you were conceived. I believe that if you do, you will not mention such a dreadful word as death," she said as she shuddered with trepidation. "Mother, I am sorry for talking about death but I had to say it to make you understand how I feel about Tezan so that you will stop insisting that I

