Teja.
Hm! (Silence. He takes her hands.) Call me not Sire and call me not King.... Knowest thou not my name?
Balthilda.
Thy name is Teja!
Teja.
Say it yet once again! Balthilda (softly, turning away). Teja!
Teja.
Is the name so strange to thee? (Balthilda shakes her head.)
Teja.
Then why hesitate?