Balthilda.
Not for that, Sire! Since I knew that I was to serve thee as thy wife, I have often named thee by day and in the night. Only I never said it aloud....
Teja.
And before thou knewest it, what was then thy thought?
Balthilda.
Sire, why dost thou ask?
Teja.
And why dost thou not answer?
Balthilda.
Sire, when I heard of thy bloody commands, and the others feared thee--then I often thought: How unhappy must he be that the destiny of the Goths compelleth him to such deeds!