 Well, there's another edict. Remember, Xerxes is this king who's supposed to be so fierce that he puts out these commands that cannot be revoked. And you can't approach this throne room without an invitation. Or you will die. The sentence is death. You will perish unless he holds a scepter and pardons you. And so Esther is reluctant to obey Mordecai, who has really been like a parent, like a father to her. And so she explains this to him.