and the king was astonished at her , and he began to ask her questions , for it seemed to him that the power of a great goddess of the ancient time was in her ; and he asked her whence she came , and what manner was the power that he saw in her . he asked her , too , did she believe in the god of the clerics , or was she herself some goddess of the older world ? for he feared her , feeling that his fate was in her hands . she laughed a careless and a cruel laugh , for she knew that the king was in their power , now that she was there alone with him , and the clerics and the christian teachers gone . " fear me not , o murtough , " she cried ; " i am , like thee , a daughter of the race of men of the ancient family of adam and of eve ; fit and meet my comradeship with thee ; therefore , fear not nor regret .
like thee , a daughter of the race of men of the ancient family of adam and of eve ; fit and meet my comradeship with thee .
what did sheen say she was ?
what did sheen say she was ?