then si - men pretended to be uneasy . " both of them have made a botch of their errand , " said he , " and are causing the bride to wait in vain ! " once more he looked at a sorcerer . he said : " do you go and hunt them up ! " but the sorcerer flung himself on the ground and begged for mercy . and all the rest of the sorcerers and witches knelt to him in a row , and pleaded for grace . and they took an oath that they would never again seek a bride for the river - god . then si - men held his hand . he sent the girl back to her home . the evil custom was at an end forever .
scared .
how did the sorcerer feel when si-men ordered him to go to the river-god's castle ?
how did the sorcerer feel when si-men ordered him to go to the river-god's castle ?