mon ed ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁her ; ▁Mor de ca i ▁ur ges ▁her ▁to ▁try . ▁She ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁wel comes ▁her , ▁and ▁says ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁her ▁anything ▁she ▁wants . ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁asking ▁directly ▁about ▁the ▁order , ▁she ▁inv ites ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁Ham an ▁to ▁a ▁ban quet ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁During ▁the ▁ban quet , ▁the ▁king ▁again ▁asked ▁Est her ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁anything ▁she ▁wants , ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁asks ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁spare ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Jews . ▁The ▁king ▁asks ▁who ▁was ▁threaten ing ▁them , ▁and ▁she ▁names ▁Ham an . ▁Ham an ▁throws ▁himself ▁at ▁her ▁feet ; ▁the ▁king ▁thinks ▁that ▁Ham an ▁is ▁attack ing ▁her ▁and ▁orders ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death , ▁and ▁gives ▁all ▁Ham an ' s ▁poss essions ▁to ▁Est her . ▁Est her ▁tells ▁the ▁king ▁about ▁Mor de ca i ' s ▁role ▁in ▁her ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁makes ▁Mor de ca i ▁his ▁highest ▁advis er . ▁Est her ▁then ▁asks ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁re voke ▁the ▁order , ▁and ▁king ▁allows ▁Est her ▁and ▁Mor de ca i ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁however ▁they ▁wish . ▁They ▁send ▁out ▁an ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁king ' s ▁name ▁that ▁Jews ▁can ▁assemble ▁and ▁defend ▁themselves , ▁and ▁can ▁kill ▁anyone ▁who ▁threat ens ▁them , ▁and ▁their ▁families