Read the excerpt from "the story of a warrior queen." queen boadicea looked so beautiful and fierce as she stood there, with her blue eyes flashing, and her golden hair blowing round her in the wind, that the hearts of her people were filled with love for her, and anger against the romans. as she spoke, fierce desires for revenge grew in them. they had hated their roman conquerors before, now the hatred became a madness. so, when boadicea had finished speaking, a cry of rage rose from the britons. they beat upon their shields with their swords, and swore to avenge their queen, to fight and die for her and for their country. then boadicea, leaning with one hand upon her spear, and lifting the other to heaven—prayed. she prayed to the goddess of war, and her prayer was as fierce as her speech, for she had never heard of a god who taught men to forgive their enemies. which detail in this excerpt reveals heroic qualities and supports the universal theme of loyalty to one's country? queen