Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?”

Esther was still not divulging her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her. Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said, just as she had done when he was raising her.