Meet the queen

As she wasn't there when in the morning to greet you, you decide to go to the suite where the queen lives. After a few minutes' walk, you arrived. The queen is sitting near the window, staring into the distance.

The queen is a beautiful woman, despite being in late thirties. That was the reason why your father made her his queen, despite your mother coming from a more influential and powerful lineage. The proof that she was his favorite was cemented when she gave birth to your older brother ten months after the marriage as your father must have been trying hard.

You signalled for the guards, your aide, and her handmaidens to leave, and they scurried off, leaving only the two of you alone. She sighes and then turned her attention toward you.

"I suppose a congratulation is in order, My Lord," Zereena says in a sarcastic manner, with barely veiled anger.