Obligated

"The Queen will see you now, my lady," said the Queen's butler.

For any other member of the merfolk royal court such a statement would not have seemed out of the ordinary but for Juri dining with Queen Lenora was going to be another nerve racking experience.

What had she expected when she married the Queen's only son? Nevertheless, she hated feeling obligated to anyone but for a peaceful life with her mother in law Juri planned to keep her mouth mostly shut and not do anything that could upset the balance.

She removed her coat and also her thick gloves before handing them over to the Queen's waiting footman. Everything about the Queen's private quarters were opulent and extremely fancy. Queen Lenora had a whole reticule of servants rushing about to see to her every whim.