"Sigh!"
Sha'er stroked her head, avoiding her horn in the process, "You are a hopeless romantic"
The Sea Queen bit her lips, "I... I still harbor some hope for him"
"But why?! The King is a bastard who looks at any woman as a toy for him! If it weren't for those horrible rumors..."
The queen smiled. Sha'er is probably the only servant in the palace to ever call the Sea King a bastard, "Well, would you rather there be no such rumors?"
"No!"
Sha'er shook her head vehemently, "If not for those rumors, you wouldn't be pure right now. However, it is also true that you likely wouldn't be suffering this much"
"I'm not sure which one is worse," the Sea Queen said.
"Obviously I would want there to be rumors," Sha'er said, "This way Your Majesty's first time won't be taken by a man you don't love"
The Sea Queen's eyes turned dreamy, "Love..."
Suddenly, Sha'er leaned in with a grin, "Does Your Majesty have someone she loves?"
