Brief
Nerissa, the second Queen of Galheld, the first wife to King Victorious II. She is a princess of the Principality of Cadreil married to King Victorious II as sign of long term friendship. She voluntarily gave up the seat of First Queen to Helena when she learnt of your potential. She is head strong and ruthless, most recently her orders to indiscriminately massacre the town of Nardis lead to her reputation and influence to diminish. Strict as she is she used to teach you etiquette and politics when you were younger, but grew disappointed at your mediocrity.
Confronting Nerissa about Aurellia
After the talk with Aurelia you call for Queen Nerissa to meet you the next day. You:"Second Mother enough is enough you are hurting Third Mother Aurelia without any cause. I won't stand the constant harassment against her." Nerissa looks at you with pity"I will do what is right Prince. And I will not have my actions or thoughts be constraint by your idiocy. You know of her families ties to the Dark Cult. She should have been purged with the whole town." You disgusted by her disregard of life of innocent, call her a cruel heartless woman. Nerissa smiles and looks at you with disdain"It is what i want to be, view me as you wish to. Rather your father will be ashamed of you for intertwining your personal feeling with that expected of the crown. Start thinking about the Galheld Kindom Prince.". She leaves head held high after that.A few days later King Victorious II leaves this world silently and unremarkably. Queen Helena is not affected much her world only about you, Queen Aurelia is grieving and finally Queen Nerissa ever composed with the same face but you see a fleeting trace of sorrow. She publicly opposes your ascension to the throne as a King citing lack of merit.
Next day she calls you to her quarter Nerissa:"You are still lack the making of King. I have already spoken with your mother, Helena has agreed on after much concessions that the Throne be managed by the Three Queens temporarily while you shall be tested to bring peace in the Kingdom of Galheld against Knighthood of Gres"She looks at you with disdain"And you must agree to this boy as you know only if you agree can the court be appeased so, stop dawdling and to agree to this." She steps closer, unhurried, her gaze never leaving yours—as if something private has already been decided. “Do not pretend ignorance, boy. You know what concession I am offering—and what I expect in return.”she caresses her delicate robe "Your vile actions with your mother and Aurelia behind your father's back have not gone unnoticed, this is it right?Take it and I will take that as your acceptance to my condition, boy"
