“I’m glad you’re alright too, mom!”, Monica smiled.
Damon shook Martha’s hand. “It’s an honor to meet you, especially here of all places. Please follow my lead, I have a lot of things to show you both.”
Martha nodded and obliged, “I will.”. The mermother looks around and sees the beautiful structures and shops of Damon’s kingdom. “It’s such a wonderful place, I still can’t believe you’re a prince. To be honest, you seemed like a normal human boy in Monica’s pictures.”
Damon chuckled, “Indeed I was. Your amazing daughter was the reason I remained on land for years until recently.”
Monica smiled, trying to hide the blush on her face in front of the kingdom’s eyes.
Noticing his girlfriend's face, Damon eventually decided to change the subject to exploring his kingdom’s palace.
The palace was enchanting to Martha, so used she was to seeing boxed houses and relatively stale architecture that seeing such a majestic castle seemed unreal to her - but it was, and the future heir to the throne was going to marry her daughter.
Martha was so proud of her daughter for finding her soulmate who, despite his status as a prince, saw it within himself to love Monica. As she approached closer to the throne room and saw castle guards look at her, the mother started to feel a bit nervous.
She was going to speak to the rulers of the entire ocean, and she was merely a mermaid who was a commoner human less than a couple of hours ago. Martha looked down at her tail and frowned a little - she felt a bit unworthy owning such a beautiful body.
But Martha swallowed her pride and swam to the throne room, meeting the Merking and Merqueen.
They embraced her with open arms once Damona and Monica explained who Martha was.
“Ah! So you’re Monica’s mother! Please, take refuge in our kingdom, we have a lovely wedding planned for my son and your daughter.”, the Merking said.
“Indeed. You look very lovely, I can see where Monica got her features from. Make yourself at home. It’s an honor to meet you.”, the Merqueen said.
Monica looked at Damon and smiled as she saw the Mercouple approving of her mother. Damon smiled back and gave her a quick kiss. Their marriage seemed more real than ever at this point.
Martha was shocked, she didn’t expect such royalty to be so welcoming. But she accepted their hospitality and thanked them.
The mermother was guided by the royal guards to a guest room and was told to come to dinner, Damon’s parents are very interested in knowing more about her life on land.
Martha laid on her bed and thought about what she was going to say to the Merking and Merqueen.