«So, what are your first decisions as our new regent, Lady Neptune?» That sentence greatly surprised your wife… After all, in two weeks King Wave would have ruled over Atlantis for 80 years. Did they really needed a regent for a two weeks gap? And in all honestly, ruling was the last thing she ever wanted to do.
But as a gendarme, she swore to serve and protect the peoples of Atlantis. Wouldn't refusing to be regent count as betraying that oath? And even if it didn't, that would still count as betraying the trust of her late King, one that had so much faith in Ondine, she was entrusted with said King's daughter. (Doing so needed a lot of laws bending, but since King Wave didn't actually broke any…)
Speaking of Junior Seamaid Wave, she always had been a good subordinate, respectful of the chain of command, but perfectly able to take some initiative when required. But as time passed, she became more than just a subordinate. Natalie Wave is one of her best friend, and the only one knowing what life is like as a siren. Couldn't becoming regent make it easier to help her, even if it only was for two weeks?
Of course, if she accepted to be regent, she better also accept to have back the countess title she would have inherited from her mother if she wasn't a siren. Not that a commoner being regent was unheard of, but thing would be hard enough with her being a siren… She just hoped they would let her resume her carer in the Royal Gendarmerie afterwards.
Turning toward her president of ministers, she signed «Okay. First bring me the files of every sirens currently able to serve.» Then, after a pause, she added «I also want the files of any non-siren soldier or gendarme who often got partnered with a siren. Meanwhile, I will be with Junior Seamaid Wave and her husband.»
«Right this instant, Lady Regent.» answered the president, before calling «SUB-SERGEANT NAO! SEAMAID NAO!»
To your wife astonishment, she saw two black-skined mermaids so similar, physically speaking, they could only be twins. The higher ranking one, who was sternly looking at Ondine, was the same sub-sergeant that woke you up before you got dragged into that cursed palace. Her twin sister, for her part, seemed giddy at the simple idea of breathing the same water than the famous adjutant Neptune.
«Sub-sergeant, I need you to give a message to the Army Commissariat Service, they will give you files the Lady Regent requested. Don't go there alone, she requested quite a lot of them.» Then, after writing the note addressed to the Army Commissariat Service and giving it to Sub-Sergeant Nao, he turned to her sister. «Seamaid Nao, the Lady Regent want to see Junior Seamaid Wave and her husband, the young Mark Neptune. Can you escort her to them, please?»