Tansen act his food hungrily, not saying much just listening to the multiple conversations going on, until the young princess, spoke to him. He quickly spoke to ward off, Gavin's apology. He put the fact that he did so, up to the fact they oppressed the women of the country. The fact that one would speak to a foreigner at a negotiations dinner, must have been looked down upon harshly, Tansen figured.<br/><br/>"It is no problem, your lordship. I have no problem speaking to her of such things." He looked over to Diane, replying, "No we can not travel through the shadows my highness. We have a more reasonable way to travel. Are mages are able to make pathways across the world, in the dimension of magic, which is how were were, eh..." He coughed for a moment, he would rather not bring the topic up. "We were able to come to you land in such a manner. Of course such things can only be done by mages of a certain strength. We do not all have the ability to do so."