King Theodore leaned back casually in his seat. His eyes watching those around him. Calculating. This day was about alliances and perceptions. How he responded to those things would determine his courts next year. His eyes of course traveled from the people gathering in the Great Hall to the stack of gifts that would handed to him and his queen one by one. All displayed perfectly for his eyes to gaze over and contemplate. Of course this was always the case. The king was already ready having chosen gifts ahead of time, and keeping a pile of various inexpensive, or at least to him anyways, of gifts that could be handed out if he was displeased and it turned out that his calculated assumptions were not as he had first believed.<br/><br/>Theo gave his wife a loving smile and let his hand drift lightly to hers. Resting gently against her soft skin. A light touch telling her wished they were still alone. Though Theo was looking forwards to the tournament this afternoon where he would display his skills with his new weapon, for surely he was determined to showcase his wife's most amazing gift. He was busily greeting those who would come speak with him. But mostly he nibbled on the cheese that was brought to him or the fruits. He refused anything stronger then the mulled wine he usually had with his breakfast not wanting his head clouded by stronger drink.<br/><br/>He watched the hall with experienced eyes and allowed his mind to wander in anticipation of the ceremony to start. It was however soon to begin and he cleared his throat calling the hall to silence a moment before Victoria and her family approached the throne. It wasn't uncommon for him to simply make a loud noise and have the hall fall to silence expectantly. It's how he usually began things.<br/><br/>As the first of many gifts was brought forwards Theodore gave a light smile, an expression he was known for and one that wouldn't tell the bearer whether or not he accepted their offered gift. In this case he took the bottle of wine with a gentle nod of his head, but waited for his wife to accept her gift before speaking. He would wait for her to acknowledge the couple and respond to their gift before he would respond to his. It was how he'd always done it, in the event they offered insult to his beloved wife. It was his way of ensuring that his wife was not displeased with their offerings before he responded in favour. Though his gaze watched those before him, his peripheral vision watched his wife. Though at times Theo would act right away. In this dance of intrigue and social courting he would act only after judging the reaction of his wife to those bearing gifts. For if she was happy then so was he.