The Queen smiled to him at hearing his words and nodded her head a little thoughtfully, her expression one of content bliss of relaxing in the afterglow a little longer, languishing there without a hurry off anywhere just yet.<strong>"I can extend the time a little further if you wish, it would be a good opportunity to announce it at a slightly larger gathering but it should not matter, such news would spread far and fast. Nonetheless I shall wait for your word in case you would prefer a longer period of time to start off with, but until then, good luck."</strong>She waved her hand in a leisurely manner while smiling and lounging on her place, pleased and content.<br/><br/>His journey through the palace earned more than a few smiles and respectful nods from the female guards he passed, none of them stopping to outright say anything but seeming as a whole quite pleased for the immediate moment for some reason. More than a few of them stopped to look at him as he passed, a few saluting him in passing as well. None of it was mocking or ill-mannered, but without much in the way of explanation. Lilian was not back on public view though, and the rest of the Queen's guard seemed on duty and taking it seriously, but at the same time seeming a tad more relaxed than they had been when he first entered the palace that day.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, on making his way to the stables he found Goldie having apparently refused the fresh hay offered there, and more than happy to get on the move. Leaving the warm stables to head out to the rain she showed no signs of discomfort or reluctance. Then again, the stables back at his home at Hewthorne Hall were less crowded and quite pleasant as well, and the hay was fresh there as well. Nonetheless, the ride home wasn't too lengthy, and the rain had seemingly lead people back indoors for the time being, allowing him to pass the journey without any encounters. Reaching the gates to his property, he found the lone guard there standing under a bit of cover away from the worst of the rain, but refusing to leave the grounds he was watching over. Nodding his head to Tehr in his passing, the guard kept watch even as Tehr took blondie back to the stables to the stablemaster's care.<br/><br/>Reaching the front door, he was greeted by a pleasant aroma in the air on entry, and the sound of feminine laughter playing out nearby. Following along, he would soon be greeted by a few familiar voices.<br/><br/>"So he just stood there? He actually thought that they would excuse what he did just because of his lineage?" Christian sounded more than a little shocked at the time.<br/><br/>"I have to agree that is amazingly arrogant, I'd say confident but in honesty confidence would imply I saw any sense in there. No, are you truly serious or was the man just plain mad?" Rosalyn's voice sounded just as surprised as the Christina's had.<br/><br/>"I swear it is true, and I was just as surprised. Most criminals the outriders catch try and claim innocence, not claim guilt but then demand to be released because of their rank." The third voice joined along, a feminine and familiar one. A voice he'd heard rise to a thrill towards the end in several past encounters. Emily d'Ravos.<br/><br/>"More tea M'ladies?" Heidi's voice spoke up to interrupt the others, a series of hums and agreements could be heard at the time, before Christina inquired.<br/><br/>"So, this man thought he could desecrate the graveyard for some weird rite, and could not be held accountable because he owned the land the graveyard was built on and it had not been used for more than a decade now?" Christina's voice sounded more than a little incredulous before a sigh from Emily could be heard.<br/><br/>"I am afraid so. The outriders put him in cuffs regardless, necromancy is not illegal to study but trying to raise good men and women from the grave like that as undead labor is despicable. Running a mill with rotting corpses and people barely trained to control those dead in order to avoid actual physical labor, that is just putting in a ton of effort to be lazy." The tone of the halfling lady's voice was disgusted at this bit of news.<br/><br/><strong>"Ahh, I am glad to see you are back Master Tehr."</strong>There was a smile on Alex's face as (s)he stepped up in the hallway outside of the dining hall, voice lowered enough to not carry over the voices of those in the room beyond.<strong>"I hope your stay at the palace proved enlightening, we had a bit of a surprise of our own when we received a pair of guests. Both of whom I believe you are familiar with. The elven miss is upstairs having a bath, with Angelique keeping subtle watch on her, and you'll find Sarah in the kitchen preparing the meal. The other ladies in the house gathered to hear about the latest gossip. Seeing as I was in male form upon our guests arrival, I've been staying out of it."</strong>Alex smiled faintly but looked at Tehr a bit amused at the situation.