Tehr chuckled,<strong>"Now now now Jes, there's no need to censor poor Marie, she's just speaking her mind.  In fact, let us act as if we were old friend for a moment and not nobility awkwardly dancing around the subject at hand shall we?"</strong>He waited for their nods and continued,<strong>"I very much look forwards to bedding the both of you.  You are beautiful and my reputation around town is well deserved.  As you probably have gleaned, I have had more than my fair share of partners in Londinium."</strong><br/><br/>Marie chuckled and nodded adding,<strong>"Miss Emily d'Ravos has implied quite heavily that she is afraid she might be ruined for halfling men because of you."</strong><br/><br/>Tehr shrugged his shoulders and said,<strong> "I find Emily to be one of the most wonderful, fascinating, and intelligent women in all of Londinium.  There is a very good reason why my house has several halfling guards and servants.  Also why she attends high tea here at Hewthorne hall at least once a week.  As to any other, more physical aspects of the lovely halfling, all I can say is that a gentleman never kisses and tells.  Whatsoever she has told you, I'm sure you could take as truth however, for she is a honest woman."</strong><br/><br/>Tehr moved to the billiard table and rolled one of the balls across the felt,<strong> "Speaking openly and plainly as we are, I can promise you that when you are ready to enter my bed chambers, it will be something to remember.  It is one of the reasons that I demanded several months of this semi-courtship between us before I am ready to plant my seed.  I expect that we will get to know each other intimately, and not just physically.  Such a relationship will strengthen our bond, and strengthen the bond that each of us will have with the eventual child.  For a child can be born out of love, and out of passion, out of duty, out of friendship, and of all these things they can be good or bad.  But I hope to prove to you that our children will be born out of all four, and all for the good."</strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">I feel like this conversation could carry on for much longer, but if you want to move ahead that's fine.  I know you have a lot of plot and I'd hate to waste too much time on Tehr spewing flowery prose.</div></div>