<em>""So, I hope you have enjoyed the week with my family...."</em>Emily said as Tehr settled into the seat next to her in the carriage.  Tehr was again dressed in comfortable traveling clothing, as opposed to the stuffy formal wear he'd changed into for his arrival.  Tehr smiled at Emily and nodded, but his mind was instantly catapulted back over the events of the last week.  His style of dress had certainly changed a bit.  His parents and sister Christina were unashamed nudists whenever the situation allowed for it.  So much so that when designing the rebuild of Hewthorne Hall, he made sure that the back yard was well screened for privacy, so that Christina could enjoy some out door skyclad time if she wished.  Tehr had never been a hundred percent comfortable with casual nudity himself.  He was too much a blue mage, one who worked with the primal forces of sex and eroticism, to enjoy nudity without immediately turning towards sexual thoughts.  But this weekend had changed his mind a little bit.<br/><br/>The halfling culture enjoyed physical sex, of that there was no doubt.  He would say that some of the things he'd seen rivaled any of the bacchanalian exploits he'd either seen or experienced as a blue mage.  But they also had an almost aggressively casual outlook towards nudity.  While being naked could, and at least in his case often did, present itself as a forerunner to sexual exploits there was another side to nudity in their culture.  Just as often he saw children of all ages running through fields skyclad, washerwomen dressed in naught but a wrap about their waists, laborers working in nothing but a loin cloth, or servants scrubbing floors in the buff to keep their outfits clean.  To the halfling culture it seemed that being naked was as often a matter of convenience and comfort as it was any sort of forerunner to a sexual invitation.  It was something that he found himself of course getting swept up in.  He felt that now, after the experiences of this past week, he might be able to handle some casual nudity with a little more decorum than he had in the past.  In fact, he'd even found a spell in the book that the Archmage had sent him that he was eager to try out.<br/><br/>He settled into his seat and took Emily's hands in his.  They jostled slightly as the carriage began to roll and he looked into Emily's eyes and answered honestly, "I don't know if I've had a more enjoyable week in my entire life.  I only feel slightly guilty that I had so much fun and shirked my duties during this oh so enjoyable vacation."  He brought both of Emily's hands to his mouth and kissed her knuckles.  "I confess I am eager to return to Londinium.  My sister wrote to say that they took up residence in our new home in Hewthorne Hall two days ago.  The construction is nearly finished and apparently they may even be done by the time I return."<br/><br/>He sighed and pat his jacket, where inside a picket stitched inside the garment sat a letter from the queen herself, "I have duties of great importance to attend as well.  But I hope you know that now there should be no doubt as to my commitment between our houses.  You will not be a welcome guest in my home, but you will instead be like a member of our family.  I will see to it that you have leave to come and go from our home as you wish with no appointment needed and only glad greetings whenever you arrive.  As we discussed, at the very least we need to have high tea once a week at least.  To keep up on gossip at the least, and for an energetic refresher of this week's activities at best."<br/><br/>He smiled calling into reminder the tea they'd shared with Christina over a week before.  There was now no worries about Emily judging them for any incestuous activities in Tehr's book.  The Ravos house followed the old ways and while they didn't openly practice such licentious acts, they certainly didn't avoid or condemn them either.  Tehr recalled during the halfling orgy with the four sisters and two cousins often seeing the women pleasuring each other quite graphically.  His mind would never forget the look of the two twins, Milly and Lauren locked in a passionate and erotic 69 with each other.  The twin sisters mirroring each other as they eagerly licked their birth sister to orgasm.  Or how glad Emily was to feel her own sister Tanya's tongue teasing her dark star as she rode Tehr's cock.  No the halfling culture didn't seem to vilify incest as long as there was no conception.  Which of course opened the doors for a confidant, should things happen between Christina and himself.<br/><br/>Tehr settled back into the seat and smiled as he looked out the window, settling in for a long ride back to Londinium.  He didn't doubt that there would be something between Christina and himself.  There were secret passages riddled into the walls of their new home, including a matching pair that would allow for access from the closet in her room to the closet in his room.  If, in the intervening week since their last talk, little had changed then Tehr had no doubt it would only be a matter of time before their lusts finally overruled their sense of victorian decorum and they found themselves dancing between the sheets.  Tehr had to admit though that there was a good chance that things may have changed.  A week could be a long time after all, and it was possible that Christina had found a lover to scratch her itch.  She was after all progressing with her friendship with the woman Anne d'Wellington.  Anne's sexual exploits were the subject of many rumors, and it was possible that Anne could have found a discreet lover for his sister, or for that matter, it was possible that the two noblewomen had decided that they could always service each other's needs.  Truthfully, Heidi seemed not terribly opposed to the thought of providing some sort of sexual outlet for his sister, but in the time that he'd seen the two interacting, he'd seen no sparks flying on that front.  But a week was a long time gone and he'd need to re-assess the situation for sure, as the two letters she'd sent had absolutely no sexual undertones that he could detect at all.<br/><br/>He sighed as he thought again about the letter from the queen.  He'd be too tired from the journey to see her the night they returned, but would go to her court early the next day.  He hoped that it wasn't anything too serious, and it had been his primary concern while he was gone.  That something would happen to jeopardize his relationship with (arguably) the most powerful ruler in the world.  He tried to focus on the positives however.  Samir, the wise old halfling agreed to come work for him for a period of one year as stablemaster, with the intent that he would stay on if both parties were agreeable.  Also there would be a new maid for  Angelique to use in care of the house, Sarah Applemane who showed great oral proficiency, though not quite the same vaginal flexibility as Emily.  He chuckled as he thought of her and Heidi together.  Two sexy redheaded maids, both of whom he'd bedded.  Were that to get out, people might think he had a 'type'.  But there was more as well.  Two guards had agreed to full time live in positions at his home, and working under Tera, He'd feel much more comfortable.  The two were not a couple, but were a man and woman.  There was plenty of room in the servants quarters on the third floor, and for once Tehr wasn't immediately thinking about fucking one of his servants.  The woman was not unattractive, but she seemed not terribly interested, and Tehr wondered if she might be gay.  It mattered not, there were already plenty of warm bodies living in his home that were eager to lay with him.<br/><br/>He paused and took stock, Christina was a maybe, but his four servants were definites.  Angelique, Tera, Heidi, and now Sarah, all eagerly bedded him.  While the four showed varying levels of reluctance, he had no doubt that he'd again fuck each of them.  Angelique was almost like an old reliable wife, his relationship with her bordered on love, and was borne of years of familiarity.  No, it was love, but not romantic love, but the love of a best friend, a reliable confidant, someone you could always count on, and in turn knew she could always count on you.  Sex between Angelique and Tehr was often the closest to 'lovemaking' that he had with any woman.  But of course, thinking about the last time they'd coupled on the floor of the bathroom in front of Christina, it could still be quite passionate and animalistic too.  Heidi seemed to be quite emotional and almost needy with her affection, and she acted a slight bit possessive of Tehr, almost as if they'd been dating.  She'd seemed disappointed when she couldn't get time with him, and he'd have to make sure that she received attention if that's what it took to keep her happy.  Tera and Sarah on the other hand seemed more  casual.  Both the elf and the halfling enjoyed sex with him, that was certain, but at the same time seemed almost aloof.  They took sex with Tehr as if they could always find it elsewhere, and of course he wouldn't fault either of them if they could.  But with Tera and Sarah he almost got the sense that he was just one of their lovers, and that there was little emotional investment.  Of course there was, he'd saved Sarah from getting into huge amounts of trouble and fought off the unwanted attentions of an asshole nobleman.  Tera likewise doubtlessly felt something for him, he'd saved her life during the great hunt.  But sexually they simply seemed more grounded and less emotionally attached than Heidi or Angelique.<br/><br/>He wondered if Tera had made any inroads to the Understreet, there'd been no letters from his guardswoman during the week.  The rumor was that the dark skinned Drow were heavily invested in such ventures, and he had to admit a fascination with the white haired, dark skinned elves.  He'd heard that their sexual appetites were legendary in scope, depth, and deviance, and a part of him was eager to find out the validity of such claims.<br/><br/>Tehr also thought about the open invitation he'd extended to many of his lovers during this trip.  All four d'Ravos sisters, Emily, Eeva, Tanya, and Charlotte, had his blessing and invitation to come visit any time they wished.  In addition he managed to wheedle a promise from the twins Millie and Lauren that they'd come visit at some point during the next year.  Even Teilwater and Mistress d'Ravos said that if they were ever in Londinium, they would pay him a call.  Now, he had no doubt that Emily would be a common sight at Hewthorne hall, but he wondered about Charlotte.  She'd been concerned about being assaulted again once Tanya was the only sister to look out for her, as Eeva and Emily were returning to the d'Ravos compound in Londinium.  Tehr had offered both his home in Londinium as a safe haven, and more.  He'd suggested that as a part of the cultural exchange, Charlotte could always go spend some time at the Wynt ancestral home.  His mother would be glad of the company of a fellow noblewoman and Charlotte's demure demeanor would fit his mother's slower pace now that she was older.<br/><br/>Tehr sighed at that thought.  His mother always seemed so young and vital to him.  Whenever he thought of her, he thought of the beautiful young mother that he'd known growing up.  But the fact was his mother was in her late forties now, and that was significant for a human woman.  He knew she exercised and kept in shape, and there was no lack of suitors clamoring for the widow d'Wynt's attention.  But he did wonder about how much it had taken from her to bury not only her lover, Tehr's father, but also her first born son.  She'd seemed to age a decade in just over a year between those two tragedies.  It said a lot that she sent her son, Tehr, to Londinium to conduct the business of restoring the family name and fortune.  She didn't have the energy or drive to do so herself.  In fact, a visit from a young woman like Charlotte might be just what his mother needed, and Tehr hoped that if anything were to happen to the halfling maid, she'd take advantage of the offer.<br/><br/>He hadn't heard from Kayna, the orcish mercenary, though he figured by now she would likely be at his  home and working for his mother on the bandit problem.  But he hoped to see her if she made her way back to Londinium.  There was something beautiful and graceful about the orcish woman.  She was savage and powerful, yet when they'd fucked, she'd been such a submissive, bowing to his masculine power.  It had been a massive turn on, and he hoped he could repeat it at some point.<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/x8ewn1N.jpg)</div><br/>Of course, that brought him to the one thing he'd been actively trying to avoid thinking about.  He pulled the small gold locket from his pocket, making sure Emily was looking out a window, he snapped open the locket and gazed down at the image there; Rosalyn d'Caelor.  He managed to avoid a sigh, just barely.  He looked at the small portrait she'd given him and then quickly closed the locket and put it away before Emily saw.  He didn't know why he felt like he had to keep her a secret from Emily.  The halfing maid knew he had other lovers, and Rosalyn wasn't even that.  But something about the elvish woman made his heart skip a beat.  He was enraptured by her beauty, her voice, her grace, her charm.  He wanted to spend time with her, even if it didn't lead to a sexual encounter, though he'd be lying if he said he hadn't fantasized about that to a great extent.<br/><br/>He forced his feelings for the unearthly elvish beauty down  and tried to ignore them for now.  Focusing instead on all of the work he'd accomplished this week.  Spell research, learning from Teil, crafting a half a dozen charms for Emily to move into the right hands, and of course, his newest project, a halfling made statue that he was laying some powerful enchantments on.  When it was done it would have to take a prominent place in his bedroom.  When it was activated it should immediately cast infertility and awaken libido on anyone in the same room as it.  A complicated piece of enchantment, but one that could have some interesting effects.  The least of which being he wouldn't have to cast infertility on himself once or twice a week, but simply activate the statue.<br/><br/>Yes, he'd been on vacation, but he'd been busy as well, of that there was no doubt.  But he was eagerly looking forwards to seeing his new home.  He smiled at Emily as the carriage bounced along, "Thank you Emily, it was an amazing vacation."  He said with all sincerity.