Tehr walked Angelique out of the room and knew he'd be entertaining her soon.  Then he went and poured a glass of wine.  Draining it quickly he poured a second and moved to the window to look out at the front yard of the new home that he'd built.  The front yard was full of trees for privacy, but he could just make out the street of londonium beyond the gates and walls.  It was fantastic how some landscaping and good building materials could really shut out the city in his sanctum.<br/><br/>A short while later there was a light knocking on the door.  He called for her to enter and she slowly opened the door and stepped in.  She curtseyed,<em>"you wished to see me my lord?"</em>she said shyly.<em>"Everyone is glad that you are back in the city."</em><br/><br/>Tehr finished the second glass of wine and set it down turning and moving halfway to her, but stopping so as not to be too aggressive.  "I am very glad to be back as well.  But we needed to discuss your duties in the house."  He paused for a moment and saw her breath catch, she was afraid she would be replaced.  "We will be bringing in new staff into the house now that we moved into this home.  Tera will find other guards under her pervue, we will have a stablemaster soon, and I assume you've met miss Sarah Applemane.  But you need to understand that while Angelique is the head maid, and therefore in charge of all house staff, and that includes you, the addition of new staff in no way diminishes your role in the home."<br/><br/>He moved to sit on the edge of the bed and continued, "Previous to this, household duties were shared between yourself, Angelique, and any day staff that she felt needed to bring in.  But you weren't hired primarily to beat rugs and dust vases.  Your primary duty is to see to the needs of my sister, the lady Christina.  Obviously your duties also encompass maid duties, but this home is much larger than the last one.  So we needed to bring in more staff to cover the duties.  In addition I want to make sure you're taking care of my sister's needs first and foremost, and not getting distracted by things like laundry."<br/><br/>He paused and glanced at the statue on his desk, currently covered by a heavy cloth.  "As for the personal relationship between you and me, I hope you understand that is always on you.  I very much enjoy having you join me betwixt the sheets, but that is..."  he paused and smiled, "A perk of your job, one that you can exercise as you wish.  But I want to make clear again that it is always at your choice, and I never would deign to force you,  no matter how much I like."<br/><br/>He smiled and leaned back on the bed, the robe starting to slip open slightly, exposing his legs below the knees, "So I've been gone for a while and felt that it was important to meet with you, and discuss how things are and see if you needed to talk to me or needed anything from me."