<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/VDtHOYv.jpg)</div><br/>Tehr smiled and held up one finger for the young woman to wait.  He moved back to the bedroom and fished a single silver coin out of his magical coin purse before returning to the lounge.  The maid looked unsure if she should leave or wait to attend on the queen.<strong> "I thank you very much for the pleasant conversation and want you to know that if you ever want to share your thoughts or feelings you have my promise of discrestion.  Words spoken by a servant may influence the queen herself if passed through a trusted advisor or consort and I will always appreciate such knowledge as you may wish to share in moments like these.  Let me give you a small token of my appreciation to remind you of this."</strong><br/><br/>He palmed the coin and muttered the words to the spell he'd been researching recently.  Fabrication was a complex spell, though one that could be cast without taking more than a few seconds.  The coin shifted, melted, reformed, and hardened in his hands and he presented it to the woman.<strong> "A silver hair pin that is hopefully elegant enough that you would enjoy using it, but not so glamorous that one might ask where a servant received such a token.  It is a minor thing but hopefully you appreciate the intent behind it's presentation."</strong>He pressed the silver pin into her palm and smiled,<strong>"You should probably go on now, the queen will likely be ready for breakfast before she starts her day."</strong><br/><br/>He smiled as the servant left, and realized only after the door closed behind her that not only had he not gotten her name, but he hadn't even tried to seduce her.  Was he growing?   Was he changing?  No, certainly not that, it must simply be that he was tired from last night's bout with the queen, and all of his current lovers.  He thought about the dwarven butcher, Ironna.  He would have liked to have bedded her, but she was simply too much of a challenge for the time he had available.  So too was the serving girl, the time he might put in to chase down the servant would be far better served in other pursuits.  If he needed to dip his wick in the feminine candle, there were women at Hewthorne hall a plenty who would gladly spend time with him, no 'chasing' required.  Yes, that had to be it.  It was simply a matter of efficient use of his time.  What else could it be, he had to ask himself, and came up with no answers that he was satisfied with.<br/><br/>He moved to the breakfast and removed the silver covers from the dishes, taking the moment to quickly taste all of the food before the queen returned.  He knew where his potion belt was in the bedroom,  including the anti toxin.  But it didn't hurt to sample them carefully before the queen sat down.  He would not have her life endangered on his watch again as far as he was concerned.  He smiled as she finally re-entered the sitting room, freshly scrubbed and practically glowing.<strong> "My beautiful Elizabeth, you look divine.  Last night must have agreed with you.  Are you ready for your breakfast?"</strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">I'm not 100% sure where to go with that story thread.  I feel like Tehr would keep his ear open about it, but wouldn't actively pursue it unless the queen asked him to.  He already has much on his plate and would see this as a normal problem with court life, and not one that he is necessarily optimally suited to deal with.  Especially with all that he already has on his plate.  Now if it's a story you want to pursue, I'm more than happy to go down that road.  But at the moment, it's more something that he'd be keeping his eye on, like the situation in spain, the spanish dignitaries, etc.   But I don't want to blow off any storyline you want to play either.  It's just that I think Tehr would be more concerned with the arrival of Alex's twin sister, the meetings with hosue Saari, and forgefist, and the return of Rosalyn's father, the duke.</div></div>