<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/NaI7p4t.png)</div><br/>Tehr bowed deeply before the queen, certainly excited about the official call and not a more intimate private setting.  After all such a call might come later anyways.  In fact if rumor had already spread that he was her consort, even if not officially announced, it would be in both of their best interest to spend a little time together.  Even if that time was simply chatting in the gardens and not rolling in the royal sheets.  Unless of course the queen wished to distance herself from Tehr or house Wynt, but that seemed greatly unlikely given this boon of returned lands.<br/><br/>When Tehr stood from his bow, he spoke loudly and clearly, though not shouting.  He wanted his answer to be definitive, but give him a little wiggle room.  He wanted to support the queen without locking his house into a failing prospect.  He needed to watch out for his house's fortunes and not put pride first.  "My queen," he said with a true and genuine smile, "I live to serve you.  As does house Wynt live to serve you and our glorious kingdom.  It would be a great honor to restore the lands and roads you've marked out for the greater good of not only the kingdom, but for the people who live in these lands."<br/><br/>He paused for a second to let it sink in to all listening that his duty was to the queen and country before raising a finger and adding, "However, I beg you give me just a little time before accepting this blessed responsibility upon my house.  I do not fear the extra responsibility upon my house, but as you know, house Wynt has recently sunk a portion of our fortunes into rebuilding Hewthorne Hall, once owned by the merchant Louis deChambais who had purchased it from the House Cador when that house fell into hard times.  Upon deChambais's death, the estate fell into disrepair, and much was taken from Wynt's coffers to restore it to it's former glory."<br/><br/>"I request time to write my mother, who is still the head of house Wynt and in charge of all financial matters presently, to see about the viability of such a project.  Not that we worry about our own fortunes mind you, simply that we would not wish to make matters worse.  If we can not do the job that you need, restoring the roads and lands to proper order, I think such an honor might be better served in someone elses hands."<br/><br/>He paused again for just a moment to add, "For the good of the entire kingdom your majesty."<br/><br/>He'd finish with another bow. Hopefully it would appear that he was portraying himself accurately, a nobleman who was interested in gaining more power, but one that was not willing to let the country suffer for it.  He hoped too that the Queen would see how he was trying to support her, but at the same time, wouldn't want to  over extend himself to the point of opening his current lands to attack.  Then if he was dismissed, he suspected he had a potential ally in funding or possibly other tactical matters in the smiling nod of Duke ir'Caelor.  Certainly he would need more allies if this was going to work.  Plus, he thought as he looked again at the beautiful Rosalyn, it would give him yet another reason to get close to the elven beauty.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc diplomacy roll</div><div class="spoiler_body">http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=54283<br/>Roll Result: rhev rolled: 1d20, adding 9to the total<br/>Comment: Diplomacy roll<br/>Result: 17, <br/><strong>Total: 26</strong></div></div><br/><br/>