Tehr left the archmage and made his way through the palace somewhat lost in thought.  The mage's last comment stuck with him, 'the answers one wishes to learn'.  It seemed an odd turn of phrase and in fact gave light to the exact reason he didn't care for divination as a general rule.  The archmage had echoed his own thoughts about the unreliability of divination.  But more than that, he thought about what it might also mean.  Might it also mean that there would be an answer for him, but not one that he wished to hear?  Furthermore, what did he wish to hear?  Obviously that the duke was safe, hale, hearty, and there was a very good reason his writing had stopped.  But he had to consider that might not be the case.  The duke might be captured or dead, and if so, what would he tell Rosalyn.<br/><br/>His mind played out the scenario and he was uncomfortable with that.  He could not see her staying if her father was dead.  Likely her reason for staying in Londinium would be greatly lessened, and it seemed likely that she might return west.  That scenario was not something he wished to see.<br/><br/>He didn't realize he was upset at that line of thought till he was distracted by the men at the court.  But there seemed something off about them.  Seeing that the guard captain was at the moment occupied, he ducked back out of the throne room and made his way to a quiet private nook or hallway.  Nothing clandestine needed, just out of sight of visitors.  Then he would cast the spell of detect magic before returning to the throne room, so that he could more accurately judge the men there.  If he got a chance to speak with the guard captain, good, but if not so be it.  He would wait and be social at court.  Fulfilling the expected role of a nobleman and socializing, a role he was passable at, even if it was not his preferred form of intercourse.