There was a smile playing on the Queen's face upon noticing his approach, her guard captain Lilian likewise smiling in a warm fashion albeit she seemed to hide that quickly to put up a more stern and serious expression again, while the Queen nodded slightly at his words and gestured for him to take a seat.<strong>"Then please sit down and join me, I would be eager to hear what news you bring as today has proven rather quiet for a change."</strong><br/><br/>The Queen's posture was relaxed, and the usual bit of tension left by the court was not evident on her person at all. The scent of tea carried a faint scent of honey in it, a nearby covered jar placed next to a pot of tea-leaves and a tea-pot seeming full of hot water waiting there as well, along with a tray holding a second tea-saucer and cup on it as well.<strong>"I have actually been feeling a tad annoyed that my captain is feeling she should be focused on her watch rather than joining me as I hoped, so the company is also welcome today."</strong>She added mirthfully, before focusing on hearing him out.<br/><br/>The news about the Duke earned a serious nod from her as she seemed thoughtful, a bit of guilty expression crossing her face for a moment while she seemed to be thinking about something for a moment, before she nodded for him to continue along with the tale about hte journey through the forest. There was a definite bit of wonder evident on her expression showing all the way to her eyes and the same was true for her guard as she listened to him recount about the meeting, and the mention of the fey huntress having her pause and blink before casting a look at the Guard Captain and then looking back at Tehr.<br/><br/><strong>"I must admit I am not too familiar with the fey-lore but it sounds like something serious if they have a troublemaker that makes the fey want to hunt down the individual themselves. The good folk rarely seem to care about one of them pranking 'us mere mortals' as long as it doesn't provoke too much ire from our people in turn."</strong>She sighed loudly at this and sipped down the rest of her tea seeming to contemplate something for a moment, holding the empty cup in hand before her a little moment.<br/><br/><strong>"I am pleased to hear that the plans can get started and have a go ahead from the fey as well, that should ease up any tensions of logging, but I'll also send out a word for the people to be watchful of weird fey magic just in case. Or a case of bizarre pranks and tricks. Hopefully it will not get worse than that. Not with the Cardinal around and the whole whispering about a possible cult and the dead noble found with a questionable book. As if the Spaniards and their civil war wasn't enough at times."</strong>She shook her head before glancing at him, blushing up.<strong>"I apologise, I am used to keeping that all bottled up but I shouldn't vent on you. You've just been marvelous at helping me toss it all out of my mind and just relax and unwind in most delightful manner."</strong>She spoke with slightly rosy cheeks but also a bit of a shameless, almost smug grin at the same time, a foot raised beneath the table to brush against his own lightly.<br/><br/><strong>"Looking back at the matter about the duke, I am torn. As a ruler, I must think of my people first and foremost. As a friend of the duke in question and someone close to you, though, I am inclined to give permission to borrow the royal scepter for the divining, invested with our divine right to rule and govern over these isles, with the symbol of office and of the hereditary line. The fact remains however that to use it on our neighbor, especially during war time, may cause some whispers later on or more. Then again, such impressions don't last forever and it might be that the war will keep them from noticing, especially if it happens to scry on an area not seeing much traffic through it."</strong>She let out a sigh at this, looking at him.<strong>"If we as the Queen were to grant such a boon to the Elven Duchy, we would expect them to remember our aid in the later days."</strong>It seemed like she was actually a bit reluctant to take more official tone in that bit of words, but yet at the same time she did not get too flowery with her words, choosing to instead get to the point and looking at him quietly for a moment.