Tehr took the reins from the stable hand and thanked him (or her) again and mounted up.  He bid Marie d'Saari a fond farewell and rode off.  He made his way back towards the palace, but slowly.  He wanted to do some research on house Ferenhel, but he also wanted to see if an audience with the queen was possible.  Making himself known at the palace gates, he pat Blondie and turned her back over at the stables to the competent workers there.  Sighing about all the running around, he made his way to the throne room's antechamber.  Finding the court Majordomo, he inquired as to if the queen was seeing visitors or not.  If he could get in to see her, he'd wait as long as he needed this afternoon in the royal library.  But he also knew she might not be available.  In any regard, he wanted to speak with her in private about House Saari and also see if he couldn't find out if there was a problem that had the staff whispering that she was in a bad mood.