Lady Rosalyn walked besides Tehr with a smile on her face as she considered his words, seeming to ponder whether to carry on with the previous topic or let it slip, before chuckling and making up her mind.<strong>"The small amount of trade has caught the interest of several of our craftsmen who see an opportunity to present their creations to a larger audience, so the coin and goods moving along the road should increase. The early spring with the roads clearing has been profitable already, and those who doubted the choice at first are suddenly becoming vocal supporters of the idea of trade."</strong>Her chuckling had a musical tone to it, delighting in sharing a bit of good news. A friendly expression lingering on her lips as they made their way through the house, Angelique smiling and bowing her head a little in the hallway on noticing the two of them.<br/><br/><strong>"The meal is ready, Lady Christina appears to be a little busy at this moment but would the two of you care to sample today's creation?"</strong>The bit of a playful smirk on her face was a common one these days. The maids had a bit of a competition going on who was the best cook after all, and took turns in the kitchen from time to time, and today was Angelique's turn to show why she held the lead. It was not any offense to Sarah Applemane or Heidi, but Angelique's skill seemed to be most refined.<br/><br/><strong>"I believe a taste would be delightful."</strong>Rosalyn smiled and nodded her agreement, as Angelique smiled to Tehr in turn, waiting a moment for the answer before heading to the kitchen to bring the food to the table. The scent of a well cooked meal and the fresh bread made earlier dancing in the air. Angelique didn't bake her own bread too often, it was easier to get some from the market but when she did she used her family's gathered lore with it, creating something that didn't seem to need anything on top of it to taste delightful, but often found alongside her soups to help gather the last bit of it to the bread's surface and eaten up that way, for there rarely was a plate left with food upon it when her cooking was being tasted.<br/><br/><strong>"Sadly, not all news are good. The events in Spain are causing a lot of worrying among our nobles, and the Spaniard princess has supposedly come to Londinium to plead for the sake of her family that the Queen would take part in the conflict. The fact they're sending a member of the family to plead the case makes things seem grim."</strong>Her expression a bit sad at the time.<strong>"Some of the farwalkers say that things are looking clouded all over the mainland, people are uncertain what lays ahead, so much has happened in a short while and people are suspecting that this is just a prelude for something greater."</strong>Shaking her head somewhat, Rosalyn looked at Tehr a little curious and drew a deep breath.<strong>"Perhaps you can get some answers in the court, I imagine you might not be able to tell but you would at least know."</strong>She added in a gentle manner, her smile warm and genuine.<strong>"It is likely just too much things going on at once that raises some concerns, but when people are worried they prepare for trouble and knowing when they are going to act scared helps predict a little about what may happen."</strong><br/><br/>At this time Angelique returned with hot stew giving a delightful aroma to the air, fresh bread set besides both plates, as she moved along dutifully and set a plate down for both of them a smile on her lips, looking at Tehr and Rosalyn confidently while presenting her cooking, the aroma alone suggesting a fair bit of work had gone to its creation.<br/><br/><strong>"Well my dear sir, lets eat before it gets cold."</strong>Rosalyn cast a brief glance towards Tehr's lap, not saying anything but her thoughts briefly back on the little bit of tease outdoors. A little time had passed and yet her curious glance had come to linger for a second or two, seeming intent to let it be caught she had looked, a playful smile on her face as she took a small spoonful of the stew, tasting it lightly, and blinking.<strong>"Oh my."</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">More of a little background thing than anything serious, but rolling Profession(Cook) for Angelique with a natural 20, so thought it worth putting a bit of work on it but yet a bit clumsy about the food itself and it was a minor background thing mostly to do with the maids thoughts on what to prepare.</div></div>