Angelique gave a sweet smile towards Tehr and nodded her head in reply, allowing a soft sigh to leave her lips at his answer about the money.<em>"I thank you for the trust, and I will aim to prove worthy of it. I do not believe I will need to draw heavily upon the coffers but it is beyond the usual limits set for household expenses, and I would rather not have it affect the quality of food or services in turn."</em>Bowing her head slightly, Angelique looked a bit embarrassed at this point but chuckled. The documents drwe her interest soon after though, as he instructed her on which piece of the documentation was the latest one.<br/><br/>Reading it through and seeming to fall into thought for a short moment a couple of times, Angelique seemed to bite lightly on her lower lip and suckle upon it, before letting it free again and speaking up.<em>"Master Tehr, I think you have managed to convey the central idea well enough in what you have written. While it may have more force behind it than a plan for a group to follow it does not come across as an order from someone believing themselves above. It reads as an agreement as it stands, with enough leeway to negotiate things further. A starting point doesn't need exact figures and I would imagine those would be a topic of longer talks between different people involved anyhow. However!"</em>She grinned slightly at this point.<br/><br/><em>"What you have here is already pushing ahead with an idea that has merit, lays down groundwork of how it could be accomplished, makes at least the house Saari feel needed but doesn't come off with a vibe that it cannot be done without their aid, which is important. Not giving an upper hand that strong to another side is part of the basics, giving a fair share is fine, giving reigns on the whole deal is another. Your own contribution is already noted and powerful enough that after reading this, others would have a problem trying to copy the idea without you since they lack the connection to make it work. House Saari would bring in a lot of resources, but other parties too could contribute, and well, from the way its put together, it seems to have an optimistic take."</em>She paused at this point, looking at him more seriously.<br/><br/><em>"I'd recommend adding a bit of thought on potential risks, rewards, problems to overcome and the boons already available on the table. It would show that there's ground for everyone to contribute and the benefits are there to be taken, and also shows that the risks are known and being minimized. That level of preparedness will probably have to wait till there's an idea of who all would be involved more strongly but a basic, 'larger picture' version might... ehm, sorry master, I might have got a bit carried away. My mother's ambition and all."</em>She looked actually pretty embarrassed at this, but it was Angelique's mother who had worked with Tehr's mother on several previous ideas and negotiations in the more slow and calm years that fed the house coffers enough coin until the rich ore vein was uncovered and opened the gates for new business on the Wynt family lands.<br/><br/><em>"There's a lot of good things here, and I think it just takes a bit of polish for this first stage. Hmm, its hard to avoid being at least a little aggressive when you get passionate about an idea, and such enthusiasm would potentially draw along. Yet it can also blind one to risks, so a more measured, careful stance would be appreciated by others. Huh."</em>She took a short moment, before continuing to talk with him about the matters further, trying to help and guide, offer ideas, and give her own opinions. A couple of times Tehr could already tell some of the ideas would not be feasible for this project, but at other times her ideas might help work things together. It was a project that would take its share of time, but nevertheless the document was going to be a lot closer to readiness towards the end of that session. Not to mention Angelique in a serious 'business mood' was a woman with confidence to see, though her softness and smile towards him returned quickly when she let the business side slip.<br/><br/>It was almost suspicious how swiftly the hour came for the high tea, and a knock on the door was accompanied by Alex's voice.<strong>"Just wanted to let you know that Ladies Christina and Rosalyn are preparing for high tea shortly, and that we are expecting guests."</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">Wasn't entirely sure if should carry on or pause here at this point, but tried to add a touch of talk to it and give an idea of Angelique trying to focus on business aspect but also not being an exact professional at it, more someone trying to help out who's watched a relative do it and who has had some teaching but also has their own ideas, both good and bad ones. Hopefully it was suitable, didn't want to skip ahead with just a short description of them talking but didn't want to exhaust you with a wall of text that would be largely fluffer in the longer term.</div></div>