Tehr bid the duke fairwell then relaxed in the leather chair for a little while.  He made a mental note to tell Christina to watch herself in front of their guests.  While elves were notorious for blurring the lines that humans had in terms of sexuality, it would still do well to remind her that they didn't need their secret getting out.  Tehr sipped his drink, slowly considering.  The frenchwoman had potential, but also was a risk he wouldn't, nay couldn't take right now.  Things with the queen and her trial were going well if his visit earlier was any indication, and he couldn't implicate her in a serious love triangle right now.  She seemed to have everything on track, and he had no doubt he'd be approached to speak at the trial.  But till then he had to stay on guard.<br/><br/>He considered what the duke had said.  Farel and Forgefist eh?  He'd do very well with the dwarves as his allies, another demi human race overlooked by the previous queen and most of the current court.  But he'd already had dealings with Elizia Talo d'Farel when he'd stopped a robber from taking her purse.  He recalled that Farel was a large family. Enough to compete with the Dale.  Probably even more powerful now that Dale had lost their port control, and definitely more powerful once the trial had started.  Though where Dale held power in Londinum, the Farel controlled area to the west of the capital, with many manufacturing guilds there providing the family a lot of wealth as well as merchandise. They were known as the people that supplied the kingdom with the goods that others could not make, and were also an area most merchants good with raw materials to sell could find a buyer at. Not always the best buyer, depending on the markets, but always a buyer at least.<br/><br/>Tehr tapped the side of his glass.  Emily d'Ravos had offered to sell his charms through back channels, but Farel might be a better outlet.  Maybe he could even find an apprentice who would be interested in learning how to craft them.  It would free up hours every week and he'd still get a portion of the profits.<br/><br/>He set down the empty shot glass, having nursed it as long as he could, then went off to find the member of the Farel house that was in attendance.