Tehr nodded, "I will seek her out when my schedule allows for a trip over the channel.  I will get more information from you at that time, and will gladly carry any message or item you wish of me."<br/><br/>Tehr bowed his head, "But now master mage I must depart.  I fear that there's never enough hours in the day to do all that we want, and I can only imagine the demands on your time are even more pressing.  Thank you again."<br/><br/>Tehr scooped up the box of jewels and bowing one last time, left the master mage's quarters.  He would play things safe and hire a carriage to take him home.  Since he'd not ridden Blondie anyways, he wasn't going to walk with a box full of gemstones.  Especially not with a depleted spell reservoir.  If one couldn't trust a hired carriage that left from the royal palace, one couldn't trust anything anymore.  His first stop was back home to lock the gems into his desk drawer.  It wasn't the most secure thing in the world, but hopefully it would do.   If Tera had returned yet he'd thank her for her service today and tell her to make sure that she was well rested for tomorrow.  Giving her the night off if she needed it to prepare, buy a dress, whatever she might need.  Likewise he'd check with Angelique and Heidi and make sure that everything was in social harmony in the rented home.  He couldn't afford to have two servants upset with each other.   Especially if they were going to be living in a mansion at some point soon serving his sister and himself.<br/><br/>Then for himself, he'd check on Blondie, and make sure his horse was washed, groomed, and saddled, ready to go later.  Then he'd take a nice long bath and make sure he was freshly shorn of all body hair ((elven smoothness spell)), then put on some presentable clothing.  Nothing flashy for court, but something simple and well made.   Then assuming all other things were set, he'd set out for the butcher's residence, intent on calling on Ironna.  He didn't think that a butcher would make the most useful ally, but you could never be too sure... at the very least she was the kind of person who could walk around town covered in bloody clothing without garnering strange looks.  There had to be some advantage in befreinding someone like that.  Plus, he'd never slept with a dwarven woman before.