This was it.  Tehr bowed to the dwarven man.  "Speaking of which, I must take my leave of you.  I wonder if I could impose upon you to possibly entertain miss d'Ravos until she finds it an agreeable time to leave with my guardswoman?"  He looked at the dance floor and saw that Tera was still dancing.  She'd no doubt have a little difficulty spotting Emily once they split up, but he trusted the elven woman to find the halfling when she left the dance floor.  "You may take whatever rumors you need, but at the risk of talking business, I must go, and right now in fact."<br/><br/>He bowed again to the dwarven nobleman then taking both of Emily's hands he kissed the back of each and apologized again adding, "I promise I will make up for this slight in the future.  Count on it."  Then with a smile he whirled away, bee lining straight towards Johr ir'Dale.  Taking a glass of wine from a waiter he downed the entire glass in one swallow.  Hoping the smell might appear strong, and making him seem drunker then he actually was, he walked straight into ir'Dale.<br/><br/>"Johr!"  he said loudly and clasped the man in a hug, feigning a slight slur to imitate inebriation, "There you are my good friend."  This was obviously a lie as the two houses were now opposing each other as evidenced by what Angelique had said, but he was betting that Johr would not call him on it, especially not in public.  "I thought you were going to come to my home one of these nights and visit with me?  Did we not discuss such an event?"<br/><br/>Tehr was taking a slight risk.  Johr was there with his wife, and the discussion that the two men had included hiring prostitutes or having Johr take liberties with Angelique.  If Johr ir'Dale remembered this, he might be hesitant to have such a conversation in public, especially where his wife would hear.  Hopefully it would cause Johr to focus on him, and not the queen.  Tehr would be loud and boisterous, and go out of his way to ignore any insults or slights, and make sure he offered none, playing the role of the happy slightly inebriated fun loving noble.  His plan was to distract ir'Dale, then focus his attentions on the Queen, and if possible whisper in her ear and see if she was ready to leave the ball together.   It was still early in the ball, but they had spent enough time that them leaving now wouldn't be a breach of protocol.<br/><br/>Tehr wondered if tonight he might see more of the Queen then he had in the past... maybe a massage that went more than just her shoulders.