He gave Leighla's mother, he still couldn't recall her name, despite racking his brain for it since they had only been introduced once. "Quite correct, though I can flat out tell you what the Summer Queen wants. This city in the Summer Court's pocket. I can also tell you that I told her that expectation is wildly optimistic, and if we can even lean them toward the Summer Court I will be slightly surprised."<br/><br/>He suddenly sighed and took a long pull from his tankard. "Not the position I wanted, I hated politics, but it was better than offending the Summer Court and ending up a lamed stag being hunted by wolves for a decade or so."<br/><br/>He shook his head. "Back on topic, what I want is a nice home, a gorgeous wife, not a harem, good and plentiful food and drink, and a few kids to drive us insane with their inability to think ahead. Anything after that is just extra in my book."