<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/SEtTnCi.jpg)</div><br/>Tehr thanked Angelique as she set down the tray of tea and small sandwiches on the table in the parlor.<strong>"Shall I stay and attend?"</strong>she asked, not bothering to address him as 'master' or by name.  A fact that had long ago slipped beyond Tehr's notice.  If he allowed his servants familiarity in private, well, certainly they had earned it.  None more so than the lovely Angelique.  Tehr smiled up at the half elven servant who felt almost as much family as she did staff and met her gaze,<strong>"No thank you Angelique, I need to discuss matters in private with the lady Rosalyn.  Maybe just the privacy and, should we need you, we shall ring?"</strong><br/><br/>Angelique sketched a quick half bow, but not so quickly that Tehr didn't catch the smile on her face or the twinkle in her eye.  Certainly she assumed she knew what privacy meant for Tehr and a pretty woman, though she only said in a mirth filled voice,<strong> "Of course Master Tehr, I shall attend if you ring."</strong>Tehr chuckled quietly to himself as the half elven woman left the living room, and a large part of him knew what she was thinking and hoped that she might be right.  But the small, and logical part of his mind screamed that he must use tact, diplomacy, and be careful with what he said when Lady Rosalyn arrived.<br/><br/>However he found himself caught by her beauty once again as she entered the living room not too much later.  He stood and smiled until she sat near him at which point he poured her tea and listened to her say her peace.  He took the time to marshal his willpower before nodding his head.<strong>"Well I thank you for the understanding.  I admit that I did indeed feel guilt over my actions.  I would like to think that I am a stronger man than my base urges.  But I found myself simply overcome by your beauty.  Mind you, I've met a wood nymph and was able to resist her.  So when I say that your beauty and my desire for you caused me to lose my head, I hope that you understand the depths of my desire towards you and how you have truly struck me."</strong><br/><br/>Tehr let the comment sit for a moment as he sipped his tea and then said,<strong>"While I think it obvious what it is I would like from you, at least in the most immediate sense, I hope you also know what sort of a reputation I carry, and the burden I bear along with it.  Faithfulness or monogamy are simply not something I can offer to a woman, not even the queen of Britannia herself.  It would be uncouth of me to expect anyone to accept such a thing, especially one as desirable and gracious as yourself."</strong><br/>