There was a smile on her lips as she glanced at Tehr at the time he teased her, a small bit of mischief of her own apparent in it.<strong>"Well I would prefer not to claim any relation to the woman in question if I could, and truthfully, she takes a lot more after her own mother than my uncle, other than her attitude, and calling her a scorpion seems well earned in my opinion,"</strong>she replied briefly, before listening to the others talking, holding her own silence for a moment.<br/><br/>The Duke seemed thoughtful about the mention of them mimicking Rosalyn's success, chuckling amusedly while Rosalyn smiled at Tehr warmly at that time. Though he did turn to speak about the nepotism soon enough since the talk had turned towards his brother at the time. Continuing on with the idea of having Rosalyn stay longer, he seemed to have fallen in though about what lay ahead, and grateful to see him wave off his concerns on that, a look of silent appreciation present even if he said nothing out loud at that moment.<br/><br/><strong>"I believe you are right, I think a warm bath and some rest would be welcome. I am still feeling sore from the journey, so I would be grateful for a helping hand tonight."</strong>He bowed his head a little and Angelique smiled curtseying and gesturing for him to follow her along, moving to head on leading him to room. As he got up Rosalyn walked over to give her father a careful hug, but seemed to note the way he winced at the touch.<strong>"Rest well dad, we'll speak more tomorrow when you are more rested, alright?"</strong>She smiled and he nodded his agreement, kissing her cheek gently, a gesture he returned on his cheek, before the Duke walked off to follow Angelique.<br/><br/>It was only after the Duke had left the room that Rosalyn turned towards Tehr with a thoughtful expression on her face.<strong>"How bad is it? I know the duke has his pride, especially around company, but it is obvious he is still hurting, and more than just sore. Can you tell me or did he ask your silence?"</strong>She looked honestly concerned but at the same time it appeared she wasn't about to push him if he chose to keep silent about things.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>The coming morning saw Angelique arrive to Tehr's study, bringing with her a breakfast tray to set nearby as she spoke up.<em><strong>"Duke Caelor is still resting soundly, but the court will gather in two hours time, Rosalyn is resting a bit having gone to bed late last night. As for Christina, she was planning to visit the local families again. Is there anything else you'd like this morning?"</strong></em>Angelique spoke in a relaxed manner while looking at him, seemingly trying to figure out if he had taken any time to rest for himself last night or if he had been up in the study after everything else that took place last night. Not that she ever judged him for it, merely making sure that he had the necessary time in the day to relax for a bit and regain his magic for the day.<br/><br/>Yet in that morning's hour, there was a sense of an approaching storm in the horizon. The dark clouds in the horizon despite the morning hour, the early cracks of thunder in the distance. The city itself had suffered its share of heavy rain before, but even for someone who had spent a fair share of time in Londinium, the weather in the horizon seemed stronger than expected.