Tehr's eyes narrowed slightly.  He recalled something he'd heard the other day.<br/><br/>"A shipment that had gone missing you say?  Was this by any chance a shipment of silks, or was it something else?  I heard a rumor about a missing shipment of silks, and if yours was something else, that speaks poorly of house Dale's ability to maintain a firm grip on their cargo.  But if not, and your missing shipment was the silks... well... I'm not sure what I can do, but I shall keep my ear to the ground.  Hopefully some new friends I've made might have a better clue than myself."<br/><br/>Tehr didn't want to separate from these two men as he felt like he found an ally, but he knew that he had to start making his way over towards the queen and there would likely be at least one or two others who would stop him or Emily before they could get there politely.  He was in a situation where he couldn't turn down potential allies, nor did he want to cut short Emily's ability to network, but it was imperative that he get close to the queen sooner rather then later.  With that he'd continue the conversation with Samuel for a little while longer, then politely break off the conversation with the promise that he'd try to stay in touch.  Then taking Emily's hand, began steering her through the ball room.