Whie the elven man might not have said anything on the spot at the time Tehr tried to put the situation in the best possible light, the fact his sullen expression had changed to a somewhat embarrassed and amused look did say enough about his current mood at least. Nodding his head slightly and seemingly deciding to let it be for the moment at least, he followed along with the others to the entrance hall where Tehr presented his own demonstration of the oath stone and its use.<br/><br/>The Duke didn't hesitate to place his own hand on the stone in turn, and spoke up clearly and regal bearing as he invoked his own own oath on the stone.<strong>"I, Duke Caelor swear to treat the people here as I would my own kin, to respect their boundaries for privacy and to defend them if need be, with the caveat that I am denied by prior oath of permitting any Treasonous Crimes from passing before my eyes without acting, but I doubt that will ever be an exception applicable here. Thus I swear,"</strong>he finished in a form tone before glancing at the other two elves, who somewhat reluctantly stepped forth, seemingly not quite as familiar with the house hold but nonetheless following the duke's example.<br/><br/><strong>"I swear to treat people within these halls with respect during my stay, to respect their privacy in return for the same consideration, and will fight to defend this house if necessary, trying to maintain our Hospitaler's oath in doing so, striking with mercy to not kill but disable, and preferring to end things without violence if possible."</strong>The two elves had finished their vows quickly enough, identical in their wording.<br/><br/>As Tehr continued to explain about the bit of work that Rosalyn had been helping with in the garden and the conservatory there was a curious look on the Duke's face as he walked besides Tehr, seemingly surprised to hear the young nobleman was in touch with fey and not only that but entrusted with a duty by some. He didn't seem to know what to say to that at first, but then let out warm laugh at the whole situation.<br/><br/><strong>"Here I go fearing my daughter is bored stiff by noblemen trying to court her in human courts and dealing with some of our relatives sniping at her in my absence, but instead I hear she's been involved with things rarely seen even in our parts of the world. I must say it is most curious you have located fey of such power, they tend to not reveal their location easily, or at the very least obscure the path to make it hard to find them if they don't want to be found, and fewer still even know the woods where you can find particularly powerful fey anymore, with their tree walking abilities often making relocation an easy enough task, for most who have access to the old agreements at least,"</strong>the Duke remarked humorously before glancing at the two men following him.<br/><br/><strong>"A little food and drink wouldn't hurt, it's been a bit of a long road to go on dried fruit I'll admit,"</strong>Asra remarked briefly while Jodu rolled his eyes.<strong>"I thank you for your hospitality, but personally I think I could just use a cup of cider and some sleep if that is not too much to ask, Asra is better at sleeping outdoors than I am, which makes me wonder why the Knight Commander chose me as the second to accompany the duke,"</strong>he stated perhaps a bit unnecessarily, seemingly letting it slip amidst further grumblings though not quite as foul mooded as he had been earlier on. Not seeming to realize the slip, he turned his attention elsewhere while the blond elf man looked more than a little embarrassed about it, while the duke seemed more amused than anything.<br/><br/><strong>"A meal sounds like a good way to relax a bit but would you prefer I went through the basics of what I've gone through during my trip here or later at an office to record this down in official capacity? Or maybe you're more interested in some specifics ? I promised you some answers, but I have found myself with new questions of my own from what I have heard so far."</strong>At that question though Angelique simply moved a bit to the side to lift up a small notebook for the use along with an inkpot and a quill in her fingers quick and easy.