Tehr's initial assessment on the objects brought a bit of results to the table. The box held some conjuration magic to it, small as the amount seemed to be, the collar in turn possessing a transmutation effect, that much could be read from its design and the symbols along its surface, but the orb seemed to give little in the way of information, other than it possessed a strong illusion as its enchantment. They would likely yield more under a little more time and observation, but a few things could be made out now.<br/><br/>On the box, its design was elaborate, though shamelessly flaunting the shape of feminine form wrapped around a male one, as well as images of women alone seeking passions, others of men doing so. Some engravings seemed to hold images of larger gatherings having some fun, but in all those images, the presence of little helpful aids was there. Opening the lid of the box's surface seemed a little difficult, with the 'lock' seeming to resist at first before the metal phallus slipped free from the brass womanhood, the box finally opening. Within lay a gathering of toys that would've perhaps made a wanton whore blush, a diverse variety of them, and looking down into the box it seemed deeper and mayhaps a little wider than it did when its lid was closed. The toys in question seemed nearly glass-like, easily seen through albeit coloring things in different hues they had taken up.<br/><br/>The collar held little in the way of clues, it was apparent its magic was aimed for the one wearing it, not those who came close. It also had a seal to it that would lock it in place, unable to be removed by the subject of it, though the one that set it could take it off at a later time if they so chose. The metal markings carried a fair share of arcane symbols, but the two more common ones to recognise were those of a man and a woman.<br/><br/>The orb itself was lacking in details, smooth round orb of material that was transparent yet tough, stronger than glass, clearer than crystal. It gave visions of brief trysts upon it, some perhaps stealing the likeness of one gazing upon it, some only holding a likeness of people none would know, but the colors danced, changed, took shape and shared passions within the glass before fading once more. Only once the orb rested down without anyone looking at it for a while directly did it dim, and rest silent, a brief glance from the corner of the eyes confirming this, a direct look swiftly bringing forth a puff of color soon joined by another for a yet another brief scene.<br/><br/>"You can take them along if you wish, I called you for your expertise on them so I will trust it in your hands to discover their nature if you believe it can be done. Their magic seems to resemble yours most of all, from the mages I've seen in a fair while." He simply nod his head at this, before addressing the other matter.<br/><br/>"The alchemist has produced some things that are of value to the populace, and he can do so with ease, creating things at a fairly fast speed. Thing is he isn't particular about their use once he's finished making them, and creating poison is something he would do without a worry, whether its given to rats that try and invade a place or to a person unsuspecting such treachery, in his words its the person serving it that kills not the poison itself. That is but a tool, he claims. He's a damnable person to work with, but he's also someone that can get things together that would otherwise be a royal pain to arrange. Even the old families find his network of connections useful from time to time." His expression showed his distaste on this, but he said no more.<br/><br/>The matter of his apprentice brought a grim look on the arch-mage's face, as he nod his head quietly. "I shall deal with this, I believe I know what they might be after. I suppose I should be glad I came to know this now, not a few years later when he'd known far more. Oh well. I'll need a new apprentice by the time this is over." He said grimly, his voice suggesting that treachery like that ranked right up there with treason.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>As Tehr made his way to see the queen, he was met with a servant at the throne room simply stopping him to speak up seriously. "I am afraid the queen is ill and wont be seeing anyone, if you would please leave..." He was interrupted by the white-haired lieutenant who shook her head. "He's allowed." The servant lad was pushed aside, as the lieutenant turned to lead him up into the passages for the queen's personal section.<br/><br/>"Its still being kept quiet what happened, but since the queen doesn't want anyone to know whether or not it worked she isn't seeing anyone right now. The staff is just spinning it as 'her being ill' without saying more. After this, it'll be announced to have been just security concern, when this all comes out. In the meanwhile, let the conspirators think they're winning and we're just hiding it." Her tone sounded grim, leaidng him up to the livingroom they'd been gathered in earlier, when the<em>incident</em>took place. Within, the Queen was seated on the couch leaned back in a simple dress flowing down to her thighs, her head turning to look at the door as the Lieutenant let Tehr inside.<br/><br/>"Ahh, good day to you. Lilian is recovering, and I am here thinking what can be done next." Before her was a written statement of what had taken place with the servant boy and ir'Dale, and another set of papers with the arch-mage's seal on it stating what the poison was and the way it had been prepared. The third was from the head sommelier which noted that the bottle received from the House Ravos was indeed in storage and its label was loosely slapped on, removed from its original bottle, though remnants of the glue from the original label along with a ghostly image of some of the text remaining as a proof of the switch.<br/><br/>"There's a fair bit of damning evidence, but will it be enough?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">The question of the Arch Mage's identity was raised and dice rolled, though it was left out of in-game events, OOC the name has been mentioned now. Niracas le Fay.</div></div>