Christina's face blushed up brightly at the time, frowning slightly but shaking her head. She knew she could be a pest on a bad mood, and though she knew he wasn't serious but just jesting it did remind her to try and smile more, and not be so intolerably miserable. Thankfully the time amidst the family had helped her with that already.<br/><br/>Rosalyn smiled a little at the question spoken, brushing on her chin lightly as she spoke in a calm voice. "We have reached an agreement that benefits both, with elves helping keep the road clear and making use of it, paying a small amount for the heavier traffic to help maintain the roads. I believe we can both benefit from shared guard, and goods that can be moved through the area that way." She nod slightly, smiling at ease and thinking of getting back to Londinium as well. "I should be able to travel back with you this spring-time." She added at the end, a thought that Christina mirrored with her own nod. "Yes, you'll be locked up in the coach with two beautiful women with nothing better to do than to talk about you." Christina teased jokingly, before hearing her mother clear her throat.<br/><br/>"While I am glad to see you are all getting along, we have a new member of the family present who might take some of the things you say too seriously if you trade little words like that." Her expression was fairly relaxed towards Alex. Even though she undoubtedly knew of the supposed family history of inbreeding, she made no comment on it, nor look at Alex poorly. In fact, she seemed more curious though restrained, watching both Tehr and Alex a faint smile tugging the corner of her lip.<br/><br/>"So, you fought off a thief by yourself? That can be dangerous, a cornered rat is willing to do anything to escape and that is a dangerous mindset to face. Then again, the same goes for House Dale apparently. The things they tried to pull off were unthinkable but they also set back many old factions that had been trying to press their hands closer to power that they craved. It shook up the whole structure." She let an amused smirk play on her lips. "I get a feeling somehow that it wont be the last time you will both become involved with something dangerous. Just make sure that Master Tehr always comes back alive and well, got it?" She addressed Alex seriously at this.