Tehr's mind boggled.   Being able to study the spell book of the archmage of Londinium.  He could spend the next two years doing nothing other than studying it and not crack all of the spells that he alone could cast, let alone the ones that were beyond his power.  He was so astounded that he nearly missed the next part of what the archmage said.  He shook his head and closed his mouth.  He tried his hardest to not appear astounded, but knew that he was failing miserably at that task.<br/><br/>"Let me instead of speaking my desire at this moment, tell you of what I plan." Tehr offered.  Waiting for the archmage to incline his head for him to continue, Tehr spilled his private plans.  "I wish to raise my house up in political power.  To reclaim not just the prestige that we had in the past decades before my father and his father allowed it to decline into nothing, but to gain even more fame.  On that note I will be glad for the power and fame that comes with the prestige, and will be satisfied if Wynt were recognized as one of the most powerful houses in the kingdom.  But I will not ever stop building my house until we are known to be the most powerful name in Britania after the royal line itself.   I do this not just for my own personal desires, but for those of my sister whom I suspect may take over the house some day.  While I am the only master of the Wynt household left, I find the duty of carrying on the bloodline to be...."<br/><br/>Tehr paused searching for the right word, "somewhat beneath my personal desires.   On that token my sister is equally glib and trained in court politics, and would gladly take a husband to carry on the bloodline.  But if I do not build up my house first, then only weak nobles would be willing to marry into Wynt and give up their old titles.   I want my sister to marry whom she wants, and marry well, someone with money, breeding, and security.  The only way to do that is to make house Wynt a desirable house to marry into."<br/><br/>Tehr did not bring up the practice of Endogomay, marrying one's relative to keep power consolidated.  While he loved his sister, he felt that practice to be somewhat... distasteful.  Certainly he and his sister had fumbled around in the woods when they were just blooming into adulthood.  They had never been caught, but knew that such a thing would have been frowned upon.  Luckily for both, the Hlaford family had many servants that were available for the two teens to turn too.  Tehr and his sister had never spoken of those few incestuous incidents, and he assumed that she was ashamed of their youthful explorations.<br/><br/>He continued,  "In addition, I don't know if marriage to one woman is something I can hold myself too.  I'm a mage of some small power at the moment, and have some nack for the discipline known as Blue magic.  I fear that any marriage I entered into would have to be an open one.  Such a marriage wouldn't be optimal for the head of a noble house."<br/><br/>He paused, turning away from the archmage for a few moments to gather his thoughts before continuing, "As for my own personal goals, I ultimately would like to become the most powerful blue mage in the nation, if not the world.  It is a powerful and oft maligned discipline, but one I find extremely useful and satisfying.  To whit, I would like to set up a school where I can train blue mages.  Having a rotating harem of eager apprentices ready to cater to my sexual desires in exchange for magical power doesn't sound like the worst way to spend my life."<br/><br/>He grinned at the arch mage, who obviously took magic a little differently than he did, "But to a more immediate point, I find that the queen's desires are my own.  The church would ban blue magic, and I find it's presence too powerful.  To accomplish my own desires, I need a strong queen on the throne, one who stays to the old ways, and a weak church creating trouble for her.  So I find myself helping her, because it is the right and honorable thing to do, and also because it will help me work towards my ultimate goal."<br/><br/>Tehr paused and added, "Plus I think she's considering taking me as a consort... which I certainly would not be opposed to in the least."<br/><br/><br/>There was a long silence between the two, "So as for a reward beyond allowing me access to your spell book, I leave that to you and your judgement.   Coin is always useful, I could maybe move to a larger home, one more secure.  I was recently the target of a robbery.  But I am content with whatever help you choose to give.   I would likewise reaffirm my desire to help you, respectfully, if you need it.  While the task to gather components was tough, I am glad I could assist you."<br/><br/><br/>Tehr took a deep breath.   He realized he had said a lot and the archmage had not responded.  Likely the man was taking it all in.   He felt odd for having said all of these things and wondered if there was some sort of truth spell in effect that loosened his tongue.  But he hadn't spoken of his sister fully, so maybe not.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">isn't read magic a cantrip?   Can't you just cast cantrips at will in pathfinder?</div></div>