Tehr would remain mostly quiet as the Duke told his story.  He would only join in the conversation towards the end in order to mention again how honored he was to host both the Duke and his lovely daughter at Hewthorne hall.  He would expand upon this by stating again how beneficial the trade with the elven lands to the west had been for the queendom of Britannia, and his desire to see a further deepening of the connection between the nations.   Otherwise he remained relatively quiet and observant, other than to assure the queen that his own personal carriage would be taking the Duke back to Hewthorne hall this afternoon.  Personally he preferred riding his horse Blondie to traveling in a carriage, but he felt better knowing that the injured elf would be afforded the greater protection of an enclosed carriage.  Obviously what he said about the duke and the relationship to the elves was important, but more important to him was Rosalyn.<br/><br/>Regardless the trio socialized and discussed for a while before eventually the duke took his leave, with Tehr promising to see him tomorrow, and noting they could talk further about his travel plans.  A subtle implication about Angelique leaving with him, something he was still a bit conflicted over.  He wanted Angelique to be happy but he would miss the half elf, and he was also concerned with the smooth operation of the house.  Maybe he would have to talk to her directly about it, and not the duke.  But finally he and the queen were alone.<br/><br/><strong>"My queen Elizabeth,"</strong>he said moving to embrace her now that they were alone.  His kiss was soft and tender.<strong>"I'm sorry I've missed a few days of my time here at the palace with you, but you understand why I needed to travel back to my estates.  There has been a strange development in that matter."</strong>He told her how planting the enchanted acorn actually led to him planting it's twin in the gardens at Hewthorne hall, and admitted his concern over what this might mean.  Specifically his slight fear that Mother Dryad might see the planting of such a tree inside the city as some sort of perversion of her request.  But he hoped she wouldn't, because it was the desire of the young dryad itself.<strong> "I hope you missed me less than I missed you my love."</strong>he finally finished with.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>I kind of hit a writers block on what to post here, so I decided finally to just go with a bit of a recap, I hope you don't mind.  Feel free to move the story forwards however you see fit.<br/><br/></div></div>