The Queen nodded her head at the mention of a personal matter, leaning in a bit and sipping on the wine after he had tasted it for security, a smile on her lips she did not comment but it was obvious she found it a bit amusing and from the fond look in her eyes, a bit endearing perhaps. Nevertheless, as she leaned close and let the wine rest in her glass a moment, she inhaled its aroma quietly before sipping. Far from a wine snob, she was nevertheless being slow to drink, while Lilian in turn seemed to relax a bit more and saluted Tehr briefly before rather quickly draining down her own glass in the present company.<br/><br/>Elizabeth remained quiet while hearing him out on the matter of the proposal given to Tehr, and considering it without a word for a moment, before holding out her glass for a bit of a refill, Lilian having waited for that as well before daring to put her own glass ahead as well, not wanting to be too greedy yet from the look of it the guard captain had been tense for a while, slouching slightly, and to Tehr's nose a faint hint of sweat lingered along with the natural scent of leather and a bit of mild abrasions from having worn it perhaps a tad tighter than necessary. Not that it didn't flatter her bust.<br/><br/>"The matter of the House Saari is a difficult one. Your status is that of a prince consort, and though I am not in a rush to declare you king besides me there are some who believe it will be a matter of time. As such your heirs with others would have at least<em>some</em>claim to the throne as well, in such a scenario. Of course, we might just as well remain consort and Queen for a good long time and enjoy things as they are, in which case such claims would be at most frail. That is my position on it as a Queen. As a woman, hearing you are desired enough that the family would want to see you give them strong children is a touch flattering, I wonder if it is kinky of me to think it proves I have a good taste in men that you are wanted by others too?" She smirked a bit teasingly, a joking tone to it but then looked at him serious.<br/><br/>"I do not think it is wrong to consider the act or enjoy it. You could also indulge a bit of play there if you are willing to share the stories afterwards. Gentleman isn't meant to tell but I might draw some inspiration who knows and it would be good for relaxation. Of course, such things would remain within these walls if they were spoken of." She hummed at the time, swirling a bit of wine in her glass sipping it down and putting her glass aside before looking at Lilian and Tehr in turns.<br/><br/>"I believe at this time, the question of children is a bit too rushed. It is my opinion. However, you could maintain close ties and enjoy the practice while perhaps by magic ensuring that no conception takes place right away at least, letting you learn more of them too. They have friendss, who are your friends as well, perhaps you may uncover more from them and others around them with a bit of time. I wouldn't push them away but would not give them exactly what they crave for just yet either. Cynical as it may sound, I would first make sure the cards are all on the table and in the open." She cast a look aside.<br/><br/>"The sisters sound to be on the level with you but their elders concern me." She remarked to the end but then shrugged faintly, before smiling to him at the time as the topic was brought to the other matters of the court there, seeming to listen to his words carefully. Humming a bit at the time she finally nodded her head at his words, speaking at a serious tone of voice once more. "I believe the origin is from the Faust family who are immigrants though of noble line, and are rather wary of too much gifts given to the low-class. They would rather the youth of the lower class remains ignorant and easy to control, and perhaps fearful that they are expected to help pay for it if and when it proves useful enough to enact kingdom-wide. From what I've learned so far, it has had a definite positive effect."<br/><br/>Lilian nod her head at this seriously. "Very much so. Store owners are noting a great drop in the lost merchandise, less quick fingers looking to snatch things that don't belong, and the crooks out on the street are finding it difficult to draw in new suckers to sacrifice in order to advance their own goals. I believe if Lord Tehr actually<em>did</em>drop his funding of it, the merchants might be willing to contribute some coin to keep it going regardless. I might even suggest they help by taking the changes into account and adding a bit of coin to the project if Lord Tehr would permit others to share on the success. It would still be in your name of course, and as My Lady has said, it might well become a national matter later on." She smiled at this, looking at him in a warm, proud manner, her approval of the project was certain. It contributed to those who had less and it helped reduce crime, a simple enough thing, but it was coin out of his purse and having it attacked by some was enough to have her planning to help out somehow it seemed.<br/><br/>"On the foreign powers, I am having my hands full keeping the Spaniard envoy present striking up conversation for joining the war, the weapons merchants muttering about funding for their special projects, and the french insult of naming a cardinal as their envoy who seems intent to cause things to detoriate further. Sometimes I wonder if the Dales were just a symptom of the age." She let out a heavy sigh briefly but smiled at him.