Tehr nodded his head,<strong> "Just so you know, anyone who stays here at Hewthorne Hall is expected to treat everyone with respect, regardless of station.  I expect servants to do their jobs of course, but no one be it myself or the other noble guests are allowed to treat them with anything but respect.  Likewise with you, you may consider yourself an outsider, but if you are invited to stay here, which you are, then you have been accepted.  You are free to socialize and converse with who you choose, I force nothing upon my guests.  But you should likewise show respect to any who are here, understanding that each man and woman has their own place and none are better than another, simply different."</strong><br/><br/>It was a short speech, but one delivered with verve and passion so that Kayna would understand that she was welcome and would not need to fear being looked down upon, but also that earlier misunderstandings as had happened with the guardswoman Lahna would not be acceptable.<strong>"Angelique is the half elven woman and my oldest friend, also the head of the servants and quite frankly the one who truly runs the household.  I will see to it that she comes to speak with you right away and the two of you can work out the details of your stay.  Also I would reccomend making friends with the stablemaster if you do plan on sleeping in his domain.  He's an older halfling, and can be a little prickly at times.  He as well as a few other halfling guards are sleeping in the bunkhouse above the stables, and it would be best if they were not surprised by a pretty half orc woman snoozing in the hay."</strong>Tehr smiled and took a moment to admire the half orc's taut muscular body.<br/><br/><strong>"When you speak with Angelique, you can tell her to help you schedule the best times to meet with me for ... sparring ... or other things that may require my time, be they public or ... personal."</strong>He tossed her a wink before adding,<strong> "She understands these things and is very discrete, be honest with her and there will be no problems.  I shall send her out to meet you right away and thank you for delivering this letter, I would suggest going to meet with the stablemaster right away." </strong>He placed a hand gently on the half orc's muscled arm and said,<strong> "It is quite good to see you again Kayna, and I apologize that I have such a busy schedule, but do look forwards to talking with you soon, I'm sure you have stories to tell."</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/>The next few days were a flurry of activity, and it seemed that Tehr rarely had enough time to do the things he needed to do, and never enough time to do all that he wished to do.  Between keeping the women of his house satisfied, working on his newest magical product, spending time in court, and of course spending time with the queen herself in his role as her lover and also as the prince consort in a more official function, Tehr was quite busy.  This was all in between reaching out to several other noble houses and securing contracts with them for support at varying levels for the trading company that was forming.  With the inclusion of House Saari, many other houses signed on, though few brought quite as much wealth or resources as House Saari did.  It was obvious that his weight as the prince consort helped a lot, and things were progressing smoothly.<br/><br/>Even with his magical ring that allowed him to get away with only a few hours of sleep a night, he still managed to doze occasionally, especially after a rousing night of passion with one (or more) of his lovers in the house.  It was one morning, the first of april, that he awoke, his bedroom smelling of the lust from the previous night's antics.  Though the ladies had departed, Angelique and Heidi taking their leave last, even after Sarah and Terra had left satisfied and glowing.  So busy was Tehr's mind he didn't even register that it was april first, or that it was his birthday.  Even if he had, he would have forgotten the minor point from many days earlier when Angelique had asked for additional funds for something relating to it.  No, if anything his thoughts were simply that his mother as well as lord and lady Hesfal and their spouses, would be returning to Londinium late afternoon tomorrow.  He had thankfully been able to secure the rights of rental of property that he had lived in when he had first returned to Londinum, though he had not finalized the agreement.  He wasn't sure how long his mother and Alex's parents (and their spouses) would be staying in Londinium.  It would be best to talk with them first before offering them the rental property if they wished it.<br/><br/>So his mind was distracted and not on the fact that it was his birthday and Angelique had something planned.