Laying down in a relaxed fashion as she was catching her breath after her own share of the sweaty bit of fun, the Queen looked at Tehr with a smile on her lips while listening to him muse about the rain at first. Her fingers rising to brush against his side lightly at the time.<strong>"It is more unusual to see a week go without at least a couple of days of rain.. "</strong>She spoke in a calm and relaxed tone, a testament to his ability to work out the stress she could build up dealing with stuck up snobs and idiots during her day tending to the court. Looking at him curiously at the time as she heard his request spoken, and bowed her head a little making a gesture with her free hand for him to carry on with his request.<strong>"I should always have at least a moment for you, please go ahead."</strong>She smiled to him reassuringly and waited.<br/><br/><strong>"That request is a bit of surprise. It is fair to say that I do see this arrangement between us continuing on for a long time. I am the ruler of this land and my prince-consort is a voice that reaches my ear even in the darkest hours, or perhaps especially during late, dark hours."</strong>She smiled a bit jokingly but her tone got serious again, as she watched him while speaking.<strong>"The church may raise a voice about it being against their tradition, but I can refer to our old roots, and traditions. A prince-consort is recognised, and respected, so a child by you and me would carry my lineage forth and if the church of One God opposed it that would alienate a great number of populace. Some other nations might view it harshly, but they also view a Queen holding onto power without taking a king the same way, believing a woman too weak to be fit to rule. Now, what the offer that house Saari has made does trouble me with is the fact that while not of my lineage, being of your line might in this case bring them closer in touch with the crown."</strong>She held a short pause at this.<br/><br/><strong>"Half-brother or half-sister to the next ruler would be a powerful lineage to have, and while I am not rushed to have a child yet for I believe I am in no risk of dying young, I am quite certain I will choose you to father that child when the time comes. So their request does carry that weight with it. The church has to tread carefully, but they can influence attitudes. The Old Gods hold a sway over older generation, but many younger souls have turned to the teachings of the church as something they find more 'true to them'. A child born under old ways may well, in time, add a revitalizing touch to the argument for the old gods, but that should not be a reason to bring a child to this world to begin with."</strong>She sighed lightly again, frowning somewhat, seeming to dance off topic quite easily.<br/><br/><strong>"I would recommend, as a woman at your side, that you request them to consider the fact that you are involved with a powerful person and they would expect your eldest child to be born from their loins. Then is the matter of continuation for your own house, unless I were to invite you to join my own in time and leave your house's fate to your sister's care. Lastly, their desire for a child is rather sudden and a child born to a pair without affection to one another may suffer from that lack in later years. A child would want to know of their lineage, even if denied, and fear of rejection might be envoked by some such terms. Reminding them that you are not held from having other children would be one point, but asking them to consider the points of the oldest sibling being likely of royal blood, and that a tie would need to be formed between the ones working for a child together, that should be the stance to think. The best interests of the children that come later. Either way, it ought to be clear there should still be a couple of years before it would happen. Though I would recommend, if they are good allies, that you would also spend time making sure the women in this agreement were people you would want to associate with for years to come."</strong>She smiled a hint, chuckling briefly before shaking her head.<br/><br/><strong>"A lioness wants an impressive lion for herself, but being of a pride, a lioness may end up watching her mate prove his worth to other females quite often. Fascinating beasts, and shown in enough heraldric signs that one would think the implications would have struck more than a couple of kings and queens in the past."</strong>She hummed again, but watched him. No accusation, no judgement, merely her thoughts on the matter.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body"> Sorry if I failed to express the character's thoughts on that, I wasn't sure how she'd put it together, and it probably shows, but tried to go over the points that came to mind there. </div></div>