Tehr chuckled and shrugged,<strong> "I've known Christina her entire life as she's but a few years younger then I.  If I can be honest, I rarely know when she is being serious or joking either.  She has a natural talent for dissemination." </strong>He paused and grinned, letting out a small laugh adding,<strong>"I think both of our sisters have that trait in common, do they not?"</strong><br/><br/>He let a finger trail down over the book she had been reading and decided to tackle the subject at hand head on,<strong> "I get the impression from Alexandria that she is much more comfortable with her shape changing abilities and her cunning stealth then you are.  But I also know that Alexandria seems to far prefer the guise of Alex, choosing it an order of magnitude over any other form, or even all other forms combined.  I do not ask my apprentice to use her natural abiltites very often, this is true.  But my reasoning is that, much like everyone and everything else you've seen here, I encourage people to be comfortable and do as they wish so long as it harms no one else.   Plus Alex helped my sister through a difficult period after a close friend of hers was murdered before her very eyes.  I feel that I owe him greatly for her current happiness"</strong><br/><br/>Tehr thought over Carolyn's words and said<strong>, "Though you might be right.  While Alex's magical training is coming along well, I may be under-utilizing all of his talents."</strong><br/><br/>He put a finger to his lips as he looked at Carolyn and said,<strong>"If you wish to help, to feel needed, it occurs to me that there actually may be a way for you to do so, as long as you do not feel that such a thing is beneath you.  You see several months ago I implemented a system of schools in Londinium..." </strong>Tehr went on to explain about the schools that focused on getting children off the streets, educated to a small degree, and then placed into work programs as apprentices if possible or laborers if not.<strong>  "It occurs to me that i haven't had the time to inspect those schools or the children there in.  A healer with the touch of a goddess might be an excellent thing.  Maybe you, Alex, and Christina, with Tera as your guard, could go around and inspect the schools, and maybe bring a healing touch to any sick or injured children while you are there?  The older children might find a life at sea in their near futures once our trading company gets off the ground, so it wouldn't hurt to have a healer examine young men or women who are healthy, hearty, and might make good sailors.  What do you think?"</strong><br/><br/>He paused and added,<strong> "Unless you had something else in mind?"</strong>