Rolan waited as the Fae woman considered their words. Ser Caulder and Dame Yael were probably gauging how well Ser Gerard was doing in discussing matters with the Fae woman who held sway over this particular holding, however large or small it may truly be. The only response that could be even gleaned from the woman was a narrowing of the eyes, however slight, at the mention of the title the Duke prattled on about, and he silently wondered whether or not he should be ready to move. Fortunately for all of them she was not going to simply take open offense to the mention, though he was concerned by the explanation as it went on. He wouldn't call himself faithful of any sort, but that was quibbling over details that would not benefit the explanation at hand so he kept his mouth shut in that regard. The more they learned the less ideal the situation seemed to be, especially since any good faith they might have earned here would be unlikely to aid them in actually aiding the Duke beyond gathering a bit more information.

An Unseelie fae, elder sister of the woman in front of him, and was the only Fae of these woods that had both power and interest in controlling such a title for herself. That...was problematic, though he was starting to piece together a rather broad strokes possibility of what happened. The late night party that he never got an answer on the location of, the one prompting this little foray into the woods to find actual answers, likely trespassed on the Moonlit Queen's domain in the process, and offended her far more fickle sensibilities. Being struck mad for a perceived attempt at usurping her title as Moonlit would explain his state of being, an example for any who attempted to take her place, which meant to restore his mind it would take some sort of way of making matters right in her mind, which he could not come up with a good offering currently. 

Ser Gerard was careful in how he broached the subject of parlaying with the Moonlit Queen, risky as that endeavor would no doubt be, and played to the rules of hospitality, at least as best as Rolan understood them. Perhaps the best they could learn here was the location of the Moonlit Queen and depart for her from there, or perhaps reconvene with the rest of the Order. Though given the circumstances, the longer the Duke remained mad, the worse the damage, mostly reputation and metaphorical, but he was no master of magic and there was a possibility it was doing real damage to the man. Either way it needed resolved sooner rather than later, but he couldn't go trying to rush anyone present, he knew that was unwise. [color=lightblue]"We would not want to cause any undue conflicts, and ideally resolve the matter that occurred between the Duke and your elder sister amicably."[/color]

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