[ dressed in something longer, frillier, and less revealing than one might expect for where he is, tenn takes a moment to take in his surroundings and get his bearings.

.......and, when he's met with the two greeting jesters, he very pointedly ignores one of them, because there's no possible way that he wants to interact with that guy, turning his attention to the smiling jester. ]

Is that any way to speak to The Empress?