K'then had expected the answer A'lo gave him, at least part of it. He hadn't realized the boy was so enjoying his Vintner lessons but it wasn't surprising. Once you found a craft you enjoyed, it was only natural to want to continue. "The only way you're going to become Lord Holder of Ruatha is if something unfortunate happens to Metis or he steps down at the Lord Heir. The likelihood of either of those things happening is rather slim. Do you intend to marry some Lord Holder's eldest daughter to become Lord of another hold? Or do you have a back up plan?" He questioned, knowing that since A'lo was a bronzerider there was a chance of him becoming a weyrleader if he decided to live in a weyr. Alternately, he could become an Assistant Weyrlingmaster for one of the Academies. But those were things he was sure A'lo already knew.

A'lo listened patiently to his cousin's words, knowimg full well that Ky was telling the truth. Homestly, he didnt want something bad to happen to his brother, he wanted to fimd another way to fullfil his dream. Of course, he knew that if push came to shove he would never turn the position down. "Not really sure which i want to do, Ky. I obviously would never wish for something to happen to Metis, but i still would like the idea of becoming a lord holder... if only to make use of all the trainig i have had," he chuckled, not really certain on how serious he was about the idea.

[Span class=bronze]Mine, would there be golds at a hold?[/span] Rik asked his bonded, curious about it since he knew there was one at the academy... and some at the weyrs.

[Span class=bronzerider]I doubt it, Rik,[/span] the boy responded to the beast which earned him another question about dragon poker... and the demand that A'lo try to convince Ky to play a game with him.