Duncan looked at Rai and smiled. "Rest asured, I will not follow blindly. I have a working pair of eyes abd a good head on my body that I use more then your average noblemen." Duncan got back up and put his sword away. "I may have sworn an oath but I will keep my indepedent thoughts." He walked away to let them talk. He went to Trevor. "And if I think they are about to mess up need a kick in their Royal behond I will polish my shining armour boot." He said with a grin. 

Gnol watched silently as he ate. He noticed  the siblings had the confidence but he didn't think that managing the castle eas enough but the boy could learn perhaps. "Well if it is determined who will take the crown, I would like to invite that one to join me to the Dwarves. Rai was right,you need alliances but Noble, you got to work how you are going to present yourself if you should choose so or have Duncan or someone speak for you but it might bot be easy to pursuade them."

Creessa grabbed something to eat again as she picked up Rai's last words. "Three branches? No fourth directly to the king and kill his sorry ass?" Creessa was considering to take off right then and there but decided to stay and either go to santuary or dwarves. It might be a good idea to tag along a bit and sneak off later when she and her dragon at least gotten.a bit better in fighting together. "Nevermind three it is." RedClaws nade an approving sound. It was smart to get a bit better together before rushing off.

Alan walked over to Ricki. "Yes, come with us, We are are the cool group. We can use a dragon rider too to protect us you know." He felt for the girl with the drooped ears. "What do you say, Coming with young, cool group or with those old serious ones?"