Jorah paused to look at his wife. "It would be a few years before he would be ready to choose bloodriders of his own." He contemplated her words for a moment. "Perhaps the competitions would be to show the boys skills. We can choose amongst those we feel showed great spirit and strength, rather than just the winners. I felt that a competition to show what the boys were capable of would be best, I would not mind a few scholarly types to be by my son's side to encourage him to improve his studies, but I do want warriors around him that are both cunning and strong to keep him safe. We can pick a large number and when Jorys is old enough he can choose bloodriders from amongst his personal guard." He said. Hoping she would like this option better.

He felt it was important to allow commoners and nobles to enter their sons into this competition. From many reports he had heard the people loved her greatly from her institution of allowing the commoners to vote for representatives that were allowed into the small council meetings. Giving them this opportunity would improve this even more. He wanted his son to be loved by the commoners as much as his mother was.