10.Nov.14, 12:55 PM
J'zek raised an eyebrow at J'ver's comment, not caring to find out what sort of life style the other man was use to. For him just becoming a candidate and coming to the Weyr was a big step up. Food was plentiful and the work wasn't that difficult, and now that he was a Bronzerider things were only going to get better. Opportunities that wouldn't have existed for a simply cotholder would be there for the taking for an ambitious Bronzerider. He'd had the chance to do far more than he'd ever dream of before.
Such as the opportunity that was presenting itself right now. Just because he didn't trust the man who was soaking across from him didn't mean he couldn't or wouldn't use him. J'ver could prove rather useful and if the time came when he ceased to be so then J'zek would cut him loose, as S'kef obviously should have done a while back. J'zek was quite willing to use the Weyleader's oversight to his advantage. It was time for a change anyway, with draonrider's returning North they were going to need someone to lead them whom the Nothern Lords would see as one of their own, so to speak. A Northernbred Weyrleader who hadn't been tainted by the lax standards of Southern living.
J'zek offered J'ver an amused smirk. "I won't give it a second thought." He hadn't expected to be approached so soon and though he hadn't initially been impressed by the fact that J'ver was just a Greenrider he was beginning to warm up to the idea a bit. The Greenrider knew the Weyr and it's inner workers on a deeper level and was already well positioned to maneuver behind the scenes. "Even a Bronzerider can never have too many allies." He agreed, "And only a fool would turn down such a generous offer." He was confident that he could make it on his own, but if J'ver's assistance could get him where he wanted to be a little faster he wasn't going to refuse.
Such as the opportunity that was presenting itself right now. Just because he didn't trust the man who was soaking across from him didn't mean he couldn't or wouldn't use him. J'ver could prove rather useful and if the time came when he ceased to be so then J'zek would cut him loose, as S'kef obviously should have done a while back. J'zek was quite willing to use the Weyleader's oversight to his advantage. It was time for a change anyway, with draonrider's returning North they were going to need someone to lead them whom the Nothern Lords would see as one of their own, so to speak. A Northernbred Weyrleader who hadn't been tainted by the lax standards of Southern living.
J'zek offered J'ver an amused smirk. "I won't give it a second thought." He hadn't expected to be approached so soon and though he hadn't initially been impressed by the fact that J'ver was just a Greenrider he was beginning to warm up to the idea a bit. The Greenrider knew the Weyr and it's inner workers on a deeper level and was already well positioned to maneuver behind the scenes. "Even a Bronzerider can never have too many allies." He agreed, "And only a fool would turn down such a generous offer." He was confident that he could make it on his own, but if J'ver's assistance could get him where he wanted to be a little faster he wasn't going to refuse.