"Hmp, well it's certainly not a matter of age nor even direct bloodline. It's more a matter of skill both with our talents and the running of different operations of the home. I have shown the most competence in both so far. The only issue is that the final secrets grant a near immortality and the master of the house can decide when he passes on this secret. But he also will lose it's ability." After a moments pause and with a slight smirk, "I find it funny that you remark on the taste of the solution but yet you do not ask what it is."