"Whoa, a whole roast lamb! Young Master Medivh sure knows how to treat people!"
At dinner, the skeleton servers brought out large iron platters of food for the soldiers of the Hobarton Family.
The welcome banquet's main course was whole roast lamb. There were also hearty stews in large pots, fruit and vegetables on the side, and staples like rice and bread.
Whole roast lamb was an extravagant dish. Usually, lords only served it—or a whole roast pig—to reward soldiers who had distinguished themselves in battle after a victory.
Only highly decorated officers and soldiers got to eat roast lamb alongside the lord. Ordinary soldiers usually had to settle for stew with a little extra meat.
Medivh had prepared a whole roast lamb for every table, along with a variety of side dishes. The soldiers drooled at the sight.
The soldiers of the Hobarton Family had the Bloodclaw Tribe to thank for their roast lamb.
The Bloodclaw Tribe had settled on the grasslands to raise cattle and sheep and ease the strain on their food supply. They weren't a purely pillaging gnoll tribe; they had learned animal husbandry from their neighbors.
When the Skeleton Legion helped the Fox-Rabbit and Rabbit clans relocate, they brought back the cattle and sheep raised by the Bloodclaw Tribe as well. This greatly increased Kurd City's livestock numbers.
Without the Bloodclaw Tribe's legacy, Medivh couldn't have afforded this whole roast lamb feast. It would have put a serious dent in Kurd City's livestock industry.
"Dinner is served!"
The soldiers of the Hobarton Family were highly disciplined. Though they kept swallowing at the sight of the food, not one of them touched his cutlery early.
Only when their commander, Knight Hilda, arrived and announced that dinner had begun did they cheer and dig in.
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