Chapter 597: Everyone was fishing
The servants in the house must have been briefed beforehand and knew who would be staying there. As soon as the group arrived, some had started cooking, while others went out to buy food.
Beckfen and the others therefore did not have to wait long for their first dinner courtesy of Hazy City.
Rich aromas drifted from the dining room. The long hardwood table was laden with steaming food, with plenty of both meat and vegetables, all served in generous portions. Soup and dessert were not overlooked, and there was an even wider assortment of drinks.
"Gulp."
Hoss could not help swallowing, and the others in the group were little better.
They had spent all this time eating and sleeping out in the open, rarely even getting a hot meal, let alone such a lavish feast. For the Ridge-Crowned People who had never seen human cuisine, the spread on the dining table was beyond anything they could have imagined.
Several servants finished arranging the table and stood quietly to one side. A few held bottles of wine, clearly ready to serve them during the meal.
An elderly servant who resembled a butler stood at the entrance and bowed to the people who had removed their rain cloaks but were still wearing armor.
"My lords, dinner is ready. Would you like to be seated?"
Su Mahel gave Beckfen a meaningful look, and the latter cleared his throat before stepping into the dining room.
"You can leave now. We're not used to people watching us eat."
"As you wish, my lord!"
The old servant answered, bowed politely, then gestured to the other servants. They put down the wine bottles and filed out of the dining room in an orderly fashion.
"We will be at your beck and