Chapter 43 (2/2)

Isaiah smiled. “Yummy!”

Blair raised his thumb. “Rare cuisine!”

Goltai despised the clams for their ugly appearance at first, but after he had a taste of them, he couldn’t stop eating at all and even asked for more.

His wrinkled face was full of happiness. “I remember now. I remember everything now.”

“What have you remembered?” Liszt cracked the shell of the crab skillfully.

“When I was young, I traveled to a small island and had oysters there. I was drunk and had a marvelous night. After I woke up, I left the island and never had the food again until today.”

“Have some more. Perhaps something marvelous will happen tonight,” said Liszt with a feigned smile.

He already knew that Goltai found a young mistress in the town. The girl was only seventeen. If she hadn’t been with Goltai voluntarily, Liszt definitely would’ve stopped it.

Goltai chuckled. “Who knows? I’m in love with oysters now.”

Isaiah and Blair both chuckled.

As adults, they all knew what he meant.

Even Marcus became hopeful as he turned to the oysters.

While the knights and nobles enjoyed seafood in the dinner hall, the servants were also having a great time in the kitchen downstairs.

“Those lobsters are delicious. Who could’ve foreseen that such ugly creatures would be so delicious?” Allyn Fourfingers scarfed down the food.

Abby said with dissatisfaction, “Don’t be so rude, young lady. You are eating like a man.”

“I’m just a kitchen maid. Why can’t I eat like this? I’ve been eating like this at home. Even Mr. Carter didn’t say anything.”

Carter was cutting the oysters gracefully. As the butler, he always ensured that everything he and the servants did was flawless.

He remarked, “Allyn, you’ve seen Ms. Lvera’s first maid. Maybe you should learn from her.”

“I won’t hold a knife with my fingers like her just to make myself seem like a noble lady. His lordship complimented Sister Mathy before, but Sister Mathy doesn’t eat that way.”

Mathy smiled. “I grew up in a village. Nobody taught me table manners at all. I’m still learning from Mrs. Mason. She worked in Tulip Castle before. Many maids there know noble etiquette better than the ladies.”

Mason Ricefield squeezed the meat out of the lobsters. “That’s because nobles can break the rules, but servants have to abide by them in order not to be punished.”

Allyn suddenly shouted, “His lordship doesn’t punish servants! Tom broke a vase yesterday, but his lordship did not reprimand him.”

“His lordship is merciful. I won’t break anything anymore,” said Tom with respect.

Thomas had the oysters he dug out and smiled in disdain. “I highly doubt it. Tom, you will break a lot of things in the future. His lordship would be wise to forbid you from going upstairs.”