Chapter 37 Castle Calypse (1) (2/2)

“The knights don’t enjoy tea at all, so I’o to the ined Riftan sitting in front of the tea table, holding a small cup, and a chuckle alhts or Riftan, for thatof strong beer

“Does Lord Riftan like tea?” Then he cautiously added, “Do you drink tea together, madam…?”

Max sported a faint blush at the mention of her husband’s name “H-he likes it”

“Then, I shall tell the waiter to prepare refreshments upon his return And of course, only the best tea leaves for theforward to it”

A soft ser At this gentle display, Max also relaxed Rodrigo seeood person

“Then, I will continue the tour around the castle” He continued to speak as they walked down the stairs

“As you already know, the dining hall is located next to the main reception room on the first floor, and the women’s quarters, of which your room located, is in the center of the third floor The Lord’s library is located at the north end of the third floor The banquet halls and the guestrooms are on the second floor Lastly, the fourth floor contains the castle’s main library”

“T-there’s a library?”

“Yes,” he nodded “The Lord has about 8,000 books on his shelves Most dating from the Roem era… would you like to visit the library, Madam?”

Max hesitated for a e she knew, books were extremely e or scratched the cover? For Riftan to think she was careless—she would detest the idea of it

Max shook her head instead “I-I’ll go a-another tio nodded without another question “I will show you the reception rooms and banquet halls next”

Max nodded dutifully The reception rooreet outside guests It would be better to check these areas first so she could grasp ideas on how to decorate them

She followed him into the banquet hall and opened her le item was inside the spacious banquet hall The cold air wafted froh the cracked s

“Since we never had a banquet…” the butler started to ain

“Ah,” Max tried to lighten the atuests cohts, and they don’t even stay long enough for a ball They probably wouldn’t even enjoy it, but they do drink a lot in the dining hall”

Rodrigo paused, thinking for a moment “We have never invited any noble plenty ofthe nealls, and reinforcing the drawbridge—we couldn’t afford to host social functions”