Chapter 26 - Beautiful Lady (1/2)

Chapter 26: Beautiful Lady

“Ailea, when can I eat?”

“You can eat right away.”

When she lifted the heavy barrel to move the tomato sauce, Shante pushed Ailea to the side and said, “You work on something else, There’s twenty men and forty hands to help you here.”

Shantee smiled and went out with the barrel of sauce. “Let’s eat!” he roared.

The hungry knights quickly arrived and grabbed the food Ailea made to the table and sat down. Most of them were born into a noble house, but they’ve all gone through extreme hardships and poverty since young. A simple life hardly bothered them. They were different from the noblemen who had never touched a sword in their life.

The men rushed to the tables and distributed the plates, potatoes, meatballs, and tomatoes among themselves. They’d been grilling their food roughly over the fire and eating undercooked meat that this simple and sumptuous meal looked like a feast, yet not a single person ate until Clint sat down.

The dynamics of their relationship looked loose but was strangely tense.

A while later, Clint made his appearance and sat down. He looked at the meal on the table and asked, “Where’d you get this?”

“The maid made it.”

“Where’s she at?” Clint asked.

Meanwhile, Kaiton went to the kitchen and called her name.

“Ailea, the captain is looking for… huh? Where’d she go?”

The kitchen was empty.

Kaiton tilted his head and said, “She’s probably out in the garden. Should I go find her?”

“No, it’s fine. Let’s eat. But you said her name was Ailea?”

“Oh, captain, are you interested in women again?  Damn it, why do you always steal the women I’m interested in!”

“I didn’t steal them, they came to me,” Clint replied slyly.

The atmosphere was soft, but their etiquette was polite, waiting to eat only after Clint had the first bite.