46 The Celebration (1/2)
Long oak tables loaded with delicacies line the walls. Everything you could think of, and things you have never dreamed of, lie in wait. Whole roasted cows and pigs and goats radiated hot air around them.
Tabletops layered with trays of the most delicious food and drinks lined the walls, delicacies capable of making one's mouth water, a whole roast deer with sprigs of rosemary threaded through its antlers and stuffed with bacon and rye bread, marinated chicken, grilled trout with lime, and a pineapple glazed pork, mounds of fragrant wild rice, mashed potatoes and diced pumpkin smeared with butter and spices baked on hot stones, and all sorts of varieties of salads and side dishes. A tureen or two on each table contained either hot soup or a hearty casserole.
The dining hall in the castle echoed with the laughter of dwarves and the elves. On each side of the oak table, the dwarves and elves kept stuffing their bellies with the delicacies cooked in the castle and the food Don bought from the Royal dine.
Elves were more focused on food and kept their tables while the dwarves drank till the wine flowed out of their mouth however some elves joined the dwarves and drank with them as well as started to sing and dance.
On the front of the hall, Don watched the joy on everyone's face Don guessed it was their first celebration in a long time including him. Amaryll was laughing and showing her dress to Arya and Arrora as having a girl talk among them. Stodemar and Arwen on the other side having a drinking contest as the Dhursir already on the verge of falling due to hangover. Elrond and some elven children sat with the dwarven children chatting happily without any reservation from one another.
Uncle Dior and Amaryll did a good job of preparing the feast and distributing the new clothes to the elves as the elves looked very clean and elegant in their new clothes. When the feast started Arrora came to thank Don for wearing the robe he bought for her, she was very emotional when she thanked him but Don just gave her a nod and asked her to enjoy the fest yet the girl still glance at Don occasionally and say thank you.
”Wow, the girl can really cook Don?” Knight said as he already licked the bowl clean.
”Who Amaryll?” Don didn't start to eat yet
”Arrora she prepared this for us and Amaryll's dishes were tasty too”
Knight pointed at the chicken dish before Don when he mentioned Arrora's name.
After seeing Knight staring at his dish Don decided to eat before the lion steal his food and when the moment the chicken meat touched Don's tongue he realized why Knight kept looking at the dish. for a man like him who ate meat roasted in a campfire, it was extremely delicious even delicious than the food he had in Royal dine.
”Uncle Dior how much it cost him to buy all these food from Virnam?” as Amaryl asked she took a sip from the wine glass,
”Wow” Amaryll's eyes sparkled when the wine touched her tastebuds and she gulped the wine without taking the glass off her mouth as Uncle Dior breathed a heavy sigh
”Let's just say the sip you just took was the most expensive thing you did in your lifetime”
Amaryll almost coughed up the wine she drank when she heard Uncle Dior and looked at the wine bottle with wide eyes.
”Arya, do you know how much this bottle is?”
When Amaryll poured the wine to Arya she saw Arya's jaw drop slightly and stopped her from filling the glass but she didn't think of it much however when she heard Uncle Dior she turned to look at Arya.
Seeing the squinty eyes of the elves Arya knew she couldn't evade the question so she tilted towards Amaryll and whispered the price of the wine bottle into her pointy ears.
Amaryll turned red when Arya finished telling the price of the wine bottle as she started to shiver. Seeing Amaryll everyone around her couldn't keep their mouth shut as they started to laugh at her
”I need to have a talk with Don about his extravagant ways”
Few meters away from Amaryll's table Don couldn't understand why Amaryll gave him a death stare as he took a sip of water.
Eventually, after a dance and songs the dwarves and elves couldn't standstill. Some of them had their heads on their friend's shoulders and slept while some of them laid on the ground without moving due to hangover including Arwen and Stodemar. Thankfully some female elves and dwarves didn't get drunk as men so they took the children away to sleep in their rooms. Arya dragged the fully drunk Benedict to his room while Amaryll took sleepy Elrond.
Reghys didn't come to the feast because when Don asked her she said that she needs to stretch her wings and took off carrying her egg accompanied by Catalie.
After a full meal and long day, Don and Knight went towards their rooms to call it a day.
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The next day everyone stood before Don in the throne hall waiting for his plans. Sitting on his throne Don was able to see the red eyes of many elves and dwarves, especially the drinking contest participants Arwen and Stodemar.