After the manservant left, those guys who just said they couldn't eat, all moved with their eyes shining. They scattered and re-banded their weapons and armor and followed their lord, led by the manservant, to the main hall.
The northern banquet was generally rougher and less elaborate. The lords of the Black Pearl Valley, too, generally entertain their guests in the main hall.
The layout of the main hall is relatively simple, in the surrounding granite walls, hanging some colorful banners, followed by the many trophies and hunting specimens loved by the Lords of the Border River. In the corners around there are some knight's armor being supported, but most of them are look-alikes, the iron material is average and thin.
But you can also see that the territory seems to have been no shortage of iron.
In the very center, there are two horizontal fire pits, cooks and servants are gathered around brushing and roasting boar, sheep and deer. And in front of the fire pit is the main seat, George, Garvey is sitting here. And down the fire pit, there are rows of double and triple long tables, and some are now put together.
The knights were seated in order according to their status. The most front (George direction) sitting is Alexander, Jack and others, these two guys and George face to face, directly to a three bench table occupied, and this as the bench, as if Baron Garvey ordered people to customize in advance.
Garvey side, is sitting two knights who often follow him, they are now off the armor, after seeing their faces, George found that they both look a little similar to Garvey, a young one older.
Under Gavi's introduction, he learned that one of these two was his brother and one was his nephew. As for Garvey's three sons, they had all been killed in battle... Only one daughter remained - this little gua woman in her twenties, with a hot body, was standing next to the main seat on George's side of the table, carrying a wine jug. The red hair, with that slim beehive waist was very eye-catching.
In addition to these knights, there are some clerks, tax collectors and others, in addition to many of the territory's chief guards, as well as with Garvey's relatives of the squires (the status of the knight's squires is very high, in fact, they are the knights under the cavalry, but from time to time will be engaged in some of the work of the underlings).
The latter were seated at the rear of the main hall by the door, some of them seemed to have met with George's knights during the day, and after they were seated, they climbed up to talk.
These people seemed to have just returned from the outside, so they were not unarmored. George noticed that these men were well equipped.
After taking their seats, from the side doors at either end of the fire pit, young women began to carry things one after another, shuttling through the tables. George's knights were all accounted for by Jack, so their hands were disciplined, but their eyes couldn't help but dribble around, especially when they leaned down and turned their fiery gaze on their unfaithful eyes, they couldn't help but blush and their hearts beat wildly.
The only thing that was depressing was that the guests' cups were filled with water - except for George, who "made an exception for drinking today".
"My lord, these are the things we hunted back a few days ago. Although I have limited food here, but even more bitter, but also can not suffer the knights."
Baron Garvey explained with a slight limited embarrassment.
For today's sumptuous dinner, he could be said to have prepared for a number of days. But after the events of the day, this situation, it is a little embarrassing.
But George's words, but the smile on his face once again appeared. He raised the wine in the wooden cup and said: "Black porridge is a mouthful of rice, meat is also a mouthful of rice. But those who exert the most physical effort and fight for their lives out there naturally deserve to eat the best as well."
After the people below heard these words, the crowd, who had been somewhat cold, all raised their wine. Although the sound is very chaotic, the words are also some patronizing. But the hearts are all soothed.
The south of the Black Pearl Valley, in fact, there are many livestock. Even now, there are some.
But these livestock are usually used to plow the land, milk production. Gavi usually do not even bother to kill. Only when there is a war, will let the participants have a mouthful of meat - before is before the war to a meal, now changed to after the war.
As for those who died, naturally, they could not eat.
But those who volunteered to join were getting more and more up, because the situation was getting worse and worse.
After Baron Garvey stood up and said something about singing the praises of the Holy See and thanking the bishop and the Knights for being here, everyone stood up and took a sip of wine and sat back on the benches sparingly, and then the main hall began to ring with the sound of opening and communicating.
The appetizers and main ingredients were slowly served, and the roast meat on the fire pit was gradually chipped off the bone. As the glasses became emptier and emptier, the scene became more and more lively. Many people began to leave their seats and took the initiative to communicate and brag with those knights of the sanctuary, and the ones who were taken care of the most were, naturally, Alexander's men.
Garvey seems to intend to let subordinates and these people to play a good relationship, after all, in the middle of the battle afterwards, we all have to be in a team. And the territory of those knights, but also from the heart of the face of these adults have fear, naturally will also try to please them.
The veterans were suitably treated in this way, looking at those lords who used to be like grandsons, talking about those blushing horses' asses, not drinking, but also feeling almost drunk.
No one dared to come to the main seat to toast and climb. But from the seat in place to stand up, raise a glass to each other is a large number of people. And these knights from the class section know their manners, all grasp the time. Let the guests feel their enthusiasm, but also will not interfere with the two lords of the conversation, and will not let the guests feel bored.
Whenever someone raised a glass to each other, they would introduce themselves. And Garvey would also intersperse a few words on the side. After listening to their introductions, George found that he had actually heard the last names of many of them. It seems that everyone here is not all Garvey's original direct subordinates. Rather, they were people who joined him later.
Many of these people, many in the original family, not famous. But are all very talkative, but also very competent. It seems that Garvey is very good at reading people.
With the depth of the two topics, Garvey gradually learned that George for this territory of his, keep an open attitude. Seems also interested in, and he established a good relationship. And also willing to provide him with some help.
And George gradually learned that Garvey invited him to come here in advance of the real purpose.
Food and relationship building, of course, is one aspect. But the main thing, or his territory is already in danger.
"My lord, my territory, in fact, is worse than what you see..."
Baron Garvey, after slowly relaxing, gradually led the conversation to the real direction.
It all started with the 'blasphemers' who wandered in from that manor.
These blasphemers, who were once knights of the heart, were part of Viscount Geoffrey's subordinates, and part of the people who broke into his manor to rescue him.
They are few in number, but they seem to be invulnerable to swords and spears. And most terrifying of all, they brought with them the source of calamity!
When the blasphemers didn't reach an area, the land would gradually wither and the plague would spread.
Garvey sent many people to deal with it, but hardly any normal people could come back alive - those who were lucky enough to escape, either had a serious illness, or completely lost their minds and turned into a madman!
And those who did not return, will slowly become monsters ...
At the beginning, the blasphemers only occasionally appear in the edge of the territory, these gods of death although the territory brought fear, but is not yet descended.
But now it is coming closer and closer. And a large part of the land there has become a no-go area. And in addition to the blasphemers, more and more monsters have begun to coexist there.
If not dealt with before winter, then after the next wave of corpses, the border river town will cease to exist.
Those ordinary monsters, Baron Garvey thought he could deal with. But those desecrators, with those contaminated land, he thought, I'm afraid that only the bishop can do.
Others, not to mention touch, is to look at them, will die.
Legend has it that they will appear in the mists with a whisper of pain...
"My lord, as long as you can make my people can survive, I am willing to do anything..." At the end of the sentence, Baron Garvey almost burst into tears.
It was as if how much he cared for his people...
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