As soon as Everard was full, he got up from his chair so that he could head for the distilleries to inspect them. He also wanted to confiscate the ledgers that were maintained by those distilleries so that he could see how much profit they were actually making, and find out if they were cheating taxes.
As he was about to leave, his eyes suddenly fell on the servants and maids who were standing in line, a little further away from where the table was. For the first time, he noticed how they weren’t his usual maids and servants but those who used to serve his father.
Although he didn’t even recall what he just had for lunch, Everard gave a nod to them and said, “The food was good. I enjoyed it.”
He then left from there while being followed by his guards and headed straight towards the front gate of the castle.
He met Jerome midway and asked, “Are the carriages ready?”
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Jerome replied and returned back towards the parking area along with the King.
