The maids laid out bowls of piping hot soup and loaves of soft white bread on the table and poured a generous amount of red wine into each silver goblet. After they left, a couple of butlers entered carrying new cutlery.
Master Ramone and Master Arwin had been invited to such sophisticated meals in the past too, owing to their positions as heads of the Dreamwalkers Guild in their respective cities, but for Lieutenant Adelis it was a completely new experience.
The Lieutenant of the City Guard was the only commoner at the table who had never sat with nobles for a proper meal. To him, having breakfast with the three most illustrious figures on this side of the country was an honor unlike any other.
Although Count Dravenski and Baroness Brinterfell did not mind having commoners at the table, Viscount Plaverius was utterly averse to the idea of sharing meals with people who were far below him in societal status.
