Later that evening, as requested, Lady Karina had joined Orpheus and his knights for the evening meal in the great hall.
The meal wasn't anything fancy due to the depleted stores but it was certainly plentiful for the starving war machines around the oak table.
Great loaves of bread, cheese, dried fruit, and half a sheep were served on large platters across the table.
The Van Merikh knights conversed rowdily while they gobbled down food like animals, mostly between themselves as they bantered for more wine at every second.
Orpheus was mostly part of their conversations, leaving Lady Karina nearly ignored, to which she was wholly grateful.
It was no better than being seated at the devil's dinner table.
She could feel the evil cloaking the hall like a fog, invading her senses and causing her to shrink away when one of the knights laughed loudly or spoke in tones with too much volume.
The lady was suddenly wishing Orpheus had never invited her to share a meal with them.
