Watching as Walter then sat on the opposite end—though Third elder and Yaacob remained standing silently behind him—, Gerald simply shook his head before saying, “I haven’t. Yaacob led me here immediately after the auction ended.”

“What? Why didn’t you let Gerald eat something first before bringing him over?” asked Walter as he raised a slight brow while looking at Yaacob.

“I-I apologize, brother Gerald…!” whimpered Yaacob.

“…Either way, go serve us some food, and make sure to bring a bott