Chapter 84: Stay Here

"Your Highness, we are very honored to be invited by you to your private quarters," Arthur said in a joyful tone.He seemed to take this as an opportunity to befriend her directly.

The princess had a strict rule of life, it was not easy to get into her private life.

As far as Arthur knew, there were only a few people who had actually become her friends.

The chance to meet and interact with her was really hard to come by, especially for men. Even when the kingdom invited people of the princess's age to meet her in this palace, they were usually all women.

The nobles also had a hard time approaching her because in terms of status, she was above them all.

Here, the opportunity arose because of the princess's dinner invitation whose main factor was the workers who had helped the palace move their goods.

Although Arthur was quite aware that the princess would probably not try to befriend him, at least she would remember him more.

If she had a need, perhaps she would contact him.

The princess smiled without saying anything, she waved her hand for everyone to go to the dining hall.

When they got there, she made a gesture of invitation to sit down.

"Please sit down!" She also spoke.

All the dishes on the dining table were luxurious dishes where there were fried duck and chicken, grilled meat, stir-fried vegetables, and neatly cut fruits.

The aroma of the dishes filled the dining room.

The workers naturally became hungrier as they were already hungry from the start after working on lifting goods for up to two hours.

Everyone immediately sat down even though they doubted whether they could eat normally here.

After all, in front of the princess, it was necessary to maintain an image, eating with decorum in mind.

Only, when the princess sat down across from them, she suddenly said, "I know you're all very hungry. If you eat a little, you won't even be full, even one plate might not fill you up whereas I want you to eat your fill. Therefore, there is no need to restrain yourselves, eat as if you were at home. In this world, there are no nobles who eat little except for show.

If they ate so little as they show, their bodies would only be left with bones, but we know most of them are obese."

The princess said that in a tone that sounded joking and she was saying what people often said about the royals eating little just for show.

Aldric, the other four workers, even Arthur, almost laughed at that.

They didn't expect that the princess would say words that were practically insulting to the nobles themselves.

The problem was that she was part of them, how could she talk about their own problems.

After all, ordinary people wouldn't talk about their hidden behavior either.

The more emotionally intelligent Arthur thought, 'it seems that this princess is deliberately saying this to relax the workers. Indeed as the rumors say, she tends not to hesitate to use controversial means.'

Jason and the maids preparing the food froze with disbelieving eyes.

"Your Highness!" Jason called out to her again with the intention of questioning why she said that.

"Mr. Jason, I believe I am also protected by law to speak freely," the princess said in response so Jason could only leave his mouth open without being able to say anything.

After that, she looked at Aldric and the others again.

"Let's eat everything," she added. seaʀᴄh thё nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

She picked up the fork, starting this dinner in front of everyone.

Aldric and the four workers did feel more comfortable after she spoke.

They began to eat, but still maintained decorum, eating in an elegant manner but with larger pieces.

The princess also did not hold back too much as she ate. Indeed she seemed polite, but she seemed to eat whatever she happened to want.

Jason could only watch helplessly, then thought that perhaps he was the one taking things too seriously.

After all, the princess was not at an official event. There were only commoners in front of her, so it didn't matter if she behaved like that.

The important thing was that no one knew but them.

As the minutes passed, the food on the dining table began to decrease drastically even though they were originally quite a lot.

The princess who had finished eating earlier still invited the workers to continue eating.

She really wanted them to eat until they were completely full.

In the end, there was really no more food left on the table. Even the fruits were all eaten.

The princess smiled with satisfaction at that.

She raised her cup and pointed it at them as if she wanted to make a toast.

"We sometimes forget, that this kingdom can survive until now because of strong men like you. You may not be warriors, but in history, when war broke out, strong men like you were more reliable in battle. If you don't eat enough, how can you maintain your strength. That means we cannot maintain the strength of this country," she said in a graceful tone.

The workers felt very commended to hear that. One of them was on the verge of tears.

"Your Highness, I just found out that you are really kind." He could not stop himself from speaking.

"This is what I must do," the princess replied.

"Allow me to toast you," she added.

Everyone happily toasted with her, pointing their cups at her before drinking simultaneously.

Arthur seemed to be the most satisfied.

It seemed like he had never been happier than today.

Unfortunately, since the food was gone, it was time for them to leave.

"Your Highness, we will leave now," he said.

Here, they couldn't stay too long.

If they didn't take the initiative to leave, the princess might feel uncomfortable.

She nodded in response and the workers began to stand up one by one.

Aldric was the last to stand up.

However, when he had just stood up, the princess who was no longer specifically observing him suddenly looked at him again clearly.

"You, how about you stay here for a while," she said.

Although her tone was soft, it sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

Arthur froze with his mouth open quite wide.