Chapter 16. Fear Shocked

All the staff of the Maiden's Lair were busy dealing with their own chores. All the way to the kitchen, the staff could hear the classic music from the banquet hosted by the minister.

"Have you been kneading this dough for hours?" the head chef asked her companion, who got a new name tag in his uniform.

Her companion is named DK, and he replied with a nod. He couldn't speak because his tongue got cut, but he can hear clearly.

"Then, that is enough. You can place it for 20 minutes. Let's do the next dish." DK followed every single step she ordered. He is the newly appointed kitchen staff in the lair; this is a great and rare opportunity due to the prohibition against accepting anyone into the lair. And this is his first day helping make a dish on a big night. He heard the Duke was residing in this lair. And rumors had spread that the Duke would be the next king in line.

However, while everyone in the kitchen was busy, th