“You there, take this to the banquet hall, immediately. We need to prepare everything immediately.”
The Head Chef ordered one of the servants standing there, shoving a massive tray of boiled crawfish into his arms. The servant took the tray without much complaint and walked out the kitchen door.
There, his eyes met the soldier’s. The soldier approached him and whispered into his ears.
“The cardinals are already here. Hurry.”
The servant nodded and proceeded quickly towards the banquet hall.
“Oi. What did you whisper to him?”
His fellow guard came over, suspicious at the exchange between the two.
“Haha, I wanted to bully him for some of the crawfish, but he refused me.”
The new soldier sighed and shook his head in disappointment.
“Every year, there’s always someone like you. Get back to your station and ensure that everything is alright.”
“Right away!”