Chapter 15.1: Snacks for the Knights


    Linda''s POV:


    That beast!


    The duke must have been rough with mydy judging from the slow way she was mincing her steps as


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    she rubbed her hip while we worked in the main kitchen.


    But despite her difort; she managed to make three kinds of pasta using only what we have here.


    We left the pasta to dry as she started teaching me different ways to cut vegetables and fruit. I always


    thought cutting up ingredients mean just roughly chopping them and throwing them into a pot.


    " Different cutting techniques will affect how your dish wille out. It also affects the cooking time of


    an ingredient. This is why learning how to properly cut and prep your vegetables and fruits are crucial."


    She showed me that mincing garlic helps give a pasta dish a great garlicky vor without any bitterness


    if the heat was controlled right and how rough cut vegetables take a longer time to cook but it gives


    stew some robust vors.


    "Mdy. Have you cooked for a long time?" I asked in awe of her passion for food.


    "Actually. It was a new hobby I picked up not too long before I married the duke. But it seems like I


    might just have a gift for it because I want to make lot more types of food..even the foreign cuisine from


    the Exotic Lands." she said as we continued to cut more veggies for the surprise mydy has for the


    duke and his knights.


    Amongst the nobility. A few could boast that they have their own knights but the Duke is said to have


    his own separate order which is stationed here at his manor and some were sent to his othernds for


    training.


    But I heard that the ones here are the best of the best and I have seen a few of the maids at the main


    mansion develop crushes on a few good-looking ones.


    "Mdy. May I be honest?" I looked at how she sat down slowly as if the thought of it was painful. "Are


    you feeling unwell? I could call the family doctor if you wish."


    The duchess then turned a shade of pink at my words as sheughed nervously before shaking her


    head.


    "It is fine. Thank you for caring Linda but this difort will soon pass in a...day or two." thest words


    were an octave higher as she avoided my gaze.


    The duke has been rough with her! Mydy is just too nice to object to his lustful advances. The nerve!


    Oh, my poordy!


    But as a servant and a woman, even I am aware that we must suffer for our duties at times. Oh, the


    trials of being a female are very trying indeed.


    I sighed and finished all the cutting as mydy instructed and left them to chill in the icebox for half an


    hour.


    "Linda. What do the knights usually eat as snacks for the summer?" The duchess asked me as I


    started slicing the ham and soft boiled eggs.


    "They usually go for some cold beer by the end of the day and I have seen some of the ones with a


    fondness for sweets eating buns filled with jam and milk."


    "I see. Hmmm...I think I know what we will make for our third sd. " she was wearing that sparkle in


    her eyes and even I found myself getting excited.


    Usually, sds are just sliced vegetables seasoned with salt, oil, and vinegar. But the sds the


    duchess makes are very special. They are full of freshness and vor!


    When I saw the list of ingredients, my face split into an excited grin as we went back to work.