The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 1012

Karl motioned for the others to fall back and let Remi and her bodyguard lead the way through the village.

A Naga Queen was much more important to these people than the rest of the group was, and separating themselves from Naga Royalty made them more approachable to the rest of the villagers.

Karl noted that the Naga shivered as they crossed from the muddy streets to the stone floors of the buildings, so that they didn't track mud onto the developed areas. So, as the rest of the group took the final step, he briefly pulsed [Eternal Lightning] over them, knocking the mud off their boots and pants.

The only one he didn't have to compensate for was Dana, who had been using [Swims Through Air] to walk on top of the water instead of standing in the mud.

Even if Remi said that it was better to let the swamp water touch you as a show of courtesy, she wasn't a big fan of walking around for an unknown amount of time with wet feet.

The Chief led Remi into a large building that looked like a Temple, with an enormous carving of a six - armed Naga woman at one end, while a group of servants led Karl and the others to the building next to it.

They weren't really separated, in Karl's mind. They were on separate sections of the stone floor, but the buildings had stone pillars holding up the slate roof, and no walls, so he could see what was going on just fine.

They were even a few steps higher than the spot where Remi and the Elders had gone. It had a thin layer of crystal clear water over the floor, while their spot was dry, with low tables designed either for Naga, or for sitting on the floor to eat.

Possibly both.

{Are any of you familiar with traditional Naga cuisine?} One of the servants asked quietly.

Everyone shook their heads.

"We from Demon lands." Karl offered as an explanation.

The Naga servant smiled and bobbed her head.

{If you like Demon cooking, you should like Naga cuisine. It also tends to be mildly spicy.}

A few seconds later, more servants came with platters of what appeared to be sushi rolls.

Most of them were slices of raw meat on rice, but there were cooked shrimp, vegetable rolls, and a bowl of stew placed in front of everyone.

{That dish is a spice paste. You can add it to your preference. The vegetable rolls cleanse the mouth between flavours. It is recommended to eat all of the one type at a time, then switch, unless you want to try a new flavour combination.} The servant explained quietly. _{frёewebnoѵēl.com}

Karl glanced down at the lower platform, and saw that they all ate with their fingers, so at least he wouldn't have to learn a new type of utensil.