Epic Cooking: Supper in the Castle: Difference between revisions

But why did Protase (Protazy), a former court usher and now Judge Soplica's domestic servant, insist on having the supper in the murky ruins of an abandoned castle? Officially, because the castle, more spacious than the Judge's house, could better accommodate the many guests who arrived for the conclusion of the court case between the Judge and the Count. But as the castle was what the whole litigation was actually about, it was Protase's idea to prove that the Judge had gained ownership of the ruins through usucaption. In other words, if the Judge dines in the castle, then it means that the castle is legally his.