Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 108 is not the end of the end
At that time, the afterglow of the setting sun had completely disappeared.The shadow of the mountain hangs over everyone.

Giant dragons raged in the sky.

The valley was aflame.

The silver-white king incarnates white lightning,

Come to the door of the dwarves.

"Lord Turka."

The Silver King is not something to be insulted. Thorin Oakenshield finally showed up behind the high wall, and he said: "Thank you for your help, the Turin dwarves are able to return to their hometown, it is all because of your lord, please accept my respect."

Turka noticed the deep fear in the dwarf king's eyes, and couldn't understand why the once brave and fearless hero became so suspicious.

But one thing Turka can be sure of is that the fate of these dwarves in front of him has indeed been changed.Sorin and his two nephews, who were supposed to die, were still alive, and everyone else was in good spirits.

In contrast, the reinforcements in Iron Hills suffered heavy losses.

Almost half of the 500 Horned Sheep Knights were lost. In addition to the wounded and unconscious, there were only about 100 dwarves who could still stand in front of the gate of Erebor.

This will cast a shadow over the authority of the Turin royal family.

Turka glanced at the ring on Thorin's stubby finger with a slightly worried look, and said, "In that case, Thorin, why do you shut yourself up in a high wall like an indifferent master?" within, shutting out friends?"

These words made Dyne and the others empathize instantly, and the dwarves of the Iron Hills immediately turned their attention to the King of the Mountain.

Visible to the naked eye, a trace of struggle flickered in Thorin Oakenshield's eyes.

Good qualities such as enthusiasm, hope, gratitude and the curse of the dragon and the power of the ring have a fierce confrontation in the heart of the king of the mountain.

For a while, he seemed to see a ferocious giant dragon breaking into the dwarf's kingdom, massacring his subjects, and occupying the treasures of the dwarves; He signed an alliance under the city, and made the dwarves submit to a banner painted with a dragon on a golden background.

A voice kept whispering in his mind:
Don't listen to him, Turka Arakano is just a fame-seeking guy who only wants to plunder the dwarves' wealth and enslave the free dwarves!Look, the dragon is his minion, and the elf is his minion; they are all the same!
"No! It's impossible!" Sorin closed his eyes in pain, as if struggling, and said no to the silver king angrily.

This greatly shocked all the dwarves present.

"Sorin!" Balin said anxiously and fearfully.

"I...I." Thorin Oakenshield opened his eyes profusely with sweat, his once resolute eyes became confused, his face became painful and bewildered. "NO, I have not……"

Turka's voice became loud and majestic, and his tall and stalwart figure became almost as majestic as a mountain. "Thorin Oakenshield!" he cried. "Look at me!"

In a trance, the King of the Mountain couldn't help looking at Turka Arakano.

"Tell me, where is that brave and fearless dwarf?" The silver king's voice hit Thorin's heart like an evening drum and morning bell: "The one who would rather die than abandon any companion, the one who vowed to eliminate evil, the one who is tenacious Where is the Thorin Oakenshield that was pulled out just to take back the homeland!"

"The former Thorin Oakenshield would not doubt his friends! He would not let his people stand alone outside the door! This is not the Thorin Oakenshield I know! Or are you really being killed by the mountain?" Treasure, the crown on your head has gone to your head, and you have forgotten who you are?"

Finally, the entire valley echoed with the majestic voice of the Dragonborn.The mountain peak trembled in this sound, the rushing river swayed in it, the empty hall of the dwarves rumbled, and the mountain ravens left their nests in panic.

The dwarf trembled, panicked.

Bilbo covered his mouth. The appearance of the Silver King reminded him of the time when he asked him for the magic ring in the Misty Mountains.

Facing Turka's harsh questioning, Sorin Oakenshield held his forehead in pain, his eyes were sometimes full of fierce light, and sometimes he was confused and restless.

Seeing this, Turka sighed, returned to the way he had been in front of Bag End, and said, "We are not your enemy! Sorin, open your eyes and look around you, we are all yours." Friends! Don't let the greed and shadows in your heart blind your eyes!"

Sorin seemed to be struck by lightning, he couldn't help but look around, and found that everyone was looking at him worriedly.

He looked down again.

But I saw Dai Yin and the others were all miserable, their robes stained with blood.

Finally, the good side of Sorin defeated the shadow. He dropped the short bow in his hand, took off the crown on his head, and said shamefully: "My friends, my people, I will not ask for your forgiveness." , but I will use the rest of my life to prove that what I did today was not what I wanted!"

He ordered to push down the stone wall in front of the gate to welcome everyone, all the warriors who have proved themselves today.

This even includes elves.

He said this: "Let's end the grievances between Thranduil and me. No matter what the reason is, he saved me and the life of the Turin dwarves in the most critical time! Gone with the wind, a new hope is being born. What is more precious and gratifying than the rest of the catastrophe? Gold is cold and silver is ruthless, but neither is enough to make the dwarves prosper forever and truly make us prosper forever Or unite, unite all!"

He said so, and he did so.

Thorin sent envoys to the ruins of the valley city, inviting the elf king and his army to repair the palace of the dwarves' former hometown, and reaffirmed the alliance between the two races.

This gratitude never wavered even when Thranduil took out the gem of the Heart of the Mountain.

He said: "I don't blame anyone, I know someone sneaked out the gem and put it into your hands, but I think he did it out of good intentions. There was a lot of courage in his little heart , and loyalty to friends. He knew that gold, silver and jewels were far less precious than a life, and it was his choice, and a blessing for which I am grateful! I have a true friend! He was in my darkest hour He never left me! May his paws always be strong!"

This surprised even Thranduil.

The elves also lost a lot in this battle.Because of being pinched back and forth, only 2000 of the 1500 Woodland Kingdom elves remained after the battle, and the battle damage was greater than that of the dwarves in the Iron Hills!

This is because Beorn and Turka came to help in a timely manner, otherwise Thranduil may not be completely wiped out this time.

Therefore, seeing Thorin's generosity and tactfulness, the elf king, who was full of resentment, felt that he didn't know this dwarf.

In addition, hearing what Thorin said, Bilbo immediately knew that the dwarf king had already guessed that he had hidden the gem of Arkon and secretly handed it over to the elf king.This made the hobbit very disturbed at first.

But seeing the gentle smiles on the faces of Lord Balin and Turka, Bilbo understood again that all these were the true words of the dwarf king who had regained his sanity.

So, he stood up and said apologetically, "Please forgive me, Thorin, I just thought there might be a curse on it, I... I just... just don't want you to be hurt. I thought Gandalf or Lord Turka It will solve this problem, and maybe... Maybe it will be a good choice to return it to you... Please forgive my self-assertion! I really mean nothing!"

At that time, in order to entertain the allies, the dwarves specially cleaned out a very clean hall and arranged a small banquet to thank all the allies who participated in the Battle of Lonely Mountain.

Thranduil and Legolas, Turka and Bilbo, and Balin and Duvalin attended the banquet.

Beorn was also invited, in gratitude for the pony he had lent to the dwarves.

Thorin Oakenshield, who was seated at the head of the throne, smiled and said, "Please don't explain, my friend. As I said, I don't blame anyone! On the contrary, I want to reward you, Bilbo Baggins , you did what a true friend should do! When I was the most irrational, you made the most rational action of all, and it was your choice that allowed the dwarves to live to witness the arrival of new hope!"

Du Valin on the side handed him an exquisite box.

Not big.

But very heavy.

"You are more a king than a king! You are compassionate, loyal, brave, tough, yet sacrificed. May the heart of the mountain shine forever in your cabin! You are more entitled to it than I am!"

Bilbo, reaching for the box, froze.

(End of this chapter)