Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 179

"The second Sunday in May.

The emperor led the largest army since the Second Era to the southernmost peak of the Misty Mountains, Mesedras Peak.At that time, only 20 days had passed since the meeting of Elrond, and only [-] days had passed since the departure of the army.

The enemy did not expect the army to move so fast, and also miscalculated the emperor's courage and determination.

Mercedras was less than ten leagues from the South Kuruni Valley.To the east is Rohan Pass, and to the north is Isinger, the lair of the white-robed wizard.

But Saruman is still trapped in Orthank, constructing his unknown conspiracy and evil plan, never showing up.

Estel Telcontar (Aragorn II), who had recovered his status as the heir to the throne of Gondor, was keenly aware of the enemy's slackening, and proposed to lead an army to attack the ferry of the Essin River to This cuts off the enemy's reinforcements in the east.

Fighting broke out before dawn.

As soon as the two sides met, a tragic fight broke out.

The enemy is the savages of the Black Barbarian and some recruited rogues. They are not the opponents of the vagrant troops led by Aragorn and the warriors of the Kingdom of Elpera. After one night, the Rohan Pass was captured, and the enemy lost reinforcements. "

——"Dragonborn Emperor: The Battle at the Ferry of the Ishin River"

At that time, from the north of the ford of the Eshin came a great black cloud, the black smoke and dust from the never-ending smelting of the white wizards.They enveloped the land ominously, but they became a reminder of their death.

Almost no one expected the attack to come so suddenly.The discipline and wisdom of the savages in the Black Barbarian are far worse than that of the humans of Gondor.It is worse than Rohir people.

Many of them either lazily dozed off by the fire, or simply hid in the dirty tents, not paying attention to the wind of hope blowing from the north.

Suddenly, a huge horn sounded suddenly.Many people were awakened from their dreams without even understanding what happened.In the darkness, the arrow feathers of the big canopy flew out.

"Enemy, it's the enemy." Someone shouted.

Out of the darkness came vagrants and warriors from Elpera in dark gray cloaks and armor.The vagrants' feather arrows were fast and urgent, and they hit like a torrential rain; the enemy was in chaos; the soldiers of the Elpera Kingdom took the opportunity to push to the antlers and fences, and poured into the camp.They held up their huge shields like a rising tide, and every time they attacked, the enemy was scattered.

"Behold. This is the Flame of the West, which will drink the blood of its enemies."

Aragorn jumped out from the darkness, and Anduril in his hand glowed like a flame, and chopped off the head of a wild man with a sword.At that time, the terrified expression on his face is still vivid.

Boromir blew his great silver-studded horn, and the great, inspiring blast of the horn resounded through the sky.

In the flickering night and fire, Faramir shot the enemy down with arrow after arrow, with incomparable accuracy.

Thus, the enemy was finally defeated.

They didn't even know where the enemy came from or how many there were.

They left their tents and weapons and fled into the valley.But many more died in the raid that night.Early in the morning, when the sun rose, Aragorn, who had been fighting all night, received an unexpected news.

"You mean: they call themselves the Hussars of Rohan?" In the messy camp, Aragorn wiped Anduril's slender and slender sword, which was still as bright as new, ignoring the dirty blood on his body. Under the sunlight, the stars are like the stars in the sky.

Around him, there were all kinds of savages in leather armor and tattered linen, and the corpses of depraved human beings with hideous faces.

But Aragorn was not proud, because he knew that the trump card of the white robe wizard had not yet appeared.The strong orcs that those tree populations spoke of hadn't shown up yet.

Maybe it was hidden in that valley.

Aragorn turned his head to look northwest.There, Orthank's dark figure stood tall in the morning light.

"Indeed." The herald replied, "One of them wears a helmet decorated with pure white feathers. His eyes are majestic and confident. The sword in his hand has been famous for a long time. He must wear it."

"Then, he might be Eomer." Aragorn put Anduril's slender sword back into the scabbard, and turned his head: "I have heard his name before, he is one of the Rothirians. hero."

Then Boromir and Faramir stood beside him.There are no fewer battle marks on them than Aragorn.

"But it may also be a spy of the enemy." Boromir reminded: "I have heard that King Theoden has become unconscious, and the Rohir people are very likely to surrender to the enemy."

"Perhaps," said Aragorn, "but what I have heard is slightly different. According to my information, the Rothirs are still resisting, and Edoras and Helm's Deep are still the strongholds of the free people, just as as the descendants of Eorl have done for centuries."

At that time, Boromir had been completely overwhelmed by the bravery and courage of Isildur's descendants. He stopped arguing, but said, "Then, I hope he won't let you down, my lord."

"Please don't call me my lord." Aragorn said: "We are brothers. The people of Gondor need unity in this era, and this battle proves it."

Boromir looked at him and smiled.

Then, they received Éomer and his party on the battlefield where the battle had just ended.

At this time, the sky was bright enough, and the feathered arrows of the vagrants would not mistake these armored knights who seemed to have been riding horses for days as the enemy's minions.

Éomer watched in amazement at the warriors in silver and gray-green armor walking around in the camp strewn with corpses, looking for and rescuing injured teammates, and killing the remaining enemies.Éomer was silent.

They passed through most of the camp, and then met the leaders of Aragorn.

"My Majesty, what did I see!" Éomer was shocked by the majestic figure of the descendant of Isildur like an ancient holy king, and he couldn't help lowering his head and stroking his chest: "I salute you. Star of Elendil."

Aragorn's piercing eyes were fixed on him, and Boromir and Faramir stood behind Aragorn without saying a word.But Éomer straightened up and said, "Then, the Holy White City has ushered in its true owner?"

"Not yet, but soon," said Aragorn, "sons of Eorl, why have you come here in such haste, yet holding your axes fast? You see, too, that we are at war. , the conspiracy of the white-robed wizard has been exposed, and the vagrants and the northern kingdom are attacking him, are you friends or enemies here at this time?"

It is said that at that time, following Aragorn's shout, Boromir and Faramir showed their swords and sharp arrows at the same time. It seemed that if his answer was incorrect, then the cold arrows and sharp blades would fall on them.

But Eomer behaved very freely, he said: "The Rohir people and the white-robed wizard are also enemies. If we ask for anything, we are only here to witness his end."

"I can hear ye concealing something," said Aragorn.

"That's because there are too many cunning people in this world, and sometimes inconsistencies are not malicious." Eomer said, "Besides, you can't ask a person who is being questioned with sharp arrows and swords to reveal the truth in his heart." It's stupid to say it all."

"It's really stupid." Aragorn said, the chill and power on his body weakened a lot, he looked at Éomer for a while, and then motioned for others to put away their weapons, "I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn. These two are Boromir and Faramir, sons of Denethor."

Éomer immediately bent down and saluted the descendants of Isildur and Hurin: "Sure enough, it is after the royal family of Gondor. The majesty and fortitude are very rare. I am Éomer, the son of Éomund."

Turka met Eomer at around ten o'clock in the morning.At that time, he and his subordinates had already been unarmed, and then they were brought in front of him with bare hands. Although Éomer was not very happy about this, the guards in front of the tent would not be used to him.

"Aragorn said that you are here to aid in the battle." The silver king sat on a gorgeous chair and looked at him with a little curiosity, as if he was remembering and thinking.There is a huge table in front of him, which is full of various letters, maps and other gadgets, "But I remember that Rohan has broken the alliance with the North for decades, and this is not the North's Wrong." Turka said: "So tell me, son of Iomund, grandson of Iomgar, what is your real purpose. What do you want?"

Éomer cannot lie to the Silver King, no one can.He bowed his head uneasy, and replied: "What we want is that when your army sweeps away the evil in the world, the descendants of Eorl can return to the land where their ancestors grazed for generations. For this reason, all the people of Rohir are willing to fight for you! His Majesty."

Moore, who was also in the king's camp at the time, said, "The southerners are cunning, and you need not accept their false allegiance, my lord."

"The descendants of Eorl will not allow such insults!" Éorl immediately glared at the leader of the Erin Vaughan: "I hope your neck is stronger than your lips! In the name of Eorl, I... "

"To shut up."

With a loud shout, Turka pressed down on these aggressive guys with majesty like a mountain.Not only did it scare their expressions, but it also prevented Eomer from saying irreparable words.

"A wise man should know who the enemy is! Who is the friend!" Turka stood up, and his stalwart body even cast a shadow on Eomer's head.At the same time he found that the wisdom of the elves had not been immersed in the people of Erin Vorn enough or long enough, so that they were more aggressive than the people of Gondor.

"Besides, in my tent, no one can speak disrespectfully! And no one can draw a sword without my permission!"

Aragorn, Boromir, Moremo, and Éomer all bowed their heads and remained silent.Moore was even more frightened.

And it wasn't until the Silver King sat back on his seat that Éomer dared to say, "But I don't have a sword."

"Because you don't need it." Turka was surprised, and liked the son of Iomund, who was chosen for his courage and appearance, and said, "Who in my palace and camp can Hurt you? Unless you have evil intentions, but I doubt whether you have the courage."

"I don't lack courage, Your Majesty. But I will not be unfaithful to you, I can assure you." Éomer said.

Turka stared at him for a while, "The son of Finger said the same thing back then." He sighed, remembering the scenes many years ago, "Human vows are not unbreakable, and neither is their friendship."

"But I don't blame him," Turka said. "Because I was partly responsible for what happened to him? But now, everything is in vain, and the memory of the past is only painful to the living."

At that time, neither Éomer nor Moore knew the deep meaning of the king's words—Iomgar's death was too sudden, and he did not tell his son Iomund the secret of the Nine Commandments of Mankind.

Aragorn and Boromir knew, but they did not speak.It's just that the less people know about it, the better.

However, although Turka successfully mediated the relationship between Moremo and Eomer, the feud between Erin Vaughn and Rohan also started at that time.And this involved many things in the future.

But at that time, it had nothing to do with Turka.Right now, they have more important things to do.

Third Age 3019 May 5th.

Turka Arakano led an army to besiege the Nankuruni Valley.The war between the white robe wizard and the silver king is imminent.

But surprisingly.Saruman, who had disappeared from sight—many thought the white robed wizard would run away, and no one thought Saruman would win the war with the Northern Kingdoms, came to a head after the battle of the Ford of the Eshin—appeared up.

"You greedy, despicable wild dogs, a bunch of villains! You came all the way to my house, used violence, insulted a poor old man, and tried to rob an old man of what little property he had, Aren't you guilty?"

At that time, the once lush and lush plain with criss-crossing boulevards and fruit trees, which were irrigated by many small streams flowing from the surrounding mountains and finally poured into a lake, had already changed.

As if to use it as his evil lair, the old fruit trees and grass are gone, and countless stone chambers, halls and passages have been dug inside the circular stone wall.Many pits were also dug on the plain to feed wolves.Many deep passages have been dug down from the ground. The tops of the passages are covered by low mounds or stone domes, and the ground is constantly shaking. in the cave.

There were Saruman's treasury, storehouse, armory, blacksmith's workshop, and great furnace.There are iron wheels spinning day and night, and hammers clinking.

Every night, wisps of steam are released from the vents, and the steam is reflected by the flames below in red, blue, and green like poison.

All these roads guarded by iron chains lead to the center of the plain, where stands a tower with a peculiar and extraordinary shape.That tower came from the hands of the builders who smoothed the Isengard ring in ancient times, but it doesn't look like it was made by human craftsmanship, but it seems to be torn from the skeleton of the earth in the ancient earthquakes and mountains. from.

It was an island and mountain of rock, black, shiny, and hard: four massive polygonal columns united in one, but flared near the top into four pointed horns, each with a point as sharp as a spear. , with sharp edges like a knife.Between the four pointed corners was a narrow space in which strange symbols were carved on the polished stone, so that a man standing on it would be five hundred feet above the plain below.

The white-robed wizard was standing on this high tower, holding a black cane, as if shouting to the human alliance in the clouds.

"Turka Arakano is a liar and a war criminal. He used your ignorance and kindness to let you start unprovoked wars for his own selfishness, and let you die without knowing it!"

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