Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 51 Repair and Advance

Elrond, the lord of the valley, is the son of Erendil and Elwin. He and his twin brother Elros have the blood of the three families of elves, the three families of humans and Maia.

Elrond was born at the mouth of Sirion in 532 of the First Age.

But his face does not show traces of time, neither old nor young, but it is engraved with many happy and sad memories.

His black hair was like a shadow before the dawn, and he wore a silver hoop around his hair.His gray eyes were like a clear evening, with the light of stars in them.

His expression is majestic, like a king who has gone through wind and frost;

Yet he was full of energy, like a warrior, experienced in many battles and in the prime of life.

Elrond's brother Elros was the founding father of the Númenón people.

In other words, Elrond is actually the grandfather of Aragorn in the future.

In short, the Lord of the Valley warmly entertained the coalition army led by the black-haired dragonborn.

Almost the whole of Rivendell was in action.

They entertained their kindred in the West and the East, as well as Dwarves and Men, with the best food and wine and comfortable beds.

This made the somewhat resentful dwarf smile again.

"This is a qualified victory banquet."

They say so.

Then they happily pulled their newly-acquainted human friends, and even the elves with pointed ears, singing loudly and dancing enthusiastically.

The lively and cheerful atmosphere washed away the sadness and pain of the past month.

Compared to the dwarves, who are almost free-spirited, elves are much more graceful.

They either smiled and watched the dwarves express their enthusiasm wantonly, or watched the beautiful night quietly.

Of course, there are also couples who drink happily, but in general, their wine taste is much better than that of the dwarves.

As for humans.

Arathon happily embraced his wife and children.

He sent his wife and son to Rivendell before, and now the family just happens to be reunited.

This is also the first time that Dragon Bourne saw the future Emperor Aragorn, although he was still a baby at this time.

Looking at that little man, it's hard to believe that he was originally one of the protagonists of this world.

Why do you say originally...well, because now Dragon Bourne doesn't know whether the development of this world will continue to the way he knows.

In addition, the black-haired dragon descendant also saw a surprise figure.

"Princess Arwen."

During the banquet, a familiar figure appeared in front of everyone.

It was Arwen Udomir, the elf princess whom she briefly met in Myslond.

Dragon Bourne immediately stood up in surprise, and saluted his chest.Among other things, the Elessa gem presented by the elf princess at the time of parting was of great help. During this campaign, many wounded soldiers of the coalition forces were saved by the power of this gem.

Although Arathon is on good terms with the elves of Rivendell, this is the first time he has seen Princess Evening Star, because this beautiful princess who is famous in Middle-earth has been staying in the golden forest Rose Lorien where her grandmother, Mrs. Galadriel, lives. , almost never seen by outsiders.

Now, seeing this elf princess with a diamond crown on her head, as beautiful as Lucian was alive, all of them couldn't help but sit up straighter.

Arathorn sincerely thanked the elf princess, saying: "If it weren't for your gift, my people and I would have already gone to the world of the dead! Praise Elberis! Among the many stars created after the stars, it belongs to Your light shines brightest!"

Arwen laughed and said, "Son of Aladdor, Arathorn. Your fate will not end here, and this point will not change even without my help."

This made Arathorn and Thorin even more awed.

Because they all believed that the cold eyes of the elf princess saw through the fog of fate and gave Arathon's fate prophecy.

According to the prophecy, Arathon will undoubtedly not die in this battle.

This made Arathorn very excited, and he bowed deeply to pay high respect to this powerful and kind elf princess.

Then Arwen looked at the Dragonborn again, but at this time Dragon Bourne's power was too strong, and she could no longer look him in the eyes like last time, so she could only say: "Oath doer, Goodbye today, your deeds have become legends, which is really gratifying."

Dragon Bourne just smiled when he heard the words, and didn't say much.

He planned to return the Elessa gem to the elf princess, but Arwen refused.

She said: "Let this thing do my part for the next battle for me. It's a pity that I can't go with it."

Dragon Bourne always felt that when she said this, the wizard on the side looked very helpless, even a little distressed, but in the end he still didn't say anything.

But the lord of this place, Elrond of Via, who mastered one of the three rings of elves, the Ring of Qi, had a strange expression, a little surprised, but also somewhat relieved. He looked up and down the dragonborn, and frowned.

That was the way the old father-in-law looked at his son-in-law.

Ah, these are just blips.

The feast of the elves was extremely richly prepared. Not only were delicious food and wine entertained, but also the elves of Rivendell played the golden harp under the moonlight.

The sound of the zither seems to have magical powers. Not only is it melodious like the sound of heaven, but with the rushing waterfall outside and the tinkling mountain spring, the whole valley seems to be in a paradise on earth.

Then the elf sang a very old melody, which made all the ears listen to it.

At first, the elegant Elvish lyrics were intertwined with the beautiful melody. Although he couldn't understand much, he was fascinated as soon as he listened carefully.

Those words actually seemed to take shape, showing all kinds of distant scenery and bright things that he had never imagined before.

The firelit hall became like a golden mist suspended above the sprinkling sea that sighed at the edge of the world.

A brave sailor is setting sail, struggling with the vast sea, and pursuing the ultimate land.

Gradually, the maze became more and more like a dream, and finally the dragonborn felt an endless river of gold and silver flowing through his body, and its shape was ever-changing and impossible to understand.

It merged with the quivering air around it, saturating him, drowning him.

The sailor was also about to be overwhelmed by the squall.Suddenly, the melody of the song changed suddenly, becoming passionate and cheerful. The brave sailor finally broke through the fog and arrived at the blessed land in the west.

Then, Dragon Bourne suddenly woke up.He understood that this was the elf singing the story of the sailor Eärendil's journey westward to find Aman.

And Eärendil was the father of Elrond.

"A wonderful story."

Gandalf commented, "Beautiful singing and piano, Lord Elrond, your pursuit of music these years is obviously not in vain."

Elrond on the main seat accepted the wizard's praise with a smile.

Thorin and Arathorn also reacted at this time.

The dwarf prince said: "Although the singing voice of the dwarves is also beautiful, it is indeed inferior to that of the elves."

To make a stubborn dwarf say such a thing shows how unique the elves are in musical talent.

Sorin even looked at the elf's golden harp with some reluctance, hesitant to speak.

"The dwarves also have their wonderful stories. Their singing may not be as beautiful and melodious as the elves, but it has a special flavor. Thorin, if you want, you can play a song for us."

The wizard is indeed the master who can make the atmosphere the most on the continent of Middle-earth. Gandalf saw it, and immediately interjected: "Thorin, I have never forgotten the scene when the dwarves sang in their kingdom and their homeland. At that time , the dwarves are all so cheerful and enthusiastic!"

Only a few of the Dragonborn and Elrond noticed certain words in the wizard's words.

Sure enough, Thorin froze for a moment.

"home."

He said: "What a sacred word, the charm of this word cannot be overshadowed by a million other words in the world, but where is the home of the dwarves?"

In all eyes, the dwarf prince walked to the elf's golden harp.

Played a piece of music with a completely different style from the elves.

"Over the cold and foggy mountains,

In that deep underground cave for thousands of years,

We must leave before dawn,
Look for that alluring shade of gold color.

The dwarves of yore cast mighty spells,
Accompanied by the jingle music of the hammer,

Dark creatures sleep in the depths,

The hole under the rock is unknown how deep it is. "

This song seems to have the same magic.

The other dwarves who hadn't responded before seemed to hear the voice of their hometown in the wind. Slowly, Duvalin, Groin, Nori, Dori and other Turin dwarves stopped fighting.

First one, then all the dwarves slowly chanted.

"Over the cold and foggy mountains,

In that deep underground cave for thousands of years,

We must leave before dawn,
Bring back long-forgotten gold. "

The dwarves grew sad and sensitive, and they sang a song of the same old dwarves, after their prince, their king, in their own language, sadly.

Now it was the Elf's turn to see a mighty mountain in the far east, full of gold and jewels, and full of the merry singing of the Dwarves.People can't help but want to see the majestic mountains, listen to the singing of the pine trees and the roar of the waterfall, and want to explore the caves.

But those beautiful things are created by dexterous hands, wisdom and magic, so this love became strong and full of jealousy, and the desire in the dwarves was kindled

Then, the melody changed.

"The pines roared in the lofty places,
The strong wind howled horribly in the middle of the night.

The flames are red, and the flames are spreading rapidly,

Trees are like torches burning the sky.

In the valley, bells are ringing,

Humans looked up and their faces were full of panic;

The dragon's wrath is fiercer than that flame,
Destroyed tall towers and weak houses.

The mountains rise in smoke in the moonlight;

The dwarves heard the heavy footsteps of Doom.

They fled the hall and fell at its feet,
Dying in the moonlight is doomed.

Over the cold and dark mountains,

In that deep subterranean cave so dark,

We must leave before dawn,
Fight it for the harp and gold! "

Looking at Thorin's faces of bitterness and hatred, Dragon Bourne seemed to have seen the scene where the dwarves were driven out of their homes by a terrible dragon and wandered around.

So he can somewhat understand why the dwarf prince's eyes are always filled with anger and gloom. When your home is occupied by bullies and your relatives are dead or injured, your heart will definitely be eaten by hatred.

And listening to this sad melody, the elves sympathized with these poor dwarves who lost their homes, and forgot their recklessness and impulsiveness.

And stubbornness, greed.

Well, add a penny-pinching and short-sightedness as well.

Let's put it this way, if you don't expect too much from dwarves, they are actually pretty good people.

Only Elrond kept winking with the wizard, as if saying: Mythrandil, what are you doing.

"Very nice melody."

The wizard said meaningfully: "Sorin, it is a very sad story, but it is touching! The dwarves will definitely be able to regain their homeland, as long as they keep their swords sharp! One day! Yes, one day, they will be rewarded Wish."

When he said this, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Dragon Bourne.

Only then did Thorin break free from his grief.

He dropped the exquisite golden harp, sat back on his seat, and said sullenly, "I hope so."

Shaking his head, ignoring this wizard who was always preparing to do something, Dragon Bourne said with relief: "Shorin, my friend, I am willing to do my part for the dwarves to recover the Lonely Mountain, this is my promise. "

Sure enough, Sorin's expression brightened. He gratefully picked up a glass of fine wine and toasted the Dragonborn.

The gray-robed wizard watched all this with a smile.

Legolas and Tauriel of the Woodland Kingdom looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering if he would sing a song himself, or would he feel a bit at a loss?

The festivities continued.

Everyone is drinking and singing, and they are all honored and thankful that they have experienced an epic war.

And pray for the battles you will go through next.

10 month 5 day.

After two days of recuperation in Rivendell, the coalition forces finally set off.

Standing on a hill, Elrond and Arwen saw an army of more than 10000 men pass through the valley, along the mountain passes, and enter the snow-capped mountains of mist.

10 month 7 day.

The coalition forces passed through the snow-capped and inaccessible Misty Mountains and entered the vast area of ​​the Rovanian Wilderness west of Mirkwood.

Dragon Bourne and the others repaired a little to remove the frost from their bodies, then walked along the North-South Road, crossed the Anduin River at the old ferry, and turned south, heading towards the ancient capital of Dor in the south of the Dark Forest. advance.

Along the way, the coalition forces marched quickly, almost brushing the edge of the dense and vast dark forest.Not to mention the scarcity of people, even the birds in the forest can feel the chilling atmosphere brought by the march of the army.

At this time, everyone has already felt the pressure before the storm, and there is no other expression on their faces except solemnity.

10 month 9 day.

At last the coalition forces passed through the vast and desolate western part of the Rovanian Great Wasteland, and reached the entrance of the ancient capital of Dor in the southern part of Mirkwood.

And across the long Anduin River, on the opposite bank is Rose Lorien, where the Galadriel and his wife live!

If you have good eyesight, you can even see the eternally golden and beautiful forest here, and the tree people queen is carrying her husband, looking across the river.

Obviously.

Like Elrond of Rivendell, Galadriel and Celeborn were closely watching the movement of the coalition forces and looking forward to the news of their victorious return.

They were a pair of very beautiful and handsome elves. The dragonborn with sharper eyes could even clearly see the golden hair of the Queen of the Tree People glowing with soft silver light under the sunlight.

Like the radiance of the Two Trees.

It is said that Feanor once asked her for a lock of hair, but she refused.Perhaps, the idea that the Silmarillion contains the light of the Two Holy Trees comes from this.

As if feeling the sharp eyes of the Dragonborn, the Tree People Queen nodded gracefully to him.

Withdraw his gaze from the west.

Dragon Bourne saw Radagast, the brown robe who had disappeared for a while, again at the entrance of the Devil's Lair here.

"Gandalf!"

Riding on a wooden crowbar pulled by a dozen rabbits, the wizard who was fluent in all animal languages ​​broke into the vanguard of the army and was taken to the center where the Dragonborn and the others were.

As soon as the sloppy wizard came, he hurriedly said to Gandalf the Grey, "As you expected, we were all deceived, and the ruins were deceived, so that we thought that the Dark Lord had abandoned this place. !"

"I sent a lot of birds to investigate, but they couldn't enter the door, so I rushed to the castle myself, only to find that there is extremely deep black magic hidden inside. Gandalf, the Dark Lord is really resurrected!"

At that time, all the generals were called to the camp of the Chinese army by the nominal commander, Dragon Bourne.And when the brown-robed wizard who went to investigate the news said so, the previous speculation was immediately confirmed, and everyone was in an uproar.

"Quiet."

Wearing a pointed blue hat and a long scarf, the gray-robed wizard shouted loudly, his stern voice was like a thunderbolt, shaking everyone in place.

He looked at Radagast majestically and said, "Are you sure he's there?"

"No, I'm not sure!"

The brown-robed wizard shook his head, with a look of fright on his withered old face: "I haven't been able to penetrate too deep, but I can feel the smell of Sauron's existence. Even after another era, I won't feel the smell of evil and decay. will be forgotten!"

"Then it is highly probable that he escaped."

Sorin said quickly, with a trace of joy in his eyes: "He dare not confront us head-on, he knows that we will destroy him, just like what we did in the north! Yes, that's right!"

"Do not be silly!"

cried Gandalf: "The power of the Dark Lord is bound up with his ring, and we cannot destroy him until we find the One Ring. All we can do is drive him away, and let his dreadful form be forever You can only hide in the dark cave, without seeing the light of day!"

Thorin choked on the wizard's roar, and shut his mouth unhappily.

"Then what do we do now?"

Glorfindel broke the silence. He looked at the dragonborn on the main seat, frowned and said, "Should we continue to attack the ancient capital of Dor?"

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