[Lord of the Rings] Green Leaf's Blessing

"I don't know, what kind of flowers it will bloom..."

Legolas stood beside the oak throne, watching the strangely shaped green rhizome stretching its branches and leaves behind the throne, with a small flower bud at the top, but it was still unwilling to bloom.

It was a gift given to him by the gray-robed wizard Mithrandil on the day he came of age.Legolas could no longer remember when the seed germinated, and the bud remained motionless as if asleep.

"It's been here for a long time." Thranduil turned sideways, looking at the strange plant climbing behind him, "Its lifespan is probably as long as that of an elf, and that's why it's so calm."

He handed a full cup of Dovehin to his son, and Legolas took it, but he didn't taste it right away, but sat on the armrest of the throne with a slight sigh.

"What's the matter?" Thranduil asked with a smile, "It's a rare trip home, is that what you look like, Legolas?"

"No, Ada, I was just wondering..."

"Now you are at home," Thranduil's tone slightly added some father's majesty, "Just don't think about anything, you should relax, son."

Legolas smiled, raised the wine glass to his lips, but kept his eyes on the plant.

"Ada, I am surprised that you allowed such an unknown plant to climb your throne with impunity and did not take steps to uproot it."

"It's not an ordinary plant." Thranduil stroked those branches and leaves with his hands. "It reminds me of my disobedient child who always refuses to stay by my side."

Such a light-hearted joke easily aroused the young elf's chuckle, but before the laughter stopped, another kind of brilliance appeared in the light blue eyes.

"And you always wanted to protect your only child."

Thranduil looked at his son in surprise, and straightened his back, which was leaning comfortably on the throne: "What's so strange about this, Legolas? I am your father."

Nearby, the forest elves gathered together to sing and dance, and they temporarily forgot their troubles just as His Majesty the King said.But Legolas couldn't do it, maybe he chose the worst time, but he was never good at hiding any emotions from his father, so in the end he took a deep breath and put the The doubts entrenched in my heart were completely expressed.

"So in order to protect me and keep me away from the dangerous southern border, you decided to completely abandon the southern border and move the entire forest kingdom to the north, right?"

Thranduil was slightly startled.This was a plan that was still under discussion. He didn't know how Legolas knew about it, but it was different from the secrets he deliberately kept, so it was not surprising that his son, who had always been clever, would hear the wind. It's just that Thranduil didn't expect that he would choose such an occasion to raise this question, and what's more, the surging in his eyes were clearly puzzlement and questioning.

This kind of questioning hurt the father's heart, and Thranduil stood up almost immediately.

"Are you saying that, are you accusing me of putting the safety of the entire kingdom as a bet to protect you? Legolas, in your mind, is your father such a king?"

His father was very angry, but Legolas still forced himself to continue. He didn't want to hide anything from his father. Confess to him.

"But, Ada, please forgive me for saying this - ask yourself, do you really not confuse the responsibilities of king and father? Do you really not love me so much that you may make some wrong decisions? Do you really think that Is it correct? And if you want to ask my opinion, I do not agree to give up the southern border, I and my compatriots have worked so hard for so many years, not to wait until today to give up."

Although Legolas's voice was not loud, the father and son suddenly jumped up and looked at each other sharply, which made some elves nearby sense that something was wrong, and cast their curious eyes over.

"So now, you are talking to me as the chief of the southern border, right?" Thranduil's staid figure stiffened in the night, his blue eyes staring at him like an angry lion.

"Yes."

The air seemed to stop flowing at this moment, and the forest elves, who had been singing and playing before, stopped completely, staring at the two figures on the high platform in fear.Their princely highness's figure is so slender in comparison, his face is gentle, but full of firmness that refuses to give in.As for His Majesty the king... that kind of expression is clearly a signal of extreme danger, usually the anger that Thranduil erupts in this kind of situation is enough to make everyone tremble with fear.

However, to the surprise of everyone, even Legolas, His Majesty didn't say another word, but turned around and walked away.

Legolas stood where he was, a little remorseful, but more sad.He didn't care about other people's eyes, and sat back on the throne gently, staring at the wine glass in his hand in a trance. Ada was so angry, and when he couldn't even say a word, there was no doubt that he was sad.

However, he is no longer a child who only knows to lie in his father's arms for protection. He has grown up and has his own thoughts, which he cannot hide from his closest relatives.

He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice an agile figure leaping onto the high platform until the familiar voice rang in his ears.

"Let me think about it," Fino said, sitting next to him. "When was the last time you two had a fight? Hundreds of years ago? It's really rare to be able to witness the same scene again."

"I'm not in the mood for jokes, Fino," Legolas complained softly.

"Before you speak, are you ready to be scolded by your father?" Fino asked.

"How do you know?" Legolas raised his eyelids in surprise.

"It can be seen from your guilty and remorseful expression," Fino patted him on the shoulder, "and you think that if he scolds you in a fit of rage, the problems between you will be settled well." Solve it?"

"I don't know," Legolas sighed, took a sip of the wine in his glass, but felt extremely bitter, "but I don't want to give up, Fino, we have put so much effort in the southern border... and I can't imagine , Maybe this retreat will lead to countless retreats in the future, and by then, maybe the place where I am sitting right now, my home, will be completely covered by shadows."

Fino also imitated his appearance and sighed, and then said with a smile: "Do you think he didn't think of the problem you thought about? What kind of ability do you think our Majesty the King used to win the final battle of the alliance?" Leading the clansmen to rebuild their homes in pain and sorrow? Do you think he made such a decision just to keep you close to his side? Legolas, think about it, any decision you made since childhood, he has When was the real refusal? He never stopped you from fulfilling your duties as prince and warrior."

"Fino...do you also think Adar's decision is right?" The young elf lowered his head.

"I don't think about right and wrong. As his subject, all I need to do is to trust him. I only know that he has never failed the trust of his subjects. I don't mean to persuade you to learn from me, after all Our identities are so different. Maybe it would be fair to say that, yes, he is a king and a father. There is no way to completely separate the two identities. When he thinks about problems, he will think of you and pay attention to it. His kingdom, but he will never sacrifice the interests of one for the other. The situation he faces is much more complicated and difficult than yours."

"Fino, you know why Adar made this decision, right?" Legolas asked suddenly.

Fino smiled, drank the wine in his glass in one go, played with the glass and stood up.

"Why don't you ask him yourself, silly boy? You father and son, in order not to make each other worry, always keep a lot of things silent, and you really say it, but you care too much about each other's feelings. Remember, Lego Lars, don't question and blame his love for you in any way at any time."

You will never know how much he paid for loving you, Fino sighed silently in his heart, then turned and left.