[Lord of the Rings] Green Leaf's Blessing

Afterwards, they attended the political meeting together, and Legolas finally understood his father's concerns and overall plan.In these years of confrontation with the evil forces from the south, the elves have always built one line of defense after another, but none of the lines of defense can firmly resist those giant spiders for a long time. The bad situation is slowly developing, and they have to Face up to the fact that you are losing ground year after year.Legolas is still nominally the captain of the Southern Patrol, but how much of the Southern Territory is left?

But the territory in the north is different. In the north where the elves made troubles willfully, there are impressive continuous and complex caves and grottoes, rivers with ancient magic and criss-crossing complex dense forests.In the past, Silvan still had reservations about the unique darkness there, but from the perspective of this special moment, the unique geographical conditions and natural resources there can be transformed into effective measures against the enemy.

"From here, the forest becomes very dense and dark." Thranduil gently drew a line on the map with his index finger, and the gemstone ring on it was shining brightly. "It is no longer possible for giant spiders to pass through this natural barrier." Easy, if we skillfully plan the defense line and set up traps on this basis, we will be able to fight back powerfully to these evil invaders."

All the ministers present nodded, and no one had any objection—this kind of unreserved trust without any hesitation made His Majesty the King sigh slightly.

"As your Majesty the King, I don't want to lie to you. Although I have a comprehensive deployment plan in my mind, I can only foresee the extent to which it will be effective, but I cannot say when it will be effective. Therefore, I am going to use the entire kingdom's The center of gravity has moved to the entire cave north of Forest River—in the future, it will be our home. We can lay down heavy defenses along the river to resist foreign enemies, and we can maintain the entire country by exploiting underground resources and existing trade, and we I hope you understand that Forest River will be our most advantageous line of defense, but it is also almost the last."

Everyone fell into silence, but until the end they still nodded—almost harder than before, because these people in the big green forest knew from the bottom of their hearts how much they lost during the process of moving north, and His Majesty the King also agreed. How much will be lost...or even more.

Finally, Thranduil ordered people to put away the map, stepped up to the throne again, and turned to face the crowd.

"We are not escaping, and all this is just the beginning. Evil forces bring despair and pain to this world. Correspondingly, people who still have faith in their hearts can also create miracles—we did it once, even though we I have paid a heavy price and lost countless relatives and friends. Like you, I have never forgotten those sad pasts. Because of this, the pain in memory should be turned into the edge of our sword——necessary I will return to the battlefield again in time."

As a king, I have already made my choice; as a warrior, I am ready; but as a father... Thranduil glanced at his son standing under the throne, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"Ada, I'm sorry." After the meeting, Legolas walked to his father and said very solemnly.

"Oh, didn't you already apologize in the morning--with your crazy idea of ​​singing?"

"That's not enough." Legolas put his hand on his chest and bowed deeply, "Please forgive my recklessness, ignorance, impulsiveness, and ignorance."

"Because of my own irascibility, tyranny, and willfulness?"

"Ada!" Legolas couldn't help grinning and complained.

"Compared to your seriousness just now, I still like your appearance better, son," Thranduil gently took his son's hand and said, "Father and son don't need to apologize, and your Majesty the King doesn't need to—as long as Please complete the task entrusted to you next."

The next day, His Royal Highness the Prince returned to the southern border, and began the first step of the plan, arranging for the residents of the southern border to move north step by step.And His Majesty the King in the palace is extremely busy, with countless official documents to read, countless orders to convey, and countless meetings to hold... He hardly ever really rests, and he rarely closes his eyelids when lying in bed late at night.

Even though he is still far away from the source of danger, the suffocating shadow still arrives as expected every night, sneaking into his dreams and into his heart, making him restless.As early as when the southern border was first attacked by spider swarms, Legolas suggested to his father that they should thoroughly investigate the source of this threat. Later, the power of the giant spider was severely damaged, and Thranduil sent a small group of forest warriors Go to the edge of the southern border to find out.

He sent a total of three batches of teams, but none of them came back alive.The joy of victory only lasted for a short time because of such inexplicable fear, and soon, almost every elf who was still stranded in the southern border could feel the mysterious feeling of the phantom weighing heavily on his heart.

Rumors abound among the people of the forest. Some people say that it is a new evil force, and some people speculate that it is the nine undead who have fallen into the power of the Lord of the Rings. Sauron, the black leader who has changed the face of the Middle-earth Continent—do they not believe it, or do they dare not believe it at all?

Thranduil had already made the worst plan in his heart, maybe it was time to consider recasting the unfinished sword left by his father, because along the way, he would need it sooner or later.

And going all the way, constantly transferring power to the forest in order to protect the love in my heart, maybe the end of this road is the prophesied meaning of separation.

Legolas did not disappoint him. The evacuation of the southern border was proceeding quickly and orderly, but the father's heart was still gnawed by doubts and uncertainties about the future. He ordered Fino to lead some soldiers stationed near the palace. Go to help Legolas, even though he has told his son to be cautious and try not to leave any traces beforehand, but he can also predict that no matter what the evil forces entrenched in the southern border are, they will never let go and take advantage of the distraction of the elves Great opportunity to commit.

In the end, Fino lived up to his trust and brought His Royal Highness back safely—although it was safe, it was not intact.

When Thranduil saw his son from a distance, it seemed that an invisible spider leg pierced his chest fiercely again.But Legolas was still laughing, his dismounting was a little clumsy, and he needed Fino's support.But when his lithe body stood up again, he immediately walked slowly towards this side following the familiar breath.

"Adar, is that you?" When his outstretched hand touched his father's sleeve, the smile on his face became brighter.

Thranduil sighed, no matter what time, his only child was always so hopeful—even now he couldn't see anything at all.The white gauze covered half of his cheeks, and when he approached, Thranduil could smell the faint scent of medicine, which easily brought out a certain bitterness in his heart.

What he saw did not bring too much surprise, after all, he had already received the news from the southern border: In a sneak attack by a dark monster, Legolas led his subordinates to fight bravely, and fortunately everyone was safe in the end Withdrew without any casualties - except himself.His sword can block the attacks of sharp minions, but it cannot completely block the venom splashed from the evil body.But he was able to escape with his eyes injured and temporarily blind. Everyone said that he really deserved to be the son of His Majesty the King.

"Don't worry too much," Fino interjected, noticing that Thranduil's gaze had been fixed on the gauze wrapped around Legolas' forehead, "the doctor has washed the venom out of him in time - before they can Within a week or two you'll be able to see yourself in his eyes again before further damage is done."

"Adar, I'm fine, it's just an accident." Legolas finally touched his father's hands, held them gently, and comforted him with a smile.

"It's good to see you safe and sound, Legolas," finally Thranduil sighed, "There are still many things waiting for us to do... Maybe it is a deep feeling for you to leave like this." Deeply regret."

The smile on Legolas' face died silently, as if the wind had left the swaying forest and the ripples had completely disappeared on the broad lake.At this moment, the only thing he could do was to hold his father's hands tightly.

Before leaving, Thranduil helped his son to the small grove that belonged to him alone—for the last time.Legolas' eyes still hadn't healed, so he crouched in front of each plant, running his hands over the branded veins as he had done when he was a child.This time he couldn't give them any comfort, because it was himself who needed it most.

"Don't be sad, son, the forest has its own way of protecting itself. No power can rule it, and no power can completely destroy it. Maybe one day, we will return here, and then you will find that the wind The song remains the same."

He stretched out his hand and gently covered the slender palm, as if declaring all his father's love and protection—but the lower hand was only quiet for a while, and then turned to hold his father's hand.

At that time, Thranduil did not understand all the meanings and vows contained in this act, until more than 1000 years later, his only child, his most cherished little green leaf, chose the most thorough way to defend the kingdom and the family. , the path of love for the father.

"Ada, sing a song for me, here for the last time." He just said softly at this moment.