[Lord of the Rings] Green Leaf's Blessing

Legolas was humming softly all the way, and he still looked calm and peaceful, occasionally returning a mischievous smile to the wizard's jokes.

"We are taking a very dangerous path, aren't you afraid of attracting the enemy?"

"Only the forest can understand my song, Mythrandil." His smile was still like a new green leaf untouched by dust and dirt.

At that moment Gandalf had to admit that the elves were indeed masters of the forest.His light figure is like the breeze in the forest, and his singing is no longer singing, but just the natural breath in the wind.Wherever he went, the tiredness, heaviness and sadness of everything in the forest seemed to be swept away—he and the forest sang the same song, the forest taught this young child in the past, and now he also sings with the familiar song Awaken these own life teachers.

But the further south one travels, the weaker the forest's response.The air in the dense and oppressive deep forest is so heavy that it blocks the passage of the breeze.Legolas gradually fell silent, and the blue eyes finally showed sadness uncontrollably.

"The forest is badly wounded." Gandalf looked up, and could not even find half a gap through which the sunlight could seep.

"It'll be all right again," Legolas smiled again, and urged the horse onwards.

"I must remind you, Legolas, how dangerous...and how stupid what you are about to do," said the wizard for the first time, in the loving tone characteristic of an old man, "between your father and the forest. It is an ally relationship of coexistence and death. He can awaken the ancient power hidden in the forest to fight for him in a critical moment, and he must also bear the damage the enemy inflicts on the forest for this purpose-every tree is broken, every grass is burned. , are gnawing at his bones and blood. But he is not without retreat, as you said, as long as he can be vigilant against this terrible power and restrain himself from wearing the ring."

"But that's just a stopgap measure, even if he never spoke, I know what he's thinking," Legolas sighed, "Mythrandil, even you said that the world is about to undergo great changes Isn't it? The person who created all these evils will extend his claws to the forest sooner or later. My father, the king of the forest, has always been the protector who only takes responsibility. When he has to, he will definitely wear the ring without hesitation. , become one with the forest, fight desperately with the enemy, and fight to the death.”

"That doesn't mean that the burden of this ring must be borne by you."

"No, Mithrandil, this responsibility must be taken by someone, either Adar or me - there will be no second choice. In the past, Adar never wanted to let me know how much he paid for me. Now I do the same for him: in this love, we are finally equal."

"But you have to know that to replace your father's contract with the forest, you can only dedicate all your soul and flesh and blood as Elrond said. Once you make a choice, you will have no retreat, and it can even be said that There is no hope, because this is your unilateral selfless sacrifice. The forest will survive because of your dedicated strength and soul struggle, but the wounds it suffers will also relentlessly bite back on you, and if the harm is too much Heavy, even if the forest still recovers one day, your body will die due to excessive consumption, your injuries will never fully recover, and your soul will always be exhausted. Are you really willing to bear that s consequence?"

"I am willing." Legolas' eyes suddenly became hazy, he got off his horse, and walked forward as if in a dream, "I am willing to protect him and love him with my life, my king, my father , my most important everything..."

He still remembers it, even after being away for so long.If this memory is always there, then the forest will not really die, even if they are depressed, even if they are gloomy, even if their singing has long since ceased.

For Legolas, no matter what the forest has become, the pictures deeply engraved in his heart are still the same, and wherever his eyes can see are still their indestructible light and shadow, like silver stars shining in the dark night.He could see again, the two figures, one big and one small, shuttled through the forest, so happy and intimate, it seemed impossible to separate them forever.It was too long ago that the elf promised eternal love to the mother in the wind in his father's arms, and the grown-up child came here just to fulfill this promise.

In the end, he stopped in front of the old oak tree, and the dark force oppressed its appearance, but could not completely erode its soul - Legolas thought so when those memories flashed in front of his eyes like light.That throne has decayed and decayed, but when Legolas leaped forward to stand there, the real feeling he experienced in body and mind is still the same as thousands of years ago, when he was just an adult, he received the gift and blessing of his father here Same, unchanged.

When he held his breath and was about to take a step forward, the wizard's low voice sounded behind him.

"If the forest rejects you, you must give up."

"The forest will not reject me." Legolas smiled with a childlike innocence and hope, and as he walked around the throne lightly, brushing away the thick thorns with his hands, the thorns that matched his smile The light blooms almost instantly——

The child conceived by the forest will no longer be alone. Gandalf feels slightly lost, because the forest has given him the answer, and although the answer contains endless sadness, it is also forged by love. In exchange for a miracle.

Legolas leaned close to the white flower blooming from the thorns, as if it was another self.

"Thank you for this gift, Mithrandil."

"What I gave you was just a seed." Gandalf looked at the two bright and clean figures standing side by side in the dark forest with emotion. "It is your love and faith that sustain it in such a dim environment." Still growing with hope."

"I said that my forest will not reject me," Legolas turned his head and smiled at the wizard. There was both the innocence and cunning of a child in his pure smile, and the sadness that had accumulated with the passage of time. "Because my The heart never leaves, and when we all love the same person, my heart and the forest should be connected."

Gandalf sighed.He, like Elrond, had no intention of being involved in the choices of the young elves.It had nothing to do with fear, they both knew it was up to Legolas himself, and no bystander could intervene.As a wise man who bears heavy responsibilities and has witnessed too many changes over the years, Gandalf has long been used to being a calm bystander. However, this time, looking at the face that was too beautiful because he was too young, he even fainted. I hope that the forest can refuse the young prince's request and continue to be loyal to their king-but apart from loyalty, love lasts longer.The pure flower silently blooming in this hidden corner is the best proof. It was planted by the Green Leaf Prince himself, and after the Green Leaf Prince left, it struggled to grow under the shelter of the entire forest.The forest has long since opened its heart to Prince Greenleaf.

The faint smile on the lips disappeared like ripples on the lake with the breeze, but it was not without trace.Legolas took out the carefully kept ring again. After this transformation, he no longer had to worry about losing everything he loved.He lowered his head and kissed the quietly blooming white flower, and then put the ring on his heart.

"I am ready, Mithranduil."