[The Lord of the Rings] Thranduil I: The Last Journey

Tauriel did not expect that what greeted them in the woods was a face resembling Legolas.However, the other party's voice was a seductive mezzo-soprano.

"As I said, we will meet soon, King." Her voice was confident.

"I also said, don't try to offend me." His answer was raining.

Tao Ruier watched the two silently, she was startled by the voice of the female elf.In her mind now was the word Legolas had told her many years ago in Dol Guldur: My mother was buried here, but my father never spoke of it, no grave, no stele, nothing.

She, like many Silvanes, had looked up at the queen's starry beauty when she was a child--a face that resembled Legolas.Dark tassel-colored hair, bright blue eyes, brows like distant mountains and nose like Qiongyao's vermilion lips, and skin that glows like cream—it is the face that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

"queen……"

But soon she found that it would not be the queen.The gentle and watery goddess in everyone's eyes, the contemptuous and sarcastic look never appeared on her face.

The female elf looked Tauriel up and down thoughtfully, then turned to the king and said, "You went up the mountain with your entourage, and the strong wind didn't blow her away. It seems that this Silvan elf holds a lot of weight in your heart." Not too small, Thranduil."

Tao Ruier didn't understand the meaning, and she also looked at the king with doubts.

But he seemed to have never heard of it, and asked straight to the point: "Where is Legolas?"

Yi Siyou sneered: "King, I never said that your little prince is with me..."

"Tell me your conditions, Yisiyou." He cut off her words expressionlessly.

"Isn't the prince in Gondor?" Tauriel felt like he was dreaming. All the storylines tonight were out of routine and her cognition, but they were so real.

The female elf named Isiyo fell silent. After a long time, she asked, "We need to leave the jungle. Will the king give me the ship?"

"You want to leave?"

"Why not? This is not an underground palace. There is no magic protection. I don't want to stay in Middle-earth to dry out and decay, leaving nothing but empty souls wandering around." Her tone was decisive and desolate.

Thranduil replied coldly, "Aren't you afraid of being rejected?"

"How could it be? I just touched your taboo, but it's not me who fell into the darkness. The one who will be rejected by Vala will be you, Thranduil, the king of the jungle."

This is serious slander!Tauriel stood up in front of Thranduil, and pointed his bow at Isyo.At this time, the elves behind Yisiyou also drew their bows, and they pointed at Tauriel, and no other Sylvan dared to overstep the bounds of the king.

"Tauurier, stand down." He ordered without acknowledgment.

Seeing that she reluctantly put down her bow and arrow, Yi Siyou's smile became even more playful: "The king's brilliance remains undiminished, and he can always attract countless elves to devote their lives and go forward."

"But never you."

"How do you know it's not?" That face, which was obviously the same as Legolas', made people want to beat him up.

"I agree to your conditions. All elves who yearn for the blessed land can leave by boat in the early morning—except you."

Anger blinded her originally bright eyes: "Why?"

"You know best what you have done, but I cannot let my people risk or be buried with you."

She gritted her teeth: "Aren't you afraid that the prince will be buried with me?"

Thranduil narrowed his eyes. At this moment, his eyes were as deep as the sea. He looked disdainfully at the elves behind her: "Who else would dare to hurt him here except you?"

"I am the successor of the witch spirit."

"You may be capricious, but you are not evil."

She sarcastically said: "So, the king is trying to persuade me to turn around?"

"That's none of my business." Thranduil said indifferently, "Where is Legolas?"

"On the mountain." She pointed to the candlelit hut on the top of the mountain.

"Very good." Thranduil wanted to move forward, but was stopped.

"You haven't negotiated terms with me yet, King."

"I have already answered you." Except for her, the other elves can set sail westward at dawn.

"But you rejected me, this is not a successful negotiation. Besides, I have other conditions that I have not said!"

"Don't bully me too much!" Tao Ruier had never seen such a pestering elf in her life, and Yi Siyou's rambunctiousness opened her eyes.The king can bear it, but she can't bear it!

At the moment, Thranduil, who was famously irritable in Central Continent, was surprisingly good-tempered: "Speak."

"If you want to exchange the ancestral white gemstone necklace for the safety of the prince, would you be willing?" Yisiyou put forward her additional conditions in high spirits: "Everyone knows that King Se loves gemstones and silver to the point of obsession. I am very happy I want to know what choice the king will make between Zhenbao and his son."

Thranduil snorted slightly: "Isyo, you know better than me, there is no need to choose. Your threat is useless, to me you are like an ant."

"No, you will agree."

She motioned for her subordinate to bring out a finely carved bowstring.The slender lines and white bow immediately caught the eyes of Thranduil and Tauriel.The bowstring is made from the heart of a mangrove tree. The leaves and vines of the bow are criss-crossed with wooden patterns. There is a faint gold and silver luster flowing on the string. It is said that the blessing of Galadriel's hair has been poured into it... That is Legola Bow.

"You know the consequences of doing this." The king's voice was as cold as ten thousand years of ice, making people shudder.

"I just want to remind His Majesty the king who is in charge of this negotiation."

"That necklace is useless to you."

"But it means a lot to you." Yi Siyou's tone was triumphant, "Why didn't you tell Legolas directly the reason why you love white gems? Elves undoubtedly yearn for the stars, but you acted too strongly."

Tao Ruier looked at the king, and all the doubts that had always been with Yi Siyou's question came out. She had insinuated this question countless times, but she had never been as straightforward as Yi Siyou today.

"Because the white gem reminds you of the queen's bright eyes, especially the white stone necklace inherited from your family, it seems to be tailor-made for Aeron. You love Aeron deeply, but he is dead, and the dwarves took over the necklace when you wanted to repair it. I have my own, so I did not hesitate to raise troops to besiege the Lonely Mountain... In fact, how could the forbearing King Thranduil act recklessly, it was just to coerce and lure the dwarves to hand over the queen's relics. Am I right?"

Listening to Yi Siyou's analysis, Tao Ruier's eyes widened.On the contrary, the king's face became darker and darker.

"You talk too much, Isyo. You've been in the dense forest all year round, and it's useless for you to know more about the outside world." Thranduil replied proudly.

She smiled and said, "It's just curiosity. I don't understand. Facing the misunderstandings of the world, don't you even care about the prince's? I didn't expect that Aeron's death would make you so closed."

"What does it matter to you? I don't need to explain to anyone," he sneered, which was a sign of Thranduil's rage.Then, word by word, he resolutely and firmly said: "I am the king."

"Unfortunately, the king is such an awe-inspiring and daunting word. Have you ever thought about how uncomfortable it is for your loved ones to leave, and all the doubts are fermenting in your heart, king?" Anger and sadness made her become Ferocious and unscrupulous, "My sister deported me here overnight on the charge of witchcraft killing people and slaughtering relatives. Not long after you came back, you told me that she was dead. There was no body, no tombstone, no words, what No. How can people accept it? The most unacceptable thing is that the queen who has accompanied you for more than 2000 years has passed away, and you are still the elf king who sits on the throne and remains calm. I am not a helpless little prince. Golas, I will not accept this silent betrayal."

"Didn't you know all about it later?"

"That's the result of my own efforts to find it, king. Why are you so cruel, you don't say anything, and let Legolas suffer the same torture as me?"

The ice-cold melting air became more stagnant, but the night covered the king's expression completely, and his voice was so low that it was almost inaudible: "What do you want me to tell him? About the queen's eyes?" Has time lost the light of the night star?"

Issou grieved.

The air was frozen into ice, and the feeling of suffocation spread, like an invisible hand strangling everyone's throat.

After a long time, Yi Siyou took a deep breath and returned to her annoying arrogance: "Then, the king will now face a difficult choice - do you choose the queen or the prince?"

At that moment, Tao Ruier clearly saw her flickering hesitation.Such an expression shouldn't appear on the fiery Yi Siyou.

"I told you, Isyo, I don't need to choose."

The flames ignited from all around. Unprepared, the elves of the dense forest mountain were surrounded by the army that climbed over the top of the mountain from behind.The sharp arrow pointed at Yi Siyou.

"and many more……"

At this moment, Legolas' voice suddenly came from beside Isyo. He pulled off his felt hat, took off his cloak, and lifted off the mask that covered his entire face. The dwarf who was hiding at this moment was also behind him. Walk out slowly.

All the spirits were amazed.

The prince's willful words were the same as back then, but he looked at his father with indescribable emotion, and his tone was sad: "Ada, if you want to kill Yi Siyou, please punish me first."