Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 60 New Doubts
Fengel was born in the year 2870 of the Third Age.His father, King Volkwinet, sent his eldest and second sons to aid Gondor, and suffered the loss of his son.

Finger thus succeeded to the throne in T.A. 2903 as Volkwiner's only remaining son.The No.15 king of Rohan.

In other words, Finger was not trained to be a king from the beginning.

Perhaps because of this, the king is not competent.He is greedy for food and money, and suspicious by nature.The marshals under his opponent are quite jealous.

Rule the country with strict laws.

Iomgar of Ordburg had feared that he would take out his wrath on his wife and children.

At the same time, the relationship between Finger and his children was not good.

As his only son, Senger left his country as soon as he became an adult, and went to Gondor to serve as the regent of Gondor, and he did not return for ten years.

The only thing this king was better than Turgon the Second was that he did not turn a blind eye to the Silver King passing through Rohan.Instead, with some kind of "smart" plan, he graciously entertained the elves and dwarves who returned home after victory.

It's really a feast.

The attendees were all princes and nobles, courtiers and marshals, all of whom were empresses from famous families in legends and poems. They were all dressed up, showing off their might, as proud as peacocks.

Senger, the only son of Finger, and Iomga, Marshal of Eastmark, were also among them.

Obviously, King Finger did not intend to settle accounts after the fall, otherwise the expressions of the two would not be so relaxed.

This made everyone somewhat relieved.

During the banquet, the Hussar King's servants shuttled around in groups.

On the long table, there is an assortment of delicious food and wine.

Huge candles illuminated the already resplendent Meduselde Palace brightly.

In the golden hall, there was a joyous singing and dancing.

Handsome elves, bold dwarves, tall northern rangers, wise and cunning wizards, Rohir people almost saw all the famous legendary races on the Central Continent at the king's banquet.

Turka Arakano, Finger, Glorfindel, and Sorin sat at the table facing south from the main seat, watching everyone.

The sorcerer and Sengar are on the left and right.

In addition, there are Gemil, Galdo, Fenner, Groin, Nori, Dori, Arathon, Harbalad, Iomga and others.

It can be described as a crowd.

Seeing the Silver King sitting on the same throne as King Finger, even the most foolish people would know that the guest this time is indeed a very dignified person.

Leaving aside the exquisite forehead crown and gorgeous elven robe, the stalwart body of the dragonborn is full of oppression even if he just sits there.

Almost no one dared to look into Tulka's eyes, and everyone was overwhelmed by the dragonborn's demeanor.

They sing and laugh, but they are cautious in their words and deeds.Dare not be rude in front of the king.

Moreover, at the same table as them were the Lord of the Golden Flower and the King of the Dwarves, these two were also extremely dignified figures.

In front of them, even His Royal Highness, who has not returned to the country for many years, can only be ranked first.

Therefore, the people of Rohir showed all their enthusiasm, that is, they became the aloof kings, and they were also the legendary silver king and his party.

During the period, a bard and a scholar stood up and recited a new work for everyone.

"Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin,

Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan,

Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!" (Note)
The poem is very long, and it can be seen that the bard really wrote it with his heart, because Turka did not understand most of it.

But it does not prevent everyone from listening quietly.And then gave it a warm applause.

Finally, when the banquet came to an end, the fat and tall King Finger, who was about five or six points similar to Sengar, stood up and said, "May the friendship between Rohan and the King of the North be evergreen! I wish the great figure Erka Alakano is prosperous! May the legend about him never fade!"

Everyone immediately stood up and congratulated the silver king.

Turka, who was whispering something to Glorfindel, immediately turned his head, nodded with a smile, and wished everyone good health and happiness, and the everlasting friendship between Rohan and the North.

Turka and the wizard stayed in Edoras for three days. During these three days, our "smart" King Finger signed a series of trade agreements with the King of the North as he wished.

Including but not limited to, Rohan's horses are exchanged for the jewels of the elves.

As we said before, Linton is not a place for producing horses. The horses of the elves are either bred on a small scale by themselves, or they are wild horses found in the wild, so that for thousands of years, Gray Harbor cannot even gather 1000 cavalry. come out.

Now, since Turka intends to intervene in the muddy waters of the Central Continent, there must be fast and maneuverable cavalry, so in the end the two sides signed such a famous bilateral trade agreement under the witness of the wizard.

Finger got the exquisite elf jewelry and other creations he wanted to his heart's content, and the north got a new source of war horses, a win-win situation.

But seeing that the king of hussars is so keen on wealth, even the wizard commented: King Finger is more suitable to be a businessman than a king.He is more dwarf than a dwarf in his penny-pinching manner.

Well.

It was fortunate that Thorin was not present when he said this, otherwise the dwarf would definitely have had a discussion with the wizard about this sentence.

But at the same time, this also proves that King Finger is different from other aspects.

When everyone was excited and surprised that a new king finally appeared in the north, he was the first to think of making money.Isn't that another kind of shrewdness?

Even, the greedy and money-grubbing king wanted to bring in the dwarves in a whimsical way. After all, the creations of the dwarves are also famous "high-end goods".

But Thorin unequivocally refused.In the eyes of the ambitious dwarf king, these can be regained after he takes back the Lonely Mountain, there is no need to take advantage of this greedy human being now.

Three days later, the follow-up teams finally arrived at Edoras one after another.

Everyone rested here for two days, and on the fifth day, the army set off again.

This time, the young prince of Rohan and Iomgar really couldn't see each other off.

One of them is the only heir of Rohan, and the other is the most powerful enfeoffment lord in the country, and they were all left in Meduseld by King Finger.

However, according to Turka's observations in the past few days, Finger did not intend to dispose of the two of them. He kept them only to balance the power in the country. After all, it was not a good thing for the prince to leave his country for too long.

So the two sides officially parted here.

Sengar and Iomgar bid farewell to everyone one by one, and wished them a smooth road ahead.

And the elves and dwarves wished them everlasting stars and long beards.

The wizard said: "Then, what I foresee at the beginning has come true. Son of Iogordo, the King of Rohan did not blame you, and your deeds will also be passed down in the legends of the Rohir people."

"Indeed."

Iomgar said respectfully.

Gandalf smiled.Then he said to Senger: "Your Highness, your fate has become unpredictable, but please remember that power comes from the hearts of the people, and if you treat the people well, the king's authority will naturally be stable."

Iomgar's eyes moved slightly, but he said nothing.Sengel nodded, accepting the wizard's kind advice.

Finally, Turka said: "I will not say goodbye, because it is possible that in the near future, I will come to this beautiful grassland again, and we will meet again at that time."

Sengar and Iomga only felt that this sentence was the most moving among so many farewell words.

"Then, let's look forward to the day we meet again."

All said.

When the person who was going to go walked for more than ten miles, Turka could still see the silhouettes of the two close friends on the mountain of Edoras.

The army marched northwest for two days, and finally came to Helm's Deep in Westfold, also known as Helm's Deep in our mouth.

In 2758 of the third era, when the Black Barbarians occupied Rohan and Woolf proclaimed himself king, Helm the Hammer, King of Rohan, led the Rohirs who had not been killed or captured to flee to the deep valley, to Su Helm's Deep took refuge in Helm's Deep through the long winter.

That fortress was called the Horn Keep at that time, because if King Helm blew a horn, the sound would shake the valley, and the enemies would flee if they heard it.

This is the domain of Field Marshal Eckenbrand I of SMS Simak.He had a son, Erkenbrand II.He was the hero who led the army with Gandalf to help King Theoden who was deeply trapped in the Horn Fort during the Lord of the Rings incident in the original history.

Helm Deep Valley is a canyon area in the north of the White Mountains and south of Westfold, just under the Three Peaks Mountain. The valley mouth is surrounded by cliffs of the White Mountains on the left and right, and in front of it is a wide flat land with deep valleys and wide valleys. Behind the deep valleys is Jinghui Cave.

The outskirts of the valley were protected by the Helm's Wall and the ravine below it, and behind the high wall was the great fortress of the Clarion, with a long slope leading from behind the Helm's Wall to the gate of the Clarion.

The inner side of the valley was defended by the Depth Defense Wall within Helm's Wall, a wall of solid stone, 250 feet long, with only one opening at the place where the Depth Stream flowed.

Eichenbrand I had already learned from the king's messenger that the Silver King had passed through the border, and he sent a guard to guide the army and the refugees.

And prepared simple but sufficient food.This will be the last supply they get on the long journey.

After crossing here, we will soon arrive at the pass between Rohan and Essinger.

Beyond the pass is the desolate and dangerous Ened region.

Among them, the black man land in our mouth is here.

In the First and early Second Era, the forests of Ened were dense.But around 750 of the Second Era, after the arrival of a large number of Númenóreans, the surface vegetation in the Ened area was greatly reduced.

The aborigines of the Ened area live in the forest, and their villages are scattered without a unified leader.They were distantly related to the ancient race of Haladin, but the ancestors of the Númenóreans were mostly of the houses of Beor and Hador.

Therefore, they speak a different language than that.

In the eyes of the Númenóreans, the Aeneid were not considered friends and distant relatives, but even regarded them as "dark humans", enemies and aliens.

But in fact, the Ened people were cruelly oppressed by the dark humans because they were unwilling to fight against the Valar.

Aldarion, the lord of Númenor, built the port of Londe Dale at the mouth of the Gvathro River. After that, the Númenóreans began to log heavily in the Ened area, which led to the conflict between the Númenóreans and the Ened. hatred, and eventually led to continuous bloodshed.

Around 1700 of the second era, the elves and Sauron fought here, and almost all the forest was destroyed and burned. Only remote corners of Eriador, such as Alyn Vaughan, survived.

In addition, there are old forests further north.

Most of the surviving aborigines took refuge in the eastern highlands of the Enid region, and a few took refuge in the forests of Erin Vaughn.

After the Great Plague in 1636 of the Third Age, the Ened region rapidly declined and degenerated into a wild swamp, and Gondor lost its right to rule here forever.

At the same time, Essinger became the western border of Gondor, but the role of this place is only to patrol and maintain the royal road.

Further north of Ened is Mincirias.Here is also a barren, uninhabited.

It was not until we passed Minciriath and entered the Shire, the home of the Hobbits, that we could see the traces of life.

And their destination was the vast valley plain between the Dusk Hills and Lake Nenviar a little further north of the Shire.

10 month 30 day.

On this day, several fast horses and horned sheep in a row crossed the Isinger Ferry at high speed, and galloped to Isinger, which is more than 30 leagues away from here.

Among them, the leader is Turka Arakano.

With some calculation in mind, he proposed to meet the famous white-robed wizard.

His reasons are strong.

"Since the sound of the ancient trumpet, I have seen almost all the great people on the continent of Middle-earth. I have seen the noble Elrond and Lady Galadriel;

and Lord Celeborn;

Saw two Istars;
Meet the dwarf king, and the human prince!
However, among them, Saruman, the chairman of the Holy White Council, never showed up!
I want to know, if I did something wrong, the noble and wise white robe wizard doesn't want to see me?
Or, I would like to know if the mighty Saruman has any wise suggestions and opinions for my reference. "

As a result, even the dwarves began to feel that the white robe wizard was too proud. All of us were working hard to drive out the darkness, but Saruman hid behind alone and did nothing. Is this worthy of the honor he has enjoyed all these years? name?
Facing the aggressive question of the dwarves and the dragonborn, Gandalf and Radagast looked at each other with wry smiles.

The Lord of the Golden Flower, Glorfindel, was tactful and didn't speak.

But the elves were actually thinking in their hearts, why did Saruman, the nominal leader of the order camp, remain silent when all the good forces in Central Continent responded to the ancient covenant and crusade against Sauron?
With some doubts, Turka led the elves and dwarves, and under the leadership of the wizard, went to Isengard to seek answers from the white-robed wizard.

From Isengard to the Ferry there was an ancient road, which ran parallel to the river for a part at first, bent first to the east, then to the north, but at last turned away from the river and went straight to the gate of Isengard.

This gate is situated at the foot of the hillside on the west side of the valley, about sixteen miles from the mouth of the valley.They walked along the road, but did not ride on it, for the ground beside it was firm and level, covered with springy grass for miles.

After riding for several miles, the ancient avenue turned into a spacious street, and the ground was carefully paved with flat and huge square stone slabs, with no grass at the joints.

There are deep grooves on both sides of the street, and water is gurgling.

Suddenly, a tall and towering stone pillar appeared in front of it, the color was pitch black, and a large stone was placed on the top, carved and painted in the shape of a long white hand, pointing to the north.

So, everyone knew that Essinger had arrived.

I saw a stone wall as high as a cliff, circling the valley and returning to the original place.

There is only one entrance to the stone wall, a large archway cut in the south wall.Here a long tunnel had been cut through the black rock, with huge, solid iron gates at each end.

This door is exquisitely built and set on huge hinges. The steel pillars of the hinges are directly driven into the natural rock. As long as the latch is pulled out and the door is pushed lightly, it can be opened silently.

Anyone who enters through the iron gate and walks through the echoing tunnel will come to a vast, slightly concave, circular plain shaped like a huge shallow bowl, a mile long in diameter.

The Orthanc Tower sits in the center of the circular plain.

Looking at the towering boulder tower surrounded by stone walls, the huge Essinger was silent.It seems that the host is silently rejecting the guests' visits.

Gandalf stepped forward to call the door, his voice could almost go straight into the sky, no matter how deaf people were called, they should have heard it.

But unfortunately, no one in the wizard tower responded.

Now, even Gandalf began to suspect.With so many major events happening in Central Continent, Saruman shouldn't stay behind closed doors at this time. The only possibility is that he disappeared.

Or avoid it on purpose.

At this time, Radagast also stepped forward and shouted in the same way.

But at this time, there was no one in the wizard's tower, and the white-robed wizard Saruman had disappeared.None of his servants were here, and the visitors were doomed.

"I think maybe it's an attitude."

Turka's words deepened everyone's doubts. "If the white robe wizard thinks we can handle everything, then maybe we shouldn't bother him. Although I don't know what he has been busy with all these years."

"Maybe. Maybe."

Gandalf said worriedly: "But we still need to pay attention, because the wizard leader will not disappear inexplicably. Maybe he has encountered something serious."

Turka knew that during this period of time, Saruman was very likely to hide near the Golden Iris Swamp to find the Supreme Lord of the Rings, so he said, "Then I hope his great affairs are beneficial to us."

Then he left Essinger first.

When the others saw it, they followed suit and left.

But the seeds of doubt were planted at this moment.

Gray robe Gandalf and brown robe Radagasta stood under Orthanc, sighing repeatedly with sad faces.

Note: Those who are familiar with here know what it is, so I won’t translate it. It’s just a meme, and there is no other meaning.

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