Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 99 Stubborn Thorin Oakshield
A day had passed since Legolas' warning.

On this day, Qili, who was in charge of investigating the surrounding situation, suddenly ran back and said loudly: "The residents of Changhu Town are making noise, and they are heading towards the lonely mountain under the leadership of a tall human being. It is Bud, the bargeman and Archer."

At this time, the gate has been closed by a high wall made of square rocks. The wall is thick and high, stretching across the front of the main gate. There are holes in it. They can observe (or shoot bows and arrows), but people outside cannot enter. Come.

The dwarves had made a small arched outlet in the lower part of the wall through which the river water could flow out.But near the entrance they altered the narrow course, so that a broad pool extended from the gable to the source of the waterfall where the river poured into the valley.

This greatly adds a natural barrier to the defense of the gate.From this point of view, the dwarves have indeed done an excellent job in fortification and construction.

Therefore, the dwarves were not too worried when they heard Kili's words.

Sorin even sneered and said, "If those humans thought they could take advantage of the fire to loot, they were really wrong! Since we can take back our homeland from the dragon, we can also protect it!"

He stood on the high wall and delivered a speech about protecting his homeland and fighting bravely. Others cheered with encouragement, as if the fatigue of the day had eased a lot.

Until the afternoon, another bad news came.

"Elves, the forest elves are here too!"

Qili ran out of breath and kept shouting. Before he got under the gate wall, the voice came from afar.

Thorin was furious.

"I knew that hypocritical woodland elf king couldn't be trusted!" He paced back and forth angrily, cursing Thranduil and his elf minions non-stop. "Okay, let them all come! I'll make them all drink up! The battle is coming, my people!"

He shouted to the other dwarves: "Don't let those sharp-eared elves and humans who take advantage of the fire take us lightly. If you want to snatch our treasure, you can only step on our corpses!"

Although the dwarves continued to respond to Thorin's roar this time, everyone couldn't help feeling a little pessimistic in their hearts.

Orcs first (doubtful), then humans, and now even elves.There are only thirteen dwarves here, ah, and a hobbit, and it is impossible to hold on.

Balin said: "Sorin, listen to me. We can't fight against so many people. Let's sit down and have a good talk. Humans and elves are not our life and death enemies. Don't let things develop to the point of no return."

"Humans just want to get a little compensation. It's not difficult. There are so many golds in the mountains that they can be piled up! And we did promise them." The old dwarf was worried but wise to persuade Thorin: "The elf king also has his needs, satisfy him, maybe we can use them to help us defend the lonely mountain!"

But the stubborn Thorin would not listen at all.

His eyes, his heart have been completely filled with inflated power and illusory gold and silver treasures, maybe the ring is also affecting him, or maybe the curse of the dragon really exists, Thorin has done what Bilbo thinks is extremely Unwise move.

He first rejected Bahrain's persuasion, and then he was aggressive and mysteriously hid deep in the mountains, looking for something.

Not long after, a raven flew out of the gate and headed east.

Remember those ravens mentioned in the prophecy?
They used to live in Gushan for generations, and even Raven Ridge got its name from it.After the dragon left, these birds were the first "residents" to return to the Lonely Mountain.

These ravens are well known to the dwarves, and have been in the service of the king below the mountain.

So, when Thorin found them, he conveyed to them the meaning of asking for help.

One of the ravens spoke.It was the head of the raven, and it was very old, and the feathers on its wings were about to fall off.

"I've heard the story of the King of the Mountain and us from the raven before. At that time, the raven and the dwarves were friendly and helpful. We served the king, and the king fed us until the dragon came. And the prophecy It also mentioned us, proving that the relationship between the raven and the dwarves is still inseparable, now that the dragon is gone, I am willing to do what I can to continue the friendly relationship.”

"Then send the best and fastest of you to the Iron Hills and tell my cousin, Ironfoot Dyne II! Tell them the dragon is gone! The dwarves have taken back their former home! But The villain is trying to usurp our ancestral property with evil intentions! Tell him, please come here as soon as possible!" Thorin revealed his plan.

The raven thought for a while and agreed.

"I will not criticize your strategy whether it is good or bad!" It said: "I know what comes next, fighting elves, humans is not a right thing to do. And there are enemies from the west! But you only have Thirteen dwarves, ah, and a hobbit! I only hope you don't regret it, Son of Thrain," and he flew away slowly.

Leaving Sorin alone in the empty and deserted hall, he was obsessed with looking at those cold, yellow and white mountains of gold, silver and jewels.

All this happened while Turka and Smaug were engaged in the Middle-earth Race, which was widely sung by later generations.

The gray-robed wizard was far away in Minas Tirith, caught in a huge conspiracy and danger, and could not escape at all.

The dwarves did not sleep much that night.Everyone's heart is heavy, even if there are mountains of treasures piled underneath, but these guys who used to always brag and fantasize about what to do with the gold, silver and jewels after they got them all chose to keep their mouths shut and toss and turn in the Secretly in a daze in the corner.

The next day, at dawn, Fili, who was on guard, noticed a group of people approaching.

"Here they come!" he shouted, kicking off what later became known as the "Battle of the Five Armies." "They must have sneaked in from the bank of the river during the night! But I didn't see the Elf King. His large army is still behind, and the ones who came were spies."

Thorin immediately got up and rushed to the wall.

Those people slowly entered the valley and climbed up.

Among them were fully armed humans from Changhu Town, as well as elf archers mixed in between.Finally, the outpost of the party climbed the fallen rock and emerged from the lookout on Raven Hill.

They were amazed when they saw the large pool and the new rock wall before them.

They stood there pointing and whispering, and after a while they ran down again to report to the Elven King and humans.

Sorin also felt the solemn aura of the imminent battle, but he kept a straight face and still refused to compromise.

He kept urging the other dwarves to be busy, and continued to fill in the possible fortifications without stopping, and even temporarily stopped the work of searching for Aken gems.

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(End of this chapter)