XXXVIII. Show off your wealth in a low-key manner
Knowing from Edmund's mouth that the king of the woodland was insulted by the dwarven general Colin with "***", Vernorr was surprisingly calm. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Although Edmund added fuel to the fire about many disrespectful behaviors of the dwarves, Vernoll still had a faint appearance. She only ordered to inquire about Colin, and looked up a lot of information about the dwarven royal family. Once all the information she knew was in her head, she pondered for a moment and asked Edmund to bring the blank letter.
"The Dwarven Kingdom delays the delivery of equipment?" After seeing Edmund confirm the information for the third time, she picked up the pen.
The extremely thin tip of the quill pen landed on the white paper, and all kinds of ornate and flattering words converged into one meaning: the esteemed queen of the dwarven kingdom, who has admired you for a long time, and has made friends, but has no gift that can be held. Your generals at the Last Alliance told me that you have all the most gorgeous jewels in the world, and you don't look like ordinary goods at all.
As he put pen to paper, Vernor wrote heavily, "Respectfully Advisor to the King of the Woodlands." Then he slowly put on his gloves and invited Lord Edmund in.
"Let's take a look." She handed the letter over, and after a quick glance, the latter was a little confused.
"I think you should at least mention Colin's disrespect for our country, not that it's inconsequential, that what you say is the same as what you don't say."
"That's not a good suggestion, Lord Edmund." Vernor let out a sneer and raised his hand at him. "Did you find what you were looking for?"
A cranberry box carved with an intricate pattern was held in Edmund's hand.
"Do you think that's okay? Or...... Let's change it. It's made of rare vine wood. This is really ...... "too precious!" Edmund made a gesture of handing forward, but his hands kept stroking the wooden box, as if this would keep the box in his hand.
Vernor, who had already seen Edmund thoroughly, didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he grabbed the box directly, picked up the knife on the table and pointed it at the pattern of stars on the surface of the box. The small wooden box, which had been extremely beautiful, immediately appeared a hole and became no longer perfect.
Edmund's heart ached so much that he was about to pass out! He sighed and jumped up, but did not dare to say anything to blame. The man who had committed the murder on the wooden box had gracefully placed the folded letter in the wooden box, and his eyes were raised. "Go find a multicolored jewel to set in this hollow. The jewelry must not be too big, but it must be dazzling enough. ”
Edmund plucked up his courage and stared at the floor with his head down. "Did you take your medicine today?"
"What? Does Lord Edmund have a different opinion? Vernoll looked at the medicine on the side strangely, and made sure that he had finished the day's medicine when he got up.
"Don't you think what you're doing today is a little out of the ordinary?" Edmund looked up slightly and met Vernor's eyes, and he lowered his head in fright, looking around for excuses. "What's that...... Belch...... You didn't notice the Colin mentioned in your letter, you didn't meet him. If you ask about this kind of thing, you will know that Colin has never had a chance to talk to you about the queen. And...... The letter really didn't do much. Do you need a jewel for a useless letter? ”
Even if you make a piece of jewelry for you, it's better than giving it to a dead dwarf.
"You're right, this letter alone is useless, and it is only useful with the jewelry you helped me find." Shoved the box containing the letter into Edmund's chest, and Vernor reminded him again. "So you have to find a piece of jewelry that's dazzling enough."
Thinking of the strange layout of the advisors when the royal city was relieved, Edmund compromised. He has a lot of shortcomings as an elf, such as eyebrows and everything, but he has a very big advantage, and once he compromises, he will do his best to get things done. That's why Vernorr likes to come to him for trivial matters.
"That's right. You really don't have to worry about the contents of the letter being found to be a lie. She stopped Edmund, who was about to leave, and pointed to the large ledger not far away, which was not very commonly used. There's a banquet there tonight. I've heard that all living beings are salivating over the food of the Woodland Kingdom, so let's host a gourmet dinner for everyone. Naturally, the dwarven leader Colin was also invited. ”
Giving a dwarf a beautiful gem with a delicious woodland roast and the best red wine? Edmund had some suspicions that the great counselor was abandoning the treatment. He was about to persuade the consultant to take his medicine and stick to the treatment. The other party winked at him very slyly, "I'll send the letter out the next day of the dinner." I promise you'll be happy with the results. ”
When Therlandil, who had been spinning like a spinning top all day, rushed back to the king's tent with great anticipation, he was confronted with an empty tent. This is indeed not a happy thing for him, who regards paying back every day as the only pleasure. As he complained about the elf and did not keep his promise to wait, a familiar melody peculiar to a woodland feast came into his ears, once again teasing his restlessness.
"Who is so bold to hold a banquet on the battlefield?!" He rushed out of the tent, intending to appease his anger with a small punishment, but ran into Edmund, who was hurrying towards him. The latter was so frightened that he hurriedly repented of his mistakes, although Edmund was not wrong.
"Don't talk about useless ones. Tell who is so bold that he dares to hold a banquet on the battlefield? ”
"Yes...... is your advisor. Edmund, who felt that the situation was not good, wanted to find an attendant to report to Vernor, but how dare he leave now? "Your advisor also said that all the leaders of the Last Alliance were invited, and there were quite a few heralds who came spontaneously...... She said please change into a grand dress and go to the banquet. ”
"Ah...... The moonlight is nice today...... It's a celebration to be. Thranduil gracefully turned back to the tent to change into a gown under a look of "real pretend".
The finest Dorwining red wine is paired with woodland barbecue, which is the best delicacy in the world, and the familiar sounds of joy, Thranduil is in a trance back to the years before the war, so beautiful...... Of course, it was before he saw his advisor chatting with the dwarven general Colin that he felt good.
The advisor, who was supposed to be sitting beside him, was crouching in the other corner of the tent, talking to the dwarves. From time to time, she reached out and took some food from the main plate and added it to the dwarf's plate. She also picked up the bottle and, with a hint of flattery, filled Colin's empty glass with her own hands. If it weren't for the kings around her, Thranduil would have rushed over and pulled her back.