30. Alone in the Black Door
The two hours before the sun rises are the quietest time. Sauron's Legion, which www.biquge.info good at late-night warfare, usually collects its troops at this time and hides back in the gloomy castle to rest. The Allied troops, who had been fighting all night, also fell asleep when they returned to their tents. In the huge barracks, only a few squads of patrols shuttled between the various camps from time to time to prevent enemy sneak attacks.
Seeing another sleeping face through the curtain, Vernor held his clenched palm in front of his eyes. In the slightly open palm, the restored crystal diamond pen appears in front of you.
Do you really want to do this? Wouldn't it be too cruel? She turned her head to look at Thrandil, hesitating.
If not, at least he can maintain the status quo. But what's going on now? Even she didn't believe that Thranduil could now make the Woodland Kingdom stronger in the midst of brutal wars. Should there be a glimmer of hope left for him?
When the word "hope" popped into Vernor's mind, she no longer hesitated. Tightly tied the ointment bandage given by Elrond to the wound on her right leg, and in an instant she felt an inexplicable force fill her entire right leg, good medicine!
There is no extra time to stay any longer. Fnorr put on a heavy cloak, fastened the iron armor firmly within the cloak, and lifted the curtain without giving Thranduil a second look. Years later, the latter asked if she wasn't worried about being resented at the time? She said, "I do mine, you hate you, and if I do something that you hate, I deserve it." ”
On the battlefield where the moonlight and the morning light competed, she rode her horse to the tributaries of the Anduin River. Once you reach the riverbank, tie the turtle and raft from the wagon behind you and put it into the river. Everything was ready, and she resolutely slapped the horse on the buttocks. The frightened horses did not look back and ran in the direction of the barracks.
The horse is better than the stupid deer, at least it knows the way. Thinking that he had not been able to spare time to teach Thranduil how to use the deer, and that the king of the woodland had seen the deer and walked far away, Vernorr couldn't help but smile, and his hands moved faster.
Dipping the aquatic plants she had prepared in advance into the outer layer of her cloak, she stepped on the bamboo raft with a rope that could control the turtle and sailed upstream. It wasn't long before she was prone to crunch against the bamboo raft when the huge silhouette of Kurome was faintly visible. The aquatic plants on the cloak played a good role in disguise, and the bamboo raft slowly moving forward looked like a large clump of aquatic plants approaching the black gate. Vernor thinks the operation will go very well.
The sky lit up as scattered corpses began to appear on the banks of the river. She directs the turtle to approach the dense aquatic grass. After making sure that the bamboo raft was fixed again, she crawled ashore. Just raise your eyes, and the whole black door will appear in view. Not far in front of him, there was a mess of wreckage—the last traces of King Aurifel's sneak attack on Middle-earth a few days earlier, an image painted by a broken body.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Vernoll gasped at the sight in front of him. When she put away all her grief and was ready to move, her legs, which had been clinging to the ground, were soaked with the morning dew before the morning sun came. Worst! She remembered Elrond's reminder not to touch the moisture, and quickly moved her right leg slightly. The power in the legs seemed to be slowly passing away, and the sky was becoming brighter. If the sun came, she couldn't hide herself with more sand.
Furnore ignored his right leg, which was slowly starting to feel uncomfortable, and quickly lay down in the middle of the corpse. This also caused the bandage on the right leg to be completely soaked with dirty standing water on the ground. As she laboriously snapped the diamonds off the crystal pen and shoved her bare hand into the collar of an unknown elf, the expensive and fragile medicine on the bandage finally drained with the damp. She could bear the great pain that Elrond had said, but the aftermath followed. No matter how much Vernor shook his head, his vision was still blurring. What's even more terrifying is that her spirit also began to trance.
If you faint here, you will definitely be spotted by the enemies of the Black Gate. They'll run for joy, kill themselves as fast as they can, and then you'll snatch and divide the weapons and equipment, right? Vernore let out a chuckle. I won't let you get what you want! She drew the dagger from her waist and stabbed it into her right leg with the quickest and least damaging method for the elf. This time, the sudden pain made her completely awake!
Elrond, who later learned of the situation, asked her why it was her right leg and why it wasn't her arm or something else. Her answer made the elven wise man sigh again - what a match made in heaven, no matter what it is, they can always get the maximum benefit at the least cost. Her answer was, "Anyway, the right leg can't work without medicine, so where can it be pierced if it is not pierced?" I'm going to keep the rest of the parts for escape. And the elf's self-healing function is very strong, and a stab will be fine for a few days. ”
In any case, she finally gritted her teeth and successfully returned to the bamboo raft. Next, as long as she continues to lie on the bamboo raft, she can return to the camp camp smoothly. The return trip down the river takes little effort. As she was about to untie the rope tied to the stone, there was an eager, dull sound of hooves from far and near. She didn't have to think about it to be sure it was the sound of the deer's hooves.
Anger made Vernoll grit his teeth. She shook off the rope in her hand and limped towards the oncoming deer.
Anyway, the creature riding on the deer was definitely discovered by the enemy. What's the matter if you find one more of her?
After the Black Gate attack, Thranduil's sleep has not been good. He would often wake up in his sleep, sit up abruptly on the bed, and glance around in a defensive stance. When his gaze touches the closed curtain of the bed not far away, his mood calms down a little. Tonight was better, and when he awoke, a faint light was shining through the gap in the curtain at the foot of the bed.
Thinking of the full schedule of daily progress, he dismissed the idea of going back to sleep. He really wanted to stay in the king's tent every day and do nothing. It seems that I can have a little more sober time in the tent today. Turning his head to look at the bed curtain with a hint of pleasure, he froze. Although the bed curtain was only ajar, he could easily observe that there was no living thing in it except dead things. The blonde elf that was supposed to be inside is gone!
He didn't leave any explanation, nor did he take into account that he hadn't fully mastered the art of harnessing the deer. Purely instinctively, he told himself that the giant deer would run faster, and he rode the deer out of the camp. When he met the dwarves washing their hair in a group on the outskirts of the tent, he realized that he had no idea where to go.
"Hey! Isn't this the Elven King Thranduil? A frothy dwarf looked up at him and said with a slight mockery, "You finally know that a forest elf is driving a cart of things to the Black Gate?" Hurry up and get back the forest elves who delivered supplies to the enemy, and maybe your mount can be found through the taste. ”