"Your Majesty, don't be kidding, you've never been a king who hasn't been a king. Thinking that his favorite creature would soon be running to happiness, Edmund smiled from ear to ear, and added as if he was not enough: "Your Majesty has succeeded to the throne as king, and has worked hard for the woodland for many years, so naturally he will always be the most beloved king in our hearts." ”

"Hmm. I have to thank you for your love. ”

With that, Thranduil dropped the letter in his hand to the ground and walked briskly out of the chamber, which had left him with no pleasure to speak of. On the way to the inner palace, no matter how many reasons he found to comfort himself, he could not get the words "the king driven out" out of his mind. But as soon as he saw the Inner Palace looking at his attendant with a smile, he understood that the Inner Palace was not a good place to go at this moment.

"You've always known about it, haven't you?" Looking at Vernor, who was still in a saluting posture, Thranduil raised his chin and asked, "Knowing that they were going to push me to Yinyue's side, you actually colluded with them!"

Vernor closed his eyes and said, "You're right! ”

Thranduil didn't know how she could resist the urge to make a move, only that when she opened her mouth again, the glass in her hand had been crushed by crushing.

The cracked iron flakes were pierced into the calloused palms, and the pain was incomparable to the pain in the heart. Thranduil clenched his fists, allowing the splice to pierce deeper, using the pain to maintain the indifference in his tone. He said, "You are the cruelest creature in Middle-earth to me. ”

Vernoll lowered his head and suppressed all his helplessness in his heart.

She could have told the other party: this matter is the decision of the woodland elves, and I am an elf, and I have no ability or dare to oppose all your people.

She can also tell the Elven King: Every year, your officials will knock me into the sacrificial hall of the previous king. I need to bow down in front of your father's portrait, listen to and repeat the king's hope for the marriage of his only son, and always remember not to think of you unkindly.

She can even tell Thranduil: "Contributing to your marriage is what I must do to stay in the woodland." Otherwise, living in the inner garden, I will definitely be suspicious if I am treated as a "relative" by you. If the woodland elves find out something, they'll banish me. And even you, as a king, are not capable of contending with all your people.

It can be said that it does not mean that it will be said. With a tacit attitude, Vernorr accepted Thranduil's accusation of "cruelty". With the idea that "it's better to do the best if you do it now", she lowered her head and said firmly, "You are going to Avari to recuperate, not to fight, let alone to participate in a battle like the 'Last Alliance'. With a break from housework and the company of a cute female elf like Silver Moon, no one would think that a trip to Avari would be more painful than pleasant. What's more, this is the expectation of all the people of the woodland, as a king, you can't and have no right to rebel against public opinion. ”

"Everyone thinks I should be happy, am I really happy? even you think so?" Thranduil let out two dry laughs, and before Vernor could reply, he flicked his sleeves: "Even you told me to go...... Okay, I'll go, I'll go today. ”

Approaching the closed gate, Thranduil turned back and said, "You are right, Silver Moon is beautiful and lovely, and she is very gentle to me, and of course I am glad to have her by my side. However, if you encourage me to leave today, you should never call me back. Firmness is your usual style, you have to keep it up, don't let me look away. ”

Due to the premeditation in advance, the travel arrangements had been prepared long ago, and that night, the Elven King carried a team of more than two thousand elves in the direction where Avari was.

This three-month journey was enough to complete, and Thranduil took a year. The hospitality of the countries he passed through was not the reason for the slowdown, but the main reason was that Thranduil did not want to let go of any evil creatures he encountered along the way. Goblins, orcs, or even trolls with mouths full of muddy liquids are all used by Thranduil as a tool to vent their anger. So much so that for a long time, the elf king was labeled as "cruel" and "cold-blooded" in the eyes of most living beings, and this kind of label should not belong to the elf at all.

Many years later, Oakes would subconsciously avoid the path of the Woodland Kingdom to Avary. In the early summer of the following year, Thranduil finally reached his destination, the area where the elves of Avari lived.

Vernore is right to say that going to Avari is not a hard fight, but a more casual experience than being in the woodland. The busy housekeeping was put aside for a while, the military affairs were no longer to be bothered, and with the unusually gracious reception of Prince Galt and the Alvari elves, even the angry Thranduil had to admit that Avari had given him a comfort that he could not enjoy in the woodland. And Yinyue's attitude towards him is in stark contrast to Vernor.

One is Vernoer, who will never accept himself, and no matter how tender he is, he can only be exchanged for ruthless rejection; the other is Yinyue, who asks for warmth and has always been truly in love with him; and any man will not hesitate to choose the latter. Fortunately, Thranduil is an elf, not a human. Although he did not want to go against the will of the people, and was so angry that Vernoll embarked on the journey, it does not mean that he can accept the silver moon.

Even if he gave Silver Moon the wrong information, Thranduil thought it was an evil act. So when he arrived at Avary, the first thing Thrandel did was talk to Silver Moon alone.

"My people are touched by your ...... to me Friendship. Looking out the window at the boundless sea, Thranduil said without looking back, "But I'm sorry that I can't respond to your love." I hope you understand that as elves, we don't have the right to choose who to love or who not to love. ”

"I don't want to fall in love with you if I had a choice. Yinyue didn't mind, not even a hint of loss. She smiled and handed over the wine glass, and said softly: "Even I don't have a choice, how can I blame you? I'm very happy that you can come, and I won't force anything more." ”

Thranduil turned his head to look at Silver Moon for a long time, and finally sighed and explained, "I don't mean anything else, I just don't want you to be hurt in any way because of me." I owe you what I did before. After that, I will not lie to you again, let alone take advantage of your true feelings. ”

"Then make it up to me. Greeting Thrandil's blue eyes with shining purple eyes, Silver Moon smiled and said, "Stay and help Avary, help my brother." You know what? My brother has always admired you, and he wants to be a king like you. ”

Thranduil nodded solemnly, "I will stay with Avari until the woodlands need me." ”