The black ring set with seven-colored diamonds is worn on a slender white finger, and the whole body is faintly shrunk like a living thing, and finally fits perfectly.

The sunlight outside the window makes the ring shine like a rainbow, and it also makes this graceful curvature of the hand particularly eye-catching.

"How does it feel?" Charles asked.

"This ...... Is it a token of love? The other party's hesitant and dazed words made Charles's otherwise calm mind suddenly confused.

"What are you thinking?" He was a little embarrassed.

"I was thinking that rings are only given to each other when we get engaged......"

"You're talking about a silver ring, but I'm giving you a black one." Charles said helplessly.

The elves do have the custom of exchanging rings at the time of engagement and marriage, silver rings at the time of engagement, and gold rings at the time of marriage, in the presence of the elders of both parties.

"Sorry, I don't know much about this." Lucien said embarrassedly.

"My mother didn't tell me about it, and I never knew about it, but they always said that you were a good match for me, so I might ...... That's why I'm ...... I'm really sorry. ”

She looked very beautiful, and her words seemed a little embarrassed, but her expression was not shy, but it proved the openness of the other party's heart.

"It's not what others say, it's what you think." Charles replied casually.

He doesn't think that he is the existence in the other party's fate, so although he can't help but beat his heart faster in the face of this person, he doesn't have any emotions such as fair lady and gentleman, but gradually appreciates the purity and beauty of the other party.

Looking at the temperament of this person at the moment, Charles finally nodded with satisfaction.

There's no need, he's not going to be so "looking for trouble", so this ring isn't just good-looking.

I saw that although Lucien was still amazingly beautiful at this time, at first glance, there was a lack of a feeling of chasing souls, which was because of the other party's aura.

That's right, convergence.

Derived from a secret text he called a potential, plus his careful processing.

This ring can make the invisible aura such as "momentum" converge.

Its opposite effect is to release it and make people look powerful.

The secret text is derived from a spell called Noldor Majesty, learned from Heathlum.

Charles had to do this, because the princess from Doreas was so eye-catching, and every appearance caused a flurry and commotion, and he felt that it would be difficult not to have an accident in the long run.

In fact, he believes that this is probably the main reason why this man did not show much in Doriath in the past.

……

Lucien looked a little uncomfortable with the ring, perhaps because some instinct made her sense that she was being "suppressed", or because she never wore jewelry.

However, before leaving, Charles told her to take her with her when she went out for a walk, otherwise she would have to be sent back to Doriath, so the other party had no choice but to give in - under the control of Singh and Meian, she never left Doriath, and naturally cherished this outing.

After saying goodbye, Lucien left the house with the reflection stone in her hand, and Charles felt a little pitiful for him.

Shaking his head, he decided not to think about this anymore, lest he should not be tempted to think about it.

The ability to fuse with metal and even clothing through the secret texts was a property he had discovered ten years earlier.

Not because of the characteristics of the gem itself, but because of the wonderful secret text that is embedded in the bead.

Multiply? Split? Radiation? Or is it attached?

Charles was a little confused about what the secret text should be called, and it was because of this secret text that the glowing diamonds he made were able to "infect" the ordinary gems around him, and he also relied on it to make loudspeakers in his early years.

Otherwise, it is impossible to combine the gemstone with the metal vessel by simply setting.

As a result, the Shire's creations can spread more widely.

However, none of these external objects are as good as the changes in his interior.

……

A busy and fulfilling day begins with a visit from Lucien.

Because he had moved to the other side of the river at this time, there were no other inhabitants living in the area except for some guards and necessary staff, so it was relatively quiet.

It's just that as the leader here, some trivial matters often need him to decide.

However, Charles is also "not refusing to come", and in the past ten years, he has become more and more proficient in handling such things.

The morning is the concentrated time to solve government affairs, and the afternoon is the main time for his private research and development.

Due to the limitations of the plants of Middle-earth, pharmacy could not be studied in depth, so his mind was mainly focused on the secret text.

A strange lantern that emits moonlight, a phantom cloak that makes itself invisible, a special weapon that explodes instantly when it pierces an enemy's body, and a prophecy orb that can have a certain prophetic effect......

Although most of the finished products are auxiliary or even entertaining, there are also a few things that can help his combat effectiveness.

When the time came, he would make his rounds of the camp on the other side, occasionally talking to a growing number of outsiders.

But before that, there was one thing he had been doing every day lately.

……

The sparkling diamonds in the lampshade radiate an abundance of brilliance, casting a reflection on the ceiling and revealing the interior of the room.

Leaning back in front of his desk, Charles looked down at the surface of his desk that had been shadowed by the refraction of light, and reached out to touch it.

So the originally normal hand suddenly blended in.

Fingers, arms, wrists, arms......

The shadows of the table rippled, and half of Charles's body slowly disappeared into the house, as if he were dipping himself into the water.

This probing even spread to his head!

I saw that the straight figure that had been sitting there continued to shrink and disappear, and finally only a foot wearing deerskin boots was still slightly shaking on the table, and there was no other part!

The situation looks rather strange.

After a while, though, the foot began to retreat and "stretch" the rest of its body.

It's like coming out of a truly horizontal, or dark cavern.

In the end, Charles sat back in his place intact, looking like nothing had changed except for a slight panting!

Dissolves in shadows and turns into shadows......

His encounter in the north a decade ago made him aware of the plight Eore faced, but he did not completely give up hope of help.

Because of his talent for shadows.

Mind, shadow. As time passed, the two talents he had at the beginning were getting stronger!

As now, he estimated that in another month or so, he would be able to fully integrate into the shadows.

A month later, it was his fiftieth birthday.

And at that time, it was also the time for him to go north again.

As he pondered, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, the blacksmith from the West Coast has come to visit you again."

The owner of the voice is familiar, it is Olophil who Charles poached from Doriath, and now serves as the chief armament designer of the Kingdom of Linton.

His words sounded unremarkable, but Charles looked rather strange because of them.