Chapter 216: Madigan
Leon was able to know about Noldor's enchantment process, which Wentilf had of course told him.
Wendy had already returned from the elven castle of Arak, and she had not only met Fergus Ael, but had also brought the elven king with her to Castle White Hart.
Felgosa'll came to see what was going on in Castle White Hart, and he wanted to see for himself if humans could get along with the Noldors.
"Your Majesty, I think you've seen that they have a new life here, and everyone has an important job, and there are no disputes with anyone."
On the second floor of the Pender Bank, the lord looked down at the people in the hall below.
Most of the staff in the hall are Noldor, and most of them are Noldor girls.
Opposite Leon sat the Elven King Felgosaner.
"It was really much better than I expected, I thought they would have to stay in a remote and uninhabited camp......"
Feldsaan looked relieved.
"Human beings are very receptive and adaptable, and there were many people watching them at first...... But now, everyone is used to it. In fact, as long as you are not deliberately provoked, the past hatred will soon be forgotten. β
Li Ang turned his head as he spoke, and changed the topic as well: "Your Majesty should not have come here this time just to see their lives, right?" β
"Of course not, I'm actually mainly here to see you."
Feldsaan nodded.
"Look at me?"
Li Ang was stunned.
"I've heard about your track record, so I wanted to ask you about your pursuit...... Or the target ......"
There was an inexplicable smile on Fergus' face.
"Pursuit? Would you rather ask about my ambitions or about my ideals? β
The lord looked at the old elven king with some strange eyes.
"For example...... Do you have any plans to return to China? Like those of your elders? β
Fergus Ann pointed to the griffin coat of arms on Leon's body.
"Revenge? Ha...... If I had the chance, I might try to build a nation in the future, but it would not be a 'restoration'...... Do you know my elders? β
Leon shook his head without hesitation.
"Statehood? Very good...... That's the smart way to do it. β
The smile on Fergusaner's face deepened: "Yes, I know your elders...... And Wendy asked about some things that I think I should tell you personally......"
Felgus ael told Leon a story from more than a hundred years ago.
In the full-scale war on the Pande continent, the Pande royal family died of illness one after another, and during the most chaotic period of the entire continent, some people took a baby girl to the Noldor Forest as if they were fleeing.
There was war everywhere, and the Noldor patrols didn't dare to let anyone into the forest, so all the adults died at the hands of the Noldor patrols.
But the Noldor patrol didn't kill the poor baby.
They can't do it.
Originally, they had planned to leave the human baby girl to fend for herself, so the patrol left on its own.
But in the end, the leader of the patrol, a Noldor nobleman, couldn't resist returning and carried the baby girl deep into the forest.
The kind-hearted nobleman was banished from his clan as a result - the Noldor Forest was completely off-limits to humans, and there was no punishment for taking humans deep into the forest.
Besides, the forest is indeed not suitable for human children.
It was Feldosa'll himself who expelled the Noldor nobleman, but the Elven King did not leave them to their own devices.
Feergus ael provided them with a good place to go, and continued to send them daily necessities.
That place was on top of Mount Dengier, near the gold mine that had collapsed.
More than a dozen years later, they left the Dengier Mountains, and Fergusaner lost news of them.
And the name of a prophet began to circulate in the human world...... Madigan.
After another ten years, when Fergusaner saw them again, the girl had grown into a beautiful woman.
She returned to the Noldor Forest with the Noldor nobleman, and showed off her magicβthe ring on her hand was glowing all the time, with a golden glow surrounding her all the time.
The woman said she was going to return to the country.
She is the only bloodline of the Pande royal family.
The woman said that if the restoration was successful, she would rule the continent with the Noldors, and the Noldor would re-establish a glorious kingdom.
The Noldor nobleman beside her, who had cut off most of his ears and been blindfolded, looked like a human soothsayer.
They are married, and she is pregnant, and her child is a hybrid of human and elf.
She was the last princess of the Pande royal family.
Fergus Ann was willing to try this possibility, so he let them into the city of Araq.
Subsequently, the woman who was able to use magical items was supported by most of the Noldor Lords.
Ardalyan also let them take a lot of troops with them.
Shortly after the couple left the forest, a massive rebellion broke out in the Lion Kingdom, presumably just before the death of the first Lion King, Alfred, and nearly overthrew the entire kingdom.
This massive rebellion affected countless knights, but ultimately failed.
The woman disappeared from the vanity, and the Noldor troops she had taken with her never returned to the forest, and many of the Knights were outlawed at that time.
And the prophet named Madigan was also caught a few years later and hanged in the square of the House of Nobles.
"Wait...... I'll do the math, mother, grandfather, great-grandfather...... It's only three generations up, how could it be a hundred and fifty years ago? Your Majesty, do you have any misunderstanding about the reproductive age of human beings......"
The more Li Ang listened, the more confused his brain became, did this elf king recognize the wrong person?
"There is no misunderstanding...... Your maternal ancestor is a Noldor-human half-blood, a half-elf who grows as slowly as Nold...... He was just coming of age when the Dengier Mountains collapsed sixty years ago. β
Fergusaner looked at Leon, "Moreover, sixty years ago, he also tried to go to the forest to seek help from the Noldor people, and he also wants to return to the country. But in the same way, your grandfather took some of the Noldor warriors, started a rebellion, and then disappeared as well......"
"So, you're trying to tell me that my ancestors have been cheating on Noldor all along...... And Ardarion thinks I'm planning to borrow Noldor's forces to restore the country? So ......"
Leon shook his head, he didn't quite understand Fei Fei's intentions.
"No, I'm mainly here to tell you ......"
"Your great-grandfather, the Noldor nobleman, his name is 'Mardarian'......"
"Mardalyan...... Mal... Dalyan ...... Madigan! β
Li Anghuo stood up suddenly: "He is Ma Digan?" β
The prophet who was hanged in the square of the House of Nobles...... No wonder he clung to his prophecy until his death, because it was not a prophecy at all......
This is something that he and his wife, as well as his children and grandchildren, will continue to do.
"Madigan...... That Noldor nobleman is Madigan, and he's your son? β
The lord sensed the Elven King's intentions......
"Actually, he is my adopted son, and it is not wrong to say that he is a son. And, Mardalyan...... and Ardarian, who are brothers with excellent affection...... My brothers, they were adopted by me together when they were young. β
Felgesaner sighed, "So, you can probably understand why Ardarian has been refusing to associate with humans...... And, after Mardalian's death, Ardarion will no longer listen to me......"
It seems that this is where Aldarion's greatest knot comes from.
He fought against humans all his life, but his brother fell in love with humans and was executed for helping his wife restore his kingdom;
Many Noldor warriors were taken out of the forest and died in the war between humans.
The children of his brother and Princess Pande also died in the war with many of the Noldor warriors......
Now, the lord is trying to cooperate with the Noldor elves again...... And Leon is also a Pande royal......
From generation to generation, this has been the case......
All kinds of contradictions converged, and of course Aldalian didn't want to see the existence of Pande's royal bloodline anymore, he probably felt that the Noldos were being cut leeks.
He really wanted to kill Leon, even if the two were relatives.
"And what has Aldarian been doing lately?"
Leon realized that this problem might not be easy to solve, and it was no wonder that Felgesaan had to make a trip himself.
This elf king didn't come to see him, and he didn't come to see White Deer Castle.
Fergusaner came to Whitestag with great fanfare, just to let Ardarian know that he was here, lest the irascible Noldor warlord make a move on the caravan during this time.
"Ardalian won a big victory in the Gatu steppe some time ago, and captured a lot of Cato captives and came back."
Feergus aan gave Leon the latest information.
"Actually, it was a large-scale sneak attack...... "Wentilph pouted behind Leon.
"It's hard to capture Captives at Gato, and didn't Ardalian never keep captives? Especially this is the Cato people...... What was he going to do? β
Leon didn't care if it was a sneak attack, he cared more about what Feldsan wanted to tell him.
He brought the Captives of Cato to Arak and made them slaves to raise horses or do hard labor...... He is calling on his people to capture humans as slaves, to use them in the manner of the Bacchus, and is trumpeting the use of humans against humans. β
Feldsaaner sighed: "You can surely understand that as long as a few people respond to him, then this matter cannot be solved......"
This would of course be a huge problem, although the Noldors had never been in the habit of using slaves, and perhaps would not fully respond to Ardarian's call. But as long as a small number of human-hateful Noldor do so, then the trust channel that Leon had built for both sides would be completely ruined.
"He's stirring up racial antagonism...... He should know the consequences, right? β
Lord Lord has a headache, and Ardalian is drawing from the bottom of the kettle.
If the news that Noldor would capture humans as slaves reached the ears of the merchants, no one would dare to do business in the Noldor Forest anymore, and the Noldor rangers in White Hart Castle would have to go back to the forest.
Naturally, this is the purpose of Ardarian.
But the problem is that this will only end up being wiped out by the Noldor Elves by humans......
Of course he knew, but hatred blinded him, and he wanted nothing more than to cut off the possibility of cooperation with humans. At present, Yin Silandil and I can still temporarily restrain our clansmen, but sooner or later some of our clansmen will be affected by Aldalian......"
Feldsaner said and stood up, "But we can't deal with him now, after all, he hasn't done anything to hurt the race. In fact, a small number of Noldor of all the tribes agreed with him...... But I can think of the consequences of that, and I don't want to see the whole race ruined, especially in this situation......"
Yes, the current situation is actually quite good, Leon can provide a lot of food and living materials to the Noldor elves, and can gradually create a social environment that is not much hostile to the Noldos, originally this is the best opportunity for the Noldor to integrate into human society.
Those who adhere to the tradition can continue to live in the forest, and those who want to see the world can also go to Li Ang's territory to work, and the production capacity in the forest can be sold in exchange for supplies, and the outside world will no longer regard Noldor as a flood beast, which is good for everyone.
And Leon has already spent a lot of money, which is enough to prove that he is a trustworthy partner.
In fact, at this time, even if Ardarian sent troops to plunder the caravan or sent troops to attack White Deer Fort, it would be difficult to shake the foundation of cooperation between the two sides.
After all, human traders don't see banditry and military warfare as unacceptable, and the people of White Hart know that Ardalian is a separate tribe.
But if Ardalian fanned the Noldor of all races to come out and take humans into slavery and create an atmosphere of terror with such things, then the nature would be completely different.
This creates widespread mistrust and psychological panic, which is much more terrible than war.
"I see......"
Leon thought for a moment and nodded at Fergusaner: "Your Majesty, thank you for coming to tell me this...... Still, I don't quite understand, what do you want me to do? Aldarion's behavior is stupid, but it's really hard to solve......"
"There's only one way to stop all your people from targeting you and your territory...... and to protect both your people and my people......"
Felgosaner glanced at Wentille: "Wendy is the closest child to my bloodline, she is actually the current first heir of the Fenway family, Ardalian knows this, so he will not have any aggression against her......"
"What do you mean?"
The lord is a little confused.
"I mean, you're engaged to Wendy...... That's why I said I'm here to see you, and since you're not going to blindly make a big deal about it, then I think that's the best way to do it. β
"In this way, no matter how much Aldarian provokes, the clansmen will not attack anyone in your territory...... And only in this way can the covenant between the two sides be considered stable and reliable. β
Wenttilph's face turned red as soon as she brushed it: "Your Majesty! Do you know what you're talking about? β
"This ...... Isn't Wendy underage? It's not suitable! β
The lord was also frightened by the idea of Felgesan.
"But that's the only way to fix things......"
Felgus aaner spread his hands.
Maybe that's a good idea...... But here's the thing, it's so embarrassing, and Wendy is still around!
Wendelph stood behind Leon without saying a word, looking very entangled and complicated, not knowing what she was thinking.
The lord was silent for a long time, and then shook his head at Fergusaner: "This may indeed solve the problem of relations between the two sides, and it can also prevent any action by Ardarian against me...... But sorry, I don't agree. β
"I can think about the gains and losses in most things...... But this is the only thing that I will not be involved in any interests. β
"As for Aldaryan...... Let him come, I'll wait for him. β
After the lord finished speaking, Felgosaner sighed and turned to go downstairs.
Wendy let out a long breath, but her expression seemed to be more tangled.
Leon sent Fergusaner out of Whitestag and watched the group return to the forest.
He stood on the road leading to the forest on the east side of White Deer Fort for a long time, and looked at the back of the elf king who was slowly moving away.
The elven commanders of several races have their own thoughts and actions......
Ardalian would sit idly by and watch the human struggle, and lead the Noldor to attack the humans when the right opportunity arises, presumably intending to enforce the rule of enslavement;
Yinthlandil wants to coexist peacefully with humanity and hopes that each of them will not invade each other, but is willing to actively engage in trade and cooperation, which is more like the Metenheim way;
Another elven king, Keller von Yin'er, has been hiding in Erak and keeping the entire castle unknown, as if he just wants to hide in the depths of the forest to avoid distractions;
And the elven king of the Fenway family, Fergusaner, has already started his gambling since the fall of the Pander dynasty......
Leon was even sure that Felgus Aaner knew from the beginning that it was Pande's last princess, and had been deliberately guiding her.
After Aldarian left the Fenway family more than two hundred years ago, Maldarian was supposed to be the heir of the Fenway family...... That is, Madigan.
Expelling the heir from the clan and making him the husband of Princess Pander, if they succeed in recovering the kingdom, the Fenway family will become a true elven royal family.
If it doesn't work out, at least you can get a child who also has the royal blood of Pande, and the only child.
Success or failure can make the Nodofenway family firmly tied to the Pande royal family.
In this way, anyone who completes the restoration of the country in the name of Pande royalty can at least rise with the Fenway family......
It's just that when it came time for the generation of Onardo and Helen, Helen didn't go to the Noldor Forest again......
But the lord felt that if it weren't for the fact that the couple had gone to Barkley, it was estimated that Felgus would have taken the initiative to find Helen.
And now, Leon has a good situation and a lot of territory, which makes Fergus ael want to bet again - Leon's Pander royal descendant, but his Noldor blood is too far away, so Feld Aenel plans to use Wendy to make an additional bet......
So he took the initiative to find Leon to inform him of these things, and he wanted to tie Leon to the Fenway family again.
Leon is now not even sure if his encounter with Wentilph was a coincidence or a deliberate design......
But he at least knows that his marriage can only be decided by his feelings.
What is the development and growth of one's own mind?
Isn't it just for more autonomy?
"It's not that I need Noldor's friendship, it's that Noldor needs my friendship, and you'll soon realize that!"
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The lord suddenly spoke to the empty forest and said, "Aldaryan, come out! I know you're here! β