[The Silmarillion] Romimus

So it was done, and Io reluctantly agreed first to pretend to agree to remain in Gondolin, and Romimus must find a way to go away with him as soon as possible.

After reaching an agreement, Romemos took a deep breath, gave Io a hard look, and walked out of the room.

Glorfindel had been guarding the outside, and when he saw Romimos come out, he immediately went up to meet him. "Are you all right?" Io cast an unfriendly glance at Io, who then walked out, "How was your talk with him?"

Romemos shook his head, signaling that he was fine.Io really admired her from the bottom of her heart: just now she looked at him as if she wanted to bite off a piece of flesh from him, but now it only takes a few seconds, and it has completely changed into another face, The well-behaved and quiet little appearance in front of Glorfindel is really endearing, and even seems to be a little happy--"I persuaded him, Io promised me that he would stay in Gondolin. "

Well, Glorfindel thought regretfully, he had never hated someone as much as he hated Io. If Io really would rather die than stay, Glorfindel felt that he would not feel sorry for him.

However, at least in name, Io was still the husband of Princess Arisil. Since he was willing to give in, Glorfindel could only bring him back to Turgon and everyone else.

Io was able to change his mind, which made Yarisil, Idriel and the others somewhat relieved. Most elves are kind creatures, and unless it is absolutely necessary, who would kill for no reason?

But of course, this did not change the impression of Io by the lords of Gondolin. In their eyes, although Io agreed to stay in Gondolin, it was neither for his wife and children, nor for respecting Turgon's law. In the final analysis, he is still coveting Lan Wen.

Compared with the lords, Turgon showed more stability and composure of a king. There was no trace of disdain or disgust in his eyes when he looked at Io, only solemn and calm. He asked Io in a deep voice. Said: "Dark Elf, I heard from Glorfindel and Lanwen that you are willing to change your mind and abide by my laws and stay in Gondolin. Is this true?"

Io stood there silently, without moving for a long time, and the whole hall was dead silent.

Romemos kept looking at him, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

Io had really thought just now that it would be better to hold back for a while, but this decision was not so much his decision after calm thinking, but more like his impulsive actions to confront Romimos, and his hatred for the Noldor even surpassed Contrary to his own expectations, he stood before Turgon, unable to utter a single word he had made up his mind to pretend to submit first, and the longer the time dragged on, the more his anger grew.

Io's eyes with hidden resentment swept over everyone present, and finally stopped on Meglin.

Ah, the villain!When Io confronted Turgon just now, he was silent, so that Io almost ignored him, but now Io suddenly realized that he was very likely to lose his son as well as his wife.

Io has another attitude towards Maeglin. He knows that he can't ask Gondolin to get Arisil back, but he doesn't care about that now. However, Maeglin is indeed his flesh and blood. , with Io's blood flowing in his body, and according to the division method of the elves, Meglin should also belong to his father's family instead of the Noldor led by Yarisil.

But looking at the current situation, Meglin has completely betrayed his father!Surrender to those who murdered their kin!

Taking a step back, even if Meglin agrees to leave with Io, Romemos may not be willing. Meglin is the most powerful evidence of Io's "betrayal" of her, and it is also a thorn in Io's heart, reminding him all the time. How did he almost make Romimos leave him forever because he occupied Arisil in a daze? Indeed, although it was Romimos' intention to promote the marriage of Io and Arisil back then, if If Io can really keep the promise with Romemos, then Romemos' feelings for him will be completely different. Unfortunately, people's hearts are the most vulnerable to temptation, and it's not all Io's fault.

From this point of view, the fact that Maeglin will stay in Gondolin seems unchangeable, but Io's morbid possessive desire broke out in his heart again, and he would rather kill Maeglin himself than tolerate his own son Snatched away by one's own enemies!

Suddenly, Io quickly pulled out a short javelin from under his cloak, and threw it at Meglin. This action happened so quickly that everyone was stunned in place for a while, except for Yarisil, maybe It was out of a mother's instinct, she subconsciously dodged in front of her son and stopped the deadly weapon for him, but she was stabbed in the shoulder.

Io was quickly subdued and taken away by several lords. Everyone else stepped forward to care about Arisil's situation, but Lan Wen was stunned for a while, looking at Glorfindel and Turgon at a loss, a little He defended himself in a panic: "He said it well when he promised me before, I don't know...it's not me..."

But Ya Ruishi broke away from the maid who bandaged her wound, came to Lan Wen, hugged her, and comforted her. "I'm fine," she said. "Just a little injury. We all know how unpredictable Io can be. It's not your fault, dear."

Romimos sobbed silently, as if terrified, but when Yareshiel hugged her, she squinted and looked at the wound on Yareshiel's shoulder.

With the naked eye, the injury looked insignificant indeed, but if she remembered correctly, the tip of Io's javelin was poisoned...

With a loud bang, Glorfindel accidentally swept everything on the table in front of him to the ground. Aragorn and Gilraine all looked at him, but he only stared at Antonia.

"She... Romimos, she knew from the beginning that Io's gun was poisoned?"

"Of course she knew, because she was the one who suggested Io do that in the first place." Antonia replied, "Before Io, no matter what the enmity, have you ever heard of an elf who poisoned weapons? method to frame each other? Most elves think that the method of killing people by poisoning is too despicable and disdain to use it. This is why the elves of Gondolin did not carefully examine Arisil's wound. Poisoning the javelin, even Arisil and Meglin don't know Io's habit; but for Romimus, she is not bound by this traditional moral concept, as long as it can be better achieved The purpose and means are not important. What you have to admit is that the lethality of poisoned swords and arrows has been greatly enhanced."

Glorfindel didn't say a word, and silently lowered his head to pick up the things he touched on the ground. Antonia paused for two seconds, looked at Aragorn again, and continued talking calmly.

Io's behavior was really beyond Romimos' expectations, but when he thought about it carefully, it was completely reasonable. From the very beginning, Romimos knew that Io would never compromise with Gondolin. Perhaps the assassination of Meglin was also a temporary thought that came to him in a moment of anger.

Even if Io made such a move, Arisil and Idril still hoped that Turgon would show mercy extrajudicially and not sentence Io to death. After moving, he also symbolically stepped forward to plead for Io, but Meglin remained silent.

But Romimos is also very clear that Turgon's forgiveness to Io may only be temporary. Once Arisil is poisoned and dies, Turgon will definitely execute Io. At that time, the entire Gondo The threat of Lin being the only one who knows her true identity no longer exists.

Therefore, although Romimos knew that the javelin that stabbed Arisil was poisoned, she did not tell anyone about it.Ya Ruishi fell into a coma in the evening, and others realized that she had suffered more than a little flesh and blood wounds, but they discovered it too late, even though the best doctor in Gondolin was powerless, the day During the night, Arisil, the White Princess of the Noldor, fell.

The grief and self-blame in Turgon's heart can be imagined. After Yarisil went missing 100 years ago, he thought it was bad luck. He never thought that he would see his sister again in Central Continent. It was a pleasant surprise. Extremely bad, but less than a day after Yarisil returned to Gondolin, he was killed before his eyes!

Then, just as Romimos expected, Turgon sentenced Io to death without hesitation in his anger. to the precipice north of the hill of Gondolin, and throw him down from the high and steep wall.

Lan Wen also came during the execution. Glorfindel did not want her to see such a cruel scene, but Lan Wen insisted. She cried until her eyes were swollen after learning the news of Ya Ruishi's death.

The moment Io saw Romemos, she was indeed somewhat relieved. As long as Romemos thought about it, she could definitely save Io, just like the time before they turned their faces hundreds of years ago. Catch him after he's fallen off a cliff, and fly him away, if she wants to, the elf can't stop her.

Although Romimos is definitely unwilling to save him now, Io knows what he can rely on to blackmail her. Romimos' cloak is still on him and has not been taken away. As long as he treats Gondolin If the elf tells the identity of Romimos, even if Romimos can escape the eagle's pursuit, Gondolin will definitely transfer all his members after knowing that he has been exposed. All calculations were in vain.Romimos couldn't bear this kind of situation. If she thought about it this way, she would save Io's life even if she didn't want to.

Thinking of this, Io gave Romimos a threatening look.

Romemos knew what Io meant, and she did have this concern, but now is really the best time to kill and get rid of Io. After serious thinking, Romemos finally decided, With your knowledge of Io, take a bold gamble!

The elves pushed Io, whose hands were bound, to the edge of the cliff. Io looked down, and suddenly felt a palpitation inexplicably. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Romimus, and just looked into her eyes. There is indifference in the beautiful eyes like amber, so cold that it can make people tremble from the heart.

Io suddenly knew: Romimos would not save him, and she was going to watch him die.

The anger that rose in his heart was far greater than the fear. For a moment, Io wished to expose Romimos' lies in front of everyone, but he suddenly thought that if he did this, he would indirectly save Gondolin. The elves were killed, but on the contrary, although Romimos' plan succeeded in the end, he was very unwilling, but those Noldor would die because of this, or suffer from the loss of relatives and homelessness. Death also brought the enemies of the whole city back, and all the injustice and humiliation he suffered could be settled with them.

"Have you anything else to say?" Turgon asked Iodao sternly, still unable to hide his anger.

Io was silent for a moment, and Romimos couldn't help but clenched his fist secretly.

At last Io raised his head, and his eyes were filled with hatred and malice, and he cursed loudly every one of Romimos, Maeglin, and Gondolin—

"Evil son! You have abandoned your father and his people. All your hopes will be in vain here, and I hope you die as miserable as I am here!"

"Invaders from the west, murderers whose hands are stained with the blood of our people, the blood will eventually be returned to you! One day, what you protect and cherish now will let you die! That day is not far away!"

"And you—" Io didn't name anyone, but Romimos knew he was speaking to himself, "I curse that everything you love will leave you, no matter how much you pay , you will never get what you really want again! You will experience long pain and despair, so that the final and complete destruction is a kind of mercy to you!"

Turgon waved his hand impassively, and Io was thrown from the cliff, and so he died.

Romemos knew he had won his bet.

"Let's stop here today." Antonia glanced at the dim sky outside the window and said.

Aragorn stood up and stretched his waist, but he was still full of energy: "Your speech today was as wonderful as usual, Miss Antonia."

Gilleen was also a little unsatisfied: "If I knew that Antonia's history class is so interesting, I should have come to listen to it."

"Your Highness is overrated." Antonia also whispered modestly as usual.

Aragorn and Gilraine packed up their things, but saw that Glorfindel had not moved: "Aren't you going, Lord Glorfindel?"

"No, I'll wait a little longer." Glorfindel replied, "I have some questions and I want to talk to Antonia alone. Nothing else, you don't have to worry."

Gillian hesitated for a moment, but finally said nothing.

After Aragorn and Gilleen left, the room fell into a thick, breathless silence.

After a while, Antonia spoke first: "Does Lord Glorfindel have any questions for me?"

The emotion in Glorfindel's eyes was too complex to describe in words, he stared at Antonia without blinking, and asked her, "Why did you do that?"

"what?"

"Concealed the poisonous secret on Io's gun and killed Her Royal Highness Princess Bai?!"

"..."

Antonia didn't answer right away, but the look in her eyes and the demeanor around her were completely different from before. Under the setting sun at dusk, her eyes seemed to radiate golden light.

"Isn't it clear what I said just now?" she asked, her tone completely changed, "Because you soft-hearted elves can make up your mind to execute Io only when Arisil is dead."

Glorfindel stood up excitedly: "But she is Princess Arisil!"

"so what?"

"You've lived with her for 100 years. Don't you feel how the princess treats you? She treats you like her own sister. How can you bear to treat her like this, Romimos?!"

Romemos froze for a moment, and then, she couldn't help laughing.

"Are you asking me how I have the heart?" She couldn't stop laughing, "I destroyed the whole of Gondolin! I sank the land of Númenor! You ask me how could I have the heart to kill a princess? Don't you think I Should we be grateful to Dade?"

Glorfindel frowned: "I thought you had a heart."

"Where did you come to this naive conclusion?"

"If you really have no affection for Gondolin, why didn't you give information about it to Morgoth until nearly 300 years after you discovered the entrance?"

Romimos' chuckle stopped abruptly.

"That's... because of the siege of Angband, even if I tell them about Gondolin, they can't attack it immediately..."

"What about the fifty-five years after the Siege of Angband ended? Morgoth evidently knew nothing of Gondolin until the War of Tears when we went out to aid His Majesty Fingon, or he would not have There is only such a weak defense in the south." Glorfindel lowered his tone, "Can you give me an explanation, Romimos? What made you temporarily slow down your plan to betray us?"

There was a long silence, until the sun completely sank, Romimos lowered his head, hesitated and whispered.

"Do you remember what happened when you took me home the day Arisil and I returned to Gondolin?"

Glorfindel froze for a moment, recalled carefully, but could only remember a few broken pictures.

It was indeed a day when many things happened, but the time was too long, he could only vaguely remember how ecstatic he was when he learned that Lan Wen and Ya Ruixiel had returned, but what about the details?What did he say?What have you done?But I really can't remember it.

"Of course you don't remember." Romemos said with certainty, "But I still remember everything that happened that day clearly."

After speaking, she left Glorfindel alone and walked away.

Romimos still clearly remembered that she returned to Gondolin one day in June, and Io wounded Arisil with a poisoned mark, but no one realized this at the time, and when Io After being imprisoned, the lords went back separately, and of course she followed Glorfindel.

On the way back, Romimos and Glorfindel didn't talk too much. The surrounding grass was blooming with roses, jasmine, iris and other small flowers. The red glow slanted from the foothills in the west, passed through the tops of dark green old trees, and cast golden spots on the grass. In the shadow of the trees, there was a well, which was not discouraged in the hot summer weather. There was a bit of cool air all around, and the wooden barrel seeping out of the water on the side of the well was covered with a thin layer of green moss, and the leaves swirled down, just falling into the wooden barrel.

Romimos suddenly looked up at Glorfindel, and Glorfindel looked at her, smiling in his blue eyes, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on his hair and body.

Romemus held his breath.

That was the light she had loved, longed for, and envied since she was born.