[The Silmarillion] Romimus

Romimos and Glorfindel rode together on the same horse, and walked in silence on the way home.The days in summer are always very long. When Glorfindel came over, Arian's sun car had already climbed up the western mountain. Now when the two returned, they could still see the last sliver of her twilight in the sunken place of the distant mountain. The shadow of two people and one horse stretched very long.

Glorfindel likes Lan Wen's appearance in the sunset. Although she is usually too beautiful, but after living together under the same roof for so many years, no matter how beautiful she is, she should get used to it.Only when the golden-red sun shines into those charming amber eyes, Glorfindel will still be amazed every time he looks at the bright light reflected from them.

Romemos stared at the horse's shrugging ears in a daze. She should talk to Glorfindel. Glorfindel must also have questions to ask her. Instead of procrastinating and finally falling into a passive state, it's better for her to talk to Glorfindel. Pre-emptively say things "clear".

That was the plan, but Romemos's calmness that could not change his face when facing Vera and Sauron disappeared without a trace at this moment, and her head seemed to be stuffed with a bunch of mess. , Uncontrollably thinking about a bunch of things.

"Feet hurt?" Glorfindel asked her suddenly.

Romimos nodded reflexively, and shook his head after a second of reaction.

"A little bit, but it doesn't hurt as much as before." Due to the posture of the two of them now, Romimos couldn't see the expression on Glorfindel's face, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Glorfindel shook his head, his hair brushing lightly over the back of Romimos' shoulders, "I just think you seem stiff."

Was she that obvious?Romemos moved her shoulders and neck awkwardly and leaned back, but she was too close to Glorfindel so that her back was completely against Glorfindel's chest , Glorfindel had to reach out and lead the horse again, and it felt as if she was wrapped in Glorfindel's arms.

So Romimos could only straighten his upper body stiffly again.

Glorfindel also noticed some subtle atmosphere in the air, and didn't know what to say for a while.

In fact, such things were very common when Lan Wen was young, because the young Lan Wen was thin and short, especially compared with the strong Noldor elves, she was as delicate as a fragile flower, and it was too reluctant to ride a horse by herself. When she needed to go out on horseback on weekdays, either Glorfindel or Arisil would take her.

Glorfindel didn't know what Lan Wen had experienced in those days in South Elmos, but when he saw her again, he felt that she had hardly changed except for her stature and growth. And a little shy girl.Of course, she is even more beautiful.

until just now.

"Is there nothing you want to tell me, Lan Wen?" Glorfindel asked.

It's coming, Romimos took a deep breath and got up to prepare for the next unknown "storm".

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry," she gestured.

"Excuse me?" Glorfindel asked in surprise. "Why?"

Romimos frowned, she couldn't see Glorfindel's face, and she didn't know if Glorfindel was really not angry at all, so she could only tentatively say, "Because... I've been hiding it from you."

"Yes, but this doesn't require an apology." Glorfindel couldn't laugh or cry, he knew why Lan Wen was so nervous, so he thought he was angry?But why is he angry? "You haven't done anything wrong."

Of course, Glorfindel didn't know that Romimos had a ghost in his heart, so he was guilty of guilt.

Romemos pondered for a long time, did she think things too complicated?

"Then what do you want me to say?" she asked suspiciously.

"Anything is fine, I'm not interrogating you, Lan Wen. You can also choose not to say, it's no big deal, and you don't have to apologize for it." Glorfindel paused, "But I'm really interested. I never knew you were interested in forging before, and why did you deliberately hide it from me?"

Romemos thought quietly for a few seconds.

"I thought you didn't like me doing these things." She gestured slowly.

"No, not at all." Glorfindel was surprised, "Why do you think so?"

"Because you don't like Maeglin." Romimos said unceremoniously, "You don't like Io either, but I learned everything about forging from them."

This is half true, for Romimos learned much from Io, but more from Morgoth.Although in the eyes of Glorfindel, Io's evil degree is probably not much different from that of Morgoth.

"Maeglin is actually okay." In front of Lan Wen, Glorfindel still praised Meglin against his will, "I really don't like Io, but it's just for him personally."

In fact, how could any Noldor hate forging?For the vast majority of the Noldor, forging, like horseback riding and archery, is an essential skill for every male elf, and the pursuit of creation and beauty is engraved in their bones.Even Glorfindel, who doesn't specialize in this aspect, can completely forge a long sword or arrowhead and other weapons by himself.

"I don't know why you came to such an understanding, Lan Wen, if I influenced you, then I'm sorry." Glorfindel said.

Romemos was silent again for a long time.

"It's not because of you, Glorfindel." After a long time, she said, "I was just thinking, if a person is obsessed with forging or any other creation, will he be corrupted in the long run?"

This might be a strange question, and Glorfindel didn't quite understand it at first: "Of course not, why do you think so?"

"The greatest evil in the world is Morgoth, isn't it?" asked Romimus, "and he was evil in the first place because he wanted to create something of his own; and his subordinate Sauron, And once disciples of Auri the Master of the Forge; and Feanor, late brother of the High King of the Noldor, if he had not made the Silmaril, you might well be in Valinor now."

"You can't connect creation with evil because of this." Glorfindel's expression became serious, "The elves don't know much about the history of creation, but as far as I know, the reason why Morgoth is evil is because Because what he wanted to create went against Ru's will."

"That is to say, as long as you follow Iluvita's ideas in an orderly manner, creation is a virtue." Romimos's expression implied sarcasm, "In this way, I don't wonder why the more skilled The easier it is for craftsmen to 'degenerate', because a truly excellent creator will never obey God unconditionally, without the desire to express himself."

"Hush." ​​Glorfindel interrupted Romimus, "Think twice before saying the name 'Iluvatar'. The name of the Father of All Things is not a taboo to say when you are joking and impious. of."

Luo Mimo paused for a moment and made a gesture of repentance. As for how much sincerity she had in her heart, only she knew.

"As for what you just said, I understand what you mean." Glorfindel sighed, "Perhaps you are right, those who love creation are more unwilling to be bound by rules and regulations, and are more likely to do outrageous things , but I believe Yiru and Vera are benevolent. Lord Aoli also had the same idea you said at the beginning of the creation of the world. He created the dwarves without telling Yiru and others, but in the end not only did Yiru forgive him , and allowed him to place his creations in Arda."

Romimos didn't take this seriously: "That's because Master Aoli took the initiative to hand over his work to Yiru. He has completely given up on his creation, but in my opinion, he didn't do anything wrong. Could it be Just because he created creatures comparable to Yiru's children, must he destroy them with his own hands? Then in your opinion, Feanor should have obeyed Vera's order without hesitation and destroyed the creatures he created with his own hands. the Silmaril?"

"No, you didn't understand me." Glorfindel said seriously, "I can understand the creator's cherishment of his own work, although I don't agree with Feanor's actions, and I can't blame him for his decision at the time .Creation is innocent, Lan Wen, but you must remember what you are creating for."

Romemos didn't say anything more, she wasn't persuaded by the other party at all, but she didn't plan to continue this topic with Glorfindel, she had already said enough today, if she continues to argue, she should really say something" Treasonous" words.

"So, Glorfindel," she changed the subject, "will you keep it a secret for me?"

"Secret what? What you can forge?" Glorfindel was puzzled, "Why?"

Of course, it is to prevent others from being suspicious. Glorfindel trusts her unconditionally, but it does not mean that other people do the same, especially Exilion and Idril, it is better to be careful; Mimos also doesn't like to show off, not because she's not confident enough, but on the contrary, it's because she's too confident.

However, Romimus could not say so.

"I'm a woman." Lan Wen bit her lips lightly, "Isn't it more popular for girls who like gardening and baking than spending time with hammerhead and anvil every day?"

"Lan Wen, you are actually worried that you are not popular? Then you are too unaware of how good-looking you are." Glorfindel laughed, "What's more, I think you are more beautiful than usual when you are forging many."

"Really? Do you really think so?" Lan Wen was stunned for a moment, and then secretly pleased, she didn't care if she was popular or not, as long as Glorfindel thought she was pretty, then everyone else would think she was ugly and she would too. It doesn't matter.

"Really." Glorfindel ruffled her hair lovingly.

Glorfindel is not coaxing Lan Wen, he really thinks so.

What kind of girl is Lan Wen?

Beauty, this is the answer everyone will give immediately, but what about beauty?

You will find that Lan Wen has almost no other characteristics except beauty, and at most one can't speak.

Glorfindel knows a little more than others, but it is also very limited. For example, he knows that Lan Wen likes to read books (but he can't tell which kind of books Lan Wen likes most, because Lan Wen reads all kinds of books), and occasionally She does some needlework, bakes cookies, gardens, etc., and she doesn't do it for fun, more like because all girls do these things.

Even Glorfindel has to admit that if one ignores appearance, then Lan Wen is really not a very interesting person, even though she is well-behaved and sensible, no one will hate her.She is just an ordinary character without any special features. This is not a shortcoming. Most people may be like this. It's just that such an ordinary character coupled with Lan Wen's outstanding appearance makes people feel a little bit regretful.

But Glorfindel knew today that they could all be very wrong.

If Lan Wen really kept suppressing her interest because she wanted to please everyone, then she would be too stupid and cute.

Of course, there may be some extreme machismo who can't accept that such a sweet and beautiful girl's hobby is forging—or to put it more vulgarly, blacksmithing, but how could Lan Wen be so stupid as to think that she can be liked by everyone? What about yourself?Even Princess Galadriel, recognized by the Noldor as the most beautiful, still had a few people who kept her away because of her tall figure for women, but Galadriel probably didn't care at all, maybe in their eyes those people were A bunch of unconfident little dwarfs.

Lan Wen probably didn't know how sexy and charming she was with her high ponytail when she was forging. A healthy and powerful figure is definitely more in line with the aesthetics of the Noldor elves than the slender and thin bones.And Glorfindel likes Lan Wen's serious and focused appearance, her face is bright red by the fire, and the aura and passion that Glorfindel has never seen shining in her eyes are enough to overshadow the sunset in the sky

At that time, she was the real youth, dazzling and fascinating.

……

Such a provocative appearance may indeed not be suitable for too many people to see, and it is not good for the harmony of Gondolin.

"Okay, I can keep it a secret for you." Glorfindel suddenly and readily agreed to Romemos' request, and at the same time, he remembered another thing, "By the way, Lan Wen, no matter what , Lying is always wrong."

Romemos was puzzled: "What did I lie about?"

"You said that you came to Meglin's house to... meet your boyfriend." Glorfindel paused, "If you were angry at that joke, just tell me, I can apologize, but you It's not good to talk nonsense out of anger, especially for this kind of thing, it's not good to talk nonsense."

"I never said that I have a boyfriend. I originally meant to meet my sweetheart. For us craftsmen, it's okay to compare forging to a sweetheart, right? You're thinking too much."

Glorfindel: "..."

"I also said why you came to the Mole family today without saying a word. You never came before." Romimos narrowed his eyes.

"Good girl, how do you talk?" Glorfindel tried to be calm, but he felt his cheeks burning a little, "It's not that I don't trust you, I..." It's that I don't trust Maeglin.

"Forget it, I was wrong for making you misunderstand. I was indeed a little angry at the time." Romemos sighed, "But haven't you been hiding something from me? Let's make it even."

"What am I hiding from you?" Glorfindel didn't know why this time.

Romimos finally managed to turn his head around, glanced at Glorfindel, and turned back again.

"I heard," she said, "that you are going to be engaged to Princess Idril."