[The Silmarillion] Romimus

Romemos felt that enough was enough. She had already spent so much time and energy in Gondolin that she almost forgot why she sneaked here in the first place.

Now that the siege of Angband had been broken, Romimos did not believe that the elves and men could defeat Morgoth again.Even if the elves and humans can unite as one, their chances of winning are almost slim, not to mention these two completely different races, even the elves' own relatives seem to be at odds with each other.Relying on the magic belt of Queen Beauty Ambu, Doriath hardly cared about the war outside; the Noldor royal family was also distracted, and King Finrod of Nargothrond gave up the throne in order to fulfill his previous promise. After his younger brother succeeded, he drove away Celegorm and Curufin who tried to usurp the throne.

With such a group of unreliable elf kings and princes, it is not unreasonable for Romimus to think that he is pessimistic about the future of elves.

As for Glorfindel complaining that Romemos alone is as troublesome as all the Fenorians combined, that is something later (Of course, when he complained about the Fenorians, he also said that any one of them is not easy to save The level of heart is on the top of ten Romimos).

In short, in Romimos' view, it is impossible to completely defeat Morgoth with the elves' own strength, unless Vera is willing to help. In terms of personal emotional bias, if she was a Noldor elf who participated in the escape, she would rather die in a tragic battle in Middle-earth than bow her head and ask Vera for forgiveness.

The current situation of Noldor is almost a dead end. The most sensible way is to hide and accumulate strength like Gondolin and Nargothrond. The situation may usher in a turning point. Of course, there is a great possibility that Morgoth will slow down like this. Slow consumption.

So when Romimus heard from Glorfindel that Turgon planned to go to aid the current High King of the Noldor and his brother Fingon to attack Angband, her first reaction was that these elves were crazy up!

This group of silly elves didn't know how big the power gap between them and the gods was, and besides, what they wanted to challenge was the most powerful Ainu ever!Although the power of Morgoth has declined, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Although Romimos was extremely reluctant in his heart that Gondolin would join the battle, as Lanwen, she had no position to persuade Turgon to change his mind. Gondolin had already entered the stage of preparations for the battle, and more than 1 elves would join the battle. Rushing to the battlefield, several lords such as Glorfindel and Exilion were also on the list.

Glorfindel was so busy around that time that sometimes Romimoth didn't see anyone else for a whole day.

When Glorfindel finally had time to spend some quiet time with Romimoth, the army of Gondolin was less than two days away.

It was an afternoon close to midsummer, and the weather should be considered sunny, but the sun was not warm at all, and the sky was glowing with a dim yellow light.

It was such a not-so-bad weather that Glorfindel was interested in inviting Lan Wen to have afternoon tea together.

When it was said that it was afternoon tea, the two of them really only drank tea. In the end, until the whole pot of tea was drained, the communication between the two did not exceed five sentences.

The two looked at each other silently through the empty teacup for a while, Lan Wen turned her head first, stood up and prepared to pack the tea set.

"Lan Wen." Glorfindel's voice was mixed with subtle helplessness and exhaustion, "I have something to tell you."

Great, so we were playing a game of wooden men?

In normal times, Romemos would have made such a rude remark, but today she seemed to have no energy, and sat down silently after putting down the teacup.

"You must know by now," Glorfindel sighed softly, "His Majesty Turgon is going to lead the army to support His Majesty Fingon's attack on Angband, and I will go with him."

Lan Wen frowned, bit her lips lightly and hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "Do you have to fight?"

"I understand your feelings, Lan Wen, no one likes war." Glorfindel said, "But this time Gondolin must participate in the battle, we can't just sit and watch our people bleed and die in front of us, and we don't do anything. "

But Nargothrond and Doriath have no intention of joining the war either!Why did Gondolin want to join in the fun? !

"It may be too late to send someone to ask His Majesty Fingon to withdraw his troops..."

"That's impossible." Glorfindel said decisively, "In the final analysis, the elves did not start this war. Even if we were willing to calm down, Morgoth would not stop here, and our situation would become worse and worse. more passive."

"Even if war is inevitable, it may not be the best choice to attack rashly now. You know almost nothing about Angband!"

"No, we now know that Morgoth is not invincible," said Glorfindel. "Since Beren and Lúthien were able to break into Angband and take back a Silmaril and then escape unscathed, it seems The lair of Morgoth is not as invulnerable as it is rumored to be."

Romemus shook his head and sighed inwardly.

Silly elves, if you don't look at who that Princess Lucian is, how can the situation be the same?If the human named Beren could retrieve the Silmaril from Morgoth alone without the help of the daughter of Maia, it would be a little convincing.

What's more, when he first heard about Beren and Lucian's deeds, Romemos always felt that there was something weird about it.

Why can a human being pass through Maiya's magical belt so easily?Why did the most beautiful elf, Lucian, fall in love with the human Beren at first sight?

No, it's not that she looks down on human beings, nor does it mean that she doesn't believe in love at first sight, Romimos simply thinks that love is too difficult to understand, without any logic at all.

Romemos once wanted to understand why love happened, but later she found that it was too difficult, and the reasons for each love were different from person to person.

But even so, since two people are in love, whether it is appearance, temperament, or character, talent, there must be something about the other party that attracts you, right?

If love is still willing to say this, then Romimos can't understand why Lucien fell in love with Beren at first sight.

It can be easily explained that Beren fell in love with Lucian. She is the most beautiful woman in Middle-earth. Which man would not be amazed and moved by seeing him?

But Lucien is also in love with Beren...

"Is that Beren handsome?" asked Romimos.

"No, I heard it wasn't." Idril answered her, "Beren, the hero, suffered a lot before meeting Princess Lucian. It is said that when he entered Doriath, he looked dusty and old."

Emmm...

"However, it is said that people should not be judged by their appearance. Although Beren's appearance is not very outstanding, his heroic deeds are enough to win the heart of Princess Lucian."

The truth is this, but didn't they fall in love at first sight?It's impossible for Melian's daughter to know what the humans on the other side have done at a glance, right?What's more, Belen seemed to pass out afterward?Is it really okay to be so humble?

"That's a predestined love." Idril explained.

If so, then Romimos would not be surprised if Beren and Lucien took all three Silmarils after they entered and exited Angband three times.

Because in Romimos' view, it is not those two people who have accomplished these feats, but the power of fate in the dark, and even their love, which has been praised by countless people, is just an arrangement arranged by fate long ago. That's all.

How sad.

How could these elves build confidence in such an individual event that was completely unreasonable?

Romemos sighed in his heart for a few days.

"I had hoped that you might stay. I heard that His Majesty Turgon originally wanted to keep Meglin in Gondolin as regent, but Maeglin refused. I thought maybe you could take over the job, but I also know you probably won't agree."

"Gondolin will be assisted by Princess Idril and Sargante when we go out, so it will be fine." Glorfindel said gently, "I know you care about me, Lanwen, but you didn't say anything. Wrong, I can't bear to stay behind at a time like this."

Romemos smiled bitterly: "Maybe from now on, I will say goodbye to you forever."

This is a fact that can't be joked about. Glorfindel also understands that everyone who participated in the battle this time must be close to death, and he is no exception. In fact, this is exactly what he wanted to say when he came out this time. As a result, he hesitated for a long time looking at Lan Wen's face and didn't know how to speak. In the end, Lan Wen brought it up by himself, and it really turned into the current situation-he was the one who might die in battle, but he still had to Comfort the sad looking girl opposite.

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? You are not such a pessimistic person, Lan Wen." Glorfindel said, "I am very confident that even if something unfortunate happens to me, we will We will meet again eventually.”

"That's right, in the Mandos Hall." Romimos complained, "Well, I will look forward to that day."

"No, you'd better not expect this." Glorfindel smiled helplessly, "Although I may be being self-indulgent, but Lan Wen, if something really happened to me, you wouldn't do anything stupid, would you? "

Do you want to die?Of course not, but it's hard to say whether he will do something else.

"I don't know." Romimos replied, "After my parents died tragically at the hands of half-orcs, I only have you, Glorfindel. Of course, Princess Idril and Maeglin also gave I take care of you a lot, but you are irreplaceable to me, if you are gone, it is impossible for me to continue to live in Gondolin as indifferently as before."

"I understand what you mean, because it is the same for me, you are also unique to me, Lanwen." Glorfindel said gently, "I never said what kind of life I think you should live, but You have given me a lot of surprises. I just hope that even if you and I have to temporarily part ways because of some things this time or in the future, you can still continue to love what you love, pursue what you want to pursue, and do what you want Don't give up hope, don't forget your original intention, Anna, believe me, we will meet again, and I will always love you."

Romemos' shoulders trembled, and he lowered his head.

Such touching words, if she is really Lan Wen, just Lan Wen, then maybe she would be willing to stay in Gondolin until the end of Arda, but it's a pity, she came all the way to Central Continent, not for Be the second Melian.

However, fortunately, she is not just Lan Wen, and what she can do is not just worrying and lamenting like she showed, even though Romimos alone can't add much to the war of the elves The chances of winning, besides, she didn't intend to fight against Morgoth and Sauron for the sake of the elves, but she is not good at other skills, but she is best at illusion and invisibility. She wants to secretly protect an elf among thousands of troops, It should not attract Angband's attention.

"I have a parting present for you," Romimus said to Glorfindel.

"Give it to me now?" Glorfindel asked. "Perhaps you can give it to me as a gift after my triumph."

"No, you must accept it now, because this gift can protect you from returning from the battlefield safely." Romimos looked serious.

"Cough, that's alright." Glorfindel held back a smile, since he broke through Lan Wen's unknown side, she seldom acted so childish in front of him, "What is it?"

Romimos didn't hold back either, and took out a ring directly from his pocket.

"It's so beautiful." Glorfindel praised sincerely. Of course, he also praised all the works of Romemos in the same way, and Romemos never felt that what he said was wrong.As a creator and artist who pursues perfection, Romimos has always believed that a good work is both practical and beautiful, which is a big reason why she can't bear to stay in Angband for a long time—those The half-orc is too ugly, it is simply torturing and destroying her aesthetics!If she were Melkor, she would never tolerate such a creation remaining under her hands for more than three seconds, let alone having hot eyes dangling in front of her eyes every day.

But in fact, this ring is not the most outstanding among all the creations of Romemos only in terms of appearance. A silver ring with a white poppy pattern simply drawn with thin golden lines, and a small blue gemstone inlaid on the ring.

"Be sure to take it with you." Romemos urged, and took out a thin silver chain. "I don't know if wearing a ring will affect your archery or something. If it does, you can put it on." Wear it around your neck."

"Okay, okay." Glorfindel said kindly, "However, since you can't be sure whether wearing a ring will affect the battle, why do you have to give me a ring? Your needlework is also very good, I want a handkerchief." Things like this are more convenient to carry around.”

"Because the ring itself is just an ordinary ring," Romemos explained, "what can protect you is the magic in it, and metal is the best carrier for storing magic power."

"..." Glorfindel didn't know how to react to Lan Wen's serious joke, "Uh, then which god's magic is this?"

"It's not from any god, it's my power." Romimos replied, blinking mischievously, "It's my love for you."

This is one of the worst things about Romimos. Her words are as difficult to tell as her illusions.Glorfindel once thought that the magic power of the ring was just a joke made by Lan Wen to her, and it was true that Lan Wen loved him, but later he found out that he was all wrong.

Two days later, Turgon set out with the host of Gondolin, and Romimoth stood on the high wall, watching Glorfindel and the warriors of the Golden Flower family disappearing behind the mountains.

"Miss Lan Wen, are you okay? Your face is frighteningly pale." The maid of the Jinhua family looked at her worriedly, "May everyone return safely."

"I... I'm going back first, I'm not feeling well." Lan Wen covered her face, but the maids still saw the tears in her eyes.

"Okay, what would you like for dinner?"

"No, don't worry about me, please feel free, I will go to the kitchen by myself when I am hungry." Lan Wen took a deep breath, wiped her eyes, and left in a hurry.

"Poor girl." The maids sighed, "But yes, who is still staying in this city, who doesn't have trouble sleeping and eating, and prays day and night?"

"That's right, unless it's someone who doesn't have a heart." Someone echoed.

And "Heartless" Romimos returned to his room, locked the door, and after confirming that no one would disturb him in a short time, he opened the dowry on the table and took out another ring from it.

This ring was cast at the same time as the one she gave to Glorfindel, but the style and material were completely different. The ring setting of the one that Romimos left for him was made of pure gold, hollowed out and carved. It has the pattern of heather, and the inlaid gems are obsidian.

Ah, but the style is not important, Romemos just can't stand that her work is just a simple metal ring with some decorations, and she didn't cast these two rings for the purpose of creating works of art, just As she said herself, the value of these two rings lies in the magic power she holds in them.

The basic casting method of Romimos' ring is similar to that of the Lord of the Rings made by Sauron later. It is said that Sauron's idea of ​​casting the Supreme Lord of the Rings was inspired by Romimos, but there is no way to verify this statement.

However, whether it is the power of Ainu or the skill of casting rings, Romimos has an unnegligible gap with Sauron, and her ring is far from being comparable to the Supreme Lord of the Rings, because Sauron's Lord of the Rings is not only It can prolong the life of the wearer, make it invisible, and have its own thoughts, while the ring of Romimos does not have these functions at all. At the same time, the ring of Romimus cannot be deceptive. Power uses the magic in the ring, then it is no different from an ordinary ornamental ring.

The only similarity between Romimos's ring and the Supreme Lord of the Rings is that the two rings are connected to each other, and Romimos can rely on one to determine the specific location of the other, but that's it , the relationship between these two rings is completely equal, rather than dominating and overriding other rings like the Supreme Lord of the Rings.In other words, if Glorfindel wanted to, he could also use the ring Romemos gave him to trace the location of Romimos in reverse, although Glorfindel never found out until the day Glorfindel fell. The Mystery on the Ring of Romimos.

"To the southeast, about fourteen miles away...Turgon and the others are in a hurry." Romimos raised his eyebrows, "It seems that I have to hurry up."