[The Silmarillion] Romimus

Regarding the topic of marriage, Antonia has also discussed with Aragon. The two of them have always dared to talk about everything in class. This is why Aragon loves her, such as "This has nothing to do with our class" or " That's not something you're supposed to know right now" The words would never come out of Antonia's mouth.

"'Marriage' is a very old relationship, maybe much earlier than you can imagine, long before Yiru's firstborn child was born in this world, marriage as a bond between soul mates It is already a very common thing between Vera and Maia. When Vera discovered the elves in Middle Continent, I don’t know what kind of mentality came out of it. I personally think it stems from the blind worship of power. This relationship is also It is widely circulated among the elves; as for the origin of the earliest marriage of human beings, it has not been tested so far. It is said that it is unique, just as the elves learned the marriage model from Vera who is stronger than them. come."

Aragorn: "...you seem to be dissatisfied with the marriage, Miss Antonia?"

"That's not entirely true. From a certain perspective, the emergence of marriage is a very reasonable thing. It plays an irreplaceable role in the growth and reproduction of elves and humans."

Aragorn opened his mouth: "..."

Antonia tilted her head, indicating that he could say whatever he thought.

"I just think..." Aragorn chose an adjective, "You think marriage is too utilitarian. Shouldn't marriage be a beautiful thing that two people finally get together because they understand and love each other?"

"This is an idealistic idea, and I think this is its original meaning, but don't ignore who was the first to establish this connection. For humans, elves, and even Vera and Maia, What marriage stands for and what it leads to can be completely different."

Even Antonia, who is regarded as the first wise man in Gondor, can't explain the mystery of love. However, marriage, as the usual final result of sweet love, seems to be not so complicated. If the romantic coating on the surface is removed However, in the eyes of Romimos, marriage is essentially a contract, but for different races, the effectiveness of this contract is very different.What Romemus thinks is very interesting is that the stronger the spiritual power of a race, the greater the restriction of marriage on them.

For example, human beings, this is really an interesting race, but to put it bluntly, most of them have pitiful and weak souls, and they completely depend on their flesh/body to survive. If their flesh/body is destroyed, their souls will be destroyed. Then he died completely.On the contrary, marriage is really too easy for human beings. Their marriage can be completely based on physical/physical union, but they are not bound by it at all. It means that they must have concluded a marriage. Not only that, even if two people are married, when they are tired of their existing marriage, they can choose to give up this relationship and find a fresher partner instead.By the standards of elves and Maia, this is extremely disloyal, but they can't be blamed for it. For these short-lived creatures, many people will probably never meet their soul mate in their lifetime .

Elves, compared to humans, have much stronger spiritual power. Although their souls are also closely related to their bodies, at some point, elves can give up their bodies, and their souls will not disappear. There is even a chance to get a new flesh/body to be born again.For the elves, marriage is a very serious matter. If they don't meet the person they like, they would rather be single for tens of thousands of years than marry casually. Perhaps it is because they have a long time to wait for them True love, most elves will only have one partner in their life, and even if the other party dies for some reason, they seldom move on.Unfortunately for those elves who fell in love with short-lived humans.

As for Vera and Maiya, the flesh/body is just a dispensable decoration for them. As long as they want, their soul can leave the body at any time, and the appearance of the body can also be changed as they like. For these gods whose body is the soul, matter is almost meaningless. The only reason that can prompt them to marry is the spiritual attraction and compatibility. The union between them is naturally a complete spiritual union, so once Vera or Maier Married to another person, the connection between them is so close and deep that human beings can't imagine, just like the sky and stars, the earth and trees, death and memory, dreams and deep sleep; also because of this, this kind of contract is impossible once concluded If the elves still have the right to choose again after the death of their spouse, before the first high king of the Noldor, Fenwe, really did such a "shocking" thing, it would be impossible for Vera and Maia imagine.

Not to mention that there is usually no death of the other half between Vera and Maia - even if the body is destroyed, it is not difficult for them to reshape, but for Maia who fell in love with the elves Not anymore.

Maya Melian fell in love with Elf King Elu Thingol, combined with him and gave birth to a daughter. It seemed like a very happy thing, but Romimos was not envious at all. In fact, she once I don't think there could be a more foolish Maier than Melian.

What are the consequences of marrying an elf as Maiya?First of all, your body/body and soul have been bound together with that elf since then, yes, not only the spirit, but even the body!After all, Maya can accept a purely spiritual union, but no matter how ascetic the elves are, they still have the desire to have children with their partners. Thinking about it, Elu Tingle is not very accepting of his wife changing a male body on a whim one day... …perhaps……

Secondly, when Vera and Maia are combined with their lover, their power can be shared with the other half to a large extent. For example, Manwe and Varda can use each other's power to see and hear many things that they cannot achieve alone. and things that Melian had made around Doriath, and that only she and Elu Thingol could decide who could pass through the Girdle.

If this could still be acceptable to Romimos—as long as Glorfindel was willing, and she didn't mind sharing her power, what happened to Melian after the death of Elu Thingol made her give up this idea completely.

Marriage is a contract that restricts Maiya even more harshly than she imagined. Once Elu Thingol dies, Melian will find another partner like a human or King Fenway, and it will be difficult for her to escape. The power that was Maia has since ceased to exist in Middle-earth along with Elu Thingol.

Romimos felt that the most terrifying thing about marriage to Maia was not even the fact that both were prosperous and all were harmed, but the unresolvable close relationship represented by this connection itself. Controlling herself, but being closely related to another person, she felt as if she was going to suffocate, no, she didn't expect anyone to share her fate for her, and she didn't intend to drag other people's lives in the name of love, no matter what she thought, marriage The benefits that can be brought to her are much less than what she will lose.

If one day even she has the idea of ​​getting married, then she must be controlled by something, or she must be crazy.

Lan Wen turned around and fled the moment Romimos had a killing intent. Although the two of them could be said to be one, Lan Wen and Romimos had no chance of winning in a confrontation, because even for Lan Wen However, the idea of ​​getting married was a last resort. She knew that what Romimos said was right, and she would definitely regret it in the future, so she couldn't give herself a way out now.

She ran out of Angband like a whirlwind, and ran towards Gondolin without pausing for a moment.Lan Wen had never run so fast before, and she seemed to be tireless. She crossed the large mountains and forests between Angband and Gondolin in just half an hour, and passed through the seven-seven-year-old Gondolin in the blink of an eye. The gate was opened, and the guards only felt a gust of wind blowing past their cheeks, but they couldn't see anyone.

Despite this, Lan Wen still couldn't get away from Romemos even if it was a mile away. He was like her shadow, with brisk steps, and could follow her closely without any effort, and even had the energy to babble all the way. threatened her to change her mind.

"Don't be stupid, even you know what an impulsive decision this is, and it's so stupid! The world is so big, but you are willing to be imprisoned in a dead city forever, deceiving yourself that the outside world is the same as Gondolin's. The city wall remains the same, and you only feel at ease as a good wife, loving mother, husband and child? Or you will become more and more tired of it, and every minute and every second of your eternal life will be a torture for you in the end, and you will hate that trap Your elf hates him so much that you want to kill him, but what you should hate most is yourself now! If you have a clearer mind, you should listen to me and stop immediately!"

For the sake of Yiru, Vera, or whoever, could she shut up? !Lan Wen covered her ears, only lowered her head and ran forward.

Glorfindel, Glorfindel!Where is Glorfindel? !Lan Wen searched every corner of the house, but did not see Glorfindel, and knocked down at least three people along the way.

"Ah!" A maid who had just collected all the clothes flew out because of this reckless behavior, "Miss Lan Wen? How do you—"

However, Lan Wen didn't say sorry, she didn't even look at her, and ran straight forward, as if there was some scourge chasing her behind her, her face was so pale that it was frightening, as if she was about to cry in the next second up.

Romimos finally had to admit that Lan Wen was serious, her expression became more and more terrifying, the distance between the two became closer and closer, and the blade in her hand almost touched the corner of Lan Wen's clothes several times rowed over.

Lan Wen was almost desperate, she couldn't find Glorfindel anywhere, and Romimos was pressing her every step of the way. No matter where she fled, the other party could catch up quickly, and no place was safe.

In the end, she rushed into the room at the end of the corridor in a panic, closed the door with her backhand as fast as she could, and grabbed the doorknob tightly.

But this is purely a dying struggle, and Lan Wen is also very aware of "her own" ability, not to mention that it is really easy to push her away with the strength of Romimos, if Mai Ya really wants to come in, even if it is a welded door Can't stop her.

However, unexpectedly, Lan Wen held her breath and waited for a long time, but nothing happened. She opened one eye cautiously, but she did not see the sinister smile of Romimos in her imagination. Si didn't seem to be able to get in here, and Lan Wen could hear her angrily cursing and beating on the door panel in a low voice outside.

Lan Wen waited for a long time at the door in fear, until the voice of Romimos outside the door completely disappeared, and then she dared to slowly let go of the stiff fingers that had been holding the doorknob so tightly just now, even so She didn't dare to take a step, and Lan Wen didn't dare to make sure that Romemos had left, and she didn't dare to take the risk. Judging from the current situation, at least she was safe in this room.

Lan Wen breathed a long sigh of relief, raised her hand to wipe off the cold sweat and tears on her forehead and eyelids, she turned around with lingering fear and looked around where she was, and was a little surprised to find that she ran to Gloria by mistake. Fendel's bedroom came, and it was fine, as long as she stayed here, Glorfindel's could always come.

Speaking of which, since she became an adult, she really rarely came here again. Over the past few hundred years, Glorfindel has not changed much here.Lan Wen looked around the furnishings of Glorfindel's room with some nostalgia, but the moment she caught sight of the window out of the corner of her eye, the hairs all over her body stood up. If she hadn't been unable to speak, she would have screamed out.

Romimos hung upside down outside the window like a giant spider, with the tip of his nose lightly pressed against the window glass, quietly looking at Lan Wen without making a sound. Lan Wen didn't know how long she had been looking at him like this.Half of Romemos's face was hidden in the shadows at dusk, but Lan Wen could still see clearly the wicked smile hanging from the corner of her mouth, which seemed to be mocking her innocence, even though it was really a beautiful picture. Extraordinary face, this is definitely not a pleasant scene.

"I calmed down and thought about it again. My reaction might have been a bit extreme." Romimos said with a smile, "Although you keep saying that you want to use a ridiculous marriage to ensure that you will not betray the elves, but You and I may have overlooked one point, getting married is not a matter of one person, even if you really have such an unreasonable idea, maybe it is just wishful thinking, that elf doesn't love you at all—"

Lan Wen quickly closed the curtains.

The world is finally quiet, so I am such a wordy person?She hadn't spoken much for hundreds of years, and she almost forgot about it.

However, what Lan Wen is reluctant to admit is that what Romimos said is almost always right, because she is essentially the same person as herself. In fact, he agrees with most of Romimos' thoughts.

So Lan Wen also had to face up to this fact - Glorfindel probably didn't really love her, or at least not the kind of love that wanted to marry her.

But she has no choice. Instead of worrying about whether Glorfindel loves her or not, which is beyond her control, she might as well think about how to propose marriage to Glorfindel so that the other party will not be tempted. She refused straight away, even if she coaxed and lied like Io, she had to use the shortest time to complete the matter.

"Would you like to marry me?"

... This kind of interrogative sentence seems to be waiting for the other party to give a negative answer.

"Please be sure to marry me!"

...Why?

"I can cook and I can do needlework!"

... There are dedicated servants to do these things.

"But I'm prettier than them all!"

...Well, that seems like a good reason.

"I am willing and able to be a perfect marriage partner for the following reasons: First, to be modest, my appearance is much higher than the average level of elves. Of course, I understand that different people will have different aesthetic differences , but I can make adjustments according to your requirements to meet your aesthetic needs and face problems in front of outsiders to the greatest extent, and according to the previous example of the combination of Maya and Elf, if we have a child, he will fully inherit my beauty ;Secondly, my congenital loss of voice may give you some concerns, but to be honest, it is fake, I actually speak clearly and smoothly without any speech barriers, if you doubt this, I can use Valarin, Quenya, Sindarin, and Dwarf languages ​​have proposed to you four times; thirdly, housework is not my best thing, but basic cooking and laundry, textile and sewing, ironwork and woodworking are all within my ability Inside, if there is anything I can’t take care of you, I can learn it as soon as possible; Fourth, since I first came to Gondolin, excluding the more than eighty years I lived in South Elmos, you and I have known each other Having been together for as long as 400 years, they have certain feelings for each other and have no living habits that the other party cannot tolerate, which provides a guarantee for a long-term common life; fifth..."

……

Lan Wen couldn't make it up anymore.