[The Silmarillion] Romimus

As soon as Glorfindel entered the hall, he was greeted with a lot of booing as expected. Before he could stand still, Duilin and Agamose dragged him away one by one.

"Yo, Glorfindel, the last one!"

"Come on, come on, according to the rules, the number of people who come in front of you will have to drink a few glasses of wine! Let's count, Tour, Idril, Exilion... there are already nine people in front of you, Glorfindel."

"There's me! There's me!" Elendil, who was six years old at the time, protested loudly.

"That's right, and our Elendil." The lords laughed, "That's ten people."

Glorfindel smiled wryly: "Really?"

"Of course, gentlemen have no jokes." Pengrod teased, "You have to thank His Majesty Turgon and Meglin for not being able to spare time today, otherwise it would be twelve cups."

"It's a pity that Lan Wen didn't come this time, otherwise at least nine of her ten cups would have to be counted on Glorfindel." Duilin secretly whispered to Tur.

"No, I sincerely suggest you not to do that, otherwise in a few days all Gondolin will hear the news that Lord Feiyan died on the street because of angering Lan Wen." Tur said seriously, "Believe me, everyone Every woman who looks weak hides a lioness inside."

Du Yilin couldn't help but glanced at Idril, then turned around and shuddered.

This is a small banquet held regularly by the lords of Gondolin. Usually, the lords take turns to be the host, but this time it is the turn of the white feather lord Tour.

Glorfindel, who was very active most of the time, was rarely quiet today, but considering he was half drunk the moment he walked in, no one thought it was amiss.

Except for a few who are as careful as a hair.

Exilion came over: "Are you all right, Laure?"

"Just this little wine won't make me unconscious. How did you become such a mother-in-law?" Glorfindel seemed disgusted.

"The banquet has just begun. If you get drunk when you go back, I will be the first person Lan Wen came to 'invoke the teacher'." Exilion laughed, "Why is Lan Wen not as usual today?" Come with you? If she were here, no one would dare to force you."

Glorfindel smiled: "That's great, otherwise wouldn't it be a bad mood?"

Exilion's smile paused for a moment, then gradually disappeared: "Did you quarrel with Lan Wen?"

"It's nothing, why do you think so?" Glorfindel quickly clarified, "Lan Wen is just... busy recently, she completely forgot about today's banquet held by Tull until she saw that I was going out I just remembered, but she has already made an appointment with Meglin to go to him today, so...you know...she can't break the contract, right?"

"Of course, there's nothing I can do about it." Exilion nodded, "Speaking of Meglin, don't you think he's a bit different from before?"

"Have it?"

"Don't you think he's not as gloomy as before? Compared with his father, he looks more like Princess Yarisil now." Exilion recalled, "Many people told me that they felt that Maeglin It has become soft and close, and it is not as annoying as before."

Glorfindel frowned: "But the truth is, I find him more annoying than ever."

"A lot of people are secretly talking about it. They think that Meglin has changed because he fell in love. As for who he is with, you can guess without telling me. To be honest, this is not a rumor that just happened recently," said Eke. Sirion shrugged, "But it's really bluffing, because even I can't think of any other reason for a person like Meglin to suddenly turn sexual, if I don't know that the two of them are right. They didn't mean that to each other, maybe I would be dubious."

Glorfindel didn't answer.

"...This can't be true, can it?"

"I don't know, Lan Wen never told me." Glorfindel said, "But she has indeed changed from before."

"Really?" Exilion asked this time, "When? I don't think so."

In fact, Glorfindel can't tell exactly when Lan Wen seemed to be different, because she didn't suddenly change the whole person like Meglin, Lan Wen's changes are not worth mentioning Glorfindel may have noticed the details early on, but he didn't take it to heart.

For example, on an ordinary morning, Glorfindel walked into the dining room after morning exercise as usual, and Lan Wen was already sitting there. When she saw Glorfindel, she curled her lips and smiled.

Glorfindel also smiled at her: "Good morning, Lan Wen."

Lan Wen nodded, lowered her head and continued to eat her breakfast.

Glorfindel froze for a moment.

It felt a little weird, but nothing seemed wrong.

Lan Wen raised her head and looked at him suspiciously: "Aren't you going to eat?"

Only then did Glorfindel come back to his senses: "Ah, it's nothing, sorry, I was stunned for a while."

At this time, it is time for Lan Wen to ask him what happened. She will ask Glorfindel if there is something uncomfortable, or if he has encountered something that makes him uneasy—because of being in a daze to Glorfindel for no reason. Fendel is a rare occurrence.Her mouth would be pursed slightly until she was sure that Glorfindel was not hiding anything from her, and then she would relax and laugh at him for "starting to be dazed early in the morning" or something.

——Lan Wen nodded again, and put all her attention on the salad in front of her again.

Glorfindel pulled out his chair and sat down, and began to enjoy his supposedly delicious fried eggs. He probably just took two bites, and Lan Wen stood up.

"I'm full," she said, looking at Glorfindel for the third time this morning.

Glorfindel still had the egg in his mouth, and was stunned for three or four seconds before realizing that Lan Wen was announcing that she was leaving the banquet.

"Oh, okay." He swallowed and replied.

Lan Wen always ate very little, and the meal speed was often very fast. Although she always waited for Glorfindel before, this time Glorfindel was not used to leaving early this time, but of course Now, Lan Wen doesn't have to sit here and wait for him to finish eating together.

"Are you busy today?" Glorfindel asked.

"It's not just today." Lan Wen replied, packing up her things quickly and preparing to go out, "I'll go to Maeglin's place these days, if I haven't come back when the sun goes down, then you don't have to wait for me to have dinner."

This is not too unusual, when Lan Wen starts a new creation of hers, she often forgets to sleep and eat for a while, the shortest is three to five days, and the longest even takes several weeks.And every time she said that, but in fact she was back before dinner almost every time.

Glorfindel was slightly relieved.

If this is the case, it is understandable for Lan Wen to be absent-minded this morning. Obviously, all her thoughts are on her creation.

However, Glorfindel did not expect that Lan Wen had been busy for several months this time, and still had no intention of finishing it.Every day she went out earlier and came home later, and it had been a long time since she sat down to have a meal or even a cup of tea with Glorfindel, and sometimes Glorfindel was When talking to her, her mind would suddenly stop being on Glorfindel, and she would not come back to her senses until Glorfindel stopped, and smiled apologetically at him: "I'm sorry, what did you just say?"

In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just some trivial things, such as Duilin and Agamose are arguing again; it's sunny outside today, and the first new leaf of this spring has grown on the maple tree; The shape of a cloud is very similar to such trivial things as Sorondo and so on. It seems really boring to think about it.

"……nothing."

"Oh." Lan Wen didn't ask, "If you have nothing else to do, I'll go out first."

"To Maeglin's again?"

Lan Wen nodded.

Of course, of course, Glorfindel knows that Lan Wen is very busy, she always has a lot of weird ideas and is keen to test them, but she has been busy for several months, and it is time to take a break, otherwise her body won't last.

"Do you have time tomorrow?" Glorfindel asked. "I can go for a walk with you. We can go and see Elendil. You haven't seen him in a while, have you? He looks better than he did a few months ago." Gained another piece, I think it's because he's half human..."

"Thank you, Glorfindel." Lan Wen interrupted him, "but I'm sorry, I'm not free tomorrow."

"..." Lan Wen seldom refuses him, and Lan Wen never interrupts his words, but... Of course, this does not mean that she cannot do this, she has the right to refuse Glorfindel, this is Of course, "What about next week? Ike and I, as well as Princess Idril, are going to ride horses together for an outing. Do you want to come together?"

Lan Wen sighed, as if helpless: "Glorfindel, I've been really busy recently."

"...Of course, I have no other meaning." Glorfindel was a little embarrassed, "Then I wish you success in your work."

Lan Wen finally showed a satisfied smile: "Thank you, and I hope you have a good time."

You see, how polite, but there is nothing wrong with these words, is there?Lan Wen just encountered a problem that she couldn't overcome for a while, and couldn't find time to chat with Glorfindel or do anything else.

The same goes for the next thing.Glorfindel accidentally cut the cuff of his clothes while sparring with other people. For people who often wield swords, this is inevitable, and it is not worth making a big fuss about.

"Lan Wen, my sleeve is torn." Glorfindel said.

Lan Wen glanced casually: "Oh."

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"Can you mend it for me?" Glorfindel went further, "...please."

It seems to be more embarrassing. It is perfectly normal to say "please" when asking for help, but generally speaking, he doesn't have to say that to Lan Wen. Lan Wen will always take his torn clothes as a matter of course to mend. good.

"It's just a small hole, can't you sew it yourself?" Lan Wen sighed irritably, "I've been very busy recently, Glorfindel."

The atmosphere finally reached the extreme embarrassment.Lan Wen is right, it's not a big deal, Glorfindel can do it by himself, but it's easier for Lan Wen, it may not even take her 5 minutes, and she can do it better than Glorfindel was more beautiful, and it was hard even for elf eyes to see that there had been a breach there.But even so, that wasn't the reason she had to mend Glorfindel's clothes, besides, she had her own business and she was busy.

……

"Are you listening to me?" Glorfindel asked, frowning.

Exilion covered his mouth and yawned softly: "Wh-oh, of course, I'm listening."

"You haven't!" Glorfindel complained.

"I really listened." Exilion couldn't laugh or cry, "You feel that Lan Wen is different from before, because Lan Wen didn't wait for you to have breakfast together, refused to go out with you, and failed to sew your clothes for you." Hole. Are you serious?"

"..." Well, he's making a fuss over a molehill, "but she's definitely different."

"Didn't she explain to you many times that she is busy with her own affairs?" Exilion said helplessly, "It is because Lan Wen was always responsive to you before, so now you will suffer if she neglects you a little bit." No more. Congratulations, I remember the last time you were so childish was in Valinor."

Glorfindel wanted to retort, but he couldn't speak when he opened his mouth. He must have drunk a little too much tonight.

"In fact, it's a good thing to think about it carefully." Exilion said again, "Lan Wen was saved by you, and you gave her a home, but she is not your property. Now she has her own interests and career and independent minded, you should support her."

Lan Wen did not have her own interests and thoughts recently, Glorfindel thought, she has long been an independent individual, from this point of view, Lan Wen is indeed still Lan Wen, her character, habits, preferences It's all the same, the only difference is that she doesn't care about Glorfindel as much as before, but it's not her fault, she's just... too busy.

After the banquet, Exilion sent Glorfindel home, although Glorfindel insisted that he was not drunk, but no one believed him.

When they returned, most of the servants had already left, and the house was almost pitch-black, with only a faint fire burning in the fireplace. A maid on duty sat beside her and dozed off. After hearing the movement, she opened her eyes and hurriedly came to greet them.

"He's a little drunk." Exilion ignored Glorfindel's protest and explained, he looked around, "Lan Wen is asleep already?"

"Miss Lan Wen didn't come back. She said that if she didn't come back before the sun went down, she would stay at Lord Maeglin's house for one night, so we don't have to worry."

"...Oh." Now Exilion couldn't help frowning, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."

"No need." Glorfindel shook off him, "I have to pick Lan Wen home."

"It's so late, Lan Wen should have stayed in the Mole's family." Exilion said.

"She just said that, she never really stayed there," said Glorfindel.

"If she wants to come back, she can come back by herself, and there will be no danger in Gondolin."

"But it's already so dark, what if she's afraid?" Glorfindel was very stubborn. "Or did she not see the road clearly and tripped over a stone? She can't speak, and she can't even ask for help."

"Okay, okay, I'll go pick her up, is it okay now?" Exilion couldn't bear it anymore, "You can rest assured and go to sleep!"

"I'm going to wait here for her return."

"It's up to you." Exilion knew it would be useless to talk, so he rolled his eyes, turned around and left.

"Lord of Exilion, rare guest." Even though it was almost midnight, the mole family was still very lively. Once the enthusiastic craftsmen got excited, they didn't care whether it was day or night.Meglin came out to greet Exilion with a smile on her face, "I don't know why you came to me so late?"

Exilion said succinctly: "I'm here to pick up Lan Wen."

Meglin paused for a moment, and didn't say much: "This way."

Walking to the door of a house next to Meglin's workshop, Meglin knocked on the door: "Lan Wen, someone is looking for you."

The rustling sound inside the door stopped, and a few seconds later, the door was slammed open from the inside, and Romimos came out. Her appearance... well, very simple.His long black hair was disheveled on his head, his sleeves were rolled up in different lengths, his face and hands were covered with pencil marks, and there were two big dark circles under his eyes, making him look irritable.

Exilion was shocked all of a sudden, almost didn't recognize him, and thought it was some new apprentice from the Mole family.

"..." So this is the unknown side of Lan Wen that Glorfindel mentioned?It's no wonder that Lan Wen doesn't want others to know.

"Exilion?" Romimos was quite surprised to see him, "What are you doing here?"

"I'll pick you up for Glorfindel." Exilion said, "He's worried about you."

A few veins popped out on the forehead of Romemos. She closed her eyes and took a long, deep breath: "I told him, maybe he forgot. If I don't go back too late, I just stay here." One night. And I—”

"You're busy, I know." Exilion said a step ahead of her, "but I still think you should spend as much time with Glorfindel as possible. He needs you more than he thinks."

Romemos rolled his eyes blankly and complained silently. Exilion couldn't distinguish her mouth shape as quickly as Glorfindel, but it looked like "I am him Mother do?"

"All right, all right, I understand, I'll just go back." Romemos sighed for a long time, and closed the door casually.Exilion glanced in, only to see a room full of scratch paper, densely filled with all kinds of complicated sketches and calculations, covering the floor from the table to the floor. "You don't have to follow me, I can go back by myself."

"No, I'd better see you off, Glorfindel said you're afraid of the dark."

"..." Romimos didn't even bother to roll his eyes.

"By the way, why are you here?" Romemos didn't remember to ask this question until he reached the door, "Where's Glorfindel?"

"You'll know when you see him." Exilion said, "Do you need any help from me?"

"No, I'm going to trouble you today, be careful on the road." Romimos stood at the door and watched Exilion go away, sighed at the time of the day, turned and pushed the door open.

"You're back, Miss Lanwen." After seeing Romimos, the maid finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Master Glorfindel is still waiting for you."

"What's the matter with him?" Romemos asked, in fact, this question is superfluous, as soon as he approached Glorfindel, Romemos could smell the alcohol on his body, and she couldn't help wrinkling her nose, " Did you drink too much?"

"I didn't." Glorfindel protested strongly with his eyes wide open, why did everyone think he was drunk after a few drinks?

Although he did forget how much he drank...

"Dizzy? Want to vomit?" Romemos didn't care what he said. A drunk would never say that he was drunk. "Is there something wrong?"

Glorfindel shook his head.

"Then go to sleep." Romimos heaved a sigh of relief, straightened up, "Go."

Glorfindel actually didn't feel that he needed to be supported, but as soon as Lan Wen stretched out his hand to him, he pulled it reflexively.

"Good night." Romimos sent Glorfindel to the bedroom, blew out the candles, and her figure disappeared in the darkness.

……

"Lanwen?" After a while, Glorfindel suddenly called out.

There was silence, no one answered.

Of course, Lan Wen is a mute and can't make a sound.But she probably hasn't left yet, how could she just leave like that?She couldn't just walk away with Glorfindel in this state.She would quietly stay by his side until she was sure that Glorfindel had fallen asleep before gently getting up and leaving.

"Lanwen." Glorfindel grabbed into the dark void, but he didn't touch anything, and no one held his hand.

Well, Lan Wen should indeed be gone.This is also a matter of course, why does Glorfindel require her to be here with him?He wasn't a child anymore, and Lan Wen had done what she had to do, at least she went home, asked how Glorfindel was feeling, and sent him to bed, she did her best.And further, for the care, care and companionship, maybe he shouldn't be so greedy to force it, just like Exilion said, Lan Wen's world doesn't revolve around him.

but……

"I love her," Glorfindel whispered in the dark.

He loves Lan Wen, and it's not the kind of selfless love that doesn't ask for anything in return. He is also eager for her response, and I'm afraid he won't be satisfied with how much he gets.

He must have an open and honest talk with Lan Wen, preferably tonight, but Lan Wen has already fallen asleep, she must be exhausted during this time, and he can't bother her anymore.

Then just wait, there is still a long time between him and Lan Wen, until the day when Lan Wen smiles at him gently and patiently again after being busy for a while.

It won't be too far, Glorfindel thought half asleep, the Summer Gate is coming, and everything will be different.