[The Silmarillion] Romimus

"Sorry to interrupt!" Glorfindel said suddenly.

From his point of view, this kind of thing happened from time to time after Antonia went to class. Aragorn and Antonia were used to it, but they knew something about Glorfindel and Romimos back then, so they could understand it. Just looked at him silently.

"That elf miner...couldn't be the one I thought...?" Glorfindel's face was very ugly.

However, Antonia didn't understand his mood at all, and she spoke categorically: "It's him, Io."

Glorfindel's face turned green: "You...the two of them knew each other at that time?"

"Yes."

"That said, later..."

He didn't finish, but Antonia must have understood him, but she neither answered nor denied.

Glorfindel fell silent, his lips drawn into a tight line.

"...What and what?" Aragorn couldn't figure out what kind of charade the two were playing, and was at a loss. "Who is Io, Miss Antonia?"

Antonia turned her head: "You may not be able to remember the name alone, Your Highness. Io is the husband of Gondolin's white princess Arethel, and the father of the most famous traitor among the elves, Maeglin."

"Oh." Now Aragorn understands, as long as anyone who knows a little bit about the history of Gondolin, I am afraid that there is no one who does not know who Maeglin is. After all, it can be said that it is his betrayal that caused Gondo Lin's destruction, but... Aragorn became a little confused, "So, Io had already been persuaded by Romimos to join Morgoth at that time? Then Maeglin also..."

"Wrong guess, Your Highness." Antonia said softly, "Io has never joined Morgoth. As for Maeglin, although I think Romimos has indeed influenced him, in the final analysis it should be him. The over-distance affection for his cousin, Princess Idril of the Silver Foot, prompted him to make the decision to betray his fellow clan."

Aragorn's curiosity was fully aroused, but instead of asking further questions, he looked at Antonia with wide eyes, impatient for her to continue.

Io was once a Sindarin nobleman, and was related to the Sindarin King Elu Tingol, but he was not gregarious and hated bondage. Life in Doriath made him very uncomfortable, especially Mai When Amelian set the Melian Girdle, and no one would be free to pass in and out of Doriath without her and Thingol's orders, Io left it and lived alone in the deep, dark woods of Southern Elmoth. .

Io also disliked the Noldor, thinking that their arrival disturbed the peace of Middle-earth, but he had close contacts with the dwarves, and learned a lot from them in forging metal.

On this day, he went out to work as usual and came back, so he ran into the head of Romimos....

Romemos was also taken aback for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses and took off the cloak, revealing the rest of her body.

Io looked at the "invisibility cloak" in Romimos' hands in surprise, but soon he remembered the business, looked at Romimos vigilantly, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"Romimos."

Io frowned, he was a little uncertain about the identity of the person in front of him: "Are you Noldor?"

Romemos shook his head, "I'm Maiya."

"Oh." Io didn't respond. Although Maiya is the god second only to Vera, he doesn't respect them like other elves.After all, there are only a few Maias he knows, one Melian and the other Sauron. He doesn't like Melian very much, and he is extremely disgusted with Sauron.

Despite this, Io was still very interested in Romimos' "cloak of invisibility". At the same time, he had no idea that Romimos would be Morgoth's subordinate. , Morgoth has never had such a "harmless" subordinate...

So after a moment of hesitation, Io's curiosity finally overwhelmed his vigilance. He briefly introduced himself to Romimos and invited her to his home as a guest.

And Romimos also readily agreed, she did not hate the elves like Morgoth and Sauron, but at first she had a good impression of the beautiful children of Iluvita like other Villamaia , but in Valinor, Romimos was not close to the elves. The Vanyar elves' unconditional obedience to Vala made her sneer, and the Teleri elves, although she would not think them useless like Morgoth, But after dealing with them a few times, I also feel that their qualifications are mediocre and quite boring.

If the Noldor had not been made haughty by the lies of Morgoth, they would have been a very good crowd for Romimus, for they were wise and creative, and created the elves in Feanor. After the diamond, Romimos once excitedly wanted to ask for advice, and the consequences can be imagined... How could Feanor, who even dared to bury the door in his face by Morgoth, have the patience to talk to Romimo S...

Although the experience of getting along with the elves and Maiya was not pleasant, after a short period of time, both Romemos and Io discovered how compatible their personalities are, how tired of control and yearning for freedom, How they shared a never-ending desire to learn and create, and how they inspired each other.

During the period of staying with Morgoth in the prison of Mandos, Romimos actually learned a lot about casting and smelting, but at that time he was not allowed to leave Mandos and could not practice it. , just stay on the theoretical surface.And Io is already a very good craftsman. He even created a bright black metal himself. Thus, the knowledge Romemus brought from Valinor still benefited him a lot.

During that time, Maiya and Elf worked day and night, seemingly tireless, their eyes sparkled with excitement, all kinds of whimsical ideas burst like burning flames, and their tacit understanding seemed to be innate, Romimos is knowledgeable, and Io is experienced.After a period of time, after Romemos finished the first half of the sentence, Io could understand the meaning of the second half of her sentence; while forging and smelting, Io only needed to look at him, and Romemos could put him right. The materials and tools needed were handed to him.

In this way, Romemos spent 50 years in Nan Elmos and Io, but it was nothing to Maia and the elves, Romemos was not yet tired of life here , and Io never thought of chasing Romemos away.

"Are you going to mine today?" Romimos blinked in surprise as he saw Io carrying tools and fully armed. "Aren't you planning to cast a pair of rings recently? Finished it so soon?"

"There are not enough rubies," Io explained.

"Isn't it the one over there?" Romemos pointed to the colorful gems piled up in the corner.

"The purity is not enough." Io frowned. "What I want is a ruby ​​that is absolutely pure without any impurities. Those are not qualified. I'd better find the rough stone and polish it myself."

"Then I'll go with you!" Romimos said with a smile.

Io didn't refuse.

If not necessary, Io seldom leaves his residence. Even if he does, he is usually only willing to go to the dwarven territory to study as a guest. He is very familiar with the terrain and mineral deposits in that area, so he knows that there is no one he is looking for nearby. Ruby rough with such a high purity, I had to try my luck elsewhere.

They went all the way to the west, and first they came to the domain of Celegorm and Curufin, two of the seven sons of Feanor. These two people were dangerous even among their brothers, but Romimos used the spider silk. The cloak covered Io, and he was invisible, so he was able to pass through the area without disturbing anyone.

Io remembered that there was a circle of mountains to the west, which was inaccessible all year round, and he might be able to find the ore he needed. He led Romemus to go there, and they did see the majestic mountain, but Io was surprised. What is puzzling is that no matter how hard they try to get closer to the foot of the mountain, there is still a considerable distance between the mountain and them.

Although he was puzzled in his heart, there was no expression on Io's face, but his expression became more gloomy. He was about to continue walking, but Romimos stopped him.

"Don't go any further," she said. "We're going in circles."

Io stopped silently and looked around: "I shouldn't have gone the wrong way."

"It's not a question of the road." Romemos said, and her expression became serious at this time.Under Io's gaze, she walked to the edge of a stream, and slowly stretched her hand out into the water. There was a dim light in the palm of her hand, "It's water."

As Romemos' hand got closer and closer to the stream, the originally calm water became restless as if it had come to life. Like two forces fighting against each other, the stream under Romemos' palm rolled into a wave. A small vortex was formed, spinning rapidly, and getting bigger and bigger at the same time.

Romimos frowned deeply, apparently she did not have the upper hand in this wrestling, after a while, her eyes suddenly widened, she withdrew her hand abruptly, and fell to the ground, facing the water in the stream. The water turned into a water dragon. If she hadn't reacted quickly, she would have been caught by the current and dragged into the water.

After Romemos withdrew his hand, the stream also returned to its original calm state.

"Are you okay?" Io came over to help her up, the worry in his voice was imperceptible.

A look of horror flashed in Romimos' eyes. "Leave as soon as you can," she whispered. "We cannot pass, for the waters here are bewitched by Ulmo."

Ulmo is the god in charge of water in the world of Arda. In the Valar, his power is second only to the god-king Manwe.

Romimos hated the Valar, but feared them, and she had no desire to provoke them, especially Mandos and Ulmo, who were more difficult for her than Manwë, for they never Never been deceived by the rhetoric of Morgoth.

Io didn't say anything, just nodded, turned around and walked forward without looking back, with Romimos following behind him.

But after he calmed down, Romimos couldn't help being curious, what kind of place is this place, and let Vala Ulmo personally set a spell to protect it from outsiders?

After walking a certain distance, Romemos couldn't help but look back.For a moment, she almost thought she was dazzled.

A dozen elves galloped past in front of her. Among them, the elf at the head was the most eye-catching. He was tall and heroic, with an extremely handsome face, but his most conspicuous feature was his thick and brilliant blond hair.

But in just a moment, the blond elf rode a horse and jumped over the stream that Romemos had failed to cross just now, and disappeared from Romemos' vision like a shooting star.

"Romimos?" Io, who had gone far away, looked back at her.

"Here we come!" Romimos came back to his senses and hurriedly followed him.

This episode was quickly forgotten by Romemos, and she soon devoted herself to finding and digging ore with Io. They turned to go north, and after a few weeks of hard work After searching, he finally found a ruby ​​mine that satisfied Io on a cliff in the Sislin Mountains.

Io tied one end of the rope around his waist, and Romemos pulled the other end, and slowly let Io down.

This kind of work is quite common for the two of them. It didn't take long for Io to dig out the purest and complete rough stone he picked out of the mountain. Even he had a rare expression on his face at this time. There was a hint of excitement, and then he tugged on the rope, and Romemos began to pull him up.

Everything was going well at first, but when Io was less than one person away from the top of the cliff, an accident happened. The rope that Romemos was pulling on him suddenly broke without warning. Before he had time to widen his eyes, he felt the sense of weightlessness. In a panic, the ruby ​​in his hand slipped from his hand and fell straight into the abyss below.

At the very moment, Romimos thrust most of her body downward and finally reached Io's hand. She took a deep breath and slowly pulled Io up.

And after Io stepped on the ground safely, before he even had time to rejoice in his narrow escape, he began to regret how he had dropped the rough gemstone below.

"The effort this time is in vain." He sighed deeply, his eyes full of gloom, "The rough stone just now was really perfect, so it was just wasted."

Romemus walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down thoughtfully.

"Forget it, I'll try my best to find out if there's something that can be replaced." Even so, Io's tone still showed unconcealable regret, obviously he didn't think he could still find it.

"Wait here for me a while," said Romemus.Then, under Io's questioning eyes, she jumped down.

Io was shocked, dropped his mining tools, and ran to the edge of the cliff to look down. The mist shrouded below, and the figure of Romimos quickly turned into a small dot and disappeared quickly.

It should be... nothing will happen, right?Romemos is also a Maier after all, since she did this, she should be sure.

Having said that, Io still clenched his fists involuntarily, his knuckles turning white with force.

Ten minutes later, there was still no movement below.

"Romimos?" He couldn't help calling down, and the echo echoed in the mountains.

Romi Moslo Mi Moslo Mi Moslo

The voice gradually dissipated, and Io couldn't stay still anymore. Although he was still trying to calm down, his face was not very good-looking.

Another 5 minutes passed, and Io wanted to go down the mountain to find someone, but he was worried that he would diverge from Romemus, but he couldn't bear to wait here without hearing from him, and his heart was flustered, as if there was a hot pot Like ants crawling on the ground.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a sound of breaking wind coming from under the cliff, like eagle wings tearing the air.

He rushed to the edge of the cliff immediately, and before he looked down, Romemos flew up from below and landed steadily in front of him.

Behind Romimos, a pair of huge wings fluttered a few times, and the blowing up wind and dust almost fascinated Io's eyes.In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun shone from behind Romimos, and she was shrouded in that brilliant glow.

"Here, here you are." She smiled, and handed the rough ruby ​​stone to Io with both hands, as if holding a flame and a bright red beating heart.