[Through Middle-earth BG Lord of the Rings Fans] A Different Life Das Leben der Anderen

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can't sleep...

...can't sleep...

I actually... can't sleep? ! !

Insomnia? !Is no one going to sleep tonight? !

I turned my head and looked at the two elves who were calmly sleeping with their eyes open. Indeed, I was the only "person" who couldn't fall asleep...

Frantically, I turned over again.

"It's noisy."

Why?Did it sound like something just now?

... This voice seems to be... Thinking, I turned around again, and saw Haldir who had come to me at some point, and was looking down at me lying on the ground with a slight frown.

"What, what's the matter?" I don't know why, but looking up from this angle made me feel the majestic aura from Haldir that I had been ignoring before, and I couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"..." Haldir looked at my hands clasped nervously in front of my chest inexplicably, and said slowly: "You are always tossing and turning, making us so noisy that we can't sleep at all."

Um?I thought you were all asleep.Thinking about it, I looked behind Haldir, Legolas leaning on the tree, although his posture remained the same as before, but the smile on the corner of his mouth did show that he was sober.

"You think I'm thinking, isn't it because I can't sleep..." I blushed slightly, and muttered with my mouth puckered.

Haldir looked at me silently, thought for a while, then turned and walked deep into the woods.

"Huh? Why did he go?" I looked at Haldir's leaving back suspiciously. Could it be that I really wanted to find another place to sleep because of my noise?I turned to look at Legolas again, and saw him looking at the direction Haldir left with an inexplicable smile.

Haldir didn't confuse me for long, and he came back right away, with a handful of leaves in his hand when he came back—huh?Is it used to plug ears?You are just two elves, do you need so many leaves to plug your ears?

I was looking at Haldir strangely, trying to see how he plugged his ears, but I saw him throwing the leaves into the fire——

"Hey! What is this for?" I yelled.

"Sleep now." Haldir nonchalantly returned to the place where Legolas had just slept.

I was about to reply, but suddenly I smelled a nice fragrance, so my attention was immediately diverted: "Huh? It smells good, what is it?"

"This is the leaf of Elena. It has a calming effect. Burning it can promote sleep." Legolas kindly explained beside him.

Elaine...

Once upon a time, there was also a bouquet of Elena placed by my bedside to help me fall asleep...

"...Hannonle." I murmured uncomfortably.

This is the second time, Haldir, thank you...

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After a sleepless night, we got up early the next morning to pack up and prepare to continue heading east, but I had a problem——I knew that Aragorn, whom Legolas was looking for, was in the north, should I tell him?But in this way, he will ask, how can I be sure that this is the person he is looking for, and why do I know this person's whereabouts so much... I am so distressed...

Fortunately, I didn't struggle for too long, and a group of unexpected guests interrupted my struggle...

"I planted this tree, and I opened this road. If you want to live here, save money to buy roads!" The bearded man who took the lead shook his knife and shouted. (A warm reminder from the author: please ignore the literacy barrier when expressing this sentence in English.)

"..." Haldir was calm and composed.

"..." Legolas remained calm.

"..." I was dumbfounded.

"Quick, take out all your belongings!" the bearded man shouted without any discouragement.

"..." Haldir was unmoved.

"..." Legolas was unmoved.

"..." I had black lines all over my head.

"If you don't take it out, don't blame me for being rude!" The bearded man rushed forward, brandishing a big knife.

"Boom!" Haldir punched him in the face.

"Touch!" Legolas hit his chest and abdomen.

"Oh..." I cried the crocodile for the big man.

Bandits in this era are too unprofessional. The battle is over before it even starts.If your physical fitness is not strong enough, don’t learn from others and take over a mountain to become a king. You will be KO’d in two or three hits, and even I will lose face for you.

I hid behind the two elves, watching the gangster kneeling on the ground in front of me and confessing my sins carefully——

"We were originally residents of the north, but the kingdom was destroyed, the village was destroyed, and the people of our village had to start wandering around Middle-earth, but this bumpy and wandering life is really unsustainable, not to mention there are so many old and weak people. Women and children were waiting for us to feed, so we had no choice but to do this act of highway robbery. We know that what we have done is sinful, and we know that no matter what we say, there is no way to make up for the sins we have committed, but at least we do not For the sake of not hurting anyone, please forgive us!"

"..." Your rhetoric, for some reason, makes me feel a sense of déjà vu, where have you heard it before?It's too uncreative... But of course the kind-hearted elves don't mind, let alone with their fighting power, I guess they didn't take a fancy to you mob at all.And...Although you all have dense beards, you really don't look like some vicious guys—to put it bluntly, you don't have arrogance or aura.

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"Is this okay, just ignore their departure? They may go to grab other people's things." I asked the two elves who were walking silently in front.

"Even so, it's not something we can manage, let alone..." Legolas paused and looked at Haldir.

"I have to go back to Lorraine to report back, so I don't have time to stay here." Haldir continued.

"Anyway, it's none of your business, he's really a realistic guy..." I curled my lips and muttered, and when my eyes swept across the side road, my footsteps stopped unconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Haldir, who heard that I didn't keep up, turned around and asked.

"Look, these footprints." I walked straight to the path, lowered my body and looked at the ground, the huge and heavy footprints left on the soft soil definitely could not belong to humans or elves, could it be...

"Half-orc..." I turned my head and saw Legolas squatting beside me. While observing the ground, he said his deduction: "The footprints are very new, it should be a day or two. I'm afraid there are twenty or thirty of them, and they are well equipped, otherwise the footsteps would not be so heavy..."

Haldir also came over and said, "Before, I was attacked by half-orcs near here. They are numerous and powerful, and they are not ordinary stragglers."

"There is no place for them to base themselves in the wilderness around here. Why do you come here?" I don't understand why there are so many half-orcs near the Eastern Avenue, let alone the War of the Ring. Even if the war started, this neighborhood should be a pure land away from the flames of war.

The two elves looked at each other and said nothing.

"Let's go." After a long time, Haldir spoke again, then turned and left silently.Legolas followed suit.

I looked at the backs of the two of them, and my mood was a little complicated - "This is not our battle" means...does it...

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"Take a break." After driving for a long time, I finally heard Haldir say the most pleasing sentence since I met him.

I immediately sat on the ground and kneaded my sore legs: "That's great, because even if you don't say that, I can't walk anymore."

Haldir closed his eyes and leaned against the tree beside him, not looking at my indecent sitting posture, while Legolas just smiled and took out his dagger to wipe it.

I looked up at the figures of the two elves, but I was a little dazed—they are indeed the creatures favored by Vera, but standing in front of you quietly, the beauty of them is enough to make people unable to take their eyes off...

Compared to their near-perfection, I'm really...

"Conan."

"...Huh?" I came back to my senses and turned to Legolas who called me.

"I'll take Adele to drink water from the small river at the foot of the hillside over there. Give me your water bag, and I'll bring the water back together."

I turned my head and looked at the small river dozens of meters away, thought for a while, stood up quickly, and said, "Give me your water bag, and I will pick it up." The reins——if Haldir and I were to be alone together, wouldn’t there be endless embarrassment to spread, not to mention, how could I have the nerve to let the prince, who is a little orc-killing little expert, go to run errands!Do you still want to rely on other people's protection in the future? !

Thinking in this way, I actively led the horse and walked towards the small river with three water bags.

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The river was not far away, so I let go of the rein and let Adele drink water by herself, while I squatted by the river and filled three water bags.

Looking at my own reflection in the river, I froze for a moment - my hair was already above my shoulders...

I have no idea how long it has been in this world, but I don’t know when I got used to this kind of life that blends into nature, and I don’t know if it’s good or not...

I leaned down, held my breath, and soaked my face in the cold river water, feeling instantly refreshed.I felt the water caressing my cheeks, until I couldn't bear it anymore, then I suddenly raised my head out of the water.I took out a clean cloth and slowly wiped the dripping water off my face.

At this time, a black shadow shone on the ground beside me.

"I'll be fine soon." As I said that, I quickly tidied up my wet front skirt without looking back.

The people behind did not answer.

I felt strange about the other party's silence, so I slightly raised my head to look at the motionless black figure, and the movements of my hands slowed down unconsciously——

……Um?Is it Haldir or Legolas?why do not you speak?But... the shadow seems to be getting fatter, could it be Adele?

I turned my head slightly and saw Adele standing ten meters away on the other side.Take a closer look, it seems to be stepping on its front hooves constantly, as if it is ready to rush over at any time...

... A bad premonition suddenly hit my heart, and the movements of my hands completely stopped.

I finally made up my mind, and slowly turned my head and looked behind me—oh, these big black feet, oh, these thick legs that looked like they were covered in lizard skin, oh, these looked like they were in muddy soup The dirty battle armor rolled in, oh... ah!This seriously affects the beauty of the monster face! !

I was so shocked that my scalp jumped. In order not to startle the snake, I fixed my eyes on the half-orc in front of me, and slowly stood up, thinking about various countermeasures in my mind——

Countermeasure [-]: Jump into the river.Feasibility: zero.Reasons for rejection: The river is too shallow to escape.

Countermeasure [-]: hand-to-hand combat.Feasibility: zero.Reason for rejection: I am afraid that our combat effectiveness without weapons in hand is zero.

Countermeasure [-]: Fighting wits.feasibility……

It's not Gulu, who can be tricked by guessing riddles? !What kind of wits are you talking about with half-orcs? !

Before I could think of a countermeasure, this half-orc who ran out of nowhere had already drawn out his sword impatiently, and it seemed that he planned to fight, and it was unilateral.

What about Haldir and Legolas?I suddenly thought: I haven’t been back, they should come and have a look, let’s take a step back, their elves’ perception of evil is as good as their hearing, if there are half-orcs approaching, it stands to reason that they should be aware of it?Why is there no movement?

I weighed whether it was I who yelled for help and the elf came to save me, or the half-orc in front of me who swung the sword down quickly...it should be the latter, I was thinking sadly...

Seeing the half-orc raising his sword with an evil smile, I suddenly shouted out: "Don't kill me! I know where the ring is!"

Surprisingly, the orc actually paused.

When I was thinking about what to do next, I suddenly noticed the faint sound of weapons clashing not far away—could it be Haldir and Legolas?

I was overjoyed and immediately looked over there, and indeed I could vaguely see Haldir fighting with the orcs.The half-orc in front of him also reacted. He obviously heard the screams of his companion, so he raised his knife at me again angrily, but before he could swing it down, he was knocked several meters away by Adele running from the side. outside.

I immediately ran in that direction, ran up the hill, and saw Haldir and Legolas fighting.It seemed that they hadn't made it in time before because they were tripped by other orcs.Thinking of this, I unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that I was so afraid of being left behind by them...

Except for Haldir and Legolas...huh?Beards?How did they come here?

It seems that the half-orcs were attracted by these guys.Really, I can't be a strong thief myself, and I don't need to recruit real villains!

Suddenly he heard the sound of the wind piercing behind him, and saw that the half-orc had quickly chased after him, holding his sword high.

Before I could react, I felt being pulled back by a force. When I turned around again, Haldir used the sword in his hand to block the heavy falling sword, and quickly turned his backhand to the half-orc. cut off.

"..." It's really... so handsome!That's the only sentence that crossed my mind.

Haldir heaved a sigh of relief looking at the fallen orc, then turned his head to look at me with deep eyes.

"Thank you! It's really thanks to you!" I ran to him with a sunny smile.

"..." Haldir looked at me for a long time, then slowly shook his head: "No need." Then he stopped caring about me, and turned to look at other people. The battle is actually over. half-orcs were wiped out.

I was a little puzzled by his reaction, and looked down, only to see a hideous scar on his exposed left arm under his loose armguard: "Oh, are you injured?"

Hearing this, Haldir also lowered his head and looked at the scar on his left arm. He was stunned for a moment as if thinking of something, then raised his head and looked at me, and then re-tied it as if nothing had happened. He tightened his armguard and replied, "It's nothing, it's an old injury."

"How could it be? It looks quite new! Is it okay for you to draw a bow and swing a knife like this?" I was a little dissatisfied with his nonchalant attitude.

Haldir just glanced at me and said nothing.

Seeing his reaction, my doubts deepened, and then, a guess suddenly came to my mind——

"...Did you hear anything just now?" I asked carefully.

"...What do you mean?" Haldir asked flatly.

Before I could say anything else, Legolas, who was far away from us just now, had already walked over, so I had no choice but to hold back what I was about to say.Slightly from the beginning, I saw the bearded people who had just escaped from death quickly gathered together and tied their hairy heads into a pile - this, this is, is there a bandit secret meeting?

Just when I was still wondering what they were discussing, they suddenly turned their heads to us and rushed over: "Three, please give us a chance, let us repay your life-saving grace!"

"..." Well, how should I put it, after all, I came out to mess around, and it's quite upright, but the elves and I have never been the ones who pursue material rewards——Thinking of this, I feel a little proud and uneasy. Pretentiously looking at the two elves...

……Um?

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I didn't even think about it until I walked into the broken tent of the bearded man-is it worth picking up money?Do good deeds without leaving a name?Where are the traditional virtues of the elves?People said they wanted to repay you and you just accepted it so honestly? !Also, aren't you looking for a ranger?Don't you want to go back to Luolin?What are you doing to follow the bandits' lair now?Fall into bandits together? !

I looked at the two elves in perplexity——

Legolas looked at me and nodded understandingly: "Father often told me not to interfere too much with human affairs, but this contact, I believe, is necessary."

I turned to Haldir with a calm face again, and he said without looking at me: "If you keep torturing me so that I can't sleep well, I will be very troubled."

"..." Really, a reason I can't refuse...

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In short, the two noble elves and I entered the bandit den like this. What surprised me was that the bearded people would choose to set up camp across the bank from the troll forest. However, the troll forest was originally mine. Destination, so there is nothing wrong with it, I can just take time to go into the forest to collect herbs, if I have time, I can also go to the scenic spot where Bilbo turned the mountain monster into fossils, and then go into the mountain monster cave to see if anyone was left behind What a treasure, what a life!

"Looking at the moon again?" Legolas' voice suddenly came from behind.

I turned my head and smiled and said, "No, it was my little roommates who asked me to fetch water."—Congratulations!I was honored to be assigned to the small tent of the bearded elder sister and her two daughters!It seems that it is not Haldir who can't sleep at night, but me who has to help take care of the children...

"I thought you'd prefer to be with humans like you than with us."

"Actually, it's okay, I really like being with you too."

Legolas just looked at me and smiled.

"However, I still don't understand why we have to follow."

"My words are actually a little selfish... I decided to go with them after I heard that they were planning to go back to their hometown in the north. After all, if I go with someone who is familiar with the north, it may be more convenient for me to find someone. As for Haldir..."

"Didn't he want to go back to Luolin?" It stands to reason that he was going south, so why did he follow him to the east?

"Well, but, aren't you coming to the troll forest to the east?"

"……"What? !My eyes widened in surprise: "...So, he actually..."

"Yes, he came here to send you." Legolas confirmed my guess with a calm expression.

"But... I just met him, why did he..."

"...Haven't you found out yet?" Legolas looked frustrated and helpless.

"Find what?" I wondered.

"The injury on Haldir's arm." Legolas reminded patiently.

"The... injury on the arm?" I tilted my head, thinking hard with this slight reminder——

First of all, that wound was deep and straight... um.

Secondly, the wound looks very new, it should have been injured for less than a month... Oh?

Also, the wound has just had stitches removed, and the stitches looked familiar... Huh?etc!

...familiar...

"...ah... oh!!!"

That slightly familiar cloak, that deja vu back, that lake-blue eyes—that stubborn elf who refused to seek medical treatment that she met in the pharmacy! ——Sure enough, is self-harm tendency persistent?First you don’t bandage the wound, and then you try to jump off the cliff, Haldir, how much you want to use your innate blessing...

Without waiting for me to think about it further, Legolas unceremoniously interrupted my rambling thoughts: "He knew, as long as he didn't tell you, you would never remember it."

This is simply a question of my memory, but even so, I can only smile dryly: "Hehe, but even you know it..."

"I was curious and asked him why he would go on the road with you."

"..." So, in fact, Haldir just wanted to repay his kindness, so he...

I was in a daze for a moment, unable to tell whether the sudden surge in my heart was loss or relief...

Suddenly, I turned to Legolas and asked the doubts in my heart for a long time: "Why did you tell me this? If you didn't tell me, that stubborn guy in Haldir would never say a word to me. He himself Didn't insist, why, but you want to help him tell me?"

Legolas lowered his eyes silently, thinking of something, some emotions that I couldn't understand flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly after a long time: "Whether the truth is beautiful or cruel, you can clearly see it, isn't it better than Is everything important? Elves are immortals, and time is eternal to us... Even if there is something in my heart that I want to say to someone, I feel that I can tell the other person at any time, but in fact, if I don’t say it, I don’t want to say it. You know when, the other party won't be able to hear you... I don't want to see such a sad face anymore..."

...Although I really want to comfort you who are melancholy at this time, I really want to say—boy, can't you speak more plainly?Are the piles you mentioned really answering the ones I asked?

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