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

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I stayed peacefully in the bandit den for a few days, so peaceful that even I found it unbelievable. After all, I have the very "charismatic" name of "Conan". Calm uneasy...

I kicked the water under my feet in boredom, ignoring the wet trouser legs, I could clearly feel the flow of the river.

It's so peaceful...

"If you fall, I won't save you again." A cold voice came from behind me.

I curled my lips, listening to the angry tone, can't you say something like "The river is dangerous, if you can't swim, it's better to stay away" to express your concern?Displeased, I neither turned my head nor ignored him, and continued to paddle my water.

"Do you want to prove that as a human being, you actually care about cleanliness?"

...Well, in this life, I don't expect to hear any kind words from Haldir...

"Is your way of speaking natural?" I still couldn't help but glance back at him.

"Do you mean that my words are too straightforward, with precise and clear semantics, which hit your sore spot and make you unable to retaliate?"

"..."

I mean you are black-bellied, vicious-tongued, insidious and cunning, and you take pleasure in bullying the innocent and weak me, and you really don't show the kind and beautiful qualities of being an elf.

I curled my lips and was about to fight back, when suddenly there was a loud noise from afar, shaking the ground, and Haldir and I immediately looked in that direction.

I saw a puff of thick smoke rising from an unknown place behind the mountain, and went straight to the clouds.

Looking in that direction, did something happen to the village in the south?

"Go around the top of the mountain to get a better view, do you want to go?" Haldir had already whistled to call Adele.

"is it okay?"

"Come up." Saying that, Haldir stepped on the horseback smartly, turned around and stretched out a hand to me.

I looked at the hand that was stretched out to me, gritted my teeth and held it. It looked smooth and fair, with a slight layer of calluses. There was a strange temperature and the strength of a soldier from the hand.

Sitting behind Haldir, I was wondering why he didn't move, so I saw him turn his head slightly, looked at my hands holding the two small corners of his cloak and said, "Aren't you afraid of falling?"

"Can you ride fast?" I asked unconvinced.

He also stopped talking, turned his head and whispered something to Adele in Elvish, only to see Adele galloping out like an arrow.

"Wow!!" I didn't care about my face, I yelled and quickly hugged Haldir in front of me, and I kept shouting repeatedly in my heart-no!I'm not flirting!Just for the protection of life!

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After finally reaching the top of the mountain, Adele stopped slowly.

"You can let go." Haldir's flat voice sounded.

"..." Tremblingly, I let go of the already stiff arm that was holding Haldir tightly—why can Fast and Furious be staged in Middle-earth? !And it's still on a steep mountain road!Haldir must have done it on purpose!This is a challenge to me!It is a declaration of war!As a young woman in the new era who travels through time, I want to face the challenge bravely!It is my duty to defeat the evil elf forces in Middle-earth headed by Haldir!

A raging flame of struggle was burning in my heart, but Haldir's cold voice sounded again in my ears: "Look."

Looking at his side face, I was puzzled by the seriousness on his face, and then followed his line of sight to look into the distance——

In the direction where the black smoke was burning, at the end of the horizon, one could barely see a strange village burning in a sea of ​​flames.With my eyesight, it is impossible to see as clearly as an elf, but I can still feel the desolation of destruction.

I turned to Haldir in front of me again, only to hear him whisper softly: "It seems to be a half-orc in the southern mountains. That village is destroyed."

"..."

Haldir, you know what?Your voice is so calm, but your eyes are not.

Perhaps, you are not as indifferent as you appear to be...

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The news spread quickly in the village, and the aftershocks of the shells hitting the southern village extended all the way here. The bearded people in the village gathered in the leader's tent to discuss countermeasures. Haldir and Legolas were also there. Discussions continued into the evening.

Even as night fell, the atmosphere of panic and fear in the village did not dissipate. My two little roommates, Mary and Rose, couldn't sleep because of the influence of this atmosphere.

Mary and Rose's mother went to prepare supper for those who hadn't finished discussing, so the two little girls refused to sleep obediently, and each of them lay on my lap and asked, "Conan, I heard that there is a problem in the south. Your village is destroyed, isn't it?"

"Yes." I stroked Mary's hair and nodded.

"Has everyone in that village escaped?"

"……I do not know either."

"Will they go into exile like us?"

"……Maybe."

Mary was a little lost, she murmured: "That's so sad, losing my hometown."

I don't know how to comfort the sad child, I can only pat her on the head: "Go to sleep."

Looking at the two children who were driven into bed by me but still refused to close their eyes, I smiled helplessly, and then sang softly in a low voice——

こんなに冷(つめ)たいtent(とばり)のdeep(ふか)くで

Your party (あなた) is one person (ひとり) desleep (ねむ) ってる

Pray(いの)りの歌声(うたこえ)Sabi(さび)しい野原(のはら)を

小(ちい)さな光(ひかり)がPhoto(te)らしてた

Your side (あなた)の梦(ゆめ)を见(み)てた

Zigong(こども)のように笑(わら)ってた

懐(なつ)かしく

まだ远(とお)く

それは未来(みらい)の领(やくそく)

いつか绿(みどり)の朝(あさ)に

いつか辿(たど)り作(つ)けると

Winter Ku(ふゆが)れた

この空(そら)を信(しん)じているから

Fields of hope

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I watched the two children sleeping peacefully, got up gently, and walked out of the tent. When I raised my eyes, I saw the back of Haldir who had arrived at some time.

I walked up to him and asked softly, "Is it all over?"

He turned around and looked at me, I don't know if it was my illusion, his lake blue eyes were not as sharp as usual, but softly glowing under the moonlight.

"The discussion is over." He replied with a sigh.

"... Are they ready to leave?" I asked with some uncertainty.

"Yes. They originally planned to go back to the north, but now they are determined to leave as soon as possible. If there is no accident, they will leave the day after tomorrow."

I saw that Haldir did not speak. In fact, I guessed the result more or less. After all, there are so many women and children here. If they are really attacked and face the battle, they will definitely suffer heavy losses. It is indeed the best to return to their hometown in the north and do resettlement first. Method.

It's just that this means that we will be separated soon...

"Wouldn't that be nice?" I said with mock relief. "They've been away from home for so long, and they can finally go back."

Haldir looked at me fixedly and didn't speak.

"You, you can go back to Lothlorian... There are still your relatives and companions waiting for you, aren't you?" I murmured softly, I don't know whether to tell him or to convince myself.However, the only thing that is certain is that I am absolutely unwilling to drag Haldir down again. Speaking of which, I only helped him once, but he has saved me several times. The kindness he holds in his heart has long been pay off...

Haldir looked at me for a while, and there were many emotions in his eyes that I couldn't understand. He didn't smile until I felt a little uncomfortable because of the silence. To be honest, I never thought But being able to see such a gentle smile on his face made me wonder if Legolas was pretending to be him——

"Conan, take care of yourself."

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The bearded man shouted in the morning glow, and the green forest bandits and their family set off to the northwest.

Legolas, Haldir, and I gathered together to say our last farewells—from then on, one of us went north, one went east, and the other went south, but we could no longer walk together.

Legolas smiled and looked at Haldir, then at me, and said, "Goodbye, my friends, it's a pleasure to meet you, this time is precious to me, and I sincerely Looking forward to meeting you again.”

Haldir's face was soft - he rarely showed his evil nature in front of Legolas, which was completely different from me - and sincerely gave Legolas an elf gift: "I also look forward to That day. Good luck finding the one you're looking for."

"I wish you all the best." Legolas smiled back.

"..." I glanced at the unhappy words of the two elves: Have these two guys forgotten my existence again...

Seeing that the two elves should be saying goodbye, I took a step forward: "well, sohereweare."

I looked at the two elves who had spent several days together in front of me, smiled and said: "It's goodbye, but welcome to the next crazy venture beneath the skies."

Quoting Kerouac's poems in front of two elves, I feel that I am also literary and artistic-of course, it would be better if the two elves were not so calm, but more amazing-but, I really didn't expect any reaction from them.

"Farewell, Legolas, Haldir."

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