[The Lord of the Rings The Hobbit] Ruby

Beorn is actually not that difficult to deal with. He is a tall man with a thick beard and hair. His exposed arms and legs are extremely strong and muscular. He looks like a bodybuilder of later generations.He wore a knee-length woolen sweater, looking rough and bold.Probably, a bit similar to the character of a dwarf?

But he didn't know Gandalf, and Ellena was a little surprised. Didn't they both live for many years?She thought that with Gandalf's "helpful" character and habit of traveling around, the whole Middle-earth knew such a gray-robed wizard.Speaking of this, Ellena suddenly thought, Saruman lives in Isengard, Redagast lives in the southern border of the Mirkwood, and Gandalf doesn't have a fixed residence?He won't be living on the bed all the time, Ellena guessed curiously.

A group of people introduced their identities and the embarrassing situation of losing their luggage after being attacked by orcs. It can be seen that Bion is very interested in this team composed of elves, hobbits and wizards, "Then you better come in quickly and tell me about this experience , I hope it won't take a whole day!" The big man led the way into the gate leading to the main house in the inner courtyard.

The main house has a very wide hall with a fireplace in the center. To everyone's surprise, there are still firewood burning in the fireplace, and the black smoke curls up, all the way to the blackened rafters, and then slowly finds an opening in the roof. slipped out.Won't it be hot?Or the wood in the fireplace that burns from winter to summer, Ellena thought.The dimly lit hall was obviously not suitable for chatting. A group of people passed through another small door at the end of the hall and came to a balcony supported by tree trunks on both sides.Facing the south, this balcony is filled with the warm afterglow of the setting sun, and the garden beside the steps is also bathed in a piece of golden light.

They sat down on the wooden bench on the verandah, and Gandalf began to tell Beorn their stories, while Bilbo dangled his legs (the bench was too high for him) and Ellena sat. Discussing the plants in the garden on the bench, Bilbo said that he could only recognize half of them, and Ellena also had many varieties that she had never seen before. They seemed to be unique varieties in Bion's garden. "Perhaps you can ask Beorn for some seeds when we're gone, and plant them in your garden when you get back to the Shire," Ellena said.Bilbo nodded and said, "That's a good idea, and when they're in bloom I can invite you to tea in my new garden."The two talked in a very low voice, and when they finished talking, the thirteen dwarves had already appeared on the balcony. The Beorn family had never had so many guests. Normally, he tried to avoid inviting strangers. his house.

Well, it turned out to be an otaku, no wonder he knew almost nothing about the outside news.Elena thought.

The group stayed at Beorn's house for two full days. The animals raised by Beorn are all good at housework. Most of their food is cooked with honey, and it is very delicious when paired with the mead brewed by Beorn himself.Elena watched as Gandalf struggled to push his plate and saucer away, in fact he had eaten two whole loaves in one sitting (although the ones smeared with cream, honey and cheese were delicious) , at least drank more than half a bottle of mead, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Could it be that the great gray-robed saint is not only a smoker, but also a foodie and alcoholic?

But it is true that after leaving Rivendell, the group has not had a good meal for a long time. To be precise, this is the first meal they ate after leaving Rivendell. Bilbo has not eaten his beloved for a long time. It was dessert after the meal, and the desserts of Bion's house were so delicious that even Ellena couldn't help but gorge on them, sweeping away four cups of milk pudding.

On the third morning, they rode the pony that Bion lent them. These animals could carry them to the forest and help carry food that could last a week. Bion specially made food with a long shelf life, except for nuts. , dried fruit and honey, there is also a cake similar to Lambas biscuits, which is delicious, but the more you eat, the thirstier you will be. This is Biorn's exclusive secret recipe.

Beorn also gave Ellena and Bilbo two small bags of seeds, which made them very happy, and said that if Beorn had time, he was welcome to visit the west of the mountains.Beorn just shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not for a long time. The jungle is covered in darkness, and I have to guard my territory. Wait until the shadows clear, although I don't know if that will happen. "

Bilbo didn't quite understand, and a blank look appeared on his face. Now he didn't think that Shire had anything to do with the coming darkness. Bilbo just expressed his regret that his friend had no time to visit.But Ellena understood, which made her feel a little heavy on the road ahead.

Finally, when the group came to the edge of the jungle, it was already the morning of the fourth day after departure. They let the pony leave as promised, and it was time to temporarily separate from Gandalf.

Gandalf asked a lot, but in the end he was still a little worried, and said to Ellena alone: ​​"Erlena, if possible, I hope you can help them pass through the Mirkwood smoothly."

This is not my responsibility, Ellena frowned, and politely refused: "Thorin and the others are brave warriors, I don't think they need much help from me." But looking at Gandalf seemed to have insight Despite all the sincere gazes, Ellena was still defeated, and she promised helplessly: "I will try my best, but you know, my identity is not of much use in the dense forest." Gandalf then relaxed In one breath, he smiled and teased: "Oh, don't be so discouraged, Ellena, you are a lovely girl."

Why does he act like he knows everything!Elena was a little unhappy.But when she recovered, Gandalf had long since disappeared in the south.

Regardless of complaining about Gandalf's departure, the group lined up and continued to move forward. Ellena walked in the front, and she was responsible for scouting the road ahead.It was very dark in the forest, and there was a dead silence all around. It took a long time for the dwarves and Bilbo to get used to it. At this time, Ellena had returned from the investigation, and the elf's vision was not affected by the darkness. She said softly: "The front is safe for now, but I think you'd better hold on to your weapons."

The road in the forest was piled with rotting dead leaves, and occasionally there would be weak sunlight leaking through the thick branches and leaves, allowing them to see their surroundings more clearly.The little black squirrels will make some small movements, but there will also be some weird noises, and there are thick spider silks all over the trees, which is disgusting.Ellena estimated the size of the spider. It must be a smelly, huge, aggressive, dark creature that is not easy to kill. When she thought about fighting them, Ellena felt like she was going to have a stomachache. Poor breakfast spit out.In addition to spiders, there are many troublesome creatures living in the black jungle, thousands of black and gray moths, and giant bats as black as top hats. Everyone had to give up their plans to light a fire for warmth and endure in the dark. Night after night.

The rest of the road went smoothly, except that the food was getting less and less day by day. Ellena stopped them from shooting arrows at the deer. It might be the private property of the woodland king. Besides, with the clumsy archery skills of the dwarves, it is better not to waste it Arrows.When she said this, the dwarf was annoyed and unable to refute, which was very funny to watch.However, in order to comfort the group of hungry travelers, Ellena caught some rodents and mushrooms in the jungle and cooked a pot of delicious soup. Although the meat was small, it could still be stuffed between the teeth.

Elena could actually leave and go directly to the Woodland Hall in Thranduil, but one is because of Gandalf's entrustment, and the other is that she doesn't know the way at all. I can communicate with their relatives in the Mirkwood. Of course, there is no map (the map may not be useful in the forest). Maybe following this group of dwarves who make a lot of noise wherever they go is better than walking through the dense forest to find their way. Come sooner.

But Elena didn't expect the spider to come so fast, she just noticed the nearby voices yelling "Be careful!", an extremely huge spider rushed towards her.She quickly dodged the spider's venomous teeth, stepped aside and shot two arrows into the spider's wide-open mouth. The spider struggled and fell to the ground.Before she could take a breath, another group of big spiders with hairy feet rushed out from all around. Elina jumped around and managed to kill four or five of them, but the arrows in the quiver She was almost finished shooting, and she didn't have time to recover the arrows stuck in the corpses and trees.

The situation became more and more critical. Doli, Nuoli and Pangbo had all passed out and were cocooned by spiders. The others except Sorin could hardly hold on, but Elena didn't see Bilbo, and she was anxious. Elena had forgotten that Bilbo had the Ring in his hand, and she looked around for her little friend.Taking advantage of the moment when she was in a daze, a spider attacked her from behind, Ellena escaped a little later, the spider's fangs had already cut a big hole in her back, the spider's poison made her feel a little bit He was dizzy and his movements slowed down.

Damn Wood Elf, why haven't you come yet!

Elina gritted her teeth and drew her sword and stabbed the spider's abdomen. She had no strength left in her body to stop the spider from hunting. She could only watch helplessly as a large group of spiders surrounded her, with a height of three to four meters. The monster with its long mouth exposed its fangs dripping with disgusting mucus, its eyes went dark, and it slowly slipped down from the tree trunk it was leaning on, losing consciousness.

The forest became silent again, as if nothing had happened.

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Accidentally wrote late again, sorry~ but I will guarantee to update every day.