[The Lord of the Rings The Hobbit] Ruby

Before winter came, Ellena rode to Bree, the weather here was already a bit cold, there were scattered snowflakes falling in the sky, humans and hobbits wrapped in coats hurried on the muddy road Come on, no one wants to be outside for too long in this weather.

Ellena turned over and got off the horse, pulled the hood down, and walked forward with one hand holding the rein.The Prancing Horse Hotel is located right next to the avenue. The rooms on both sides extend all the way to the hillside behind. There is an arch in the center leading to the courtyard between the two rooms. Light streamed from the open door, and there were many people talking and laughing inside.Ellena looked at the huge signboard of the hotel with interest for a while, and led the horse into the archway. She let go of the rein and walked up the steps, letting the horse graze in the yard by itself. Take good care of yourself.

The fireplace in the room was burning, and Ellena felt the cold air slowly dissipating from her body. She pulled down her hood and found a seat in the hall to sit down.There was a brief silence around her, and then many eyes fell on her.

Uncle Butter rushed out wearing a white apron with a tray full of wine glasses. He saw Elena showing a surprised look, and shouted: "Miss Elina, you haven't been here for a long time, wait for me! "Then his chunky figure was submerged in the crowded customers and the smog again. Elina took off her cloak and shook the water droplets on the cloak without any surprise. Sure enough, Uncle Butter rushed out again shortly after. , while wiping her hands on the apron, Elina glanced at the faintly visible oil stains on the apron, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

"Good night, Miss Ellena, are you going to Shire again?" He bowed, "I don't know how I can help you?"

"Oh, Baalman, you don't have to be so polite. If possible, please give me a single room and take my pony to the stable." Elena said with a smile. The busy hotel owner had a good impression. He invested some money in him when he passed by here a few years ago. Of course, this was private. No one except Uncle Butter knew that half of the assets of the Prancing Horse Hotel belonged to Ellena.But now is not the time to go into details. After driving in the wild for so long, Ellena is already hungry and can't wait to have a good meal, so she added: "By the way, help me get something to eat Well, I haven't tasted Chef Prancing Horse's skills for a long time. As for the others, if you have time later, I would like to ask you something."

A trace of seriousness flashed across Uncle Butter's simple and honest face, and he nodded: "Maybe I know what you want to inquire about, and I will find you later. Come with me, I have kept your room, food, etc. It will be delivered to your room in a while, and I guarantee that it’s all what you like, but what you need most at this time is to have a good rest.”

"Dear Baliman, you are so considerate." Ellena happily hugged Buttercup, and found her own room after familiarizing herself with it. In a comfortable room, Ellena let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately after Norbert brought in a few candles and a large tray of tableware, he was a lively hobbit, always giggling: "Miss Ellena, you are as gorgeous as ever tonight, you want any drinks?"

"Good evening, Norbert, please bring me a glass of wine." Ellena hung her cloak on the coat rack, "If I need anything else, I will ring the bell for you."

Noble put down his things and left as if flying away. Butterfly was calling him in the hall to greet the guests. Ellena had suggested that Butterfly should hire some more people. Butterfly did obey. The business is getting hotter and hotter, poor Baliman and Norbert are still busy.

Elena closed the door, quickly washed off the dust and put on dry clothes, then sat down comfortably, drinking beer while waiting for a sumptuous dinner.Both Noble and Baliman knew that Ellena had the habit of taking a bath, so they deliberately waited half an hour to deliver the food. The table was set up in less than a minute, and the white and clean tablecloth was filled with various foods. , starting from the appetizers, followed by tomato and bacon rolls, mushroom and chicken broth, fried steak with green sauce noodles and apple pie, as well as several fresh bread, a ball of butter, and half a round of cheese.Noodles were of course impossible to appear in the first place, but Ellena was really tired of the days when there was only bread or potatoes every day. After buying half of the Prancing Horse Hotel, she made a major reform of the menu here, and Soon she ate something she really wanted to eat.

After cleaning up the sumptuous dinner, Uncle Butter came to Ellena's room again as agreed, and Ellena praised him without hesitation: "This is a great dinner, better than the one I had last time." The taste of the restaurant is better, and the business of the hotel will definitely get better and better under your management."

Buttercup was very happy to hear the compliment, but the smile on his face quickly disappeared again. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What does Miss Elina want to know?"

"A young man about 20 years old, with black hair, and with him is a fair-haired elf, do you have any news about them?" Elina described the characteristics of the two, and she believed that as long as Uncle Cream had seen Legolas will definitely be impressed.

"Yes," Buttercup nodded, "They arrived here about three days ago, and left after staying here for a day."

Elena frowned, and asked, "Do you know where they went?"

"I heard that you are heading towards 'Dead Man's Causeway'." Buttercup frowned subconsciously when he mentioned this place name, "Miss Ellena, they left with those rangers. What do you have to do with them? ?"

"They are two very close friends of mine. I am very worried about their safety. Do you have more specific news?" Ellena looked at Uncle Butter with some expectation.

Buttercup shook his head: "You can ask those people." He pointed to a few people sitting in the corner of the hall. They were taller than Bree's humans and had darker complexion. They all seemed to be very experienced travelers. , and now they are communicating with each other in the northern language.

As a member of the Dundan tribe, Ellena smiled slightly, and it seemed that she could take a ride.

Ellena was very lucky. These Dundan people just happened to be going back to the Dundan tribe in Fornoster. After hearing Ellena's intentions, they readily agreed to let her join the team: "You are Elrond's son. The people, of course, are our friends of the Dundan people."

Maybe not just friends, but maybe ancestors.Elena complained silently in her heart.

It was a very pleasant journey. Although Ellena was not familiar with them before, after getting along with them for a few days, I found that these are very interesting people. Soldiers, you must know that in this chaotic year, traveling with a group of people with high military strength can save you a lot of trouble.Of course, Elena also made them look at each other with admiration. Captain Tal said frankly: "At first I thought you were just a cute little girl."

Ellena laughed and responded to him: "I have spent more than 2000 springs and autumns in this world, and I am too far away from the age of being called a little girl."

After a week of wind, food, and camp, they arrived at Fornoster, which the Bree called "Dead Man's Causeway."This is a very old city, which was once the capital of the Kingdom of Yashidon. It was captured by the Kingdom of Angmar hundreds of years ago and then recovered by Gondor. Now it has become an important stronghold of the Dundan people. The ancient architectural style all tells the vicissitudes of this ancient city.

Ellena bid farewell to Tal and the others in front of a hotel, and then walked into this crumbling building under their worried eyes, but Ellena had no choice, and there were very few travelers coming to Fornoster now , only this hotel is still open.

All I could do was make do with it, Ellena gave a wry smile helplessly.

"Erlina?" A surprised voice sounded from behind.

"It's me." Ellena turned her head and saw two familiar people as expected, one of them was staring at her angrily, she raised her chin towards the hotel, "Go in for a drink together?"

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