When Anila sent Frodo away and went back to look for Boromir, Boromir had already woken up and was kneeling on the ground in a daze, his face ashen and hopeless.

"Borromir?" Anila walked in front of him, waving her hand in front of his straight face, "You're back to your senses."

Boromir was startled, and looked at Anila at a loss, his face turned red and then pale: "Your Majesty, I..."

"Bewitched by the Lord of the Rings just now, you were confused and said something incomprehensible, which shocked me." Anila smiled, "Frodo has left. How about you? Are you all right now?"

She smiled softly, as if she didn't care about his rudeness just now, and dismissed it lightly. Boromir secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but feel a burst of loss and bitterness in his heart, but now when he is sober, let him go again. Expressed his intention once, but he dared not say it no matter what, he hesitated for a long time, and finally just bowed his head in frustration: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Huh? I don't blame you, and neither does Frodo." Anila said, but the smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and her eyes sharpened. "But let's talk about this matter later, the orcs seem to Already here."

It was only then that Boromir noticed that there were bursts of unpleasant noises coming from the originally quiet forest not far away, and it seemed that someone was yelling.

"It's Merry and Pippin," said Anila. "Go back and get your shield. I'll hold it here."

"I can't let you stay here alone." Boromir said anxiously, "It doesn't matter if I don't take the shield."

"Just in case, go and come back quickly. I'll be fine, Aragorn and the others are nearby." Before Boromir could speak again, Anila interrupted him, "Don't have to Let me order you in the name of the Empress."

Merry and Pippin led away most of the Goblins for Frodo, but they were too weak to fight and could only run instead of fighting, and there were so many Goblins that within a short time all the way around them was blocked.

Just when the two little hobbits thought they were sure to die, Anila rushed out, and the blade of Anduril's long sword in her hand reflected a cold and sharp light, instantly throwing the half-orc closest to Merry and Pippin His head was split in two.

"Your Majesty Lynn Snow!" Merry and Pippin exclaimed in surprise.

"Run!" Anila said concisely.She can't stop so many orcs by herself, so she can only hold on until Boromir rushes over. I hope that kid will give me some strength.

Fortunately, although Anila's swordsmanship was not as good as that of Aragorn Boromir, she was more than enough to deal with a few orcs. She beat and ran, and cut off the heads of many orcs along the way.

"Your Majesty!" Anila was in full swing when someone suddenly shouted, "Dangerous!"

As soon as the words fell, a black feathered arrow flew straight at Anila. Fortunately, Anila knew that the Orc had this move, and she was distracted and prepared. Boromir reminded it in time, and turned sideways in embarrassment. In a flash, the black feather arrow flew past his arm, staggered a few steps, and finally stabilized himself.

"Hiss..." Anila covered her arms and cursed secretly, but it was her right hand.

There was no time to rest, and the second feathered arrow shot over. Boromir held up his shield to block Anila's front, and took the shot.

Although Boromir rushed over, the situation was still not optimistic. The orc in the lead was obviously different from other half-orcs. It was extremely strong and unexpectedly difficult to deal with. His right arm was wounded one after another, and he could barely protect himself against seven or eight young men by himself, but he had no energy left to take care of Merry and Pippin.

When Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli arrived, the battle between Anila and Boromir was over, and there were at least forty half-orc corpses piled up on the ground, but the two were quite depressed , especially Anila.

"Sorry, I failed to protect Merry and Pippin from being taken away by orcs, but those guys seem to think they have the Lord of the Rings, and I don't think their lives will be in danger for a while--but I didn't intentionally let them be taken away because I knew they wouldn't die, I really tried my best to prevent it..." Anila looked at Aragorn and explained in a superfluous way.

She was really afraid that Aragorn would misunderstand her.

"We know it's not your fault, Annie, don't blame yourself too much." Legolas frowned, "Are you injured again?"

"It's just a flesh wound, nothing serious."

"What shall we do now?" asked Gimli. "Frodo and Sam are gone, and we shall not catch up with them unless we hurry."

Aragorn and Anila looked at each other.

"Have you met Frodo just now, Anne?" asked Aragorn.

"Yes." Anila nodded, "I let him go."

Aragorn exhaled and looked at Anila with gentle eyes: "Me too."

Boromir froze and lowered his head.

"The only thing we can do now for Frodo is pray," said Anila, "but Merry and Pippin are not like us, and we cannot let them be taken."

"You're right." Aragorn nodded in agreement, his expression suddenly changed, "But it's not 'us', only me, Legolas and Gimli, according to the plan, Ani, you and Boromir should return to Mi Nastiris."

"The plan has changed." Anila didn't change her face, without hesitation, "Boromi goes back first, I'll go with you."

Boromir was naturally not happy, but he thought that Anila was deliberately driving him away because of what happened just now, and with a guilty conscience, he could only nod sadly.

Aragorn raised his eyebrows, but he was not very surprised, more annoyed, obviously he had expected this situation a long time ago: "You promised me, Lian Xuete, can the Emperor's promise not be counted casually? "

"Ah, do I have one?" Anila looked at the sky, "If I remember correctly, I only promised you not to go to Mordor, but the half-orcs we are going to track now are not from Mordor."

"How do you know?" Jin Li asked.

"The runes of the elves are on their helms," said Legolas. "Sauron could not have done that."

Aragorn's complexion was a bit ugly, he couldn't understand Anila's cunning very well.

"You said at the time that you were going back to Gondor, and we were on the same road to Mordor. That's why Lord Elrond and I agreed to let you go with us." He said word by word.

"See the white palm prints on their faces? That's the sign of Saruman." Anila said, "They must be taking Merri and Pippin to Isengard, so they will definitely pass by Rohan. It is also one of the roads back to Gondor, and we will obviously still follow the road."

"Nonsense! You will be able to return to Minas Tirith in less than a week by water from the Anduin! Who knows how long it will take to detour from Rohan!" Aragorn was on fire, "You are the queen! You cannot abandon your people at this time!"

"Gondor is not that fragile, Aragorn, do you think that I was not prepared for a long-term absence in Minas Tiris before I left? If Gondor can't bear the Emperor's departure for only half a year, then the White City was destroyed as early as 1000 years ago. Passed away." Anila confronted.

The two insisted on each other's words, quarreled with each other, and did not give in to each other. Aragorn accused Anila of being willful, arrogant and irresponsible, and Anila criticized Aragorn for being rigid and pedantic.

Jinli yawned: "Are these two people finished? No matter whether Lian Xuete returns to Gondor or not, how can we have so much time for the two of them to quarrel?"

Legolas smiled wryly.

"Merry and Pippin were caught because of my lack of protection. I must go and get them out!"

"Leave this matter to us. You have your own responsibility, Your Majesty." Aragorn turned cold, and he would only address Anila Her Majesty when he was angry, "You don't have to follow."

Anila sighed: "Of course I have my reasons, Aragorn, the dark tide beneath the surface of Rohan is far beyond what you understand now, as an ally, I can't just sit idly by. On the contrary, I would like to know, Why are you so against me going with you?"

Aragorn froze for a moment and fell silent.

Anila narrowed her eyes: "Isn't it because of my injury?"

"A few of us are going to track down a group of orcs, Ani, I don't have the extra energy to protect you."

"I don't need your protection, I can protect myself!"

"If you can protect yourself, you won't be full of problems now!" Aragorn roared.

Anila startled and her shoulders slumped.

Aragorn knew that he had said too much, and regretted it a bit, but now his momentum could not be weakened, so he could only continue to keep a straight face: "I know you are very strong, but now is not the time to show off..."

"Okay, Aragorn." Unexpectedly, Legolas interrupted Aragorn.Aragorn looked at him in surprise, and found that his expression was extremely serious, "If you are worried, just give Ani to me, and I will protect her."

"..." Anila hesitated to speak, and lowered her head in frustration.

"Legolas, why do you let Anila be willful?" Aragorn was displeased, "I understand your feelings, but if Anila really has an accident, how will you be responsible?"

Legolas frowned helplessly: "Ani is not a burden, Aragorn, she is a warrior, Amastasha's name is as famous as Thorongir in Middle-earth, don't you believe her? Do you get too nervous because you are too concerned?"

"She's not Amastacia now, but Lynxet." Aragorn said sternly, "What will happen to Gondor if she makes a mistake?"

"I have already taken care of it." Anila said, "If anything happens to me, Gondor and Rivendell will fully support you to be crowned king."

"Ani, you..." Legolas was stunned, "Why did you make such preparations?"

"Because I came to Imlatri personally this time to discuss with Lord Elrond about abdicating my seat." Anila said calmly, "In this way, Aragorn, your safety is now comparable to mine. importance."

"But why?" Legolas asked, "Well, why are you suddenly abdicating?"

"Because... Lord Elrond will agree to marry Alwen only if Aragorn becomes the Emperor of the People." Anila avoided the important thing.

"I see." Legolas breathed a sigh of relief, "I was taken aback, I thought..."

Aragorn sighed, and there was imperceptible sympathy and sorrow in his eyes: "Forget it, do as you please. Legolas, remember what you promised me, if something happens to Anila accidentally—"

"I will take care of it," Legolas replied gently but firmly.

"I, I don't need it." Anila stammered for some reason, "You said you believed in my ability just now, why are you saying you are going to be responsible now?"

"I trust you, and it doesn't contradict my wanting to protect you." Legolas looked natural.

Anila looked at him quietly, and asked: "Then if, by accident, you were not by my side when I had an accident, would you be responsible?"

"As long as you are willing to."

"Then what if it's a serious injury, worse than three broken ribs and permanent blindness in one eye? For example...for example..." She hesitated for a long time, "for example, I broke a hand, and then I can’t take it back or anything like that.”

Aragorn sighed again.

Legolas looked at Anila and blinked, and smiled recklessly: "Are you trying to compare me to Lucien, Ani?" His face was helpless and full of "you insist on telling me when you know it" Pamper.

Anila was silent for a while, only showing a complicated smile, and didn't say anything.

The four of them quickly embarked on the road of tracking the orcs. They only rested for a short period of time for a few days, and they kept running around the rest of the time. At first, Jin Li and Aragorn were worried that Anila would They couldn’t keep up, but they were overwhelmed. Anila didn’t seem to be neglecting exercise in the past few decades because she was busy with government affairs. Her physical strength was not much inferior to that of the ranger period. It was very easy for her to travel long distances. In fact, On the surface, she seemed to enjoy the feeling of running in the wilderness quite a bit. If she hadn't been worried about the safety of Merry and Pippin, her steps would have been as brisk as if she were about to fly.

Anila woke up early on their fourth sunrise of the chase, leaving Aragorn and Gimli asleep.

"Are you awake?" The sleep of elves is not like that of human beings who have to close their eyes and stay motionless in one place. Legolas woke up immediately, "Shall we start now?" He was about to reach out and push Jin thunderbolt.

"It's not yet dawn, let them sleep a little longer," Anila said, facing east, with her back to Legolas.

"You seem very motivated," said Legolas.

"I really miss this kind of life." Anila was serious, took a deep breath, and her tone was very bright and lively, "running unscrupulously in the mountains and wilderness, blowing the wind, drenched in the rain, free and easy, every day I opened my eyes. Open your eyes, and you can see the waning moon and the rising sun."

Legolas laughed, "What a wild boy."

Anila was in a good mood, not as knowledgeable as he was, and looked at the faint light under the distant horizon.

Mist shrouded the field in the early morning, except for Gimli's huge snoring, Aragorn's restless movements, and Anila's out-of-tune humming, there was only the soothing and gentle sound of the wind drifting by.

Legolas looked at Anila's back in a daze, his heart was strangely calm, and the worries and anxiety that had been haunting his heart for the past few days were temporarily suppressed.

He squinted to see Anila's tall figure and soft curves reflected in the blinding light of dawn.The sun rose little by little in front of her, and the shadows behind them faded away little by little. The east wind blew away the mist and lifted Anila's temple hair.

She turned around, the light of the dawn still remained on her face, her eyes were shining and dazzling, Legolas held his breath, and instantly thought of many extremely beautiful things, like crystal clear green gemstones dripping with dew The emerald green leaves, the sparkling lake and sea under the sunlight, but nothing seems to be as breathtaking and beautiful as Anila's eyes.

"I have a hunch that something good will happen today." She said, her pale cheeks were stained with a blush, her smile was bright and full of energy, just like the vigorous appearance in Legolas' memory of the past, every time even if it was just Seeing you in a dream will still make my heart beat again.

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