Nature

In far Valinor, on the west side of the towering Mount Taniquetil, the Valar sat in meditation in the Ring of Judgment.They don't need to speak, and their thoughts can be transmitted to each other.

But Yavanna was the first to break the silence, and she was indeed very worried, for the news that Ulmo had brought had shocked the Valar.

"A stranger, an interloper from beyond Arda, neither firstborn nor secondborn."

"I can't feel Iluvita's judgment on her." Manwe said slowly, "Her fate has not been framed into a grand movement."

"Are you going to let her fend for herself in Central Continent?" The merciful Nina opened her eyes wide. "She is not guilty."

In fact, Nina felt sorry for the outsider.Though Ulmo had brought news from Middle-earth that the Outer Ones were alive and well, she was still very sorry.

A little girl, not yet able to survive alone, living in a strange world, Nina lowered her eyes and decided to sing a sad song for that outsider.

"She comes from the void, a place where Iluvita's mind has never been." Manwe spoke again, explaining the origin of the outsider.

"Will she change Arda?"

"Very likely," Varda said, "maybe even Yiya will be changed by her."

As usual, Ulmo conceived the grand movement of the world in the outer ring sea. He listened to the ebb and flow of tides, the flow of rivers, the replenishment of springs, and the evaporation of rain and dew. Laugh and watch the dance of the sea creatures.

until he saw her.

An outsider who appeared mysteriously and whose identity could not be guessed stood in his domain to catch swimming fish.

A wave slapped past, and Ulmo controlled the flow to save a fish, and then began to observe silently.

After that, he brought the news back to Valinor.

"Where did you come from and where do you go back?"

"She can't stay in this world."

"It was an accident, an unforeseen accident."

"There are no accidents in this world. Everything has a cause and an effect. Perhaps her appearance has long been inevitable."

Watching the five Aratas quarreling over her whereabouts, Ulmo glanced at the silent Varda and the pensive Manwë, turned away from the Ring of Judgment, passed through the air of the round sky, and returned to the windy place. world.

But then he got another shocking news——

His saint, Eyavin, the princess of the sea, was attacked by humans when she was playing in Middle-earth.

Madame Ouni told her master the outrageous news with great trepidation, and waited to appease the Lord of the Sea.

Afterwards, Four Seas regretted easily agreeing to the still young Mai Ya to leave Outer Ring Sea.After all, Eyavin was just a simple child.

Ossi raged in Belfalas Bay, and the sea wept for a whole month.Ulmo raised a storm, and the earth roared and the sky roared.

Uni knew that human beings were greedy enough. The Haradians had always longed for immortality, but they never thought that it was a gift from the father of all living things.

Uni shuddered thinking of the Númenoreans and Elendil.

She still can't forget that huge gap in the bottom of the sea, that terrible waterfall of death that swallowed everything.

Like a blessing, she thought silently, picked up Eyavin's body, and combed her smooth long hair.

Melimia's body was pale but serene, and Uni was horrified to find that her body was nearly drained of blood.She opened her eyes wide and touched Eyavin's whole body, only to find that the Heart of the Ocean had also disappeared.

Could it be that group of humans got the heart of the ocean?

Uni didn't dare to imagine that scene, she was afraid that Arda would be changed again.

Uni's hair stretched across the waters near the Anduin River, and the crystal of magical power was found on the neck of a human girl.

oh!Iluvita!

Yavanna once again heard bad news from Middle-earth.After Ulmo departed briefly, he brought back news of Eyavin's death.

How could a powerful Maya with the power of the sea be hurt by humans?

"The wickedness of Arda has not died away." Manwe pondered for a long time, and said slowly, "May Eyavin's soul rest in peace in the halls of Mandos."

When Ulmo calmed down from his rage, he told them that Ejawin had signed a contract with the outsider.

Another troublesome thing, Yavanna thought.

"The blood of the daughter of the sea flows in the body of the outsider. She has been bound in Arda and cannot leave. And the blue jewel also recognizes her as its owner."

"So what if I recognize the master? Does she still have to become Maia?" Aoli obviously disagreed.

"If so, her fate may be reprogrammed into a grand movement."

Wei Rui shook her head, "What we see is the world that Iluvita has already constructed, but now, a discordant noise appears in the grand movement."

"Leave her and let everything take its course." Yavanna suddenly said, she thought it was good, "I will go and see her."

"She doesn't have her relatives." Varda said, "Although she is physically closer to humans, she is destined not to be able to gain a foothold between the two relatives."

"Then become Maia." Yavanna didn't think this was a problem, and she even thought that she could create another race for that outsider.

Manwe looked at her, his eyes piercing her thoughts, "Do what you will, Camantari."

Yavanna thought it would be a good idea to make her her own.

The shepherds of the hundred trees are gradually disappearing, and the power of the elves will also decline. After the secondary children rise up, it is time for someone to protect everything she has created.

And she will be the child of nature.

Yavanna made up her mind.

After the disciple of Ulmo died, she sealed her power in the heart of the ocean, and the key to unlock the seal flowed in the outsider's body, like a wonderful gift, helping the outsider avoid human attacks .

A person who can get along with living things.

Yavanna watched the outsider start to pick the wild fruit on the tree, and felt that the gift was very timely.

Just call her Anna, Yavanna thought.A person who has tasted hunger and understands that survival is not easy can no longer eat meat out of compassion and gratitude, and is qualified to be favored by her.

Living in the light is nothing. After walking into the darkness, I always believe that the light will have real power.

"Have you decided, Kaimntari?" Manwë asked her as she sat on the snow-white Tanikatiel. "Your destiny will be bound to her from now on, and her destiny will be inseparable from nature." gone."

"I've decided." Yavanna replied, she knew that it was impossible for a person to have no relatives, and she must have a destination.

Then Ulmo came and asked her if the Outsiders should belong to the Sea.She replied: "Meeting Eyavin was just an accident, but the world and land she saw for the first time after opening her eyes is her true destination."

"Come from nature, go back to nature." Varda said, she looked at Yavanna, "Eyavin's blood will continue in her, but she belongs to nature, even if her heart is constantly yearning for The ocean. But nature, is her home."

There is a difference between where you want to go and where you really should be.The leaves of each tree also return to the place where it grew.

Ulmo still loved the fair creatures of the sea, and he sometimes affectionately called them his daughters, but Yavanna knew that Anna was always her child, Nature's child.

Later, when she saw Anna jumping between the trees of Mirkwood, mingling with the animals there, she knew that her decision was not wrong.

—"Then, Kementari, will you make her a true light of nature?"

Varda was not worried that outsiders would actually change Arda.Even if the fate of mankind has not been sung, the example of Turin? Turumbar is the best illustration.

But she is actually looking forward to seeing a different world and seeing the changes brought about by that human being.

"No mistakes, no growth. No change, eternal stagnation."

She said to Manwë that she decided to pass on her knowledge to Galadriel, the Noldor whom she loved very much in Valinor.

"Camantari's taking her as his own child does not change her identity. She is still an outsider, and even if the beautiful gem in the ocean has a bond with her, she cannot be left behind."

"She needs to be tested before she can get rid of the identity that shakes between the two relatives."

"She can't be the Clan in the ocean forever, she needs to change."

Yavanna told her confidently that although Anna had two paths in front of her, one was easy and the other was easy, the outsider would definitely choose the difficult one.

"There is a third way for her," Ulmo pointed out. "Obviously she could choose the easiest way, forsake the glory of Camantari, and hang out among kin like her until death, or perhaps she To become a great elf and maintain the name of nature, but there is still an unknown road ahead of her, which is to open the seal of the blue jewel and become the princess of the sea."

"But maybe she didn't find the key and open the opportunity before Iluvita's gift came."

Ulmo was not speaking, but Varda was pondering the possibility.

"I will bless her, I am very curious about this outsider." She said to Manwe.

"Of course you can do this, lest she fall into darkness and change the pattern of the world." Manwe replied.

"And her name is Eyaana Kaimenting." Varda closed her eyes and said the name slowly, "She has the name of nature and the brilliance of Elberis."

The golden-haired elf's eyes were closed, and the light of Silmaril seemed to shine in her hair.

"No one can deprive her of the right to follow her heart."

The author has something to say: plot update. (June 6)

There are a large number of English translations in this chapter, and the Taiwanese version of Deng Jiawan's translation is generally used, except for a few, which are translated by themselves for the sake of credibility and elegance. (Kementari translated as Kementauri)

Valinor was the land of the undead in the west, Taniquetil was the holy mountain, rising from the sea to the east, the Ring of Judgment was the meadow, and Valar was Arda, the god of the world.

Yavanna is the queen of the earth, wife of Auri, Ulmo is the lord of the sea, Manwe is the king of all the Valar, Iluvita is the father of all living beings, created all the Valar, and the grand music is the world. The song I wrote at the beginning contained the fate of the world.Human beings have the gift given by Iluvatar—death and the ability to create their own destiny, and Turin Turumbal is the child of Hurin who was cursed by Melkor, that is, Morgoth. His story is very long. Summary It looks like a poor human being who wants to resist fate but is teased by fate. Nirna is the goddess of mercy, and the void is a place without Iluvita. It can be understood as the universe that the Valars don’t know. It is the visible universe of matter, Arda is equivalent to the earth, the outer ring sea surrounds the central state, Arata is the strongest eight of Valar, the air current passing through the round sky is because Valinor was removed from the earth, and the world was bent , to be a sphere.Lady Uni is Maia, Queen of the Seas, wife of Maia Ossi.Verui is the goddess who weaves fate, the shepherd of the hundred trees is Ent, the tree man, and Kaimenta Rui is another name for Yavanna. In the book, it often happens that she calls her own name.

Earwen, Earwen, a girl from the sea, is set as a Maya who gives the crystal to the heroine before she dies.In fact, all elves will be judged in the temple of Mandos after death, and some will be resurrected, but I don't know if Maia will.