[The Silmarillion] Romimus

Because of Arisil's words just now, Glorfindel and the others took it for granted that Io was going to be unfavorable to Lanwen, and maybe they wanted to hijack her as a hostage to blackmail Gondolin.Therefore, Io, Glorfindel and the others all raised [-] points of vigilance and precautions.

However, Glorfindel's obvious protective attitude towards Lan Wen caused Io's extreme displeasure, as if something that belonged to him had been usurped by others.

"Lan Wen." Io stretched out his hand to Romemos, and said to her in a commanding tone, "Come to my side."

What a fucking dog!Romimos cursed inwardly, can't Io restrain himself first?

"Don't be afraid of him, Lan Wen." Glorfindel comforted her, "He can't do anything to you now."

Io had a mocking look on his face when he heard the words, ignored Glorfindel, just stared at Romimos, and repeated what he said just now: "Come to my side."

Romemos knew that Io was threatening her, that if she didn't do what he said, Io would reveal her true identity to everyone on the spot - she had no doubt that Io could actually do this Come, and then, the people of Gondolin may not immediately believe Io's words, but the prudent Turgon will probably invite the eagle Thorondor to verify her identity just in case, and all will be over .

She has already made it to this point, how could she allow her to fall short here?

So in the eyes of others, Lan Wen, who had been keeping her head down and silent, seemed to be shaken. She glanced at Glorfindel, then at Io, and took a small step towards Io hesitantly.

"Lan Wen?" Glorfindel was both surprised and puzzled, and Io's mouth twisted into a triumphant smile.

"Glorfindel." Just when the two sides were deadlocked, Exilion arrived, "What happened? Oh, isn't this Lan Wen? It's good to see you are fine." Exilion was talking to Lan Wen Wen's tone was very gentle when he spoke, but when he looked at Io, he was completely businesslike, "Then this is the princess' husband?"

"Yeah." Glorfindel frowned and nodded, "but he..."

"If you have anything to do, let's discuss it together in front of His Majesty." Exilion urged them, "Your Majesty and others are waiting for us in the hall."

In this way, Io and Romimos were brought before Turgon. Most people here knew Lan Wen, and they were full of surprises when they saw her.

"Lan Wen." Turgon sat on the throne, looking at Lan Wen with joy and love in his eyes, "Seeing that you and Arisil have returned safely, there is nothing that makes me more gratified than this recently. Lan Wen Although you did not live in Gondolin from the very beginning, in my eyes, there is no difference between you and my people. Once I promised you that Gondolin would be your eternal home, and this promise still stands today."

Lan Wen bowed slightly to express her gratitude and respect to the king.

"As for you, my brother-in-law." Turgon's sharp eyes pierced Io, "I will not blame the past. As long as you will abide by my laws and stay in Gondolin, and do not leave without my permission, then All of us will sincerely welcome you."

That doesn't include me, Glorfindel thought to himself.He was still brooding over what happened just now, and it was only because it was Turgon's decision that he didn't express his dissatisfaction on the spot.

But Io did not buy Turgon's account at all, and he said bluntly with a face of sarcasm: "I do not recognize your law, this land belongs to the Teleri, and you have no right to be king here or order me what to do. I won't tell other people the secrets of your city (but Romimos will), but I don't want to be a prisoner under your house arrest, not only I won't, but neither will Lan Wen, she wants to go with me. "

Oh, then you are awesome!Romimos was almost laughed at by Io.fuck you!

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, almost everyone in the hall was stunned.

If Io just didn't want to keep them in Gondolin and it was within their expectations, then Io would take Lanwen away completely beyond their expectations, even if Io really wanted to take someone away forcefully , then logically speaking, it should also be his wife Ya Ruishi and son Meglin, how could it be Lan Wen who has nothing to do with him?

Unless, Iao is greedy for Lan Wen's beauty, and wants to possess her, even abandoning his wife and son for it!

This kind of thing is unimaginable for elves. Once they choose their mates, most elves will be loyal to each other for life.

However, firstly, Io is not a normal elf that can be guessed by common sense, and secondly—everyone looked at Lan Wen in unison—if the object is Lan Wen, then it is not so difficult to have the desire to possess her beauty understand...

Everyone knows how beautiful Lan Wen is.As early as when Lan Wen first came to Gondolin, someone asserted that she would be as beautiful as Princess Lucian in the future. Now, it seems that the prophecy was not exaggeratedly fulfilled in Lan Wen. Her beauty Like a poppy, it is enough to dazzle any man, but for those who are not determined enough, her smile can easily take their souls away.

But even so, it doesn't mean that everyone will not despise such behavior.A look of anger and humiliation flashed across Yarisil's face, and several lords also secretly suppressed their anger.

Turgon's eyes were burning, and his tone was stern: "Dark Elf, I will not talk to you. Only the sword of the Noldor will guard your dark forest. Without my people, you would have become Slave of Morgoth. Whether you like it or not, I am the king of this place, and my judgment is the law. No matter what your relationship with Ya Ruishi is now, you must stay, let alone take Lanwen away, if you If you are obsessed with obsession, you will end up with death."

But Io was not afraid, looking directly into Turgon's eyes, and said: "You all made the decision to stay for Lan Wen without authorization, but never asked if she would like to stay in your cage?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Although Lan Wen seemed to be very happy during the decades she lived in Gondolin, she lived in Gondolin at the time, somewhat in a sense of necessity to survive. It is hard to say whether she will get tired of here in the future.When Exilion was so guarded against Lan Wen discovering the exit of Gondolin, he was actually leaving her a way out.However, Lan Wen has always been very adaptable to the new life here, so after a long time, everyone has regarded her as a member of Gondolin.

Glorfindel has always thought that Lan Wen has fully integrated into Gondolin like everyone else, and never thought that one day she would want to leave, but Lan Wen's performance just now made him hesitate. I am really satisfied with Gondolin's life, who knows if she will no longer be satisfied with being confined to this world after going out to see the vast world outside?

Of course, up to now, Lan Wen's own wishes are not the most important thing, she has found the way to enter Gondolin, so whether she is willing or not, there are only two ways in front of her: stay or die .

But if possible, Glorfindel still hopes that Lan Wen's decision to stay in the end is her willingness, not the decision she has to make out of grief.

"Then Lan Wen, do you want to leave here with me? Or stay in this airtight cage?" Although it was a question, Io seemed to have already decided what choice Lan Wen would make.

All eyes once again focused on Lan Wen.

Glorfindel couldn't help but want to say something, but he swallowed it again.No matter what choice Lan Wen makes, the choice itself is not wrong. Lan Wen is very clear about the consequences of her choice, that is enough, even if it is death, she has the right to decide her own life.

"Lan Wen," finally, after a moment of silence, Turgon opened his mouth. Even the King of Gondolin's eyes showed a bit of anxiety at this time, and Idril looked at Lan Wen almost beggingly. Wen, "Have you made your choice yet?"

Lan Wen's eyes slid over Glorfindel, Io, Arisil and others in turn, and finally looked directly into Turgon's eyes, and answered him with gestures: "Yes, Your Majesty." After a pause, "I Of course I am willing to stay in Gondolin and serve you loyally."

Except for Io and Meglin, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. No one wanted to see such a beautiful woman brutally executed, let alone the girl they all knew and loved, Lan Wen.

Only then did Glorfindel realize that he had been holding his breath.

"If Lan Wen said that she didn't want to come back to Gondolin, maybe the dignified Lord of the Golden Flower would get angry on the spot." Afterwards, Duilin teased Glorfindel about this incident.

"Oh, it's also possible that he was stunned by Lord Feiyan's heartbeat that could shake the halls of Turgon." Exilion blacked out as soon as he blacked out.

However, not everyone let go of their worries, and the uneasiness in Yarisil's heart became even stronger, because she is one of the people here who knows how dangerous Io is, she looked at Io, as expected Seeing his extremely gloomy and terrifying face, after standing motionless for a long time, a cold smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Ya Ruishi couldn't help feeling horrified.

But before Io could do anything, Lan Wen looked at him first, and asked Turgon to let him talk to Io alone.

Arisil and Glorfindel distrusted Io very much, but because Lanwen insisted on asking, Turgon finally agreed.

The two were taken to a small, unoccupied room, with Glorfindel guarding the outside.

As soon as the door was closed, before Io said anything, Romimos attacked first: "Don't go too far, Io."

"Aren't you the one who violated our agreement first?" Io was also very angry, "Since this is your choice, Romimos, you can't blame me."

"Did you leave your brain in the forest and didn't bring it back? We can only pretend to promise Turgon and take another step, otherwise we will be executed immediately without any suspense!"

"Oh, even Maiya is afraid of death?" Io sarcastically said.

"I won't die." Romimos looked at him like a fool, "but you will, unless you would rather die than be angry with Noldo, it's better to be a prophet."

Io snorted disdainfully: "You must have a way to escape."

"Of course I do, if you give me back my cloak."

"Don't even think about it!" Io rebuffed her.

"Oh, don't be silly, Io." There was some bewitching in Romimos's tone, which was one of the negotiation skills she learned from Melkor and Sauron, "Turgon only gave you two One option, and I give you the third. In addition to dying and abandoning your self-esteem to stay here, you just need to give me back what belongs to me. With the seamless cooperation between the cloak and my illusion, we can connect a The ants escaped without alarm."

"Do you think I'll still believe you? Do you think I don't know what you're up to, Romimos?" Io growled violently, "You've said so much, but you actually want to get me coax the cloak back, and as soon as I give it back to you, you'll be gone!"

The smile on Romemos's lips faded slightly, and she shrugged: "Then I have nothing else to do."

The two glared at each other, hating each other.

But it must be admitted that Io should have concerns. If he really returns the cloak to Romemos, then the only bargaining chip he can use to suppress Romemos will be gone. She would care about Io revealing her identity to the elves of Gondolin. Anyway, her goal has been achieved, and the elves are not in her eyes. The only threat to her is the eagle king Thorondor. It is Maier who belongs to the god-king Manwe, and her sharp eyes can see through almost all illusions, but this does not include the darkness woven by Angorian.

On the other hand, Romimos thought he knew Io too well, and with Io's hatred and hatred of the Noldor, and (in his own opinion) the insult he received here today, it was impossible for Io to choose to stay. In Gondolin it was more likely that he would choose to die.

Io is also very aware of this. He doesn't know if Romemos really has the only way to escape from Gondolin as she said, but he knows that if he really believes her words, then Romemos will escape from Gondolin. Si will never save himself and go with him.

This thought made Io temporarily suppress his anger: "If that's the case, then do as you say."

Romimos held out his hand to Io proudly.

Io narrowed his eyes, and continued unhurriedly: "I will pretend to agree to those Noldor first."

"...What?" Romimos's unexpected astonished expression made Io feel a bit of malicious joy, "Are you serious?"

"But I can only bear it for a while. You'd better figure out a way to get out safely, or—I remember you said that this cloak of yours is not very resistant to fire?"

Romemos stared round, too angry to speak.