[Hobbit+HP] The truth of elves

Chapter 115

After deciding to divert, the caravan quickly set off again.Bypassing the fortress of Amon Hen, the caravan diverted and headed south.Go down from the edge of the wilderness of East Rohan, and then choose a gentle area to cross the river from the delta where the Shumu River and the Anduin River converge, and finally officially land at Nyndolf (Widon) and enter the border of Ithilien.

Before crossing the river, the caravan was robbed and killed many times by the bandits.These attackers never made any statement about attacking the caravan. Once they appeared, the caravan could only fight hard until the opponent retreated.Such high-frequency bitter battles made human beings dare not slow down their pace of leaving Rohan while struggling to support them.If it weren't for Lucius and the others joining in, the caravan with more and more wounded people probably wouldn't be able to survive.

But as soon as the caravan entered the waters of the Anduin, the robbers suddenly disappeared, and were no more.This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and the pace of progress slowed down.

The land of Ithilien is verdant and rich. Although it has been completely transformed into a paradise for plants and animals, there are still many traces of human activities here.On a piece of wasteland found everywhere, you may still see some traces of farmland that once existed, which is very embarrassing.

The caravan has been traveling down the banks of the Anduin River, and is about to merge into Harald Road near the shelter of Hannas Annan.Originally, everyone had no objection to this, but since two days ago, Neil and the protector he hired seemed to have a disagreement.

After eating the dinner prepared by humans, Lucius got up and left the camp.He had done this after camping every day since entering Ithilien.However, what was different this time was that Hadien, who had been staying in the camp to protect Thranduil, suddenly offered to exchange jobs with Annis, and walked into the dark forest with Lucius.

"So, what do you want to say when you followed me out?" Lucius asked straight to the point after being silently followed by Hardion for 10 minutes.

Hadien looked up at Lucius upon hearing the sound, but could only see a vague outline.

Because there are no human traces, the forest of Ithilien is completely dark on nights without moonlight, and even the elves have no way to come and go freely in the strange forest.But before entering the forest, Lucius stopped Hadion from lighting the torch.From the tip of his wand, he summoned two faint points of light like fireflies.This point of light dances close to the ground, and the faint light shuttles between the dense ground cover layers, indicating a path that can be walked.But as long as you stand a little farther away, this faint light will be completely blocked by the dense plants.The way of traveling at night with such a high degree of concealment is simply miraculous in Hardion's view.Just like Lucius after leaving the woodland kingdom, he became more and more incomprehensible.

Ha Dien collected himself and pulled back his wandering thoughts: "Don't you think this caravan is a little weird?"

"Well, there are."

Lucius' decisiveness caught Hadion a little surprised, and he was stunned for a moment before he asked again: "Then why should we be with them?"

"What do you think is weird about this caravan?" Lucius didn't give his own answer, but asked another question.

"A lot of places are weird, the most obvious is that they brought a lot of dry food." Hadien said, "The human told you that he was going to Sarn Gable. If so, now we diverted into Ithilien instead of Entering the city supply, the food he originally brought should have been eaten long ago. But according to my observation, at least one-third of the cargo they are currently escorting is used to store food. No one would spend that much It’s a big effort to prepare several times more food for the entire caravan than the original journey, unless his initial destination is much farther than he said.”

"So, the answer is obvious, isn't it? Neil's goal should be Gondor from the very beginning." Lucius affirmed Hadien's guess.

The wizard's response surprised Ha Dien: "You knew it from the beginning? Then why did you agree to help protect them?"

"I don't know, I just guessed the answer based on the clues. But whether he told me his real purpose or not, it doesn't make any difference to me. Whether it's weird or not, if it doesn't affect us," Lucius said. "It's just a matter of taking what you need," he concluded.

Ha Dien asked in surprise: "What do you need, the reward they give?"

"Enter Ithilien to have a look, and then go to Gondor." Lucius shrugged, "I originally guessed that following this caravan would satisfy my two needs at the same time, and save a lot of trouble on the road. "

"Uh, isn't it the result?"

After entering Ithilien, Thranduil began to stay behind closed doors, and had no communication with the humans in the caravan.Naturally, Hadien has been accompanying him all the time.They raised no objection to Lucius' decision to follow the humans into Ithilien, but were surprisingly silent.Lucius originally thought that they would avoid Isilian until they left this area.

"Besides that they brought too much food, what else did you notice that was wrong?" Lucius asked Hardion another question.

"Except for that..." Ha Dien thought for a while, and reorganized his words, "The speed of the caravan is too slow, the relationship between the caravan and the mercenaries, and their attitude towards us are all questionable. Although I don't have any evidence, but I feel that if we continue to walk like this, there is a good chance that something bad will happen to us."

"Your powers of observation are much stronger than that of Annis. If elves' abilities in these areas are directly proportional to their age, I can probably have more optimistic expectations for Annis' future performance?" Hadien's answer It was more than Lucius expected, which surprised him, "So, why do you think I leave the camp for so long every day?"

"Every time you come out after dinner, you don't come back until almost all human beings have rested, such a long time..." Ha Dien asked, "Didn't you come out to find medicinal materials?"

Lucius chuckled: "Looking for plants on the ground in the pitch black night...No one would believe it under normal circumstances. If it weren't for our combat power exceeding the level of mercenaries, we might still need to It will take more time for them to be fully convinced."

"Then what are the ones that Annis recited every night before?" Harden was full of surprise, "Why do you want them to believe that you can collect herbs at night?"

"Since you also speculate that they might do something, don't you think that if the four of us are here, the fighting ability we possess will make them extremely afraid? If we passively wait for them to think of a way to restrict us, why not Take the initiative to lower the threshold for them. Once I leave, Annis will follow me, and the combat power is equivalent to subtracting half. In addition, your Majesty and you have been staying behind closed doors, and the threat they feel will be greatly reduced. Then naturally, If they're going to do something, it's at the time I'm gone."

Following Lucius' explanation, Harden obviously began to worry: "But we are indeed leaving now. If they want to do something to His Majesty, we will have no way of finding out."

"Indeed. However, every time before I leave the camp, I put a warning spell around His Majesty's tent. If someone approaches, I will immediately notice." Lucius shook his head indifferently, signaling Haha Dean needn't be too impatient.

"However, even if we rushed back as soon as we noticed, it would take a while. And if they happen to do something when you are furthest from camp, it will be too late!"

"Of course, so this is not the only warning spell I set up." Lucius asked again, "If you were to speculate, which one do you think Neil values ​​most, which one would you choose?"

"Do you need to speculate on this? Naturally, it is the box that he carries around every day." Hadien replied puzzled.

"So, if anything happens in the camp at this time, that box must be the first... Huh?" Lucius's leisurely footsteps stopped abruptly with his words.Hadien looked up, and saw Lucius obviously turning around.

This turn of events made Hadien tense instantly: "What's wrong?"

Lucius glanced at Haden: "The box and the warning spell on the outermost edge of His Majesty's tent were touched at the same time."

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After dinner and simple entertainment, the fires in the camp were almost beginning to die down.But on this day, the camp was ablaze at such a time.Neil got out of his tent in a panic, and found the heavily armed mercenaries surrounding his place.Almost the moment he realized something was wrong, his assistant immediately hugged the suitcase he was in charge of guarding.

When Lucius and Hardion rushed back to the edge of the camp, they saw the mercenaries driving all the caravan members into Neil's encirclement.

Ha Dien raised his foot and wanted to rush into the camp, but was held down by Lucius: "Take a closer look at the situation on His Majesty's side."

Neil should be the most fearful person in the entire caravan, so he would choose to pitch his tent closest to Lucius' tent.But because the elves often choose to camp on the edge of the camp, and don't like to get too close to other humans.So at this time, although the mercenaries surrounding Neil also separated some people to guard the direction of the Elf King's tent, they failed to include it in the encirclement.Thranduy and Annis seemed unaware of the situation outside the tent, and there was no movement at all.

Seeing that humans were about to fight each other with swords and swords, Hadien frowned and asked Lucius in a low voice, "What are they going to do?"

Lucius raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "Where are the eyes of those leading mercenaries looking?"