Volume 3 Blood and Fire Chapter 157 Farewell (Part 2)
"Although you are our guests," the Elf King Elrond said, "you have not yet dined with us. Therefore, we invite you to a farewell luncheon, and we will take you away from the Silver Moon here.
By the river of the clan."
The swan boat slowly came to the shore, and everyone turned around and followed.
They held this farewell party at the end of the delta.
Eloise ate very little, and all he could see was the Queen and her voice.
She no longer seems to be affected by the changes in the mortal world, nor is she no longer that mysterious figure full of hidden power.
In his eyes, the image of the queen has become like her daughter Yawen, gradually becoming indifferent to the world and slowly being carried by the river of time to the forgotten shore.
After they had eaten and drank, the group all sat on the grass.
The Elf King Elrond once again mentioned the direction of their journey to them, pointing to the forest beyond the delta with his finger.
"As you go down the river, you will find fewer and fewer trees, and you will eventually come to a deserted area. From there, the river will cross the rocky terrain of the highlands until it has passed a long way.
After a distance, we came to the Burning Plains, which is the legendary territory of the Fire Lord. The river bypassed the plains from there, dropped the Honduras Falls with huge sounds and smoke, and entered the red rock area, which is what you call the Crimson Principality.
The eastern mountain range is followed by a series of swamp areas. The river becomes very gentle and forks into many tributaries. The Shumu River also divides into many tributaries there and flows into the forest. This side of the river is the Crimson Principality."
"Iroth, anyone who wants to go to the Crimson Principality should leave the river before Honduras Falls and cross it before entering the swamp, but they'd better not go too deep because it's next to the Burning Plains.
It’s an extremely dangerous place, and outsiders know very little about it.”
The Elf King Elrond patiently explained to everyone the route to the Crimson Principality and the key points along the way. This made Elloth very lucky: if a group of people did not encounter the high elves, I am afraid that except for themselves, the rest of the people would
Everyone has to encounter unexpected events.
Queen Galadriel stood up, took the cup filled with white mead from her maid, and handed it to Elrond.
"Now is the time to toast you all," she said softly: "Drink! Although the future is unknown, don't lose heart easily, because the morning light that belongs to us has already risen."
Then she raised her glass and toasted to everyone.
But when everyone had drunk the mead, she invited them all to sit down on the grass again.
After the maids arranged seats for her and the Elf King, they stood beside the queen in silence.
The Queen looked at the guests without saying a word, and finally she spoke again.
"We have drunk the farewell wine and are destined to separate soon. However, before we say goodbye, I have brought over the gifts specially prepared for you. I hope you will remember the kindness of the Elf King and his wife, and I hope you will not forget Silver Moon.
clan."
When talking about not forgetting the Silver Moon Clan, the queen focused on Elloth, which made Elloth feel a little heavy.
Queen Galadriel first faced Catherine and said
"Speaking of which, you and I have quite a connection. Back then, the young human legendary mage Luo Ning came to the Central Mountains and left this to me. You can give it to you when you pass by." Then the Queen took her waist from her waist.
He took out a round green gem set on a double-headed eagle's wings brooch.
When the queen picked up the gem, the surrounding area shone with beautiful light like the spring sun shining on the green leaves. "Your teacher at the time, Luo Ning, and I don't know why we did this, but when I saw you, I
Understood. Now, this is being forwarded to you as a symbol of hope. At this moment, please accept the title given to you in the prophecy, Ice Queen!"
Although she didn't know what kind of relationship her teacher Luo Ning had with the elves, and she had never heard the teacher talk about it, Yekaterina still couldn't stop crying. She missed her teacher Luo Ning.
Immediately, Catherine stopped crying, became strong, took the brooch from the queen's hand, and pinned the gem to her chest.
Those who saw this scene were amazed, because they had not noticed before that the beautiful and frail Catherine exuded an incomparable royal aura, and the many days of physical and mental exhaustion and heavy responsibilities seemed to have disappeared from her in an instant.
Removed from the body.
"I thank you for the gift you gave me." Ekaterina said: "Beautiful Elf Queen, you are the most precious gift in the world!"
The Queen nodded slightly, turned around and faced everyone in the War Eagle clan, and gave each of them a golden belt.
These belts are made of gold and enchanted with the power of swiftness magic, which can slightly increase the wearer's agility attributes.
If you don't look at the enchantment attributes, even the artistic value is quite high.
"And you, Your Majesty the Envoy," the Elf Queen turned to Elos and said, "I came to you last, but you occupy a very important position in my heart. Because I prepared this for you.
..."
The Queen held up a small crystal test tube. When she shook the test tube, white light leaked out of her hands:
"In this crystal tube, there is hidden the light of the silver moon. When the night surrounds you, it will become brighter. I hope it can become your illumination and guidance when all light fails. Don't
Forget Galadriel and her magic mirror!"
Eloth accepted the test tube, and through the light inside it, he saw the tall and beautiful figure of Queen Galadriel, but she no longer had that oppressive aura.
He bent down and bowed, but didn't know what to say.
The queen stood up, and the Elf King Elrond led everyone back to the shore.
Now, the yellow sun shines on the delta, and the water surface reflects silver light. People in the distance board the boat according to their positions as before.
The elven waiters shouted goodbye and pushed the boat into the river with a long gray pole. The group of people sat motionless on the boat and watched Queen Galadriel standing alone and silent on the edge of the delta.
When they passed by her, they all turned back to look at her figure, because, to them, the Silver Moon Clan was like a beautiful fairyland sailing into the infinite deep sea under the guidance of sacred trees; and they could only watch helplessly.
Slowly leaving this scene, he entered the unknown world.
Under their gaze, the Silver Light River merged with the big river, and the boat began to move quickly toward the southwest.
Soon, the queen's white figure gradually shrank, and she looked like a beautiful crystal window under the setting sun, or a beautiful lake viewed from a distance.
In Eloise's eyes, he seemed to see her raising her hands and waving, saying her final farewell to everyone. Her clear and sweet voice floated across the heavy river water, and her singing came to her.
But this time, she used another language of high elves of the sea, which contained the power of rules.
Eloise didn't understand a word and didn't feel at ease at all.
However, just like the languages of the high elves, they were still engraved in Irothodor's mind. Much later, when he tried to translate these languages, he discovered that what they were singing was what the Elf Queen saw as a demigod.
Things that ordinary plane creatures know nothing about.
Suddenly, the river turned a bend, and the river banks on both sides began to rise. The light of the Elven Queen was hidden, and Eloth could no longer see this beautiful place.
Everyone turned their faces and faced the future journey.
The sun shines on the future, and their eyes are dazzled by the light, because everyone's eyes are filled with tears.
"This is the last time I see the most beautiful person," Catherine said to Iros: "From now on, I will never use the word beauty again unless it is a gift given to me by the queen."
Ekaterina put her hand on her chest.
In this way, the people continued their journey, walking southwest along the wide river.
The woods on both sides blocked their sight, making it impossible for them to see the scenery behind them.
The wind suddenly disappeared and the river became silent, without any bird chirping to break the silence.
The sun became very blurry, and the light it cast gradually became weaker, and finally became a bit like a pearl hanging high in the sky.
Then, the sun slowly disappeared in the west, twilight quickly fell, and what followed was a gray, starless night.
They continued to drift in the shadow of the forest in the southwest for a long time. The huge trees swept back and the tangled old forest extended its tentacles into the water. The atmosphere was very gloomy and the air was very cold.
Iloth and Ekaterina listened to the sound of water flowing slowly through the forest, and finally Ekaterina fell into a restless sleep.