Being able to wear the Star of Dúnedain when he came to Wilderness Town, Abinas never thought of completely hiding his identity. The specific meaning of this silver brooch was actually known to few people during this period, even in life.
No one among the hobbits in the Shire or the humans living in Bree knew what this brooch meant. In fact, they were a little too secretive in order to hide their identities, which aroused suspicion among the locals. Others
They are always called vagrants contemptuously.
Apart from themselves, only a handful of forces and individuals who know the Star of Dúnedain understand it, such as the elves living in Rivendell, or a certain gray person traveling throughout Middle-earth.
Robed wizard.
In Abinas' view, if the master here is really of the same blood as the Númenóreans, as Lord Elrond said, and has always been very concerned about what happened to the Dúnedain, then in this place
It makes no difference whether he takes the initiative to reveal his identity at the beginning, and he is just a stand-in. The one who really talks with King Rovanion is Aragorn's mother, Lady Gilraine.
The life of the Dúnedain people is not particularly easy now. The previous leader has been dead for a long time, but the current leader is still a young boy. So as the legacy of the previous leader, Ms. Gilraine, who is living in Rivendell at this time, naturally has
Manage the rights and obligations of tribesmen.
Gilraen, who learned the news from Lord Elrond, did not make a rash decision, but summoned the Dúnedain elders living in Eriador.
Due to the long distance, it took a lot of time just to wait for the Dúnedain elders living in various places to gather in Rivendell. Abinas was one of them. Despite his middle-aged appearance, in fact
He is nearly a hundred years old.
During the meeting, Abinas, one of the elders, advised Ms. Gilraen to be cautious and not to rush to the wilderness to meet a stranger whom she had only met once. Gilraen felt that since Lord Elrond had
According to the recommendation, Alan should be a trustworthy tribesman, and the purpose of this trip is to get back the symbol of royal power belonging to the Kingdom of Arno. This is very important to the Dúnedain people, but the current situation of the Dúnedain people is indeed very serious.
It is difficult to come up with the wealth to match it. You must know that they once paid the snowman a lot of things in order to redeem the Ring of Barahir.
At the end of the meeting, most of the elders agreed to a compromise, which was to first arrange for a few people to go to Allen's territory to observe, and analyze Allen's character from the actual living conditions of the residents of Wilderness Town. If he is considered
It would be better if it comes out. Positive contact can better understand a person's character.
If he is not recognized, it means that this person is not very concerned about the current living conditions of the Dúnedain people, as Lord Elrond said.
Abinas, who was worried about Ms. Gilraine's safety from the beginning, enthusiastically recommended himself, and then with the woman's consent, he led two elite men to arrive at Wilderness Town first.
At first, Abinas's plan was to stay in an inn in the city and observe it for a few days before deciding whether to meet the owner of this place. If the owner of this place is really like what Ms. Gilraine described,
If he is a kind and wise king, then the life of the people in the territory should be healthy and prosperous. On the contrary, if the territory is full of chaos and cruelty, it is likely to be chaotic and cruel.
Having just entered Wilderness Town, Abinas did not have enough information yet to analyze how the residents here were living, but he found that the management of public security here was still very good.
In Abinas' observation, no matter who enters the city, they will obey the law and hand over their weapons to the guards at the door. People who leave can also take back their own weapons from the guards without paying any fees.
No expense was paid, and for several days, no one had clashed with the guards over weapons. This kind of detailed performance showed that the lord here had both a high prestige that was recognized by others, and also had an iron-fisted approach.
At the same time, after entering the city, Abinas found that the sanitary conditions here are excellent, and they must have put a lot of effort into maintaining them. The flowers on the roadside and the patrol teams that can be seen from time to time all represent the minimum of the residents here.
They all have a stable and comfortable living environment, which makes Abinas very satisfied with it, so in the evening, he readily agreed to Allen's invitation. After all, the owner here recognized him, which meant that El
Lord Lund's words are not false.
In fact, what Abinas didn't know was that just half a year ago, the management of weapons in Wilderness Town was not so strict, and there were not that many patrol teams on the road. At that time, ordinary people could still keep their personal weapons when entering the town.
For example, daggers, short knives, etc. However, due to the prosperity of business in the city, several gangs fighting for territory actually appeared on the streets, and they openly began to collect protection fees from foreign caravans on the streets. For this reason, there were still conflicts between gangs.
Several bloodshed broke out.
This vicious incident made Allen, who had initially received the news, ignite a raging anger in his heart. He knew that with the prosperity of business, such disgusting things would definitely happen, but he did not expect that it would happen so soon, nor did it happen.
To think that these people are so brave.
Allen understood that this kind of matter could only be solved quickly with thunderous means, so he released the spies in his hands as quickly as possible, and at the same time ordered Bandak to fully investigate the incident, and began to strictly control possible
Weapons appearing in the city.
In Wilderness Town, it was actually very simple for Allen to do something. In just three days, Bandak arrested all the gang members in Wilderness Town, and a report was also sent to Allen.
Lun's study.
Through the content of the report, Allen discovered that these gangs have actually existed for some time. Half of the members are unemployed vagrants from other places, or to be blunt, they are hooligans, and the remaining half of the members are locals.
They were basically young men who were unwilling to study or join the army, and because of the presence of locals in these gangs, no one in the caravans who were extorted dared to report them to officials or patrolling soldiers.
The matter was discovered only because a local child died in a bloody incident, and his mother cried out to the patrol team, and the whole thing was uncovered.
Subsequently, Wilderness Town began the largest execution in its history. After the crimes were read out, all the foreign gangsters were hanged. There were as many as fifty or sixty people. They were also hanged for three days in the square.
Finally, under the arrangement of cabinet officials, he was buried outside the city in a deserted grave without a tombstone.
As for the local kids who joined the gangs, in addition to having their illegal gains confiscated and their parents paying a large fine, each of them received ten lashes and had to mine in Steele Mining Town for a year.
Understand how precious freedom is and how important it is to obey the law.
In fact, many of these children lost their fathers on the battlefield. Without care and discipline, they were easily led to the path of ruffians by outsiders with small favors. For these children, this
In the past six months, countless officers have come to Allen to plead for mercy. They all hope that their king can be lenient and give these children a chance. Allen takes the trouble to explain to his subordinates every time that he is giving these children a chance.
As long as they perform well, they can still be treated fairly by Allen after leaving the mining town, and they will not be discriminated against or restricted in status.
Not long ago, Fatis, who was far away in Long Lake Town, also arranged for his subordinates to send a letter, hoping that Allen would not criticize these children too harshly and end their punishment as soon as possible. After receiving the letter, Allen was quite
Depressed, could it be that in the minds of these subordinates, he has become a cruel and cruel tyrant? As soon as Allen finished writing a reply to Fatis in his depression, Bandak brought the spy about Saruman
And news from the Dúnedain.
Regarding the five spies, Allen and Bandak had already made a conclusion. As long as they kept strict supervision and found an opportunity to conduct a reverse infiltration, it didn't matter even if reverse infiltration was not possible. Anyway, they had been exposed under their noses.
It can't make any big waves.
The arrival of the three Dúnedain men restored Allen's mood a little. In fact, he had already begun to estimate all the power he could muster to see when he would be able to defeat the enemy entrenched in eastern Rovanian.
The Dongyi people launched a counterattack, because the conflict between Mordor and Gondor in recent years will definitely attract most of Sauron's attention. It is the best opportunity that Allen can seize at present, and the arrival of these people is likely to
It will effectively increase his power to counterattack the Dongyi people.
That night, the banquet was held in the dining room of Allen's residence. In order to show that he valued this meeting, Allen asked the kitchen to prepare a wide variety of food, whether it was cooking skills from Shire or Kujit.
Barbecue for humans or desserts for skin-changers, the table was filled with these foods. In addition, Allen also prepared a lot of drinks, wine, beer, and mead.
Regardless of the identities of these three people, as the first group of Dúnedain to come to Wilderness Town, Allen must show a good attitude towards these people, just like the Lonely Mountain Expedition in Rivendell, even if the dwarves are doing what they want.
Noisy and restless, no matter how rude and disrespectful he was, Lord Elrond still entertained them with an excellent attitude. This kind of behavior can effectively make the guests feel the host's enthusiasm at the first time, so as to get closer to them.
relationship between the two parties.
Facing Allen's grand hospitality, the three Abinas were a little surprised. At the same time, they naturally had a slight affection for Allen because they felt that Allen valued them.
So before the banquet started, they very solemnly thanked Allen for the hospitality he had given them. Although the Kingdom of Arno had fallen, the three Abinas still behaved politely, staying quite quiet during the meal, and
There is no bad impression left by the food and wine.
Allen was holding a glass of wine at the main seat, waiting for the three of them to finish their meal, while thinking about the topic to talk about next. There was a wooden box on the table in front of him, which contained the Kingdom of Arno.
The symbol of royal power, the star of Elendil.
"Thank you again, Lord Allen, for your hospitality."
The three people who had finished their meal, represented by Abinas, thanked Allen again for the invitation. After that, the three people's eyes shifted to the wooden box in front of Allen. It was obvious that they had guessed what was in the box.
Allen nodded, smiled and said: "You're welcome, have a bag of Old Toby from Shire, I think you all should have your own tobacco bag."
After finishing speaking, Allen waved his hand and asked the maid aside to take away the leftovers on the table. At the same time, he gave him lighter tools and a wooden box containing tobacco, and he himself had already begun to fill the tobacco bag with tobacco.
.
In fact, as long as the male residents living in the Shire or near the town of Bree, especially the Hobbits, most of them are smokers, and Abinas, who is a Dúnedain, is no exception.
Living a stressful life, they would smoke a bag of cigarettes to take a break whenever they had time. In fact, even Aragorn as an adult did not avoid tobacco and was a senior smoking enthusiast.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the smoke, the relationship between several people seemed to be getting closer quickly. In less than half a pack of cigarettes, they had already started chatting with some parents.
Allen told the three Abinas that he had met Estaire and Ms. Gilraine in the Glen during an adventure. He praised Estelle's intelligence and hard work and said that this young man would definitely be good at it in the future.
He is an outstanding patriarch.
After Abinas heard these things, he thought that the news about Estaire was revealed to Allen by Lord Elrond for some reasons, so he immediately let down a lot of his guard, because
This is a very important secret that Elrond will never reveal to ordinary people. Now that Allen has understood them to this extent, there is no need to avoid many things.
"Sir, I think you must understand the purpose of our coming here, so I won't beat around the bush. What price do you need us to pay to return the Star of Elendil to us? I think you also
You know, this treasure is very important to us, and now that it has appeared, we have a reason to bring it back to the clan."
After finishing speaking, Abinas took a puff of the pipe, exhaled the lingering smoke, and said again: "Actually, I have another presumptuous request. Can you let me take a look at the contents of the box?
You also know that this treasure has left the Kingdom of Arno for a long time."
"Okay, this is just a normal request."
Allen gently pushed the box not far from Abinas, and soon the three Dúnedain opened the box, their eyes widening in the light of Eldir's Star.
When Allen filled the second bag of Old Toby, the three Abinas finally recovered from their daze, and at the same time, with reluctant eyes, they pushed the box back in front of Allen.
"This is not false. I think you can put forward your conditions, my lord. Although I cannot give an immediate reply at this moment, I can convey it to Ms. Gilraine. Don't worry, we will do our best.
prepare."
Before Abinas arrived, he never thought that things would progress so fast. At the same time, he never thought that he could really appreciate this beautiful treasure at close range. Now he has confirmed that Elendil is in front of him.
The star is no different from the records passed down in the family, so the rest is naturally how to get this treasure back from Allen.
Allen gently closed the box under the eyes of the three people, while organizing the next words in his heart.
"In fact, I spent a huge price in exchange for this treasure from Saruman. I don't want to use this treasure as a bargaining chip to ask for anything from you. I can return it to you for free. Don't worry, when I see you
Gilraen, I will hand this treasure back to her with my own hands at no cost to you."
Allen said this, sighed softly, and continued: "Of course, I do have some things that I hope to get your help with, and that is the war between my kingdom and the Dongyi people. Now I have the possibility to do it again."
There is no opportunity that can be encountered, and a large amount of combat power is urgently needed. I hope to talk to Ms. Gilraen about this matter, but I can promise that no matter what the outcome is, I will return the Star of Elendil to you. As for
As a reward for assisting in the battle, I can pay other prices."
As Abinas said, for such an important matter as participating in a large-scale war, he naturally cannot give an answer for the Dúnedain clan without authorization. It may only be decided by Ms. Gilraine to convene another meeting of elders.
After hearing Allen's words, Abinas stood up, saluted Allen and said:
"I have remembered your thoughts, so please allow me to resign, because I will leave early tomorrow morning to rush back to Imladris and report this matter to Ms. Gilraine. I hope we have the opportunity to meet again, Ai
His Majesty Lun."
Allen nodded, smiled and said: "I think there will be a chance, and you are welcome to come to Wilderness Town again as a guest."