Everyone hurried on the starry night and arrived at Edoras before dawn. This is a capital city built on a hillside, not far from the fortress Helm's Deep.
"We have arrived, that city is the royal capital Edoras!"
Unlike the wealthy cousin Gondor next door, the royal capital of Rohan is not grand, and can even be said to be shabby. The city walls are low, the internal buildings are mostly thatched houses, and even the royal palace is a wooden structure.
Russell looked at the map. The two kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor are separated by white mountains. Together with the common enemy Mordor, they can live in peace until now.
Gandalf saw Russell's disinterested look and knew what he was thinking, and said: "Don't underestimate Rohan. They have the most powerful cavalry on the grassland. Saruman was afraid of their power, so he sent a strong force."
The orcs burned, killed and looted everywhere, forcing them to concentrate their forces."
"I'm not looking down on Rohan. I'm just thinking that the gap between the rich and the poor is so big. If Sauron dies one day, will Rohan and Gondor break their heads?" Russell thought silently in his heart, because he was worried about saying something shocking.
, and didn’t say it out loud,” Russell said.
Gandalf: "..."
Aragorn: "..."
Eomer: "..."
Boromir: "..."
"Hey, did I just say what was in my heart?"
"..."
The dwarf warrior and the elf prince had expressionless faces and silently led the four Frodos away, leaving a few people with room to show off their skills. To be honest, even foreigners like them couldn't stand it anymore.
"Hahaha, Russell's ability to tell jokes is getting better and better, and he is still thinking in his mind without saying it out loud..." Seeing Eomer's face turned black, Gandalf hurriedly laughed and tried to smooth things over.
"That's right, that's right. It's a good joke, but it's a bit cold and a bit fake!" Boromir wiped his cold sweat and laughed in apology.
"Eomer, don't think too much. Russell doesn't mean anything else. He just doesn't speak human language very well. In fact, he has half-orc blood and has always had a bad mouth." Aragorn patted Eomer on the shoulder and called him the heir of Gondor.
The I-O oath is as bright as the stars, proving that the friendship between the two countries will last forever.
"I didn't think much about it, but this joke is indeed a bit cold..." Eomer smiled awkwardly.
"Ha ha ha ha----"
Several people looked at each other and laughed awkwardly with their eyes open. Seeing that the laughter was about to end and the silence was about to start again, Gandalf and the others stepped up the steps of the palace and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Theoden for a while.
I miss him a little bit, and he must miss me too."
Clang!
The two long swords crossed in front of Gandalf, causing his smile to condense on his face. The slap in the face came so fast that it felt unreal.
"What are you doing? He is Gandalf the Grey. Put away your swords quickly." Eomer was furious when he saw this and scolded the two guards guarding the door: "Gandalf saved the prince's life, how dare you treat him like this?
Rohan’s most distinguished guest?”
The guards also recognized Gandalf, but this time was different from the past. They said aggrievedly: "General Eomer, they cannot bring weapons to see King Théoden. This is the order of Grima Wormtongue."
Eomer's face turned livid when he heard this, but he had no choice but to look at Gandalf apologetically and said in a low voice: "The little man next to the king must have said bad things about you to your majesty."
Gandalf smiled calmly, indicating that he was not angry, and nodded with Aragorn and others, and everyone began to hand over their weapons. Russell's hands were empty, he had no weapons, and he couldn't hand them over even if he wanted to.
"Gandalf, your staff..."
Seeing that everyone else was disarming, and Gandalf was acting like a normal person, the guard couldn't help but remind him. Russell had no weapons, and everyone could see clearly, but your dazzling staff was a little unreasonable.
"Oh, this is not a staff, it's just a walking stick for an old man." Gandalf coughed and said weakly.
"Oh well!"
The guards did not force anything after hearing this. Firstly, Gandalf was popular and was willing to give him a favor; secondly, the guards did not like Grima, and they always obeyed and disobeyed orders given to him.
Russell watched and shook his head repeatedly. The guards were too naive. Gandalf was a man who could fight the Balrog hand-to-hand. Without a staff, it would not affect his melee output. For example, in the main hall, there are two meters in diameter and ten meters in height. Gandalf could use it as a javelin when he pulled it out, but it was a bit light and he had trouble using it.
The group of people stepped into the palace and met the dying King Théoden of Rohan, as well as the villain in Eomer's words, the Rohan advisor Grima.
Théoden was cursed by Saruman's wisdom aura, and is currently an Alzheimer's disease with a half-dead zombie face.
And Grima, he was once a general of the Rohan Kingdom and made immortal achievements for the Rohan Kingdom. Because he had no culture, he was easily seduced by power, abandoned the honor on horseback, and became Saruman's lackey.
Saruman promised him that if the orc army captured Rohan, he would be the next king.
Therefore, Grima spared no effort to weaken the national power of Rohan, and because Rohan is a country with a monarchy system, the king has absolute rights. As an advisor, he often succeeded in issuing orders in the name of the king.
"King Théoden, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Gandalf greeted.
The old man on the throne has a deathly gray face and his eyes are dim and yellow. If he were not wearing a crown, it would be difficult for people to associate him with the mighty King of Rohan.
Grima looked at Gandalf coldly and whispered a few words beside Théoden, who slowly spoke: "Gandalf, what are you doing here? Did I not invite you?"
"I brought you good news. Someone tried to subvert your country and murder the crown prince. Unfortunately, I was unlucky and destroyed it."
"Yes, Your Majesty the King, Gandalf saved Thyod's life." Eomer immediately knelt on the ground and told what happened.
It's a pity that Théoden has been completely controlled, and he was indifferent when he heard that his son was close to death.
"Gandalf, did you deliberately murder the prince?" Grima stood up with a cold face and said with hatred: "You first murdered the prince, and then pretended to save him in an attempt to deceive King Theoden."
"And you, Eomer! You are deliberately trying to get the throne and see the prince as a thorn in your side. How could you be kind enough to save him? You must be an accomplice of Gandalf!"
Russell nodded secretly. As a jester, Grima did have two tools to frame him, but he was a bit ugly.
"Shut up, don't make trouble in front of me. I have gone through the test of fire and death, not to have a verbal dispute with an idiot." Gandalf looked at Grima contemptuously. His identity is different now. He was appointed by the super leader. In his white robe, a running dog was not worthy to talk to him, and it was almost as good as the dog owner Saruman.
Gandalf's words were recognized by all members of the Fellowship of the Ring, and they all nodded in agreement.
The hardships of this journey cannot be described in words. They almost died on the edge of the cauldron several times. If it were not for the support of their strong will, they would not have been able to survive.
At this time, Grimmer discovered the staff in Gandalf's hand, and was shocked and ordered the guards to take down the Fellowship of the Ring. In the hall, only his captive lackeys made any move, while the other generals of Rohan turned a deaf ear and sat on the ground attentively.
of ants.
Are there actually ants in the palace?
Stupid, there are no ants, wouldn't you imagine there are ants?
"Theoden, you have lived in the shadows for too long, I will free you from the curse..."
Gandalf's body was filled with rich magic power, his staff glowed with white light, and the entire palace hall was shrouded in white.
"Hmph, Gandalf the Gray? Gandalf the White?"
Théoden slowly raised his head, his eyes full of hatred, and said in a hoarse and low voice: "That's the idiot Gandalf. Do you think that if you change your body to white, your robe will really be white?"
"Saruman!"
Gandalf frowned, secretly thinking that he was indeed the man he favored. He was worried that he could not correct Saruman's evil deeds, so he would be exposed. But he was a mature Maia, and even though he was ecstatic, he did not show it, with a proud look on his face.
Righteousness, increase the illumination spell to expel Saruman's spell.
"It's Saruman the White. Remember this prefix clearly. Only I am the White." Theoden sat firmly on the throne and sneered: "It's useless, Gandalf, if I leave, Theoden will die immediately.
"
"No, your destiny is no longer under your control..." Gandalf replied with deep meaning, and the light around him was strong, forcing Saruman's will out of Théoden's body bit by bit.
This was Gandalf's first confrontation with Saruman after he was promoted to the White Robe. Gandalf was afraid that he would kill Théoden by using too much force. Saruman could not use his full strength through remote control.
Winning by a slim margin.
Saruman lost the favor of his superiors, and his defeat was a foregone conclusion. He became angry and used his last strength to say harsh words: "Gandalf, the Kingdom of Rohan is mine, let's wait and see!"
Knowing that he could not defeat Gandalf, Saruman took the initiative to cancel the spell. However, at the last second when the spell was cancelled, Gandalf's staff hit Théoden's head hard. The magic burst out, shattering the spell at the end of the crossbow, along with a stick.
Saruman was beaten to a bloody head.
This scene looks very much like Gandalf deliberately retaliating against Saruman, but he is a mature Maia and will not be so unwise. This stick was requested by the superior leader and was definitely not entrusted to the public for personal gain.
"Gandalf, is that you?"
Saruman's will was driven away, and Théoden woke up slowly. His face looked much better. Although he was still weak, his strength was slowly recovering.
Beside, the master was beaten away by Gandalf, and the dog-legged Grima trembled and knelt on the ground, begging Theoden to spare his life.
No one in the hall interceded for him, except Aragorn. Rohan had shed too much blood, and it was time to end the tyranny.
Gandalf watched Grima leave quietly, and reason told him that Grima would leak a lot of information when he returned to Saruman. But he was a mature Maia, and Théoden chose to let Grima go. He couldn't
Intervene in Rohan's internal affairs.
As a result, Gandalf glanced at Russell, who immediately understood and disappeared into the kingdom hall under the pretext of shushing.
"I hope Russell won't get it wrong. I didn't intend to kill Grima. I just wanted to imprison him and let him go when the battle is over." Gandalf sighed. If Grima dies, it must be Russell's.
wrong.
After a while, Russell returned to the hall humming a small tune and said to Gandalf: "Don't worry, I understand what you mean. I didn't kill Grima, I just imprisoned him."
Gandalf: "..."
"What's wrong?"
"It's good to imprison him! That's exactly what I mean!" Gandalf coughed lightly: "Russell, where did you imprison him?"
"On the grassland, I imprisoned his head and let his body leave with the horse!"
Gandalf: "..."
Aragorn is right, you must have half-orc blood, otherwise, I wouldn't want to beat you so much!
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