When the golden autumn sun begins to set in the west.
The bright sky began to turn dim and hazy.
The giant eagles carrying the expedition team flew over mountains, rivers, forests, and seas of clouds.
We flew from noon to evening.
Finally, we landed on the top of an open mountain.
The members of the expedition team safely descended to the ground from the back of the giant eagle one by one.
When Morgan jumped off the back of the giant eagle, he turned around and politely said to the giant eagle that carried him all the way: "Thank you, Brother Eagle."
After saying that, he turned around and left, but suddenly a voice came from behind him: "Nothing, as long as they fight against the dark and evil orcs, they are all friends of our clan."
A slightly cold voice suddenly sounded, and Morgan's footsteps immediately stopped.
He turned his head with surprise on his face. In front of him, except for a giant eagle standing on the edge of the mountain, the sky was thousands of feet high.
Except for the giant eagle in front of me, there was no one else who made the sound just now.
"Don't look, it's me."
The giant eagle continued to speak, his voice cold.
Morgan finally saw the giant eagle in front of him speak.
Just thinking about the group of low-level and dirty goblin monsters in the underground kingdom can speak.
It's not surprising that an intelligent creature like the giant eagle in front of us can talk.
Although it looks a bit weird for an eagle to open its curved and sharp beak and speak human words.
All kinds of thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, and Morgan immediately corrected his attitude and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't have time to..."
Morgan apologized for the impolite behavior of looking around in surprise, but was interrupted by the giant eagle: "It's okay, you are not the first, nor the last."
The giant eagle shook his huge eagle head and said, his tone softened a bit.
Apparently I have seen more than one person make the same mistake as Morgan.
"I'm Morgan, nice to meet you."
Seeing that the other party's tone softened, Morgan smiled and said, there is no harm in getting to know the Giant Eagle Clan.
"Tobias, nice to meet you too human...Morgan."
The giant eagle continued: "I saw you today. You shot Azog's Bakaro. You were very brave."
"Bacaro?"
Morgan asked in confusion after hearing the words of the giant eagle Tobias.
"That's the white warg."
"Our family has been committed to eradicating evil for many years, and we know a lot about the orcs."
"Bakaro is the king of the Gundaba warg clan. His name was given by Azog, the leader of the orcs..."
Seeing that the human Morgan in front of him didn't understand, the giant eagle Tobias explained.
He admired this human being who was exceptionally skilled in archery and wanted to get to know him.
"I see..."
Morgan nodded and started talking to Tobias, the giant eagle.
But it was too late now, not the time to talk.
After a brief acquaintance, the giant eagle Tobias said goodbye to Morgan and flew high into the sky.
The other side of the open mountain peak.
Gandalf was also saying goodbye to an extremely handsome and tall giant eagle.
"Landlova, say hello to your clan leader for me and thank you for your help."
"I will definitely have two more drinks with him next time we meet..."
Gandalf looked at the giant eagle in front of him and smiled.
"Gandalf, there is no need to say more words of thanks."
"Fighting evil has always been an unshirkable common responsibility of the free races in Middle-earth, and our race is no exception."
"If you really want to thank us, come to our wilderness as a guest often. Our clan leader talked about you not long ago..."
"That's it, it's getting late, we should go..."
The handsome giant eagle smiled and said, obviously he and Gandalf have known each other for a long time, and their relationship is not shallow.
Gandalf also knew that it was late, so he didn't talk much.
The giant eagle named Landvalo quickly turned around and spread its wings and flew high into the sky and left.
Gandalf stood on the mountain peak and led a group of expedition members, waving goodbye to the departing giant eagles.
The autumn sun sets in the west, and the last golden sunset hangs on the horizon.
When the giant eagles completely disappeared.
Everyone turned around and saw Thorin Oakenshield looking far into the distance at a towering mountain peak that rose independently from the plain and towered into the clouds.
Balin, the white-bearded dwarf, stepped forward and stood next to Thorin Oakenshield. He also looked at the towering solitary peak in the distance and couldn't help but sigh: "Finally, we are in sight..."
Bahrain's voice fell.
Among the expedition team, the older dwarves who had experienced the sixty-year battle on Lonely Mountain looked at the mountain peak in the distance with deep eyes and the same feeling.
Most of the other dwarves basically grew up in the Blue Mountains.
Although I have never experienced that battle, I have heard people talk about Gushan countless times, and I have never seen Gushan.
Now seeing the looks of Thorin, Balin, and Dwalin, the smart ones have already reacted.
He didn't react, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
At this time, Bilbo, who had some guesses in his mind but was not sure, walked up to Balin the Whitebeard and asked softly: "Where is it?"
Before Balin could speak, he heard Thorin Oakenshield answer: "Yes, as you thought, there is the Lonely Mountain."
"This is where we are going, and it is also our hometown!"
...
At night, at the edge of the lush forest, there is a faint glow of fire.
"Papa...papa..."
The grease on the dry wood crackled in the fire.
In front of a strong bonfire, a dozen figures were sitting in a circle eating and drinking.
This group of people is naturally the expedition team that has just experienced several battles and was rescued by the giant eagle.
The drinks, dry food, and even tableware such as pots and pans brought from Rivendell were basically all taken away by the goblin monsters when they were captured in traps in the underground kingdom.
But this is not a problem for the expedition team who have long made the wilderness their home.
The members of the expedition team were extremely powerful. They went out together and captured a lot of prey in a short time.
Plus Morgan easily hit an adult male piebald deer with his last arrow.
The expedition team’s dinner was very rich.
Although it lacks the usual salt, spices and other seasonings.
But hunger is always the best ingredient.
An all-you-can-eat barbecue dinner.
It made a group of members of the expedition team who were already hungry and panicking feel very satisfied.
Finished eating and drinking.
Everyone was chatting around the campfire.
The dwarf Dori, who always had the most questions, suddenly asked Gandalf: "Can we ask those giant eagles to take us directly to the Lonely Mountain?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the expedition team fell silent.
Although Doli always had a lot of boring questions, this time she got to the point.
Seemingly realizing the feasibility of this problem, except for Balin the Whitebeard, the eyes of the other dwarves, including Thorin Oakenshield, almost all lit up, and they all looked at Gandalf.
Morgan was also stunned for a moment. He had thought about this problem before, but he knew that it was definitely not that simple.
So he also looked at Gandalf.
Seeing everyone looking over, Gandalf didn't panic at all. After taking the last puff of his cigarette, he shook his head and said, "It's impossible."
"The Eagle King will not let them get close to any place where humans gather, because humans' yew bows will hurt them..."
After Gandalf gave a brief explanation.
The dwarves sighed together.
Balin, the white-bearded dwarf, smiled and said: "It's already very good. Those giant eagles sent us over the Misty Mountains. We won't be too far away from the Lonely Mountain..."
The campfire conversation didn't last long.
Everyone in the expedition team quickly fell asleep.
Early the next morning.
The expedition team finished the remaining barbecue from yesterday and continued on their way.
Maybe it was all the bad luck that had been consumed in the previous two days.
on the rest of the journey.
The expedition team went smoothly and had a relatively peaceful journey.
Until, half a month later...
