The western reaches of Rohan.
Human gathering places, villages, and towns close to the Essing River.
At this time, there were fires everywhere and thick smoke billowing.
A group of warriors with old leather armor, armor, and even defensive equipment, wearing sweaters, yellow faces and black teeth, were madly wreaking havoc on the people of the Kingdom of Rohan.
Men, children and the elderly were slaughtered at will, and women were either humiliated on the spot or kidnapped directly.
A lot of crying, screaming, fighting, crazy sounds, and excited screams resounded throughout the sky.
The troops who were burning, killing and looting here were naturally the vanguard army from Isengard Saruman, the Dunbarbarians who had an extreme hatred for the Kingdom of Rohan.
Also followed the attack of the Dark Barbarians.
Saruman's long-coveted war against Rohan has begun.
...
Edoras.
Inside the Golden Palace.
When the darkness in Théoden's eyes faded away, it became bright.
When he saw clearly that the beautiful figure squatting in front of him was his niece Eowen, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Théoden's extremely chaotic mind was quickly becoming clearer.
When he looked away from the face of his niece who was crying with joy, he looked up and saw a tall, familiar figure standing in a pure white robe. He couldn't help but look surprised and said: "Gandalf..."
"Breathe free again, my friend."
Gandalf nodded towards him and said in a deep voice.
After hearing Gandalf's words, in such a short time, the memory in Théoden's mind has been quickly restored.
When he stood up slowly with Eowen's help, he looked at the people in front of him, especially the "chief staff officer" Grima, who was trampled under the feet of the dwarf and looked extremely pale and frightened.
At this moment, the chaotic memories in Théoden's mind were almost connected.
"No wonder my recent dreams are always dark..."
"It seems like I will never wake up..."
Théoden looked down at his dirty, dirty hands and slowly clenched them, murmuring.
"As long as you can hold the sword, I believe you can easily regain your former strength."
Gandalf said with a smile, taking a few steps back to stand with Morgan.
The words fell.
A footstep sounded quickly.
In the main hall at the rear, the warrior leader couldn't hide his excitement when he saw the king's attributes. He quickly brought a long sword and handed it to him.
"His Majesty..."
The warrior leader spoke excitedly.
Théoden reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword, and slowly pulled out the sword.
"Wow... Wow..."
The hand that was trembling at first gradually became stable as he slowly pulled out the sword.
"Wow!"
Finally, when Théoden completely pulled out the sword, his hand holding the sword no longer trembled.
At this moment, Théoden had already remembered everything.
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Grima, who was being stepped on by the dwarf. The anger on his face reached its peak the moment he woke up.
Théoden stepped forward immediately, and just as he stepped down the low steps, his extremely weak body was immediately shaken. Morgan, who was nearest, stretched out his hand to support Théoden.
Eowen stepped forward quickly in front of the throne. She was anxious and supported her uncle. At the same time, she also grabbed Morgan's hand.
Morgan smiled at Eowyn.
Eowyn, who immediately realized that she had made a mistake, immediately let go of Morgan's hand.
A faint trace of blush disappeared in a flash.
At this time, Théoden had stood firm and walked towards the controlled Grima with his sword in an angry expression.
Morgan then let go of the other party, leaving Eowen in charge of King Théoden.
Seeing the king's arrival, Gimli immediately raised his feet. Grima looked at the king approaching with a sword, his face filled with fear.
Théoden raised his hand and stabbed him with his sword, but he was still too weak, so his movement was half a beat too slow, and he was dodged by Grima, who was hurriedly crawling back.
"Your Majesty, please let me go..."
Grima retreated, making a sound of horror.
Théoden chased after him for a few steps with an angry look on his face before he was out of breath.
Everyone seemed to know that the king wanted to take care of Grima himself, and no one else took any action.
Grima looked at this situation but did not dare to run away. He just looked at the panting king striding over and shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, I really only want to serve your Majesty!"
"Serve me?"
"Just using magic to make me be at your mercy like a puppet?"
"You almost made me crawl on the ground like an animal, Grima!"
Théoden gritted his teeth and said bitterly. There was no need to hide the anger in his words, and there was no need to hide it.
"boom!"
Théoden struck again with his sword, but Grima dodged it again.
"Your Majesty, that was not my intention."
"It's all Saruman!"
"Saruman asked me to do it all, Your Majesty!"
Realizing King Théoden's murderous intent, Grima defended loudly and retreated even faster.
"catch him!"
Théoden looked at Grima who wanted to run and immediately spoke out.
The next second.
The warrior leader and another warrior took action together and immediately pinned Grima to the ground.
At this time, Grima, who had no way to escape, looked at Théoden who was getting closer and immediately screamed like a killing pig.
"Your Majesty!"
"Forgive me, because I have served you all these years..."
Grima cried and struggled.
"Shut up!"
"I will forgive you..."
Théoden stepped forward and shouted angrily, then raised his sword high: "So, today is the day to die!"
After Théoden finished speaking, he immediately slashed the sword in his hand.
At this time, Morgan was following Théoden, watching Théoden raise his sword to slash at Grima. He had no intention of helping Grima like Aragorn in the memory plot.
He remembered that in the plot memory, Aragorn helped Grima block King Théoden's sword, but what he got was a mouthful of spit from the real villain Grima.
Morgan cannot be as generous as Aragorn.
If he were Aragorn, he would definitely not be able to help but kill Grima when he spit out that spit.
Even if he knew that Grima was related to Saruman behind him.
But Morgan doesn't care, he won't wrong himself for other things.
Just like he was watching Théoden swinging his sword at Grima indifferently now.
At the same time, he has always been curious. If Aragorn hadn't stopped him in the plot memory, would Théoden have killed Grima?
Now, the answer is right in front of you.
"No, Your Majesty!"
Grima, whose hands were pinned down, watched Théoden's long sword fall with a cold light in his hand, and shouted in horror: "Your Majesty!"
"ah..."
Grima's voice fell with horror as the sword fell.
"puff..."
Blood splattered.
Théoden struck one of Grima's legs with his sword.
Théoden just wanted to kill Grima, but the opponent struggled to break free and avoided Théoden's sword, which was weak at this time.
"ah..."
"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Grima looked at Théoden's sword raised again in great horror, and begged in a pitiful voice.
In the Golden Palace, the ministers and guards stood aside and watched with cold eyes.
With the crimes Grima had committed, dying a few times was not too much.
Not to mention other things, the reason why he did not give Rohan's only prince "Théojed" was because of Grima's obstruction and failure to give him proper treatment, which led to his death.
Grima is absolutely damned.
Therefore, Morgan had no intention of speaking for Grima like Aragorn.
He watched everything in front of him with interest.
Morgan wonders if Grima will die here.
But Gandalf standing next to him couldn't stand.
The moment Théoden raised his sword to strike again, Gandalf stepped forward and reached out to stop Théoden.
"Your Majesty, you have already punished him, why not spare his life."
"Such a guy will get the retribution he deserves, and he will die in a place where he is needed more..."
Gandalf stopped King Theoden and spoke in a deep voice.
Although he didn't explain everything, Théoden could understand the meaning of Gandalf's words.
Although Théoden desperately wanted to kill Grima.
However, the hidden meaning in Gandalf's words made him sober. It also reminded him of the correct words that Gandalf had come to persuade him. In addition, he had just been saved by Gandalf, and now one of Grima's legs had already been removed. Destroyed...
All kinds of confusing thoughts quickly flashed through his mind.
After a while, Théoden put down the sword in his hand.
But he was a little unwilling to just let Grima go.
The next second.
Théoden pushed Gandalf and Éowyn aside, strode forward, and kicked Grima hard on the bloody leg that had been slashed with a hideous wound.
"ah!"
"ah..."
"ah..."
Grima howled in pain.
Oshden lifted his feet several times until he was out of breath and then stopped.
"Throw him out."
After taking a few deep breaths, Théoden looked at Grima in front of him with disgust and said.
The warrior leader and a warrior immediately picked up Grima's weak body and dragged him outside.
After Théoden said that, he turned around and walked slowly towards the throne behind him.
Everyone around looked at this scene and immediately started talking.
Morgan looked at the traces of blood being dragged out of the hall floor, and looked at Grima's back that was wailing in pain like death, and his thoughts were ups and downs in his heart.
After all, that guy Grima didn't die here.
Without Aragorn, Gandalf's appearance and prevention is unexpected and reasonable when you think about it.
Without his own intervention, the plot development will continue to develop in an orderly manner according to the original track.
But his own participation: For example, he just killed Grima.
There will definitely be some changes in the plot.
But for Morgan now, he will not change the plot randomly unless he feels it is necessary.
After all, it is in his best interests to keep the plot unchanged.
When Grima's screams disappeared outside the hall door.
Morgan turned around, and King Théoden had reappeared in front of the throne, looking seriously at everyone in the hall.
Everyone immediately bowed and saluted, as did Morgan and several members of the expedition team.
Théoden sat down on the throne amid the courtesy of everyone. Looking at the people who stood up, he suddenly noticed that a figure was not there.
"My son, where is Théogede?"
King Théoden looked at everyone in the hall and said.
As soon as the words fell, the entire hall fell silent.
The four members of Morgan's expedition are okay.
Eowen and all the Rohan ministers indeed lowered their heads with ugly expressions.
No one dared to answer this question after Théoden returned to consciousness.
At this moment, the whole hall was extremely silent.
Théoden's eyes swept over the faces of the ministers below. All the ministers he glanced at immediately lowered their heads in shame, wishing they could lower their heads into their crotches so that the king could not see him.
Looking at everyone's reactions, Théoden, who was originally just confused, seemed to have thought of something, and his expression quickly turned ugly.
"Eowyn, my dear boy."
"Tell me, where is Xiogi?"
Théoden looked at his niece and asked softly, his face serious.
"His Majesty..."
"Xiojie thought that he died of serious injuries last night..."
Tears welled up in Éowyn's eyes as she spoke of this incident.
The words fell.
Théoden's body stiffened, and his expression was momentarily stunned.
"Xiojie was seriously injured and died..."
Éowyn's words made Théoden's mind, which had just woken up, become chaotic again.
Théoden only knew that his son Theoged, his only son, was dead...
Looking at King Théoden sitting on the throne in a daze.
No one from below made a sound.
Morgan, Gandalf, Legolas and others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they heard Eowen's words.
They still remembered that before coming to Aedoras, Éomer was still worried about Siogd's condition, but the outcome was already doomed.
At this moment, the entire Golden Palace was silent.
afternoon.
The gloomy sky began to rain heavily.
Edoras.
With the greatest betrayer Grima eliminated, King Théoden returned to his senses.
Such a momentous day should have been a time to celebrate with a grand banquet.
But the entire Edolas was shrouded in deep sadness.
The death of Prince Théogede made the kingdom of Rohan, which was in turmoil, even more difficult.
Two queens.
Continuous Golden Palace, inside a side hall.
The bonfire was strong, illuminating the entire hall.
Two half-year-old children with ordinary clothes and tired faces were sitting on the long table, devouring food.
Above the main hall, King Theoden, wearing exquisite simple clothes, sat with a serious expression.
Beside him sat Gandalf in white robes.
Morgan and Éomer were sitting at the same table, eating.
Legolas sat at the same table as Gimli.
Éowyn squatted beside the older of the two children and kept asking questions.
Finally, after asking clearly, Eowen stood up and said: "Without any warning, the Darklings are sweeping across our border west of Rohan. They kill and massacre our unarmed people, and burn and plunder everything they see along the way. ..."
The words fell.
Théoden, who was sitting on the exclusive throne above, looked more serious and frowned.
"The Dunlions are only a small part of Saruman's strength."
"I think you heard what Éomer said. Saruman's most powerful warriors: the Uruk orcs who are not afraid of the sun haven't even begun to move out yet."
"We must not give in, we must confront them head-on, otherwise Saruman will only become more rampant..."
After Gandalf answered, he immediately looked at King Théoden beside him and advised.
The team of four had been in Edoras for several days.
Starting from the next day.
Gandalf then began his main purpose of coming here: to persuade Théoden to fight against Saruman.
However, Théoden was obviously unmoved.
In front of them, these two children who had escaped from the western border of Rohan and the edge of the Eshin River clearly gave strong support to what Gandalf said.
but...
Théoden glanced at Gandalf beside him, then stood up without saying a word and left the throne.
Gandalf sighed in his heart and immediately turned to look at Éomer.
Éomer, who initially helped Gandalf and tried his best to persuade Théoden, seemed to have understood King Théoden's thoughts, but now he just remained silent.
"I understand what you want me to do..."
Finally, Théoden spoke: "But I don't want any more of my people to die."
"The situation in Rohan is very dangerous now. I cannot risk a war."
Théoden looked at Gandalf and slowly stated his decision.
"Saruman's army is about to attack, so what decision does His Majesty the King have?"
After hearing Théoden's words, Gandalf's expression darkened as fast as he could see, and he asked.
Théoden took a deep breath: "Leave Edoras and head to Helm's Deep (Helm's Deep)."
