The wind at Shuen Bend was neither fast nor slow, blowing the white sail just full but not too violently.
On both sides is Linton, the last gathering place of elves in the north.
This was once the territory of Gil-galad, the last High King of the Noldor, and flourished for thousands of years. It was not until the siege of Barad-dur in 3434 of the Second Age that this great elf king became famous among humans. Only after the hero Elendil (the ancestor of Aragorn) was killed in the battle with the Dark Lord Sauron did the Linton elves collapse.
It wasn't until Cirdan the Shipbuilder succeeded the former High King of the Noldor and commanded this vast territory that the remaining Noldor elves and the elves of Fars regained their honor and responsibility.
The elves once again gathered in Gray Harbor, an elven city located at the mouth of the Shune River. After years of development, the northern elves became prosperous again.
But, as the elves have a proverb: Evil never retreats, light follows closely behind.
In 1975 of the Third Era, the evil in the east resurfaced. Sauron's most terrifying subordinate, the Witch-King of Angmar, the leader of the Nazgûl (i.e., the Ringwraiths), was ordered to cause unrest in the north and attack the human kingdom of Arthedain.
Seeing that the human race in the north was about to perish, Eärnur, the thirty-third and last king of Gondor in the south, joined forces with the Lord of the Gray Harbor to lead a large army to the aid of the northern human kingdom, and launched the final battle in Fornost.
In the end, the battle was won by the coalition of elves and humans, the Witch King Angmar fled, and his evil army disappeared.
But just as there is no winner in a war, although the coalition of humans and elves defeated the evil forces, the coalition itself suffered a lot of casualties. This made the northern elves who were about to recover a little bit of vitality once again suffered sorrow that they should not have to bear. .
In addition, since the Third Era, as more and more elves have become tired of the endless wars and struggles in Middle-earth, and have chosen to cross the sea to the west and return to the overseas wonderland in the west, fewer elves remain in Middle-earth.
Therefore, after the Battle of Fornost, the Lord of the Gray Harbor chose to "seclusion" and was only responsible for sending the elves who were tired of the mortal world back to the Western Holy Land, and no longer cared about other things.
The northern elves no longer participate in the many disputes in Middle-earth. Instead, they hide in Gray Harbor, the home of the Noldor and Falas elves that have existed since the Second Age, and live their last days in the mortal world calmly and peacefully. Days until the day when we finally return to the home of all elves, the eternal holy land of the west - Valinor!
This kind of life continues until today, almost two thousand years after the Battle of Fornost.
Summer, 2931 of the Third Era.
A large white ship sailed in the calm waters of Shuen Bend. The elves, who are naturally fond of all beautiful things, carved more exquisite patterns and hollow ship decorations on the hull, making the ship ride on the wind and waves, always with seaweed and mud. , The big ship accompanied by the humid sea breeze is more like a work of art than a craft!
The shipbuilder Chirdan stood alone on the bow of the ship, constantly looking towards the north shore of Shuen Bend.
Due to the reminder from the Master of Waters, after traveling about one hundred and fifty leagues to the north, Chirdan asked his companions to lower half of the sails.
"It should be in this area."
For the home he has lived in for countless years, the owner of Gray Harbor is not too familiar with the topography and hydrology of the northern coastal area. He looked anxiously up and down, unwilling to let go of anything suspicious.
Suddenly, the sharp gaze of the master of Gray Harbor pierced through the distance of several hundred meters, and was the first to discover the alien soul fainting on a shoal north of Shuen Bend.
"Quick, there."
The master of Gray Harbor said this, his sharp eyes became excited, and the slightly fishy sea breeze made his beard fly.
The guards who came out together immediately pulled the boat over.
These tall elves wearing short sleeves, long trousers, and only wearing daggers for close range are different from their fellow Silvan elves who love the woodland and are better at bow hunting. These Falas elves with darker skin and long silver hair are very different. Skillfully lowering the sail, furling the rope, and lowering the anchor, a set of sailor's tasks are performed smoothly, just like an experienced boatman with many years of experience.
Well, to make a digression, the Falas elves are the best sailors except the Falmari elves in Western Valinor, and the relationship between the two is that they are of the same race and belong to the Teleri tribe.
The difference is that the Falmari elves are the collective name for the Teleri who have arrived in the Holy Land of Valinor in the West, while the Falas elves are the Teleri elves and some Norse elves who have not yet been to the Western Holy Land, but also love the seaside and singing. A collective name for elves from many races.
Here, before the ship could stop, the owner of Gray Harbor jumped into the waist-high water impatiently and ran as fast as a humanoid creature not far away.
The guards saw it and hurriedly followed.
Soon, the master of Gray Harbor and his guards arrived in front of the Heavenly Man who had obviously fainted.
"What an incredible creation!"
Cirdan turned around and said to the loyal guards: "In this man, I even saw the light of the stars! This is destined to be comparable to the great light of the previous kings. The Lord of the Waters is above, maybe we are in Middle-earth The last days are coming to an end, because the arrival of this person is destined to end the old era and start a new era! Isn’t this something we should celebrate?”
Because the shipbuilder often talked and drank with Ulmo, Osi, Unni and other powerful people in the Valar and Maia, he was obviously more concerned about the upcoming great music than Eldron and Ross in Rivendell. Lorian's golden couple know better and are more sensitive at the same time.
The unconscious man in front of him had short black hair, handsome and three-dimensional facial features, and an extremely muscular build. Cirdan visually estimated that he was at least nearly eight feet tall (nearly 2.6 meters tall), and was taller than the original Númenorean hero. The Lord of Gondor, Elendil, known as the "long body", is even taller (historical records indicate that this king is 2.41 meters tall).
In addition, the man's limbs are slender, majestic and powerful, and his muscles are like cast steel. Even with the naked eye, you can see the amazing power contained in it.
Coupled with the sound of his strong heartbeat, for some reason, the image of a sleeping dragon appeared in the mind of the master of Gray Harbor.
The loyal guards who followed also looked at the naked, tall, handsome human being in front of them with a little surprise, who was obviously pushed to the shore by the waves... Let's call it a human being, after all, this person His ears were short-eared at first glance, and he was amazed by this man's majestic body that was even more exaggerated than the statues of the sacred and majestic Valar that the elves had handed down from ancient times.
This is a strong human being.
All the elves who have witnessed the soul body of another world but have not seen his eyes all say this.
Shaking his head, Childan got rid of the unreliable feeling in his mind. In Arda, dragons are evil, but although the man in front of him was unconscious, Childan could definitely say that there was nothing in the strange man in front of him. There is no such thing as the stench of evil, which is something that cannot be eliminated no matter how you cover it up, because it is an ugly manifestation that comes from the soul and should be spurned.
On the contrary, even though it was just their first meeting, the strange thing was that the master of Gray Harbor had a sincere affection for the unconscious mysterious man.
Therefore, he ordered the guards to bring this mysterious 'human being' back to the ship.
Soon, the elves carried the unconscious alien soul back to the ship.
As a result, the elves who stayed on the boat looked curiously at the strange 'human' who was carried back by their companions, marveling at this man's almost perfect majestic body. However, soon, the faces of the elves all showed some weirdness. smile.
Chierdan took the cloak handed over by one of his subordinates and covered the otherworldly soul's perfect body like a god, thus preventing the otherworldly soul's naked butt from being seen by more people.
"Return!"
The master of Gray Harbor asked someone to carry the alien soul back to the cabin, and then ordered.
As if in response, when the elves lowered the sails again and pulled up the anchor, the gentle ocean monsoon instantly blew the elves' white sails into a bulging shape, and the ship shot up like an arrow, quickly reaching top speed.
At this time, even these Falas elves felt the joy of the Lord of the Waters. They sang loudly, praising the greatness and kindness of the King of the Ocean. The songs were beautiful and melodious, and spread far and wide, just like the three elves. Epoch did just that.
Cirdan listened carefully, hoping to get more information about the people who descended from the sky from the Lord of Waters, but unfortunately, apart from raising the monsoon and sending the elves back to Gray Harbor faster, the Lord of Waters did not No further fragments of the future were revealed to the masters of the Gray Harbor.
Helpless, Chierdan could only return to the cabin. He quietly stopped in front of the bed of the fallen man for a while, and then turned around and left.
In the quiet cabin, the songs of the elves are melodious and rhythmic.
Suddenly, a pair of amber-like golden vertical pupils opened suddenly, like bright lights in the dark night, like the starlight before dawn.
"Phew, finally gone."
The alien soul looked around and found that he seemed to be on a ship.
Well, if you ask him how he discovered it, come on, the swaying and unsteady feeling of the ship drifting with the current is still easy to identify.
In fact, the soul from another world wakes up not too early or too late, just at the moment when the master of Gray Port comes in, his consciousness returns to the body.
Then.
Afterwards, Chierdan naturally discovered that the soul from another world had woken up, because his heart was beating so powerfully, which was not consistent with the heart beating rate of a comatose person.
Moreover, the elf's keen hearing also allowed Cirdan to hear that the moment he stepped into the cabin, the breathing of the people on the bed became slightly heavier, plus the tightening of the powerful muscles of the alien soul, which were as clear as marble. , Chierdan understood that the soul from another world had woken up.
However, probably out of some concern, the mysterious man from the sky chose to continue pretending to sleep. In response, the master of Gray Harbor, who is older than the civilization history of his own race in the other world soul's previous life, smiled considerately. , turned around and left in cooperation.
