Gandalf and Aragorn stopped breathing. The luster and desire in his eyes frightened even Frodo. But some kind of strength allowed him to persevere. He held up the necklace with the ring and stood in front of the two of them trembling slightly but firmly.
"This is true." Aragorn slowly breathed out a sigh of relief, and with Frodo's unimaginable strong willpower, he moved his eyes away from the magic and cursed ring: "Gandalf, you actually I actually found it!”
"Bilbo found it, and fate made him shoulder this important task!" Gandalf also looked away, frowning and smoking again: "Lord Turka witnessed all this."
Aragorn immediately closed his mouth and remained silent.
"Put it away, Frodo." The wizard said to Frodo: "As I said, it is time that you know the origins of this ring."
Frodo then put the necklace with the One Ring back into his collar.
"Where should I start?" Gandalf glanced at him and began to fall into memories. At that time, the windows in the kitchen and living room were both open. The sunshine outside is warm and the south wind is blowing; the fire in the fireplace is bright and warm. He thought of that spring nearly eighty years ago, when Bilbo ran out of Bag End, forgetting even his handkerchief.
I thought of a long time ago, when those magic rings were just forged;
I thought of the days and nights in Valinor and Middle-earth.
Aragorn and Frodo did not bother him, but let this respectable wise man swim in his long memory, until he suddenly woke up, and then began to tell an extremely wonderful story, full of legends and sorrows. story.
"Frodo, do you know that a long time ago, the world was not what it is today..."
"Celebrimbor of Eregion forged the first Ring of Power, which was given to the Dwarves of Turin... The nine Rings of Man were given to the most powerful human kings of the time... the immortal Elves Obtained the three most powerful..."
"However, no one knows that Sauron forged the Supreme Lord of the Rings in the depths of Mount Doom. It is the one you are carrying! It is infused with all the vicious and cruel thoughts of the Dark Lord and the desire to rule the world. !Maybe he still has part of his power!”
"These rings of power have the ability to rule all races, and the Supreme Ring rules other rings! Frodo, in that era, Sauron's conspiracy was almost completed!"
"Isildur finally used the remains of the Holy Sword of Nasil to cut off Sauron's finger with the Supreme Lord of the Rings. The rule of the Dark Lord was ended that day, and humans, elves, and dwarves ushered in the final victory. , peace has come!”
"But the whereabouts of the Supreme Lord of the Rings is a mystery. Rumors..."
Frodo listened numbly to the amazing epic legends told by the wizard, with no place for fear and confusion in his heart. Even bathed in sunlight and fire, he could still feel the dark shadow cast by Gandalf's news. He couldn't help but clutch the necklace hanging around his neck tightly, and a voice kept tempting him, just like what happened in the past years.
Aragorn smoked in silence - I really don't know when he hid it. From time to time, a pair of sharp eyes were projected on Frodo's face through the white smoke. Only when he heard the name Isildur did the sparks in the smoke suddenly dim.
In the room, the wizard's melodious and thick voice kept echoing. Occasionally, the fire in the fireplace crackled.
Finally, he said: "Frodo, if a mortal holds a Lord's Ring, he will live forever, but he will not grow, nor will he gain more vitality. He will just linger, until the end, every minute. are full of weariness and weariness. And if he uses the ring to make himself invisible, he will fade away: he will eventually become invisible forever, walking in the shadows under the watchful eye of the dark power that rules over the Rings. Yes, sooner or later. In this way - if he is strong, or has good intentions at first, it will be later, but neither his concentration nor his good intentions will be able to maintain it. Sooner or later, the dark force will swallow him up."
"How terrible!" said Frodo. Then there was another long silence.
"How long have you known about this?" Frodo finally asked, "How much does Bilbo know?" He glanced at the worried wizard and the taciturn Strider, and asked what he wanted to ask most: " More importantly: What exactly does the Silver King want me to do?"
Yes, the clever and clever hobbit has never forgotten that it was Turka Aracano who handed him this incredible and dangerous ring; nor has he forgotten the complicated eyes and expressions of Bilbo next to him at that time; moreover, I have never forgotten the dangerous situation I encountered in Linwei that day.
Thinking back to the various expressions and behaviors of the wizard, Tom Bombadil, and even the Silver King and the Strider in front of him now, it is not difficult to find that the "fate" that the wizard has always been thinking about has come to him.
After a moment of silence, Gandalf raised his head, a pair of black eyes shining like stars in the darkened room.
"Frodo, I'm sorry you were involved in this, but please don't blame Bilbo. He didn't know it at first. He picked it up in the Orcs' cave, from Gollum. This name is familiar to you. ?"
Frodo nodded and replied: "I have read Bilbo's books and know his origins."
"Know his origin? No, dear Frodo, Gollum's origin is more complicated than you think, and his fate is much more tragic than we know." Gandalf said: "But that is not what we want to discuss now. of."
"Bilbo picked up the ring and thought it was some kind of magical gadget, until Lord Turka told him that it was a very dangerous ring! But Lord Turka also didn't tell Bilbo at that time The ins and outs of this ring, because there are many secrets involved in it, and knowing these secrets is also a very dangerous thing for a hobbit, can you understand?"
Frodo nodded.
The wizard smiled with satisfaction, but then he continued seriously: "I have also been kept in the dark during this period. It was not until the last crisis that I knew the whole story. Bilbo was also at that time Know the truth of the matter. Then, we went to Annuminas and destroyed the evil knights who were chasing us."
As he spoke, the wizard seemed to remember the battle that day, and couldn't help but frown deeply, his long eyebrows trembling constantly. After a long while he said: "You know what happened next." He said: "But I asked him not to tell you, because this ring is too dangerous, and the fewer people who know about it, the better!"
"Is that why you asked me to move here?" said Frodo.
The wizard nodded: "Tom Bombadil is one of the few powerful men in Middle-earth who still retains good divine power. He has made an agreement with Lord Turka. Frodo, he can protect you!"
"As for why Lord Turka gave you the ring." Gandalf frowned, with a complicated look in his eyes that Frodo couldn't understand: "Frodo, the Hobbit is the only one in Middle-earth who can The race that resists the temptation of the Supreme Lord of the Rings, although it will be dangerous if held for a long time, but neither we nor the elves can keep it as safely as you!"
Frodo was a little uneasy and asked anxiously: "If this ring is really as dangerous as you say, then why don't we destroy it?"
Aragorn glanced at him and said nothing.
Gandalf smiled: "I said this to Bilbo: Nothing can destroy it, Frodo."
"and."
He looked into the eyes of the ring bearer and said, "I believe there is a voice in your heart telling you: the time has not come yet!"
Frodo was silent.
They were sitting here quietly, thinking about something.
"But all this shall pass." Gandalf said to break the silence, "for now the time has come: as the bearer of the ring, Frodo, an important meeting requires your attendance!"
"What meeting?" Frodo's heart was beating wildly, and a surge and excitement of participating in history and legends came to his heart. He tried his best to calmly ask: "Where will it be held?"
Gandalf and Aragorn looked at each other, seeming to be communicating, but also seeming to be declining. Finally, the wizard answered: "In Rivendell, Frodo. A "thing" you didn't expect. Remember if you see him, try not to use this word, but I can't think of other words to describe it at the moment." He - convened this meeting, a major meeting that was about to decide the fate of Middle-earth. "
"When I learned the news, Frodo." The wizard looked at him with a faint look, "I had a hunch that this was also a meeting to decide your fate! Therefore, I insisted that you attend, as the bearer of the ring. identity of."
"And Lord Turka has the same attitude towards this!" Gandalf's expression became more serious than ever before, "That's all you need to know, Frodo, we don't mean any harm, it's just..." He sighed: "Destiny is so fleeting that no one can avoid it."
"Perhaps this is not wise." Aragorn said for the second time: "Gandalf, he is just a hobbit. They are kind, enthusiastic, and contain unimaginable vitality in their small bodies, but they are still just a group of hobbits. Bit people, what role can they play in this war?"
"I have a different view on this." The wizard turned to stare at Strider with a wise light in his eyes: "It should be noted that even the most useless floating algae have their uses! As Mr. Turka and I A recognized ring bearer, he will definitely play his due role in this war that determines the fate of Middle-earth!"
Frodo felt both uneasy and excited at the riddle of their words. Some kind of power surged inside him, and finally he blurted out without even thinking about it: "What should I do!"
Gandalf and Aragorn closed their mouths and looked at him with different eyes.
