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Chapter 41: Farewell (Part 1)

"This is a gift from Selepeng and Keillandrell to the captain of the expedition. The weapons drawn from the scabbard will not be broken or damaged even if they are defeated. ===="

Gerardriel first told Aragorn that she took out a scabbard specially made for the Holy Sword. The scabbard has leaves and flowers inlaid with gold and silver, and there are also elf words embedded with many gems, with the name of the Holy Sword Andurel and its origin.

"But there are still many dangers and darkness in the future. Do you have anything you want before leaving? We may never have the chance to meet again in the future unless we are on a journey that cannot be turned back."

Aragorn replied: "Empress, you know my wishes, and you have never been willing to give me the only treasure I hope for. But I know that even if you want, it is not what you can give me. I must travel through the darkness to win this precious gift."

"But this may reduce your burden," said Kellandriel. "Because someone leaves this to me, and you can give it to you when you pass by."

Then, Kelandriel took out a round green gem inlaid on the giant eagle wing brooch from her waist. When she picked up the gem, there was a beautiful light shining on the emerald green leaves as the spring sun shining on: "I gave this gem to my daughter Serebrian, and she passed it to her daughter Arwen. Now, this is passed on to you as a symbol of hope. At this moment, please accept the title given to you in the prophecy, King Iliza, and the elf gem of the Irandir family!"

Aragorn took the brooch and pinned the gem to his chest. Those who saw this scene were amazed because they had not noticed that the man had an incomparable imperial aura, and his years of exhaustion and heavy responsibilities seemed to be removed from him in an instant.

[Is this the protagonist's halo in the legend? Or have you let go of the burden in your heart? I always feel that Aragorn is completely different from the previous second...]

"I thank you for the gift you gave me," said Aragorn: "The Queen of Lorien, you gave birth to Serebrian and Arwen Muxing, this is the greatest gift you have brought to the world!"

Queen Kelander nodded slightly, turned to face Boromo, and gave him a golden belt. Pipin and Merry each received a silver belt, and the buckles were made of flowers made of gold. What she gave Legoras was the longbow used by the tree people, which was far tougher and longer than the short bows of the dark forest. The bowstrings on them were made of elf hair, and there was also a bag of seductive arrows.

"As for you, this little gardener and tree lover, I have only one small gift." Kellandriel stuffed a small gray wooden box into Sam's hand, with only a small elf rune on it.

"The abbreviation of my name is engraved on it," said Kelantriel. "But in your language it also means the garden. In this box is the soil in my garden. It cannot help you on the journey, nor can you avoid harm from enemies. But as long as you can return to your home, it may bring you proper rewards. Even if everything is abandoned, if you sprinkle this soil on it, your garden will become a rare prosperous place in Middle-earth. In this way, you may remember Kelantriel and recall the beautiful Roslorien. All you see is our winter, and summer and spring have left Middle-earth forever, and can only be seen in memory."

Sam was so happy that his ears turned red. He muttered a few words of thanks and bowed as much as possible in his arms.

"What gift will this dwarf ask for from the elf?" Kellandriel turned to Jinli and asked.

"No one!" Jin Li replied: "It is enough to be able to see the Queen of Tree People below and listen to her gentle words with your own ears."

"Elf, listen!" She shouted to the elves around her: "In the future, you will not be allowed to describe the dwarfs with greed and clumsiness! However, Jin Li, the son of Groyin, must have something you want, and it is something I can give you? I beg you to say it directly! I cannot make you the only guest without a gift."

"No, Queen Kelandriel," Jinli bowed deeply and stammered: "Unless you are willing to give me a piece of your hair. In my mind, this transcends the stars in the sky, the gold on the earth, and the gems in the mines. I dare not dare to ask you for this treasure, but since you ask me to just speak, I still take the liberty to say it."

The elves had a commotion, but Queen Kelandriel smiled tolerantly: "People also say that the dwarves are known for their handicrafts, not for their glorious lotus, but in Jinli, I have seen different qualities. Because, from the past to the present, no one has dared to make such a request from me, but they are wrapped in such gorgeous words. Since it was my order, how could I refuse him? But please tell me, how do you deal with such a gift?"

"Treasure it, Her Majesty," he replied, "In memory of your words you said to me during my first meeting, if I could return to my hometown, I would hide it in the never-ending crystal, and become a heirloom of my family, and protect it forever, as a symbol of goodwill between the people of the mountain and the people of the tree."

The queen untied her bun, cut off her three hairs, and handed them to Jinli's hand: "Remember what I said next. I cannot predict the future, because now all prophecies are about to be overturned: one hand holds darkness, but the other hand holds total hope. But if hope does not disappear completely, Jinli, the son of Groyin, I can tell you that there will be a large amount of gold flowing out in your hand, but it does not belong to you."

"And you, the Lord of the Rings," she turned to Frodo and said, "but you have a very important position in my heart. Because I have prepared this for you."

As she said that, Kellandriel raised a small crystal test tube high, and when she shook the test tube, a white light leaked out from her hands. Yang Yun recognized that it was exactly the same as what he drank some time ago.

Kerantrier continued: "In this crystal tube, there is the light of the Star of Ellandir. When the night encircles you, it will become brighter. I hope it can be your lighting and guide when all light fails!"

Frodo took the test tube, and with the light in it, he saw the tall and beautiful figure of Queen Gellander, but no longer had the oppressive aura. Just when he bent down and bowed but didn't know what to say, the queen had turned to Zhang Heng.
Chapter completed!
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