As the battle of the Lonely Mountain was about to break out, Legolas, the prince of the Wood Elves, led Taurrell north, through desolate mountains and plains, and finally reached a massive fortress in the shape of a sword and axe.

"Where is this?" Torrell asked, surprised.

As a "closed country" of the Wood Elves, Taureil has never left the capital of the Wood Elves, and occasionally goes out on missions, all of which are near the Wood Elf Capital, before seeing this strange fortress, the farthest place Taureel has been to is the town of Long Lake.

Prince Legolas, on the other hand, had the privilege of traveling far and wide as a prince, and he often went out to gain knowledge under the guidance of his father, Thrandil.

However, even so, Prince Legolas gasped when he saw the fortress.

"It's ...... Gundabad. ”

"Gundabad?" Torrell frowned slightly, "This word is so tongue-twisting, it doesn't look like a word used by our elves, but it looks like a ......."

Legolas sighed, "You guessed it, this is the ancient dwarven language, which means, the place where the ancestors awakened. ”

"Ancestor?" Taurrell asked in surprise, "The ancestors of the dwarves?" ”

"Yes, just as the origin of our elves is the Twin Sacred Trees, the origin of the dwarves is a dwarf named Turin, who was revered as an immortal by later generations, and all the dwarves that exist are his descendants, and after a long evolution, they were divided into seven tribes." Legolas introduced: "And the dwarves of the lonely mountain are the most orthodox Turin blood. ”

Taurrell asked, "If the Dwarven Turin Ancestors awakened here, then this should be the Holy Land of the Dwarves." ”

Legolas shrugged, "I don't know, I just read in the book that after Turin awakened, he went all the way south to the Lonely Mountain, and chose the Lonely Mountain as his birthplace, and did not choose Gundabad - it may be that the strategic position of Gundabad is not as important as the Lonely Mountain." ”

Taurrell nodded, "Indeed, the Lonely Mountain has choked the vital point of the entire Misty Mountain Range, and occupying the Lonely Mountain can ensure the safety of Gundabad. ”

"Theoretically, this is true, but the ancestor of Turin probably did not expect that after his death, the dwarves would split into seven tribes, and they would fight against each other, until the dwarves of the lonely mountain dug up the heart of the mountain range, and made a pact that whoever holds the heart of the mountain will be able to rule the seven tribes."

Legolas said, "While the dwarves were at war, a powerful human kingdom arose, and that kingdom was the kingdom of Angmar. Gundabad immediately became the gateway to the Angmar Empire, the largest front-line military fortress and arsenal in the Angmar Empire, and the strength of the Angmar Empire had a lot to do with it. Later, Sauron used the power of the Ring to control and transform the king of Angmar, and the kingdom of Angmar completely fell and became the domain of monsters and orcs. Although after the Second Era War, Sauron lost and the monster legion was completely defeated, the dwarven tribes were also severely damaged, and no one had the strength to clean up and govern this place, and this place gradually became a wasteland. ”

"So, the fortress is empty?" Taurrell asked.

Legolas sighed and said, "This place was supposed to be empty. But if we follow Polg's traces and come here, it means that this place is probably not empty, but if it is not empty, it will be a super scary thing! This is on the north side of the Lonely Mountain, which is equivalent to being behind the Lonely Mountain, and if there is an orc army coming out of here, then they can go straight behind the Lonely Mountain! ”

Taurrell said in astonishment: "Isn't that lonely mountain going to be lost? ”

Legolas glanced at Taurrell, "I don't really care much about whether the arrogant and indifferent Lone Mountain dwarves are dead or alive, but the strategic position of Lone Mountain is very important, if Lone Mountain is lost, the army of the Demon Capital can use the Lone Mountain as a forward base, then we who are closest to the Lone Mountain will inevitably be the next target of the Demon Capital army!" ”

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, she hurriedly comforted her: "Probably not, I think, Polg just happened to escape here for refuge." ”

Legolas muttered, "Perhaps, we should go in and explore. ”

Taurrell's eyes were sharp, and she saw the fire dancing in the fortress, and she hurriedly said, "Wait, there seems to be someone inside, for the sake of safety, we should wait until the evening before acting." ”

Wood Elves like to act in the dark, and when they are in the dark, their energy will become more energetic and their vision will become clearer, which is their unique racial advantage, and they are more adapted to acting at night than the noble elves of the Golden Forest and the city elves of Rivendell.

Legolas was silent for a moment, his gaze darkening.

Taurrell felt strange and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" You don't want to go in? ”

She knew that Legolas had always been very brave and would never be afraid to explore an enemy's castle, not to mention that Legolas was leading the way in this pursuit.

Therefore, when she saw Legolas's expression, she was even more strange.

Legolas said, "When fighting Sauron's army, this was the main battlefield. It took our people to sacrifice so much that they were able to stop the Monster Legion from continuing its advance west of the Misty Mountains. ”

Taurrell nodded slightly, "At that time, I shouldn't have been born yet. ”

"Yes." Legolas said, "At that time, I had only been born for a short time. For the comfort of Middle-earth, my mother had just given birth to me, and she came here to fight with my father, and in the end, the war was won, but my mother was seriously wounded and fell. In the years that followed, she remained seriously ill, and Queen Galadriel and King Elon visited her many times, but all she could do to keep her alive. She's alive, but she's in great pain......"

Taurrell's eyes widened, this was the first time she had heard about the former queen.

Legolas said faintly, "She died before I became an adult, she died in the battle of Gundabad, and this place is a hurdle for me that is difficult to cross. ”

Taurrell placed his hand gently on Legolas's shoulder, "Your Highness, your mother will be very happy to see you so heroic now. ”

With tears in his eyes, Legolas said, "...... Thank you. Let's go in tonight and find out. ”

Taurrell hurriedly said, "No, if you don't feel well, you can stay here and let me go in and investigate." ”

Legolas laughed, "My mother died because of this, how can I let you repeat the same mistakes?" I will be with you and protect you forever. ”。

Taurrell's heart tightened, and he quickly retracted his hand.

She felt that Prince Legolas seemed to have misunderstood her even more.