Chapter 264: Life Revealed
"Your timing is really clever, ally."
In Rivendell, upon hearing of Levi's arrival, Elrond came out to greet him personally.
"Clever, how do you say that?"
Levi handed the horse to the groom and told him again to just put the horse in the trough and not to take any special care of it. Then he went for a walk with Elrond.
Elrond said slowly: "Estair has reached adulthood, and he is about to set out for the outside world to undergo true training."
"Before that, I plan to tell him his real name, background, and everything about his family."
Yes, now Aragorn doesn't even know what his real name is, and everyone he comes into contact with calls him 'Estair (Hope)'.
This is a kind of protection.
But now that he has grown up, it's time to fade away the protection.
"It's about time."
Li Wei agreed: "Some things can only be faced by him alone."
"indeed."
The two of them spoke something that few people could understand, like a riddle.
"Where is he now?"
"Maybe in the garden. I'll take you to see him."
Levi nodded.
"The last time I saw him was more than ten years ago. Let me see how much taller the young man has grown and whether he has become stronger."
"It's not just growing taller..."
Elrond said this inexplicably and sighed slightly.
"oh?"
…
In the garden, the young chieftain of the Dunedain walked gently, his eyes moving slightly, as if he was looking for something.
"Estair..."
Suddenly, a clear voice called him from behind.
An elf girl appeared silently behind him.
Aragorn turned his head and his eyes lit up.
There I saw a noble girl, as hazy and beautiful as a star emerging in the twilight.
"Arwen."
Aragorn immediately walked over quickly and took her hand.
Arwen chuckled, and the two of them kept a distance between them, sitting together on the chairs beside the fountain, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.
"This kid has really grown up."
On the high platform in the distance, Levi was commenting on the intimate behavior of a man and an elf holding hands, while Elrond was rubbing his temple beside him.
"That's what I said."
The old father sighed again and felt a headache.
"The end of the love between elves and humans can only be endless sorrow."
As a father, Elrond obviously didn't want to see his daughter fall into this situation.
"Happy times are always short-lived. In the long years that followed, what could fill her empty heart?"
Elves can die if they are too sad.
And Arwen, a girl who was even described by the elves as being as beautiful as a star, indeed ended up giving up her life out of sadness and dying like a human.
"Not necessarily. Life always has its meaning. If you just have a long life but there is nothing special worth caring about in life, then is this long life really meaningful?"
"She still has family ties, including me and her two brothers."
"But now she has met someone she cares about more, right?"
"How can you say that? The matter has not been concluded yet. We have lived together for thousands of years, and it has only been a year since the two of them met."
Elrond shook his head.
"Maybe this was just an impulse." He comforted himself, although he didn't quite believe it.
The two continued to whisper on the platform, pointing and commenting on the situation below.
But Aragorn and Arwen knew nothing about it.
After discussing for a while, the two people on the podium felt that what they were doing seemed inappropriate.
Give your children some privacy.
So only Aragorn and Arwen were left here.
After a while, the two people beside the fountain said goodbye to each other.
A short tryst ended like this. They just sat on a chair and looked at the scenery without much conversation. The most intimate contact they had was just holding hands.
Quite raw.
"Tomorrow, let Aragorn know his identity."
Elsewhere, Elrond finalized the schedule.
It's hard to say whether he was provoked and was in a hurry to arrange for Aragorn to go out for training.
Levi said on the side: "I have something to give him, remember to call me when the time comes."
"Of course, I was just thinking of inviting you to witness it. Not only me, but Estair would also be happy to do so."
"But I'm a little curious, what is it you're going to give to Estelle?"
"You'll find out tomorrow."
Leaving this sentence, Levi left.
Elrond stopped there and thought, then shook his head after a moment, giving up his speculation about Levi.
As for Levi, he went straight to Agra's house, had a light meal, and then made some food for himself, which was considered a small gathering.
In the valley, time always passes quickly, as if in fast forward.
Whether it is moving or not, nothing here will change in the slightest after hundreds or thousands of years. If you stay here and don't remember it deliberately, it is difficult to judge how much time has passed by relying on the things around you.
In the blink of an eye it was the next day.
On this day, Levi and Elrond walked side by side into a hall.
Before them, someone was already waiting here.
"Uncle Levi!"
As soon as he saw the person coming, Aragorn immediately shouted and walked over to say hello.
"Long time no see, A…Estair."
Elrond, who was originally smiling, suddenly turned his head and looked at Levi with some confusion.
Didn't you mention Estel's real name yesterday? Was it just... an illusion?
Without noticing Elrond's strangeness, Levi patted Aragorn on the shoulder and couldn't help sighing:
"It seems like in just the blink of an eye, you have grown taller than me."
This guy is at least 1.9 meters tall.
"In my heart you will always be the one I need to look up to." Aragorn responded modestly.
"Who can predict the future? After all, your journey has just begun."
"Well, I'm ready." Aragorn nodded.
At this moment, Aragorn only knew that he was about to go out for a longer period of training. As for other things, he didn't know much.
"I didn't expect you to come here in person. I feel quite honored."
He was still talking to Levi.
"Levi said he had something to give you."
Elrond spoke up to draw Aragorn's attention, but because of the content of his words, Aragorn turned his head back to Levi.
"But only after this."
Elrond's words drew his attention back again.
"This matter?"
"Yes."
"Estair, are you ready to know everything about yourself?"
Aragorn's eyes turned serious.
"My everything?"
At this time, Aragorn's mother also came to the hall and stood quietly not far behind him.
Elrond said:
"Your true name is 'Aragorn'. Your father is Arathorn, the fifteenth chief of the Dunedain, and you are the sixteenth and current chief of the Dunedain."
"Besides, you have the blood of kings flowing through your veins, both of Arnor and Gondor."
(End of this chapter)
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