I reforged the glory of the magic ring in Middle-earth

Chapter 147 Melina

"Melina..."

Tanes' trembling voice slowly permeated the entire courtyard like a stream, while the girl not far in front of him looked at him with eyes that he could not guess.

Of course, Tanes also felt that the other party might be accepting the memories of eight reincarnations like the others who had just been summoned.

Just as Tanes had guessed, Melina was indeed sorting out the memories that suddenly appeared in her mind.

Among the memories that kept rolling up in her mind, there were those of her chasing the Faded Ones who set foot on the Road of Madness, but more of them were those of the Faded Ones on the snowy mountains who were put into a deep sleep by her magic and she was reluctant to let go.

Melina breathed a sigh of relief, and first raised her hand curiously, looking at her body that had been given new life by the golden tree, but she didn't expect that her action would make Tanes nervous.

Then, with a beautiful curve at the corner of her mouth, she spoke to Tanes in that familiar voice, "Well... I think you have a lot to say to me, and a lot to explain to me. But it doesn't matter. We have plenty of time this time. I will quietly listen to you tell me your story that I don't know."

When Tanes heard Melina's words, his eyes instantly turned red, and a burden in his heart was finally lifted.

He was really scared, very scared. He was scared that after he regained his memory, he would know that Melina, who had once thrown herself into the fire of madness, would face him with that cold attitude full of hatred and hostility.

Only you, I don't want to see you looking at me with that tone again.

Tanes said in his heart.

He took a deep breath and tried to remain calm, but his trembling voice revealed his emotions: "Okay..."

The light of the golden tree softened here, flowing like melted honey across the open space in front of the cathedral.

Melina's five senses and appearance were clearer than Tanes remembered. She stepped lightly on the suspended golden rune fragments, and every step created spark-like ripples.

Then she stood in front of Tanes and easily took off his helmet, revealing his still young and handsome face underneath.

However, unlike when Melina first met him, the light in Tanes' eyes was no longer as vibrant as before, but seemed to have experienced many changes.

Melina raised her hand, gently stroked Tanes's slightly stubbled cheek with her warm hand, and then put it down.

Tanes met Melina's gaze, his Adam's apple rolling as he said, "I'm not fat, nor am I thin."

Melina, however, took a quick look before handing the helmet to Tanes, pinching her nose and saying, "I'm not saying you've gained weight or lost weight. I just think you're still as lazy as before. You can smell the sweat when you take off your helmet. And did you attend a banquet tonight? Your clothes are stinking of a mixture of wine and food. Even a mouse wouldn't want to get close to you."

But when facing Melina's sharp tongue, Tanes felt a sense of familiarity that had not been seen in a long time.

He explained with a smile, "There was indeed a banquet tonight, and yesterday we celebrated with new friends far away after defeating a powerful enemy."

Melina pinched her nose and asked with concern: "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Tanes shook his head and even complained childishly, "No, you know I've defeated many flying dragons and ancient dragons in the border area, but Latarn refused to let me fight that dragon, and he actually enjoyed the fight himself. Although he later explained the reason to me, I still feel a little unhappy."

Melina asked confusedly, "Latarn?"

Tanes held his helmet at his waist with one hand and extended his other hand to Melina. "Yes, it's the General Latarn that you and I both know. But a lot has happened in the meantime. Come with me to find a secluded place in the royal city suitable for chatting. I will tell you everything I have experienced during this period."

Melina placed her hand in Tanes's palm without any hesitation and said softly, "Okay."

Tanes held Melina's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear, and then he blew the spirit horse whistle to call out Torret.

"Ah, Torret, long time no see. Thank you for following Tanes all the time." After sitting sideways on the horse with the help of Tanes, Melina gently stroked Torret.

When Torret saw Melina, he was stunned for a moment before he happily wagged his tail, snorted, and slowly carried the two of them through the temporarily empty and quiet royal city of Rodel.

Tanes looked at Torret and joked, "Look, even Torret misses you, Melina."

Melina said "hmm" softly, and then silently prepared to listen to Tanes tell stories that she didn't know.

Tanes also tacitly did not ask Melina where she wanted to start, but directly told her about his experiences after coming to Middle-earth.

As the morning star dipped below the horizon, Torret's mane brushed away the last of the night mist.

Melina sat quietly behind Tanes, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the cloak on the back of his armor.

Tanes's narration rose and fell with the evening wind, and Melina's timely questions filled the gaps in his words.

"That day, Smaug's breath seemed to melt the entire town of Dale, but Latarn used gravity magic to deflect the dragon's flames elsewhere..."

"...When we broke into the Lonely Mountain, it was Bilbo Baggins who reminded us where to find the enemy leader. Then we came to the bottom of the Lonely Mountain - just like when you and I went through the Rhodel sewers, we found the enemy leader Azog..."

Melina always stared at Tanes from behind with her eyes lowered. Sometimes her fingers would unconsciously pinch the corner of her cloak because of the thrilling experiences Tanes told her.

Torret would occasionally stop to nibble on the wild grass covered with morning dew, and the cloth bag hanging from his saddlebag swayed with the plot of the story told by Tanes, as if it contained Gandalf's pipe, Bard's harpoon, and Thorin's frozen axe.

As the first rays of sunlight broke through the clouds, Tanes watched as Dain's hammer crushed the last of the troll's skulls.

Torrett had unknowingly brought Tanes and Melina to the top of the main gate of the royal city. The towering city walls covered the city like a giant curtain, and the buildings in the city were waking up in the morning light.

"See, I knew Neferi Lu and the others would definitely travel at night and come over to take a look at the situation."

Tanes stood on the city wall and pointed into the distance. On the outskirts of the royal city, he could vaguely see a group of people moving towards here.

Only then did Melina realize that Tanes's story had stopped long ago. During this night, Tanes had crushed the two years or so of his time in this world in the sound of Torret's horse hooves.

Melina looked at Tanes and whispered to this faded person who was willing to find a way out for the border area because of her words: "Have you never hated me?" Tanes stopped moving.

He remained silent for an unknown amount of time before he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Of course I resented you. In those nights when I was gradually going insane, I roared at Ci Fu, questioning why I would burn myself out for one person."

Melina pursed her lips, but before she could speak, Tanes' voice, clearing his throat with a cough, interrupted her. "But perhaps because of your influence, I've also developed feelings for the flowers and plants of the borderland. Even though that world is tattered, there are still people like you willing to mend it and make it beautiful again."

Then Melina saw Tanes turn around and give her the same silly smile he had when they first met: "So don't think too much about this problem. Didn't I ignore your advice once and walk the Mad Fire Road? And I did a lot of strange things during that reincarnation journey. So we are even now?"

Melina laughed at the silliness on Tanes's face, then suddenly pinched his earlobe with her fingertips, making Tanes grimace. "You think jumping into lava and stealing mushrooms from corrupted minions are even? When your brain is roasted into a honey pancake by the insanity, I can use rune fragments to make a new one for you, if you still have enough intelligence left to understand the word 'danger'."

Tanes quickly interrupted, "Let's go to the city wall first. Neferi Lu is almost there."

Melina then let go of Tanes' earlobe, but there was no red mark on the earlobe at all.

At the border, Tanes and Melina came to the royal city of Rodel for the first time, and the main gate could not be opened.

But this time, the stone gate, which was hundreds of meters long, slowly opened to both sides, causing slight tremors on the ground. Even Tanes, who had seen too many strange sights, was excited when he saw this scene.

"Tanesh!"

Nepheli Lu saw the tiny figure after the huge gate of Rodel was opened from a distance, and hurriedly called out the other person's name.

This time she only brought her right-hand men, Storm Knight Oleg and Ingwill, but Bilbo and Legolas were also very curious about why they were covered by golden light as soon as they lay down on the bed, so they took the initiative to follow her.

The elves, humans, and dwarves who had lived in the Golden Tree territory for a long time were no longer surprised by this phenomenon.

Anyway, there is no need to worry about it. It must be Lord Tanes who is using his magical witchcraft to summon the buildings of his hometown to this land.

The only thing that will affect them is that they have to update and remember their current location on the map so that they won’t get lost when traveling far away.

The biggest headache may be for Hyde Fortress, which is responsible for daily territory patrols, because with the relocation of Stonewell City, they will definitely have to replan the patrol routes.

However, with the Stormhawks of Stonewell City helping in the sky, I believe our hardworking Mr. Kenneth Hyde will be able to complete his work smoothly.

This time, Tanes summoned the royal city of Rodel to replace the city of Stonewell, and the original city of Stonewell was moved to the direction between Shabad and the port of Longdedale.

Simply put, the city of Stonewell is currently located southeast of Minchirias.

Of course, the city of Stonewell was not too far from the royal city of Rodel, otherwise Nepheli Lu and the others would not have been able to reach the royal city in one night.

Tanes rushed over with Melina, and just in time saw Legolas staring at the royal city of Rodel behind Tanes and the others with wide eyes.

The grandeur and ruin of the royal city were reflected in his emerald pupils, and the light of the golden tree dyed his cheeks honey.

Legolas exclaimed in admiration: "Great Ilúvatar, there is such a miraculous building in the world."

Bilbo looked at Tanis after a brief moment of surprise. He had noticed the woman behind Tanis who had been hiding her face under a hood from the beginning.

So Bilbo walked over and asked directly: "Tannis, who is behind you...?"

The Hobbit wisely did not reveal the name he suspected. After all, Tanis had told him many names of women he had met, and Roger's subsequent additions allowed Bilbo to know more about the complex relationship between Tanis and these women.

Like when he met Miss Millicent in Lonely Mountain, he had inexplicable feelings towards Tanis.

Therefore, Bilbo thought that if he casually said a female name but it did not match the person behind Tanis, he would definitely cause some minor troubles in Tanis's future life.

So Bilbo chose to let Tanis speak for himself.

Tanis didn't understand how Bilbo could have thought of so many things in just a few seconds. When he heard the question, he answered happily: "I told you her story. She is Melina."

Oh, it’s the woman whose name Tanes mentioned most frequently.

What was the second most frequently mentioned female name by Tanes? It seemed to be Lani?
Bilbo glanced at Tanis inconspicuously, then smiled and nodded, then stood on tiptoe and extended his hand to Melina, saying hello in a friendly manner: "Hello, I'm Bilbo Baggins, the first friend Tanis has met since coming here."

Melina was stunned for a moment before she gently jumped off Torret. She shook hands briefly with the hobbit before letting go and lowering her hood. She replied softly, "Hello, respected Mr. Bilbo. Tanis also told me about you last night. I am very grateful for providing him with a warm home and food when he needed help the most."

Just as Bilbo was about to say it was okay, Melina continued, "Also, if Tanis does something incomprehensible in front of you, like suddenly waving a knife at the wall and saying there's a hidden door, or suddenly smashing all the tables and chairs in the house, I'll apologize to you on his behalf."

"Huh?" Now it was Bilbo's turn to be stunned.

Tanes quickly said, "No, I'm not a psychopath. I know when to do something and when not to do it."

You really did something like this!?
Bilbo raised his head suddenly and looked at Tanis in surprise.

At this time, Neferi Lu stepped forward and said to Tanes, "Congratulations on summoning Rodel. You have accomplished such a great feat in just one night."

Tanes said, "You didn't come here specifically to talk about this, did you?"

Neferi Lu shrugged. "Of course, this isn't your first time summoning a building. I was planning to tell you this this morning when you came to the City Lord's Hall. After all, you just brought your friends back yesterday, and the Storm Legion needs me to take stock of the post-battle situation."

Tanes asked, "What is it?"

Neferi Lu smiled faintly and replied, "Relax, it's not urgent. While you were busy with the affairs of Lonely Mountain, two rangers claiming to be from the Black Gate arrived. They heard about the Golden Tree and came to see it. They left a letter inviting the people of the Golden Tree territory to the Black Gate. If you are free now, come back to Stonewell with me. I will give you the letter and you can decide for yourself."

(End of this chapter)