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

Chapter 43: Selian's Discovery

The next day, around noon, the hungover Philip groaned and slowly opened his eyes.

He had just opened his eyes when he heard the sound of people talking not far away.

But Philip soon saw himself lying on the ground, covered with a blanket, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he felt unwell.

Especially when he recalled his last memory of last night, that his uncle was still at the banquet, his face turned pale.

I don’t know how long he will let Thorin be scolded when he returns this time.

"hey-hey."

Just when Fili was worried about how Thorin would scold him, a big hand came over from the side. Fili looked over and saw that it was his younger brother Kili.

Qili was sleeping, with a silly smile on his face, and he showed no sign of waking up.

Fili glanced around. Both the plates and the table had been cleared away. There was no trace of last night's banquet. Only a few dwarf compatriots who had not yet woken up were snoring like Kili.

However, Thorin and Tanes were chatting near the city lord's seat in the hall, and the female warrior named "Neferi Lu" was not in the hall...

Wait, Uncle Thorin is in the hall!?

Fili subconsciously raised his hand and slapped Qili in the face.

Unfortunately, Qili didn't wake up. Instead, he mumbled something and turned over to continue sleeping.

"Snapped."

Fili's second slap woke Kili up.

Qili opened his eyes and sat up, his expression confused at first, then he realized it was his brother, rolled his eyes and prepared to go back to sleep.

Originally, when Fili saw Kili wake up, he looked over because of Thorin's stern gaze and gave him an awkward but polite smile.

As a result, Fili almost lost his temper when Kili fell asleep again. He quickly supported Kili's back, then pinched Kili's chin with his other hand and turned his face towards Thorin.

Qili was no longer sleepy.

Tanes couldn't help laughing when he saw the dwarf brothers' funny behavior. He said to Thorin, who had a serious expression, "Thorin, don't be too strict with them."

Then he shouted to Fili and Kili, who had stood up on trembling legs, "Fili, Kili, please do me a favor and wake up these hungover compatriots of yours. It's almost noon, and it's not good to sleep any longer like this."

"Okay! Teacher Tanes!" Philip reacted immediately and responded quickly and loudly.

Qili was still a little dazed. After being gently kicked by his brother, he realized that Tanes was helping them. He quickly called out to his compatriots who were sleeping soundly under blankets on the floor.

From the movements of Fili and Kili, you couldn't tell that they had just woken up from a hangover.

All I can say is that Thorin really put a lot of pressure on the two brothers.

Thorin also knew that Tanes was protecting the two brothers from being scolded by him. He sighed slightly and said, "You will spoil Fili and Kili by acting like this. Especially Fili. As the crown prince, he should be held to stricter standards."

Tanes smiled and said, "After all, they are students that satisfy me. Fili and Kili are obviously still a bit playful, so let them have more fun while they are young. If they were your age, I think they would feel it's not right even if you let them do this."

Thorin was silent for a moment, nodded, and then asked curiously, "I have a question, Tanes, how old are you?"

Tanes did not answer immediately, but asked curiously: "Why did you think of asking this question, Thorin?"

Thorin replied, "Because you look like a human in his twenties or thirties, but your eyes are so weathered that they seem to hide a whole world. Sometimes you speak like a group of pointy-eared people who have lived for a long time."

He specifically glanced at Tanes' ears and added, "Besides, you don't have the pointed ears of an elf, which makes me a little confused about your age."

Tanes smiled and said, "Just assume that I've lived a long time. I've long forgotten my exact age."

Tanes did not lie to Thorin about this. During those eight reincarnations, he did not know when he stopped counting his age because it was meaningless and he gradually forgot about it.

Thorin nodded in agreement, and then saw Fili and Kili waking up their compatriots while looking over here curiously, as if they wanted to know the content of the conversation between Tanes and Thorin.

"Hmm?" Thorin nasally asked doubtfully and looked towards them.

Fili and Kili shuddered and shook their heads.

After waking up the last compatriot lying on the ground, they did not forget to take away all the blankets and left the city lord's hall.

After Thorin watched Fili and Kili leave, his serious expression finally melted away. He said with a hint of fondness, "These two troublesome fellows."

"Everyone has such moments, and I think you have done a good job in educating Fili and Kili." Tanes said happily.

Thorin hummed, then said, "I'm leaving today."

Tanes was a little surprised: "Why so soon? You just got here yesterday and you're leaving today. Is there something urgent?"

Thorin looked out the window, smiled with relief, and said, "Actually, I originally wanted to stay here for a few more days, because Fili and Kili told me a lot about your things here, and I was curious about how you rebuilt your hometown yourself. But when I came here, I found that you have achieved greater results than I imagined, which made me a little jealous. So..."

He paused, turned around, and patted Tanis on the back. "So, I'm also a little impatient to retake Lonely Mountain and don't want to stop for a moment. It will take a long time to convene a dwarf meeting. Your conversation with me after the banquet last night made me realize that I actually still have a lot of work to do. It can be said that I have hardly figured out how to face the dragon deep in the Lonely Mountain. It was your words that woke me up, Tanis."

Tanes said: "Well, since you are so eager to go home, I wish you a safe journey back."

Thorin nodded: "But I have a small request, I hope you can agree to it."

Tanes was a little surprised: "What request?"

Thorin coughed lightly. "You've done this before, actually. I want Fili and Kili to stay and continue learning the magic of prayer from you. Then, I also want them to learn combat techniques from Neferi Lu. I'll pay her a satisfactory tuition. Please help tell that powerful female warrior."

Prayer really isn't witchcraft. Tanes grumbled inwardly, then nodded happily, "Of course, no problem. I was planning to check on the brothers' prayer studies this time. As for Neferi Lu, I can't agree on her behalf, but I'll ask for you."

He thought of Neferi Lu and smiled, shaking his head. "Yesterday, she told me she wasn't used to sitting in the city hall all day, so she told me she was leaving to patrol the territory with the soldiers. It was already evening when the patrol ended. If you leave today, you might not be able to wait for her to come back and ask her in person."

Thorin said, "This was a sudden idea I came up with after the dinner yesterday. I am very grateful that you agreed to my request."

Thorin acted quickly, even swiftly and decisively. Perhaps, as he said, the speed with which Tanes rebuilt his hometown stimulated Thorin.

So he even declined Tanes' invitation to lunch, and left with a few carriages that had sold their goods, leaving Fili and Kili looking at each other in bewilderment.

The two brothers were a little confused about the situation. When they went to the city lord's hall in Stonewell City and found Tanes working in the office, they were still confused.

Fili asked uncertainly, "Teacher Tanes, is Uncle Thorin disappointed with us? Is that why he doesn't want to take us back?"

Qili was also nodding frantically beside Fili, even feeling a little aggrieved.

ah? And this thing?

Tanes was confused by Fili's cautious look, but after looking at Fili and Kili, he was amused by their nervousness.

"Thorin just had to go back in a hurry. How could he leave you two here?" Tanes said with a smile, "He didn't take you back because he wanted you to continue learning prayers with me. He also asked me to find Neferi Lu to be your teacher and train you in combat techniques."

Kili then regained his cheerful expression and said to Fili, "I told you, brother, Uncle Thorin wouldn't just abandon us without a word."

Fili's brows were still furrowed. He was thinking a lot and asked, "Teacher Tanes, why is Uncle Thorin so anxious to go back? Did something happen in the Blue Mountains?"

After hearing this, Qili's face changed again. He held his breath and looked at Tanes nervously.

Tanes gestured for them not to overthink it and replied, "Didn't Thorin tell me yesterday that he was planning to convene a meeting of dwarf representatives from the Seven Kingdoms? You all heard it. He was anxious to go back because he realized he still had a lot of preparations to make for this meeting. You two can relax and stay with me for a while."

Only then did Philip feel relieved.

Tanes signed the last document that needed his approval, exhaled, looked at his dwarf brothers who had not yet left, and said, "It's good that you haven't left yet. Go to the courtyard outside and demonstrate it to me. I want to see how you are learning the beast prayer."

The results demonstrated by Fili and Qili did not exceed Tanes' expectations. In addition to the [Beast Claw] prayer they learned at the beginning, they also learned [Beast Stone], [Beast Vitality] and [Beast Strength].

The only things that Fili and Qili had not learned were [Gullang's Beast Claw] and [Gullang's Beast Stone].

Fili panted slightly and said to Tanes, "This is all the prayers that Qili and I have learned. In fact, he and I started to learn the rest of the prayers in the book half a week ago, but we just couldn't understand them."

Qili also said with a tired face, "Yes, Teacher Tanes. You told us the story of 'Grunger' in detail, but we still can't learn the prayers of the two beasts named after him."

Tanes nodded and smiled, encouraging the somewhat dejected Fili and Kili, saying, "Don't be discouraged. It's already commendable that you've learned more than half of the beast prayers. Just take your time with the rest."

After all, the three words "Gulnge" once meant the death of a demigod. And the prayer named after him was naturally more than just an ordinary beast's prayer.

Tanes himself had learned this prayer from Grunge himself. Fili and Qili could only face the text and pictures in the book, so Tanes was not surprised.
Maybe I should ask Teacher Seren if she has any better ideas.

Tanes had to admit that he was still too immature as a teacher.

Thinking of this, Tanes said to the dwarf brothers, "Fili, Kili, let's stop here for today."

Fili and Kili said goodbye to Tanes and walked towards the street where the dwarves gathered to have lunch.

Tanes returned to Stonewell and found Serenity, who had moved from the post station to Stonewell.

He knocked gently on the door, and a calm voice came from inside: "Come in, the door is not locked. But watch your step, don't touch those pyroxenes and books."

Tanes then gently opened the door, carefully stepped over the pyroxene and books scattered on the floor, and slowly walked into the house.

He quickly scanned the room with heavy curtains drawn and noticed that the furnishings in the room looked a little messy. It was obvious that no one had taken care of it for some time.

At the end of the room stood a beautiful woman with long black hair. Seren was not wearing her witch hood at the moment. The table in front of her was as messy as the floor, with all kinds of objects that Tanes couldn't name.

When Seren saw that the person who entered the room was Tanes, his calm tone turned into surprise, and then he said playfully: "What's the matter, my good disciple is free to visit his master today?"

As Tanes walked, he said, "Master, you really should have someone come and tidy up this place."

Se Lian shook his head. "If a stranger tidied it up, I wouldn't be able to find what I'm looking for. It's good this way now. I just know where I put it."

Then Se Lian raised his beautiful eyebrows, and the corners of his rosy lips curved slightly: "Of course, if you, my apprentice, come to help clean up, I have no objection."

Tanes glanced at the terrible environment inside the room and spread his hands. "It's not impossible, but not now. I have a question for you, Teacher Seren."

Then Tanes explained to Cerlian the problems encountered by the dwarf brothers, but saw Cerlian looking at him with a smile in his bright eyes.

Tanes pointed at himself and asked, "Is there anything strange about me?"

Se Lian sighed softly and shook his head as if amused. "My dear disciple, do you think everyone can learn any prayer or spell in such a short time like you?"

Tanes showed a confused look. Seeing that the other party was still unclear about his own situation, Seren decided to skip this topic.

She turned around, took a blue scroll from under the pyroxene, and said, "Let's put the dwarf problem aside for now. If we give them enough time, they will eventually learn those two prayers. Come here, I have a new discovery to share with you."

Tanes walked over, and Cerion handed him the blue scroll in his hand, saying, "Didn't we discover earlier that dwarves have no way of learning magic?"

Tanes nodded: "That's right."

Selian stretched out his hand, pointing his white finger at a certain text on the blue scroll, and smiled mysteriously: "The dwarves really have no way to knock on the door of magic..."

"The elves can."

(End of this chapter)