The elven prison was still in the style of the elves. It was luxurious and elegant, and wasn't much different from the treehouse they resided in.
However, there were no beds or magical lamps.
The air was fresh due to the surrounding lush forest.
Even drinking water was done by cutting a vine hanging down from the window, and sucking on it mouth to mouth. Then, one could taste the sweet and fragrant juice. If one felt hungry, one could shake a bell at the side. After a short while, a bowling ball-sized fruit would roll in from a nearby tree hole.
This fruit was a little similar to oranges and tangerines. It was protected by a thick outer skin that could repel mosquitoes and flies. After peeling off the outer skin, one could taste the fat and juicy flesh inside, easily filling one's stomach.
Although such days weren't difficult, to Franklin, each day felt like a year to him. This was because he sensed that an unknown fate awaited him. Whenever he thought about how the others were freely searching for opportunities and completing missions, while he was trapped here without a solution, a sense of anxiety arose in his heart.
Under such circumstances, Franklin could only caress the exterior of the bone staff in his hand and let this powerful equipment remind him that it was worth it to pay the price of being imprisoned.
As for reinforcements from other sources, Franklin had no hopes. He clearly understood that rescuing someone from the prison, especially one that was ordered by Lord Elrond and Glorfindel, was practically impossible.
Yet, a miracle occurred.
Sixteen hours after entering the prison, the two elves guarding the door were called away. Then, a middle-aged elf in robes walked in and bowed slightly to Franklin. He announced.
"You're free."
Franklin was instantly stunned. He never expected that he would be released so quickly! Of course, Franklin would never have guessed that in the sixteen hours he spent in the prison, the outside world had undergone an earth-shattering transformation!
The situation in Rivendell had already attracted the attention of the entire Middle-earth alliance. In these sixteen hours, news of Rivendell had once again become the focal point of the entire continent.
Firstly, the newly promoted twilight elf, Melody Sunstrider, had displayed her potential. All the envoys of the other races in Rivendell had simultaneously received an invitation personally written by Melody Sunstrider.
The invitation clearly stated that she had been treated unfairly by Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. Therefore, she requested all the envoys to gather outside her residence when the sun rises to its zenith (i.e., an hour later). She had something to say to them.
If he didn't appear, then it would prove that Lord Elrond and Glorfindel had completely betrayed the teachings of Iluvatar. Even twilight elves would be wantonly bullied and enslaved by them. If that was the case, then the other elven kingdoms and territories of the continent would have to uphold justice.
Without a doubt, Melody's invitation was a complete falling-out with Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. It was like a stone that stirred up a thousand ripples!
The Dark Forest Elf Prince Legolas Greenleaf immediately expressed his stance. The Dark Forest Kingdom would definitely not allow such a trampling of elven traditions to occur. Even more so, they would not allow a noble twilight elf to suffer such 'worse than a slave' treatment. He had already sent out a 'Frost Leaf' spell, urgently informing the Dark Forest Elf King Thranduil and the Lothlorien Elf Leader Galadriel to prevent any violation of the Elven Lord Iluvatar's teachings.
The other envoys of the continent also expressed their hope that the elves of Rivendell wouldn't be too crude in handling their internal affairs. They hoped to listen to the opinions of everyone. They insisted on resolving their internal affairs internally. However, if a minority of elves were to embark on the wrong path and affect the war against the Dark Lord, then they wouldn't rule out the possibility of military intervention.
Under such circumstances, Lord Elrond and Glorfindel were completely caught off guard. They couldn't understand how the usually weak Melody could suddenly become so domineering and intimidating. Therefore, they couldn't find any excuse to prevent Melody from appearing outside her residence and meeting with the other envoys.
After the meeting, Melody only briefly mentioned two points.
Firstly, she had only awakened for a very short period of time. Due to her faith in the Sun God Sin'dorei, she inadvertently recalled a small portion of her journey to the Undying Lands. If she were to forcefully return in the near future, she would have less than a 20% chance of returning.
This declaration seemed ordinary, but at the very least, it reduced the number of elves supporting Lord Elrond and Glorfindel's return to the Undying Lands by half! Although many elves didn't want to get involved with the chaotic Middle Earth, and hoped to return to the land of immortality, there was no need to bet their lives on a mere 20% chance of success.
After all, elves had unlimited lifespans. Only fire and a sharp blade could kill them. Even if Lord Elrond dared to gamble with his lifespan nearing its end, his followers wouldn't gamble with less than a 20% chance of returning to the Undying Lands!
Secondly, Melody explained the situation of Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. She didn't make any conjectures, nor did she express any personal opinions. She only mentioned that Lord Elrond was ambushed and had less than 5 years of lifespan left. Then, she casually mentioned that she saw Glorfindel wearing the Ring of Air, Vilya. After that, she didn't say anything else and ended the conversation.
The entire conversation didn't even last 2 minutes.
Melody didn't give the others a chance to ask questions and returned to her residence.
Most of the elves were skeptical about Melody's first reason for returning to the Undying Lands. However, a few experienced elves understood the hidden meaning behind Melody's words. If they forced her to do this, then even if she had a 100% chance of returning to the Undying Lands, she could still reduce it to less than 20%.
When Melody revealed the second point, it caused an uproar among the crowd. Because she had clearly stated the time, location, and entourage of the assassination attempt on Lord Elrong. It was impossible to fabricate anything just by listening to it.
For many mysteries in this world, it was incomparably difficult to deduce the ending based on clues. However, if one knew the ending, it was relatively easy to deduce the ending based on the clues.
Very soon, it was confirmed that Lord Elrond was seriously injured and had only 5 years of lifespan left. Since this was true, then the fact that Glorfindel was wearing the Ring of Air, Vilya, couldn't be faked. In fact, this was the only lie Melody said, but no one doubted it!!
As for the relationship between Glorfindel and Lord Elrond, Melody didn't mention a single word about it. However, the effect of her silence was much better than talking about it for tens of thousands of times! The elves weren't fools. Once they knew the cause and effect, it was easy for them to fill in the blanks. Things like agreements and agreements were too simple!
Without a doubt, everyone would come up with different versions of their conjectures. However, these versions of their conjectures wouldn't be beneficial to Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. They would use the most malicious motives to conjecture about them. After numerous bards and magical messages spread, Lord Elrond and Glorfindel's reputation took a nosedive!
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Without a doubt, this was the work of Sheyan, who was hiding behind the scenes.
The biggest disadvantage for Lord Elrond and Glorfindel was that they didn't know the originally weak Melody would suddenly become so sharp!
She didn't speak much, only a few sentences.
She didn't do much, only dispatching a few people to send out invitations.
However, Melody's words and actions..... were far more ruthless and resolute than the hundreds of slashes Lord Elrond and Glorfindel had inflicted on their bodies, hearts and even faces!!
At this moment, even the experienced and ruthless Lord Elrond and Glorfindel could only be stunned, bewildered and battered! As the saying goes, one wrong step leads to many wrong steps. They completely didn't consider Melody's incomparably ferocious counterattack. Not to mention, this counterattack ruthlessly stabbed at their weakest points. Therefore, they had to bear the brunt of this incomparably intense backlash!
While the entire Rivendell was in an incomparably shocked state, the mastermind behind all this, Sheyan, was leisurely sipping on his fruit wine in an incomparably deserted elven bar.
To be honest, Sheyan did not really like the taste of this fruit wine. It was just that the customers in the bar had all gone to watch the development of the situation on the streets. The bards had to go and collect first-hand materials. Even the waiters at the bar had run away. Only an unlucky guy with injured legs was left behind. The only thing he could get his hands on was this fruit wine that tasted like apple cider vinegar mixed with boric vinegar.
After Sheyan gracefully drank half of the fruit wine, the bar's door was violently and violently pushed open. The person who pushed the door was so forceful that the door was sent flying with a loud crack. Following that, a red-faced dwarf rushed in while panting loudly. It was Segimli! When he saw Sheyan, he excitedly pointed at him and exclaimed.
"You, you, you, you, you …" (To be continued) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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