Luxian is gentle and kind, Kellan of Carrion is lively and lovely. When the two Elven Princesses walk together, they immediately become the most beautiful scenery line in the City of Elves.
All the elves passing by bow respectfully to Luxian and Kellan of Carrion, with most male elves gazing at the two princesses with affection.
As for George, the human behind the two princesses, the elves simply looked at him curiously once and then ignored him.
In the eyes of gray elves, humans are just like the cats and dogs by the side of the road, not worth paying attention to.
Entering the majestic City of Elves, crossing the long avenue paved with wood, and arriving at the thousands-of-caves palace built for the gray elf kingdom by dwarves, Luxian asked a guard of the elves:
"Where is Your Majesty now?"
"He is in the main hall, twenty-two nobles are waiting to see him."
The elf guard replied respectfully.
In the Elven Kingdom of Middle-earth, the king does not have absolute power, he can only say that the king is the largest noble of the entire country, there are many other Elven nobles below.
If the king's decision is opposed by all the nobles, then that decision cannot be implemented.
In George's memory, in the original text, when Fëanor's eldest son Maedhros hears the news that Beren and Luシan have successfully stolen an Elven ring, it rekindles his hope for the cause against Morgoth.
Therefore, he called his own brothers, other sons of Fëanor, the High King Finwë, and humans and dwarves to form an alliance and launched another attack on Angband.
Since two of Fëanor's sons were arrogant people who tried to abduct LuSián in the past, Turgon refused the invitation of the alliance again.
Moreover, those two clowns had also made a show of themselves and deceived people under the rule of Finwë in Nargothrond, causing the noble elves of Nargothrond to disagree with forming an alliance with the line of Maedhros.
Due to the opposition of the nobles, even later High King Finwë of the Noldor could do nothing but come with his own personal guard to support his friend Maedhros.
As a result, the alliance was defeated, and the High King of Noldor Finwë fought to the last, exhausting himself when he was attacked by two Balrogs and killed by their king Khamsu.
Therefore, in order to get the Elven Kingdom to join the battle, it is not only necessary to persuade Turgon, but also to convince at least half of the Elven nobles.
Since those nobles are all present, it is just right.
"Humph! These guys teamed up, definitely nothing good. It's probably to seek your hand in marriage for their worthless heirs again!"
Hearing the words of the Elf Guard, Kellan of Carrion couldn't help but emit a cold snort.
The gray elf kingdom has always been in a state of peace and stability, without any wars. The only major event that could gather twenty-two nobles together would be to seek marriage for their sons with Luxian.
This is not the first time this has happened.
First of all, LuSián is recognized as the most beautiful Elven woman. Unmarried male Elves do not want to marry her.
Secondly, Turgon has only one daughter, and whoever marries LuSián will become the king of the Gray Elf Kingdom in the future. The nobles of that lineage will have greatly increased power throughout the Gray Elf Kingdom.
However, Turgon's standards are too high, and he doesn't consider any of those nobles' children suitable for his daughter LuSián. Not even the children of Fëanor's seven sons can compare to her.
So every time the nobles are returned empty-handed.
Of course, there have been many who have sought to marry her, but Kellan of Carrion has her own standards for a partner, and she requires at least someone who is as strong as she is. Moreover, Turgon cannot make a decision about her matter, and she herself has no say in the matter.
Those nobles' children have all come to challenge her, but in the end, they all ended up with egg on their faces.
Besides her cousin Kaelbohn, the nerdy bookworm who prefers reading to fighting.
Kaelbohn's grandfather, Elmo, is the younger brother of Turgon, her great-uncle, and her grandfather, Oromë. So, Kaelbohn is her little cousin.
"Your Majesty will never agree to marrying them to me. Let's go in, they are all here."
Luxian was very familiar with her father. She smiled and shook her head, leading Kellan of Carrion and George across the stone bridge and into the Thousand Caves Palace.
"It's truly a magnificent palace!"
Walking into the interior of the palace deep below the ground, looking at the high halls and private rooms carved directly from natural rock, as well as the countless starry night gems embedded in the rock, George couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Before the Noldor Elves arrived in Middle-earth, the Gray Elves could be considered the king of Middle-earth. Most of the treasures on the continent have gathered here.
However, after the dwarves conquered it, all the wealth in the palace was looted clean. The wealth of the Dwarven Kingdom under Sauron in the Third Age was also partly due to the contributions of their ancestors.
Under Luxian's lead, they arrived at the most magnificent main hall of the Thousand Caves.
At that moment, the throne of the main hall was occupied by a male elf with silver hair, wearing a golden crown embellished with red rubies and bright crystals, who was taller than ordinary gray elves by half a body and exceptionally handsome.
He is the one of the three elven kings who was invited by the Valar Oromë to visit Valinor to witness the Two Trees, and the only gray elf who bathed in the glow of the divine trees, and the only elf who married a Maia.
When he saw his daughter LuSián appear at the entrance of the main hall, he immediately showed an affectionate smile like a father.
"My daughter Luxian, as bright as a pearl, you're back!"
"Good afternoon, Father, this is George, the human hero Kellan of Carrion has brought back. He is a wise human, and I think you should hear his ideas."
Luxian bowed towards Turgon and approached the throne next to him, saying:
Kellan of Carrion also came to the other side of Turgon's throne, holding up her skirt and stepping heavily:
"Your Majesty, I have told you this before."
"Oh, I have an impression. Finrod this child also, I have explained everything to him, but he is still persistent."
Turgon smiled and shook his head, then looked down at George:
"Well, since my daughter appreciates you, and all the nobles of the kingdom are here, I'll give you a chance to say more."
If it weren't for the help of daughter LuSián and Kellan of Carrion, as the most honored king of the Gray Elves, as the firstborn elves, humans would have no qualification to see him.
He originally thought that if Finrod had sent that human to the Thousand Caves, he would be sent away directly.
The twenty-two leaders of the Gray Elf Kingdom's elves and their heirs standing behind them all focused their eyes on George at this moment.
There were curious, appreciative, and even some who envied seeing Luxian and Kellan of Carrion, the two most beautiful elf princesses, speaking to a human.
