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Chapter 16 Tom Bombadil
Dui's heart instantly lifted.

He had been attacked by the old willow tree's magic sound and had already had a stress reaction.

But he soon discovered that the singing was not aggressive, but full of joy.

Listening carefully, it was a man's voice.

The song is not a song, the tune is random and capricious, as if it is just humming for self-entertainment.

Before the person showed up, the singing could be heard from afar.

The cheerful singing seemed to have magical power. The raging wind died down, the wailing and screaming of the tree people stopped, and even the raging forest fires were quickly extinguished.

Dui's pupils shrank.

What power is this?
He didn't notice any magical fluctuations at all, and the raging fire gradually died out on its own!
As the singing got closer, a figure appeared at the edge of the old forest.

He came out dancing in a tall old hat with a wide brim and a long blue feather in the band.

In the moonlight and the remaining flames,

The man was only slightly taller than a hobbit, but much shorter than a human, making it uncertain what his race was.

He wore a pair of large yellow boots on his sturdy legs and rushed all the way like a big buffalo looking for water to drink. The surrounding trees automatically avoided him and made way for him.

He was wearing a blue coat, his cheeks were as red as apples, his brown beard covered the lower half of his face, and his blue eyes were very bright in the night.

Dewy knew him, Tom Bombadil, a very mysterious person.

Among the Hobbit songs, there is the story of "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". He lived in the Old Wood and never deliberately hid his existence. He also knew the Hobbits in Buckland outside the Old Wood.

Before the Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo, Sam and four other hobbits chose to enter the old forest to avoid the Ringwraiths. When they were trapped by the old willow tree, it was Tom Bombadil who appeared and saved them.

Even the One Ring, something that even a Maia like Gandalf dared not touch, had no effect in Tom Bombadil's hands. Instead, he used it as a magic trick and turned it around.

Even when worn on the hand, there is no change at all, as if it is just an ordinary ring.

Even when Frodo put on the ring and entered the Dark Realm to become invisible, he could see through it.

It can be said to be very mysterious and unfathomable.

If he hadn't been unwilling to participate in the war between light and darkness, the Great Ring of the Third Age would probably have ended long ago.

With his arrival, the last forest fire was completely extinguished without even a spark left.

Even the Huorn Treemen, whose branches and leaves were burned to ashes and whose trunks were turned black and charred, survived.

"Hey, trees, what the hell were you thinking? You're not supposed to be awake!"

"Hurry back to your respective positions, eat the soil well, dig deep into your tree roots, drink a lot of water, and fall into a deep sleep. Bombadil advises you not to meddle in other people's affairs!"

He spoke loudly to the surrounding trees with a serious expression.

His voice carried an irresistible command; the trees all turned away, returning to their roots in the forest to slumber and draw energy from the earth to regain their vitality. Having done this, he regained his cheerful demeanor, leaping over the fence with gusto to greet the crowd with a broad smile: "Hello everyone!"

"Tom, why are you here?" Rory Brandy Deer walked up and asked in confusion, his tone familiar, obviously he was very familiar with him.

Tom Bombadil looked helpless and complained in a joking tone, "Rory, you guys have caused me a lot of trouble."

"I had already fallen asleep in my arms, my beloved wife, when I was awakened by the wailing of the woods. To prevent the trees from disturbing my wife, Goldberry's sweet dreams, I had no choice but to leave my warm bed and come to resolve this dispute."

Rory Brandybuck explained, "Tom, I'm sorry to disturb you and Ms. Goldberry's sleep, but these trees attacked our home for no reason, so we had no choice but to fight back!"

"Oh, by the way, this is Wizard Duyle. If it weren't for him, we would have suffered heavy losses today!" As he said that, Rory introduced Duyle to Tom Bombadil.

Tom Bombadil looked at Dewy curiously, his blue eyes shining like stars. "I know you, a magical wizard from a foreign land. Your magic is very interesting!"

Dui's heart skipped a beat. Who was this mysterious Tom Bombadil? Did he know his identity as a time traveler?

Dui's heart was in turmoil for a moment. He tried to calm himself down and asked cautiously, "Hello, Mr. Bombadil. I am the wizard Dui. Do you know where I come from?"

Tom nodded and shook his head, his eyes sincere and without concealment. "Tom knows the name of every person, tree, and stone on earth. The moment you set foot on the earth, Tom will know you, but he doesn't know where you come from."

"Come to think of it, I've seen people who call themselves wizards like you before. They also suddenly appeared on Earth like you, but I can tell that they come from different places than you."

After hearing Tom's words, Dui felt a little relieved. Obviously, Tom knew that he came from outside Middle-earth, but he didn't know that he was a time traveler.

As for the other wizards he mentioned, they should be Gandalf, Saruman and others.

Although Gandalf and others called themselves wizards, they were actually Maia (lesser gods) sent by the Valar to help the residents of Middle-earth fight against the Dark Lord Sauron. They were just restricted in their abilities and traveled the world as wizards.

Even though he knew that Tom was not aware of his identity as a time traveler, Dui still did not dare to underestimate him and was also very curious about his identity.

The only species in this world that can live forever, besides the Valar and Maia, are the elves, as well as dark creatures such as dragons and balrogs.

First of all, Tom Bombadil rules out the dragon Balrog, and secondly, based on his height, he is obviously not an elf. Finally, only Valar and Maia are left.

But if Bombadil is a Maia, then the One Ring, which Gandalf and other Maia dare not touch, is like a toy in his hands and is not affected at all, so the possibility that he is a Maia is ruled out.

As for the Valar, in addition to Valamelkor, also known as Morgoth, there are fourteen Valar, all with names, living in the western wonderland Aman.

There was no Valar who corresponded to Bombadil.

Apparently Tom is not one of the main gods, the Vera.

Of course, Dui also guessed whether he was the creator Ilúvatar, but based on his answer just now, he obviously did not qualify.

Doesn't Dui think that Ilúvatar, the creator god of this world, would be unaware of the existence of a time traveler like him?

He even suspected that his travel here was probably the work of the God of Creation.

So the final result is that the identity of the mysterious Tom Bombadil remains unknown.

(End of this chapter)