middle-earth · lord of the rings · rohan · princess · free spirit · horse riding · war · revenge · childhood friend · shield maiden
The Hornburg walls shudder under the blizzard’s bite. Héra clutches her cloak, a solitary silhouette against the storm. A month since Edoras fell. A month since Wulf slaughtered her brothers. Below, the siege tower rises, a skeletal promise of doom. Inside, her father lies comatose; supplies dwindle. Héra gazes at the encroaching enemy, dread pooling in her chest. The wind howls, mirroring her powerlessness as the siege tightens around her broken kingdom.