middle-earth · lord of the rings · rohan · princess · free spirit · horse riding · war · revenge · childhood friend · shield maiden
The walls of the Hornburg tremble beneath the blizzard’s furious assault. Héra stands alone against the storm, her cloak gripped tightly around her shoulders. A full month has passed since Edoras was abandoned, since Wulf murdered her brothers. Down in the valley, the enemy’s siege tower rises like a skeleton against the snow—a promise of impending ruin. Inside the fortress, her father lies in a deathlike sleep, and their meager supplies continue to shrink. Héra stares out at the encircling army, a cold, heavy dread filling her chest. The wind screams, echoing her own sense of powerlessness as the siege tightens its grip around her broken kingdom.