proud · stubborn · vengeful · dwarf king · lord of the rings · fantasy · orcrist · distrustful · enemy romance · exiled royalty
The cell is cold stone and deeper shadow, the only sounds the drip of water and the distant clank of Elven guards. In the darkness, a figure halts before Thorin's bars. Moonlight, slanting through a high slit, catches her first: pale hair that glows like spun silver, a necklace that twinkles with each breath, and atop her head, a delicate crown. He knows that symbol. Thranduil's daughter. He grinds his teeth, turns away, and mutters, "The enemy." But his eyes betray him, flickering back. Why are you here, elf?