Aragorn is weary. He has spent many of the past years journeying to distant lands fighting the enemies of Sauron. He is 49 years old, but is more mature than many men when they reach their death. Standing at the edge of Lothlorien, he decides to enter, even if it only be to rest for one night within the safety of its woods. Unsurprisingly, the Lady Galadriel is expecting him, and welcomes him in. While he is there, Aragorn reconnects with the one person who he has been trying to forget these past 29 years. Will feelings have changed?

To all my fellow Lord of the Rings fans, it's finally here: the story of Sam, after Frodo leaves with the elves from the Grey Havens! Samwise the Brave, finally home in the Shire, has settled down with his large family in the comfort of Bag End. He's the mayor of Hobbitton; a responsible fellow. But he'd never had expected to find himself on another adventure only a year after Frodo's leave. This one, however, is a very different sort of adventure...

We have Tolkien's appendices that tell us much of what happened after the coronation of Aragorn, and his marriage to Arwen, but for the romantic at heart, he leaves much to be desired. This is the story of King Elessar II and Arwen Undomiel after the crownless has become king. As I have continued to write this, I found that I also wanted to focus on a more in-depth look at life after the fall of Sauron. After the ring is destroyed things are wrapped up quickly in a rather un-Tolkien style. I wanted to change that.

The choice of Beregond, Captain of the Third Company of the White Tower, is much overlooked. His judgment is the King Elessar's first ruling of many. In the dark days of the Siege of Gondor, Beregond must endure a war of his own, between head and heart. With the Lord Faramir injured and the Lord Denethor consumed by madness and grief, Beregond must choose whom to obey and whom to turn away from. With the armies of Sauron encroaching on the Pelennor, he doesn't have much time. Here lies the record of days leading up to the choice of the Tower Guard during the Siege of Gondor, in the last days of the War of the Ring.