In the battle for survival, friendship becomes their greatest weapon.

❝There's some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.❞ - Samwise Gamgee After Erebor was reclaimed Athena reunited with her brother and spent the following years returning to her family and being recuperated into the Ranger that she once was. For the next sixty years she spent her life fighting back Sauron's growing forces and aiding Gandalf in his hunt for Gollum to find the answers to his many questions--and confirming his fears. Once again her life is tipped upside down when the truth of the Ring is revealed and she's sent forth to guide a group of Hobbits to Rivendell, meeting old and new friends alike as she embarks on a new adventure; the fate of Middle-earth resting on their shoulders. Each step that she takes she is haunted by the demons of her past, but will she heal from them or will she succumb to the grief that plagues her? This is a story of growth, healing, love, companionship, and most of all: hope. Started: January 29th 2021 Finished: February 16th 2021 [Book 2] Highest Rankings #1 in Legolas #1 in Frodo #1 in Hobbits #1 in Tolkien #1 in Gollum #1 in Nazgul #1 in Ring #1 in Arwen #1 in Baggins #2 in Eomer #2 in Eowyn #2 in Faramir #2 in Samwise #2 in Saruman #2 in Gondor #3 in Gimli

❝If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.❞ - Thorin II Oakenshield Athena had left her family behind to see what the rest of the world had to offer, but her entire world changed when the fire-drake named Smaug attacked the city of Dale. She finds herself embarking on a quest to reclaim what had been taken by fire, joining thirteen Dwarves, a Hobbit, and a wizard on a perilous journey that leads them far and wide across Middle-earth, meeting both friend and foe along the way--all the while trying to figure out what home truly means to her. Started: January 10th 2021 Finished: January 29th 2021 [Book 1] Highest Rankings #1 in TheHobbit #1 in Bard #1 in Nori #1 in Dori #1 in Oin #1 in Gloin #1 in Bombur #2 in Fili #3 in Legolas