In the aftermath of the Battle of the Five Armies, Thranduil finds the world within his Halls empty. He struggles to come to terms with the absence of his only child and the loss of the one he raised as if she were his own daughter. He begins to realize that what he feels for Tauriel is more than a fatherly affection. Having publicly banished her, could he or should he try to get her back? What of Legolas, now departed for the north? Would he return? What of the feelings his son still harbors in his own heart for the young beautiful former Captain of the Guard? If he acts on his feelings, will the rift between them grow wider? Thranduil decides to follow his heart. But will it lead him to where he wants to go or tear him farther from his son...

Maurielle's stubborn pride may match that of Thranduils. It may get her into trouble but that won't stop her. Will Thranduil and Maurielle's stubbornness pull them apart or draw them together?

Caledra is a low class Silvan elf who dreams of doing something grander than her current job as dockmaster, running cargo to and from ships all day. She dreams of adventure and danger, of romance and the luxury she had never been permitted. However, when she sneaks into a party she was never intended to be at, she finds all those wishes of her's just around the rivers bend. Forced to serve as the Elvenking's personal servant, she finds her will tested at almost every encounter. Pain, humiliation, pleasure, whatever it takes to create an obedient servant. Will she be able to thaw the King's cold heart? Behind all of this, there is evil stirring in Middle-Earth, royal affairs and high class gossip, and a company of dwarves makes it's way across the land. Is Caledra cut out for the life she always dreamed of having? (DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS BESIDES CALEDRA IN THIS STORY)