The Golden Hunter. That is what Alix is know as. She is a skin-chager, A white lioness. A hunter with a thirst for orc blood. When a dear friend of hers with a pointed grey hat comes along and she accepts to go on a quest, what will happen when she starts to fall for a certain king. Will he return the feelings, Or leave her behind?

She winced slightly under the dwarves's gazes, feeling the heavy wight of Thorin's glare resting on her shoulders. She felt several stares traveling over the scar running from her left temple to her jawbone and shuddered as they came to rest on the mark beneath her jawbone. She is a Guardian, a dragon keeper, and she was responsible for Smaug's escape from his chains and the fall of Erebor. Raine joins the Company upon Gandalf the Grey's insistance that she would find redemption, but then the Dwarves find out about her past. Will they be as forgiving and understanding as the wandering Wizard is? Or will the bonds she formed with them overcome her past? But more importantly, will Thorin forgive her for damning his people? Maybe he'll allow Smaug one small victory before they reclaim Erebor... May 2020 Update: I'm attempting a rewrite between schoolwork and quarantining, but it will be a slow process because I want to write a new plot and such. Stay safe!! December 2020 Update: Well that plan went to Mordor...