In a breath, he had bloodied Legolas and infuriated Thranduil. In a breath, he knew pride and hatred. In a breath, Thorin Oakenshield knew an elf would walk beside him, that he would face Smaug with the most unlikely of friends, and perhaps not walk from Erebor with the Arkenstone in his hands. In a breath, he knew dragonfire. Fourth in the Benders Series. *Won Third Place in The Dream Awards 2020 Select side characters, including Brenen, Realn, Mykar, Cinwe, Ellhamier, Ciran, Raileen, and Jaiz belong to me. All rights reserved. The Cover Copyright goes to rightful artist; text added by me.

Brothers Elladan and Elrohir live normal lives by their father's standards, but both twins struggle to accept the way Elrond raises them. When a demon possesses Elrohir, according to Elrond, their lives change forever. The twins seek someone who can protect them from Elrond. Someone with patience and love. Will their injured hearts ever know love, or will they fade from the cruelty Elrond views as fair? Third in the Nin Chronicles. *Winner of the Trident Awards 2019.* *Won Third Place in the Champ Easter Awards 2019*. *Reviewed by Library Reviews 2020* Harune, Landion, Hyrondal, Healer Jailil, Ariel, and select side characters belong to me. All rights reserved. All other characters and the world and locations otherwise mentioned belong to J.R.R Tolkien. Photo Credit to the rightful owner. Text added by me.