When Aelin's mother sets sail for the Undying Lands, her father brings her to Mirkwood to be raised alongside Legolas, the only other elf her age. They grow close under Glorfindel's protection, but eventually Aelin has to return home. But when Aelin joins forces with a party of dwarves hoping to save their homeland, she and Legolas are thrown together again in a whirl of battles, broken trust, and conflicting loyalties. A/N: I wrote this story when I was 15 and haven't edited it since, so it's solidly not up to my normal standards, but I deleted my old account and want to put it out there again in case people like it.