by my oath [oakenshield] [spin-off]

Everything happened so quickly: from the first time they met, the quest, the dragon, and now the sickness. Anne didn't want him to fall; she wouldn't let him fall. She swore to herself that she would do everything in her power to keep him from succumbing to the Dragon Sickness like Thror. But can she save him, or will they both fall by war and ruin?

[ "dark pasts" spin-off and a thoranne short story for @lotr_is_my_life, aka nikki, because "defended by shield and body" ruined me. i love you babe. ]