Claimed (Zabadum)

She came to Erebor as a duty -
a diplomatic bargain, a political bride in everything but name.

He was the king she was meant to negotiate with, not fall for.
A man carved from stone and fire, impossible to sway...
until she did.

What begins as an alliance becomes something neither can step back from.
A pull too deep, too dangerous, too undeniable.

But the closer she stands to Thorin Oakenshield,
the clearer it becomes:

Power has enemies.
Kings have shadows.
And every choice has a cost.

In a mountain that remembers every promise,
two stubborn hearts discover that some bonds are forged -
and some are claimed.

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