Ashes of Mirkwood

Calenmírel Aelthúl's long-sustained romance with the Elvenking of Mirkwood is shattered in the wake of the battle at the Lonely Mountain. After Thranduil turns his back on the people of Erebor, Calenmírel commits treason and fights alongside the Dwarves against the wrath of Smaug. In the devastation that follows, an unlikely friendship forms between her and Thorin Oakenshield. With renewed resolve, Calenmírel leaves the Woodland Realm-and the family, friends, and king she once loved-and sets out on a new journey through Middle-earth. Two hundred years later, Thorin calls upon his friend for aid in his quest to reclaim Erebor. But when his company is captured by the Elves of Mirkwood, Calenmírel is forced to face the life she abandoned long ago, and the loyalty and history she still shares with the King are put to the test.