Betrayed. Forgotten. Manipulated. Used.
A lovely girl, transformed with pure rage and bloodlust, sits atop Levergore's throne, solely by her charming wit and great cunning. Livian Burgundreth I is known across the nations of the world for her noble mien, immense power, wisdom, and good heart. Said heart bled black until it shriveled and became no more. Evil lies under a meticulous mask to the public.
Alexandre the Surnameless suffers greatly at Livian's hands, as he flees his childhood home, bloodied, wearisome, and aggrieved, across Knarlegogge Wilderness. All he has is a golden necklace given to him as he was born, a few coins, and a flimsy knife. Moreover, Knarlegogge Wilderness is said to host unholy demons; intense darkness shrouds them from sight.
Gwendolyn, too, has suffered at Livian's hands, but the wound is far less raw, as they passed eons ago. Acclaimed for her accomplishments, learned knowledge, and bravery in the midst of battle, the Fae princess must prepare to one day, lead her people. However, dark forces are rising, and moons were swiftly becoming suns. Her people are not near as great as they were in the olden times, and even then, despite resistance, they had failed.
They could not afford to fail again.
Thranduil has been having the same dream for three hundred years - dark blue eyes. A chance attack on one of the villages in his realm puts him in front of the face behind those eyes, and he panics. Untold to anyone, he has fallen in love with those eyes over the centuries, but feels he can't act on his feelings because of his deceased wife. Instead, he treats the elleth in question with contempt and is rude and mean to her.
She too has a secret. The prophecy passed on by her dying mother states that she will have a strong magic awakened only when she has truly bonded with her soul mate. What happens when she discovers that the soulmate in question is none other than the arrogant, cold-hearted elf King? Will she be able to thaw his chilled heart enough for him to let her in? Or will he keep his mask of indifference firmly in place and remove her once and for all?
Elu - Sindarin for blue - battles for her place in the world and in Thranduil's as he does everything he can to push her away. Will he give in and realise that he needs his little Bluebird? Will he give in and let love Burn Again?