This is a spin-off to An Unexpected Love. When they first meet in Lothlórien, the lives of Thranduil of Mirkwood and Celebrían, Daughter of the Golden Wood, become intertwined. But circumstances stand against them. What happens if true love, forged by fate, is forced apart by circumstances?

In my verse Oropher and Thranduil (as also stated in "The Unfinished Tales") were fighting in the Battle of the Last Alliance and Oropher lost his life - making Thranduil King of Mirkwood. For the sake of the story, I made Elrond a bit arrogant, at least outwardly. The time at the beginning of the story is 109 of the Third Age. The parents of our favourite 3 brothers of Lórien left Arda about 4 years ago for the Undying Lands (for no particular reason, they just longed to see Valinor *grin*), and the brothers were taken in by Galadriel and Celeborn. Haldir is around 300 years of age, Orophin about 100 and Rúmil 12. Oh, and Legolas is 108 :) Forgot someone, Celebrían is around 650...

For a list of the available chapters, please see below.