Bilbo Baggins life was calm, quite, and adventure less. And maybe, just maybe, a bit sad and lonely though of course he would never admit that to anyone especially his uncanny, married relatives. However, that all changed when an old wizard, whom he honestly thought was just a fireworks handler, came towards him one peaceful morning and kept talking about adventures and how Bilbo was a Took and should act like one.

Then if that weren't enough, Dwarves came in his home, uninvited, he might add and ransacked his kitchen and manhandled his kitchenware. His mother's plates! Oh, the blasphemy. But all is well because it seems Bilbo Baggins is more of a Took than he originally thought because for months now did he find himself in the company of these Dwarves in, dare he say it, an adventure. He knew, of course, from the stories his mother told him that adventures were not easy or it wouldn't be an adventure at all but he honestly did not expect The Company to be captured by the elves of the Woodland Realm (Orcs he expected but not elves.)

And he surely did not expect the Soul Mark, signifying his beloved half to be near, to burn in a most painful way as he entered the magnificent palace of Mirkwood.

Oh, bother.

Ever since the death of his beloved half, Thranduil, Elvin King, has been nothing but cold and some might say even heartless but no one blames him for the death of a beloved is never easy and others say it is the cause of death for an Elf. Obligation to his people and the love he has for his son, however, kept him from succumbing to the darkness of despair.

Though happiness and joy comes in only during fleeting moments in his life. He has accepted this to be a fact long ago. But then again, all things natural will never have a place among Dwarves for no sooner did thirteen Dwarves enter his realm did he feel a burning in his chest. His Soul Mark had been a cold reminder of a love he could not save but now it seems he has another chance and this time he will not fail. Even if he has to lock this small, adorable Hobbit in his chambers if he has to.

Hm. A grand idea if he does say so himself.