6 Hithui (November), Third Age 2542 In the deep heart of Mirkwood, beneath tangled branches that twisted upwards like grasping fingers, I first sensed the tremors. Subtle at first, they soon became impossible to ignore—a gentle shaking felt more keenly in the soles of my feet than observed with the …

4 Cerveth (July), Third Age 2968 Beneath the gentle twilight of Middle-earth, there is guidance more subtle than stars, more intimate than maps, and more delicate than the touch of moonlight upon leaves. For a wanderer of the wilds, the whispers of nature become companions, their wisdom hidden …

2 Gwirith (April), Third Age 3019 The fields of Kingstead Meadows stretched out before me, a vibrant tapestry of greens and golds swaying gently beneath the wide sky of West Rohan. After years of wandering, the call to settle in one place had grown louder, and here, surrounded by grassy plains, …