1 Gwirith (April), Third Age 3019 Radagast’s garden still smelled of wet cedar and bee-bread when I stepped through the willow gate for what I thought would be a lesson like any other. The Vales of Anduin breathed behind me, river speaking in silver syllables, birch leaves clapping softly, a late …

14 Cerveth (July), Third Age 2748 Eregion has a way of whispering to those who listen, the stones murmuring fragments of their past splendor, now veiled by ivy and silence. It was here, in this land of faded glory and quiet echoes, that my scholarly paths led me to uncover secrets of a past age. The …

5 Lothron (May), Third Age 2995 The air near the ruins of Osgiliath always carries a tang of ash and stone, a bitter scent that speaks of long-fallen glory. Yet among the broken marble and shattered pillars, life stubbornly clings to the edges of ruin. It was during one of my forays with the Rangers …