17 Hithui (November), Third Age 2581 The sound of the river Anduin was especially strong that morning. Its waters bold, tumbling over stone and root as if stirred by something deeper than the current. I had been tending to Radagast’s garden before dawn when the wild birds arrived in a flurry of …

12 Gwirith (April), Third Age 2550 Under the darkened canopy of Mirkwood, I watched as shadows crept deeper with each passing year, twisting roots and spreading unease among the once-peaceful creatures. I felt the change acutely; the forest’s whispers, once calming, now carried an edge of …