A/N- I own nothing. Éomer belongs to Tolkein, The name and title for my "original character" belongs to Marion Zimmer Bradley. Otherwise, they are entirely different people.

Prologue:

When I came to Edoras, I did not know what to expect. I expected war, I expected death, but I did not expect love. Love comes around when you least expect it. I have experienced more grief and loss than you will ever know, and one man taught me how to love again, when I could trust no one. I still sit at the side of that one man to this day, as our hair grays and our skin creases. We have both suffered in our own ways. So listen to my tale, and you will know whom I speak of.