When tragedy strikes, Elizabeth's niece comes to live with the McCord family.

Stemmed from the fight in "There but for The Grace Of God". It just didn't sit well with me. So this attempts to tell the story of how they got to that fight and how they moved past it to strengthen the relationship they have now; through a series of promises. There will be lots of flashbacks :)

An Earthling is dropped into Mirkwood forest. Marian is a young woman that sees good in all, but is she the woman that can catch and keep the heart of a king who can't? Thranduil and Marian develop a passionate cat and mouse relationship but will their stubbornness in character put a kingdom and their relationship in danger? Read Authors Note. Mature in later chapters.