Thorin had never intended to take a wife or have children of his own, but hidden danger within Erebor means he must produce heirs to remain King under the Mountain - to do so he must first find a Queen! And candidates are in no short supply! ThorinxOC

COMPLETE - "Your presence here in Middle-Earth is like the wind in the trees, Miss Darrow," Gandalf said, smoke wreathed around his head. "You may stir the branches, even knock loose a few leaves, but the tree itself remains untouched." Thorin/OC,

About two years have passed since the Dwarves of Erebor reclaimed the mountain, Thorin is king and his people are slowly returning to resettle and rebuild the old kingdom, however he receives a surprise visitor one evening. "I will take that precious gem of yours…and I will not hesitate to kill you, King under the Mountain, for I am a hunter of the most exquisite treasure!"

After his parents' funeral Thoren, son of Thorin, comes across a leather-bound journal in their old rooms. As he opens it he finds himself facing their story: There and Never Back Again... Eventually Thorin/OC.

"Your people had their home stolen and their people killed. They were forced to wander starving in exile, reduced to blacksmiths. They were rejected by elves and scorned by men. Now your uncle tries to reclaim your homeland and seek justice for the wrongs committed against your people. I don't care if you are elves, hobbits, humans, or dwarves. I WILL not stand for injustice."

Airelotwen Sandhelm is a woman that does not belong. With an elven mother and a dwarvish father she is an outcast of two races. But when Radagast pushes her into the path of thirteen dwarves, a hobbit and a wizard, she had no choice but to put her past behind her and help her new friends to reclaim what was viciously taken from them

They called her the Mountain Jewel, a creature of extreme beauty and strength and flawed by her elven blood. He was royalty, a skilled warrior in the arena, and destined to be King Under the Mountain. Both held the greatest potential in their future. And their story inspired dwarves for years. Now Balin recalls their tale to the Oakenshield company.