[SEQUEL to 'After Darkness Comes The Dawn'] Fifteen years on from the last instalment and Jim and Spock's relationship hangs in the balance. Having already been tested time and time again, the strength of their bond is once again challenged by a drastic turn of events that turns their world upside down.

Reese Jacobsen meets Thorin Oakenshield at the inn where she often stays while on trading missions. What happens when Reese is drawn to Thorin's dark eyed nephew when the Company of Thorin Oakenshield arrives at Reese's home seeking refuge? AU.