Author's Foreword:
This story is a First Age AU. Let me say that again, it is an AU, a "What If". I have attempted to keep all the characters "in character", their actions in this fic were deduced from actual events in The Silmarillion, HoME, Unfinished Tales, etc.
Thanks:
The Professor
Viv: My beta, cheerleader, self help guru, and wind in my sails.
Andreth and Marnie: Inspiration and advice on characterizations and logic
My only payment for this fic is the fun I had playing in the Professor's sandbox.
