Glandaron heaved back on the bellows, pumping the forge fire full of air, watching the flames roar to life and heat the steel nestled in the bed of glowing coals. He kept a close eye on the steel, sweat running down his back from teh intense heat. He grabbed the steel out of the fire with his tongs, moving over quickly to the anvil to start working it into shape.

Xandilif rolled her shoulders and rose, her manner immediately growing colder yet more explosive. "Hello Caine...what is this about another girl being found…?”

Nethrida rose as well, her manner businesslike. “Found you say? By that I assume you mean found deceased?”

And so it began. The great expedition towards Erebor! 

As I am known as the Captain of the Paperworks, it became my duty to keep track of our progressions as we went along. So here is the report of the first day of our expedition.

They finally found a place to rest. Within one of the ruined structures within Carn Dum, the two were huddled around a small fire, draped in their traveling cloaks. 

“Ye know, for a Elf-Warrior in a shoddy piece of plate, yer not too bad, laddie.” 

Galtharian poked his head into the room, glancing around the dusty room cautiously before opening the door fully. His face lit up as he saw the figure inside. He dashed in, unwrapping the parcel he was carrying and setting down the several bottles on the top of the papers and maps on the table. He grabbed two empty mugs from the nightstand next to them, hopping over the books that were stacked all over the floor. 

She looked down on the road that lead to the valley. She had said it, the words so cruelly had come from her mouth, "the only thorn in my side of late is you". The guilt hit her hard, but the more time moved on the more nothing had changed. He had broken her trust, shattered her self image, and left her feeling as though she was less of a person by taking more than just a kiss from her. She had drawn a line, told him exactly what she had wanted and needed, and he had told her no, that he would not respect that and then kissed her.