The Orc's Claw

Summary: For the birthday of my beta reader, Ignoble Bard, yet another LOTR treatment of a classic horror tale. Erestor has a talisman that grants three wishes. But those who tamper with fate will do it to their own sorrow . . . Elrond; Glorfindel; Erestor; Valandil. AU Horror rated PG-13.

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King of Shadowed Halls Chapter One: A Cry in the Night

As a shadow falls upon Greenwood the Great, Thranduil takes steps to protect his people. The building of the underground fortress casts his personal life into shadow as well. Will he lose that which is most dear to him in an attempt to save it? Drama/Angst. Thranduil; Galion; OFC. Rated Mature for mildly graphic sexual activity between a married couple.

( I come for you, son of Oropher . . . )

King of Shadowed Halls Chapter Two: The Shadows Deepen

Part Two: The Shadows Deepen

( He needed a fortress . . . )

King of Shadowed Halls Chapter Three: The Cleft in the Rock

Part Three: The Cleft in the Rock

( In which Thranduil does some spelunking . . . )

King of Shadowed Halls Chapter Four: A Time to Build Up and A Time to Break Down

Part Four: A Time to Build Up and A Time to Break Down

( In which Thranduil invents the indoor toilet and gets into deep ordure. )

King of Shadowed Halls Chapter Five: The Shadowed Hall

Part Five: The Shadowed Hall

( Thranduil had hoped it all would blow over by morning. It did not. )

King of Shadowed Halls Chapter Six: The Counsel of the Wise

Part Six: The Counsel of the Wise

( Am I ever uncertain of my orders? )

King of Shadowed Halls Chapter Seven: The Marble Arch

Part Seven: The Marble Arch

( Love is not a victory march . . . )

King of Shadowed Halls Epilogue: The Fruit of Her Hands

Epilogue: The Fruit of her Hands

( For Oropher! )