by Rahel Taralom
With the death of King Elfwine, the life of his daughter Celebrian changes fundamentally. After years of living in Arnor with her mother, she returns as queen to the fatherland she barely knows. Upon her arrival in Rohan, however, she quickly realises that the life of a queen is not nearly as easy as she had imagined. Even after all these years, the kingdom is still marked by the War of the Ring and numerous subsequent battles, much like the sister kingdom of Arnor. The situation comes to a head when Sienna, the Queen of Gondor, sends troops into the kingdom of Arnor in the course of a long conflict. A place Celebrian and her mother are ready to defend by all means... But how does one defend itself against a queen who, to make matters worse, also has a right to your own throne?
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