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They say love is a vulnerability. For her, it’s a death sentence. To the thirteen dwarves of Thorin’s company, Y/N is Aeloria Winterbourne—a cold, flawlessly poised vanguard raised in the serene, hidden halls of Rivendell,”Recruited by Gandalf for her devastating mastery of twin starlight blades, she cuts a silent, stern figure on the road to Erebor. Thorin Oakenshield despises her elven upbringing. His nephew, the charming crown prince Fíli, vows to crack her icy exterior with dangerous flirting and reckless battlefield competition. What Fíli doesn’t know is that beneath her effortless grace lies a deeply mortal Dúnedain soul, a razor-sharp sense of humor, and a comical hidden arsenal of knives that matches his own ridiculous collection word-for-word. At nearly eighty years old yet blessed with youthful longevity, Y/N has spent a lifetime building unbreakable walls. Haunted by the childhood trauma of watching her northern keep fall to Orcs, she associates loving someone with eventual agonizing grief. Fíli’s persistent, laser-focused attention doesn't just annoy her—it scares the living shit out of her. As the journey plunges into the violent wild, the line between rivals and partners begins to blur. While the chaotic company slowly dissolves into an fiercely protective found family, Fíli’s blatant flirting triggers a breathless panic inside her. She aggressively treats her growing attraction like an invasive threat, frequently pulling hidden stilettos to his throat just to force physical distance—a dangerous game that only thrills the prince further. From freezing mountain blizzards to the suffocating dungeons of the Woodland Realm—where the two are shoved into the exact same cramped cell—forced proximity strips away her defenses. Trapped in the dark, feeling the heat of his body against hers, Y/N is forced to confront the terrifying reality that her walls are completely failing. The ultimate test waits in the candlelit shadows of Lake-town. To heal a breaking prin