Hello! And thank you! Chapter Five is well on its way *shifty eyes toward beta - I promise!* I've been sidetracked this month by poisons and other stories. Like you, I was away for a while but this story kept writing itself in scribbles over the years. Feel free to friend me if you'd like to keep up with the updates - a fellow Tolkien lover is always welcome and I'd love to keep up with your stories too.