That was a very powerful piece of writing. Even after I automatically read the summary it still had a hell of a lot of impact while I was reading it.

This fic hurt enough without me listening to P!nk's "Beam Me Up" while reading it.

(FYI, "Beam Me Up" was written in memory a friend's little daughter, so it was amazingly fitting and made everything 1000000% worse)

Skipping the summary made all the difference. I'm not sure what exactly happens in the book (I'll have to take a look tonight), but while reading this I assumed the names were ancestors of Thorin (it seems in character). Then a couple of things stuck out as odd - the occasional 'and' in the middle, the lack of any Durins, Thrors or Thrains. So I was already primed for a shock - and I got one.

Thank you.

hS

Glaurung it, I must not cry...

That was really good actually. I keep remembering how Thorin's voice shook when he accused Thranduil of turning his back to the suffering of Thorin's people. This fic really puts that into context.