I really like it, when ther is a thorin chapter in between now and again its fun to see his side of the events. Well thorin did notice he fucked up. i so hope the golblins and so on won't course to much of a rift between the two.
anyway can't wait to see what's next.

I absolutely love the way you write Thorin's POV! I was wondering when Galadriel's visions were going to come back into play, and you did that beautifully! The mutual pinning is *French Kiss!* Also, did the Oakenshield-approved cardio put the group ahead of schedule? I can't wait to see where Jenna ends up - with the group fighting goblins, with Bilbo, or a mysterious third option by herself?

See you in three weeks! Take care!

What a ride! Omg. And it was such a long chapter, I was giddy looking at the scrollbar seeing how much was left as I read lol

It's so interesting getting Thorin's perspective. Mutual pining is official and I'm stoked for it! I can't even convey how much it squeezes my heart to get double the yearning and longing. To see how he slowly transitioned into thinking of Jenna by her first name was so GOOD! But also when he reconciled the idea of himself just being Thorin and not a king first.

Y'know I forgot about the meeting with Galadriel XD But it's cool that he's got his own visions of the future to grapple with alongside Jenna's predictions. That whole scene where he has deja vu was cinematic! The sun coming through the leaves, holding Jenna and the focus on their touch to keep him anchored to reality! Amazing! And all of those moments where Thorin wants to be proper but is just so touchstarved he wants to hold her hand long or let her touch his face ect- beautiful! Omg. Grade A yearning!

Thorin's wavering on whether or not he can believe Jenna's crazy shit is so realistic. It makes sense that he'd have trouble holding onto his belief (not in her exactly but a little) when the storybookness of it all keeps mounting into some insane events. I also loved Balin's take, that he can't pick and choose if he believes her. But its such a great internal conflict. Because he's been betrayed before and didn't see it coming, and he doesn't want to think Jenna would but experience tells him differently. It's so significant that he keeps trusting her despite all that!

I love how Jenna's been handling it too, sure crying in private but also convicted enough to be ANGRY. Because in a way he betrayed HER. And then kinda told her confidential information... I'm glad that they began the rekindling of their bond BEFORE Thorin had any proof. That's such a great touch and gives more weight to his "apology".

Jenna's panic was palpable. Me too, girl. Just waiting for goblins to snatch them up would be terrifying but on top of the Stone Giants not showing up on cue- crazy. Just knowing that Something changed and not knowing why or how and what else also changed via butterfly effect. Imagine if the goblins DIDNT snatch them up! Goodbye Middle Earth, ye all doomed. Imagine HOPING to be snatched up by goblins! God, I can't imagine the fear she was feeling.

And now I'm getting all meta, thinking "IS there a reason the giants came later? DID anything else change? Did SHE do something to cause it or was there another cause? IS this the Valar interfering? Is this the AUTHOR AKA YOU changing the plot? ARE YOU ACTING AS THE VALAR OR ARE THE VALAR ACTING THROUGH YOU VIA THE NARRITIVE?" XD Am I thinking too much about this? MAYBE. But maybe not!? Idk if you have the answers but you must tell me!

Ahem. In conclusion, this was awesome and I'm looking forward to next chapter. Those goblins are gonna be DANK lol

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Yay, thanks so much for the new chapter and to keep up with this story. Can't wait to read about Goblin Town and (perhaps ?) the encounter with Azog and the eagles (yep, he'll believe in her now, I reckon :-)) ... Keep safe

Awesome!

These last few chapters have helped me wake up in the morning and out of a slump. This has been one of the greatest stories for me to have the pleasure of reading because I feel represented in a positive way. Thank you so much!

Absolutely loving this story so far! I like that Jenna is actually divulging information early in the journey, makes it more authentic and gives you a lot more opportunity to change the plot if you wanted. You’ve created a very realistic OC, she is realistically flawed and comes across as genuine. And the slow burn is not actually painful to read, haha, sometimes I get really impatient with slow burns but this feels reasonably paced for the plot. All in all, wonderfully written and I look forward to reading the rest!

this story is one of my all time favorites! beautifully written!

Ah, and history will say they were "friends..." :p
I love watching Thorin doing his denial tapdance, his denial Dance Dance Revolution, even.

I will never get enough of your Thorin, I'd take 50/50 Jenna/Thorin chapters if it wouldn't positively MURDER the pacing (which has been excellent imo).
Also welcome to the london fog world, it's a very tasty one!

Ok, now that I got THAT out of the way, I can review your chapter!
DAMN YOU THORIN! HOW COULD YOU! Making poor Jenna cry like that?! ARGH! The outrage! But, like, I understand...but STILL! The .!
I didn't think that he was attracted to her because she lost weight, don't worry. He was already looking at her body to begin with ever since he first saw her without a shirt on, SO NO WORRIES! XD

I love how you skipped over the Stone Giants, haha! It's so hard to write! Me, I'm just like "Naw, I'm going to skip that part using my little kid excuse and get to the good part" lol! Besides, the stone giants practically attacking them isn't even in the book, lol! Peter Jackson just really wanted to ramp up the adventure (thank Mahal for that! I'm not complaining.)

I loved the part about him describing how nice it was to feel her hands on his beard. Made my heart flutter ;) And that he was telling himself over and over that she's a very good...friend. Muahahaha!

He better give her an ENORMOUS apology. Maybe even a kiss on the cheek for good measure HAHA! She told him the truth and he BETRAYED HER TRUST (which is something that he's always going on about how important it is to be loyal, etc, etc. Hypocrite!) But don't mistake my ranting for dislike. I LOVE the way you've written Thorin. So hard-headed and stubborn...a true Dwarf King :D Loooooooooooooveeeeee itttttt! See you on Halloween!

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I've followed this story since you started it. Love the addition of Jean and his brother. Both times. This chapter was especially good cause I got to see things from Thorin's point of view. Just know that I'm enjoying each chapterI anticipate reading what you come up with once everyone is at Erebor.

I eagerly await your next chapter.

Great chapter. I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially through Thorins perspective. I can’t wait to see what happens in the Goblin caves.

I hope she isn’t hurt in the caves