A crown awaits, but first comes ash, terror, and a choice that burns hotter than any forge. On the slopes of Mordor, Frodo Baggins falters, the Ring’s weight a poison in his soul. Beside him, Samwise Gamgee, the story’s true anchor, pushes onward, his loyalty an unbreakable shield. Their path is guided by the treacherous whispers of Gollum, a creature ruined by the very thing they seek to destr...
