Megan POV

The next few days are more hectic than our previous routine.

The elves are more alert and protective, surrounding me when we travel.

They won’t let me leave to take a bath by myself.

Balin accompanies me when I wash myself in the nearby stream or river.

The more time I spend with the three of them is beginning to give me an insight into their personalities. Idril is more abrupt and short-tempered. Aldon is calmer but more wary. Balin is the more levelheaded of the three and has a quiet temperament, which makes him the most dangerous of the three. He’s also the oldest of them all,...