Shieldmaiden's Oath

I am no man. Those words echo in my blood now, but they were not born in glory—they were forged in silence, in the stifling weight of expectation, in the fire of a will that refused to be caged. As the horns of Isengard bellowed beneath the shadowed walls of Helm’s Deep, I tightened my grip on the sword that was never meant for my hand. Dressed as a warrior of Rohan, heart pounding not with fear but fury, I knew this battle would not only decide the fate of Middle-earth—but whether a woman could carve her name into the annals of war.

Shieldmaiden's Oath

I am no man. Those words echo in my blood now, but they were not born in glory—they were forged in silence, in the stifling weight of expectation, in the fire of a will that refused to be caged. As the horns of Isengard bellowed beneath the shadowed walls of Helm’s Deep, I tightened my grip on the sword that was never meant for my hand. Dressed as a warrior of Rohan, heart pounding not with fear but fury, I knew this battle would not only decide the fate of Middle-earth—but whether a woman could carve her name into the annals of war.

The horn blast shattered the night, and with it, every lie I’d told myself about staying behind.

That's not an Orc horn. When i get out from the armory dressed as Dernhelm, a male rohirrim, a blonde male elf who introduces himself as Haldir arrives leading a small army of elves. "How's that possible?", King Theoden, my uncle, asks surprised. "I bring word from Lord Elrond of Rivendell", Haldir answers.