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  1. The Prince in the golden cage by

    Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien  

    18 Mar 2026

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    A cold wind rolls through southern Ithilien as Faramir leads his Rangers on what should be a routine mission: secure a bridge, protect the roads, keep Gondor breathing a little longer beneath Mordor’s shadow.
    Then a caravan appears: farmers, wagons, tired faces… and something wrong in the way the leader speaks.
    A warning whispered. A subtle signal. A heartbeat of dread... and the night snaps shut.
    Faramir is taken in a trap meant for more than coin, dragged far from Ithilien and taken away by the South. There, behind gilded walls and watchful eyes, he learns quickly: he is not meant to die. He is meant to be kept.

    But captivity is only the first snare. Because in Harad, power doesn’t only come by blades and chains. It comes by bargains, by names, by vows that cannot be undone without blood.

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