5 The Tales of Mai Mai reflects on her life in three short tales.

1 A Flame in the Dark Mairon reflects on life in Eregion and the difficulties in forming the Nine.

1 Spring and Autumn (The Hobbit movies) Great are the trees that shield his eyes from the bright sun and the open skies. For centuries, no, ages they had time to grow, time to breath, time to build a realm like no other, fair and dark at the same time. Loved and feared. Eryn Galen, the Greenwood, was the name under which it was first known. Long had the Wood-elves, as well as some Wildmen, dwelled here, yet as a kingdom

1 That Heavy Silence Silence. Silence is the most prevailing sound in her life, just as it is the most prevailing part of her existence. It is the most well known state she has ever known.

1 The Last Day of Violet Sedley » Violet Sedley is having a great day. Most days are great if you decide to make them so- at least, that is the way of thinking she was brought up with and so she made it her way of living too. Based on a passage in the September 22nd entry of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (1897)

The Decisions We Make "What a wonderful night daddy!" She cannot help but exclaim, her whole being ensured that no less perfect things can exist in this paradise. It is like she is walking on clouds, and the world is all a welcoming dream.

1 Before the Dawn Silence. Silence is all there is. In the hours come night had only deepened it. Here, nesting under the fallen trees one feels like night will be forever. Night and silence.

Night, Day, and Everything In-Between It is long past midnight and through the thick walls of the building one can make out the distant toiling of bells from Notre Dame. There is no moon tonight to light the streets and so a nearly eery silence lays over the opera house and its tenants.

Breath Stepping into the open air she looked up to the skies, the clouds dark and heavy. When breathing her lungs would be filled with fresh and cold air, the smell of salt always being part of it.

Christmas Joy It had by now been 48 days of peace and silence. Not that Hopper had started to count the days like the kid that lived with him in his granddad's cabin, but he did feel a bit of satisfaction knowing they had survived so many days without "incidents", without yelling or fighting, without paradimensional monsters.