The chess pieces are set for the siege of Eregion, the Stranger’s last trial from The Secret Fire, a civil war in Numenor, and the completion of Brimby’s rings of power. Is Annatar manipulating reality, or just Brimby’s mind? And what’s a Durin to do as he watches his father dig deeper into the allure of his ring? “It is hardly mercy to ask a man to set his integrity aflame.” [email protected] Instagram: @lastalliancepodcast