Nym, a young elf girl, walked through the forest her long white dress trailing along the floor she also wore a long red cloak her hood was up and she held a wooden basket close to her. She walked down the path in the forest looking around admiring the beauty around her. The sun was hitting her face and sending a warm feeling through her body. She soon came to a stop at a tree and began to climb after which, she climbed back down holding a bunch of apples she placed them down in her basket and covered it with a silk fabric. 

Suddenly, a twig snapped behind her making her pull a dagger from her belt hidden underneath her cloak. Looking around she waited until a group of men wearing leather armour approached her with their weapons drawn aimed towards her. The leader looking one stepped forward.

"Well, well, well what have we got 'ere lads? Some little elf who's wandered away from her palace?" Nym didn't like her odds right now against this group of armed men but she knew she wouldn't go down without a fight. As one got to close she spun around slashing at him with her dagger nearly hitting him. Another one tried to stab her but she dodged and went to disarm him when one came up from behind her and punched her in the side of the face. 

Nym landed on the floor her vision blurred as she blinked to regain her focus. The men walked up to her the main one speaking to the others.

"So lads how much do you reckon we'll get for this one?" As she felt one of them grab her arms to drag her away a large roar stopped all the men from moving. As Nym's vision began to come back she saw a large black bear smack the leader away from her it then turned to the others and roared walking towards Nym and stood over her protectively. The other men stumbled before turning and running away the bear stepped back as Nym sat up and rubbed her face as she could feel her face already beginning to bruise. The bear looked at her and looked around making sure that no one else was around Nym stood up and looked at the bear.

"Thank you" She said smiling placing a hand out towards it's muzzle it slowly moved towards her and let her place her hand on its head. Suddenly its body shift and Nym looked up in awe as the bear changed into a large young man. He seemed nervous to go near her almost expecting her to yell at him or run away screaming but instead she smiled at him. "Thank you again sir. If it wasn't for you I would of been a prisoner of those brutes" The man smiled and bowed his head.

"It was no trouble miss" He looked down nervously before she stepped forward still smiling before asking.

"So what is the name of my rescuer?" He looked up and smiled back.

"My name is Beorn. What is your name miss" Nym smiled kindly at him before bowing her head and introducing herself.

"My name is Nym, Master Beorn" From that day on they always met at the same place and talked about everything and anything. Beorn told her more about being a skin-changer and she told him more about her elf life. As the days became weeks the weeks became months and they led to years. Throughout them years they just got closer and closer Beorn had asked her if she would become his mate.

"What's a mate?" Nym asked.

"A mate for a skin-changer is someone who we were meant to be with for our entire lives" Nym's smile fell and she looked down.

"I would love nothing more Beorn but are you sure you want to be with me?" Beorn looked confused at that.

"What do you mean?" 

"I'm an elf Beorn meaning I'm immortal if we have children they would likely take that trait and I would hate it if something happened to me and you had to raise them when they would age differently" She looked down saddened but Beorn walked up to her and raised her head with his hand.

"I don't care that your an elf, Nym, all I care is that I love you from the moment I met you and we will get past anything that comes our way" Nym smiled widely at this and then nodded.

"Then yes Beorn I would love to be your mate" Beorn wrapped his arms around her waist and spun her around making her squeal and then laugh loudly. When he placed her down he placed his lips on her Nym snaking her arms around his neck kissing him back. When the kiss died down he pulled out a small necklace from his pocket. 

"This is for you Nym to mark the day you made me the happiest person in Middle-earth" The necklace was a small blue rune stone tied with rope like string. He tied it around her neck and she held it with hand still smiling the happiest she's ever been.

A few years later a small child ran around a small little village the village was one of skin-changers. The adults in the village saw the young girl running and smiled knowing she must be exploring again.

"Camilla! Come back here!" Camilla, the young girl heard this and ran faster after seeing her mother behind her. As she thought she had made her escape large strong hands picked her up. Camilla squealed and looked up to see her dad smirking at her.

"What do you think your doing little cub?" Camilla smiled as her mum ran up to them.

"Ah good catch Beorn, this little one decided she wasn't going to have a bath today" Nym said with her eye brow raised but still smiling.

"Well I don't have time for baths I have to learn how to shift" Her parents looked at each other warily before Beorn placed Camilla down and they both crouched down in front of her. 

"Listen cub you may be part skin-changer but your also like your mama, an elf and you do seem to be taking a lot of elf like parts" He wasn't wrong she had pointed elf ears and despite being small for an elf child she still had more and more characteristics of an elf. Her bright green eyes reminded them so much of her mother's side and her long bright blonde hair again made them think that there was no skin-changer in her at all.

"So?" Camilla asked.

"So that means you might not have enough of papa in you to allow to shift" Camilla looked down at this saddened. 

"Well, I'm not giving up I'll just have to keep trying" Her mama and papa smiled at this before her mama smirked again.

"Whilst we're waiting I think it's someones bath time" Before Camilla could protest a scream startled them all a female skin-changer came running into the village cuts and bruises littered her body making Camilla stumble back as the woman dropped down to her knees and Beorn ran up to her.

"What happened?" He asked her. She took several breaths making it evident that she found it painful to even breath.

"O-Orcs" The woman gasped out before taking another gasp. "They're right behind-" She was cut off as an arrow shot into her head when seeing this Camilla screamed as did many of the other children who just witnessed this. Beorn ran back to his mate and cub as a sudden ambush of a large group of orcs attacks the village attacking the men and butchering them. Beorn dragged his family through the rush when Camilla suddenly tripped up before he could turn back and grab her an orc was already in her face making her run back the way they came from but even more orcs were there. As she ran to any form of safety she suddenly felt herself go faster and as she heard more orcs behind her she closed her eyes but felt a power go through her. 

When she opened her eyes she saw she didn't like herself any more but a small baby deer. As she stumbled at the realisation an orc pounced at her making her rear up as she realised she was cornered but before any of the orcs could get to her a large black bear attacked them swatting them away from her. He picked her up by the loose fur on her neck and ran until she saw her mama. Nym seemed to have a few cuts on her but she crouched down and hugged her daughter when Beorn gave her to Nym. He shifted and crouched next to his mate and looked at his daughter.

"Cub listen we need you to shift take some deep breaths just relax and picture yourself back to normal" Camilla took several deep breaths and just like her papa said she changed back to her normal self. Both Beorn and Nym smiled at their daughter before the screams around them got even louder. "We have to go now!" This time Nym held her daughter close to make sure she didn't get separated this time. As they thought they were in the clear a large blockade of orcs blocked their paths and at the lead was Azog with his large white Warg. Beorn turned to Nym and his daughter. "Stay behind me, both of you" He shifted and charged as orcs charged at him with swords attacking him at first it looked like Beorn might win when Camilla saw an orc behind him.

"Papa! Behind you!" But it was to late a large chain was thrown around his neck pulling him back startling him long enough for another chain to be wrapped around his muzzle. He was brought down and held down when Azog spoke up, Nym had taught her daughter every language from Middle-earth so she would be able to communicate but at this time Camilla wished she didn't know what Azog was saying.

"Take him to the castle" He ordered then looked towards Nym and Camilla. "Bring the young one to me" Nym's hold tightened on Camilla as orcs ran towards them and Beorn tried fighting against his restraints. The orcs grabbed at Camilla one getting a good grip and began pulling her away from her mama and her mama being pulled back.

"No! Please, she's only a child!" Nym cried out tears falling down her face. She pulled away from the orcs and grabbed Camilla refusing to let them monsters take her daughter.

"Kill the elder female!" Azog yelled sending pure horror into the family as the orcs ran up to them both and grabbed both of Nym's arms pulling them back and then grabbing Camilla. One then walked up to Nym and pulled out it's sword and stabbed straight through her chest. Tears were now pouring down Camilla's face as she was dragged to Azog who looked down at her before grabbing her by her neck and picked her up. "You may actually provide some entertainment in the end" He threw her down to the floor and commanded to the others. "Bring her back with us as well" Chains were then tied around her wrists and pulled making her land on her back and began to drag her away with her papa as she felt stones scratch her back the last thing she saw was her mama's dead body.