Chapter 1

Before the Quest for Erebor, Dwalin is sent on a mission to recover a fortune which was stolen from the Durin family business interests. In the process he discovers a female dwarf loaded down with chains and locked up with the gold he's been sent to recover. Var is beautiful, she's bossy, and she's trouble with a capital T -- but what secret is she hiding? Thorin orders Dwalin to find out what she's up to, before he joins the company on the Quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.