For December the theme for the Teitho challenge was Secrets. The characters in Tolkien's world have to keep quiet a few secrets, the ring probably being the biggest of all. It is no easy feat to smuggle the One Ring into Mordor without anyone knowing about it. How do you keep secrets and at what cost? And what could happen if your secrets were inadvertedly revealed?

Again, this is a theme that could go in many directions. The secret in question could be unimportant and small. Or it might threaten to pull the world into chaos. It's up to you what secret you choose: Aragorn's heritage, the One Ring, Saruman's secret machinations... But of course you have to stick to the rules and include the elf and ranger somewhere. Apart from that: Feel free to go wild!

And here are the winners:.

A Wandering Star by Imaginigma 3rd place
Hope by Liek
I Can by StarLight 2nd place
King or Traitor by Athelas 1rst place
Secrets Kept by Invisigoth
Secrets or The Wisdom of a Six Year Old by LegolasLover2003
The Sword of Deedralon by White Wolf
Vitality by Periphery

Your Teitho-moderators,
Alina & Michelle