Alan and Shawn welcome Verlyn Flieger back to The Prancing Pony Podcast to finish out our fourth season! We catch up with her on Beowulf, free will, and the mistakes of T\xfarin (because who can resist?). We also ask her thoughts on some of our favorite moments from Book II of The Lord of the Rings, like Lothl\xf3rien, Galadriel, and the \u201ctra-la-la-lally\u201d\u2013free version of Rivendell. Finally, we discuss \u2014 and are treated to a sneak preview reading from \u2014 her new book Arthurian Voices, a series of monologues from the characters of Camelot.