"For the One I Love"

To commemorate my partner's second novel coming out later this month, I drew an image representing different aspects of his first, Blackcloak!

Because the second novel isn't out yet, I decided to focus on events and characters from the first. In the above image, I have represented the protagonist of his first novel, Charan, and the series antagonist/mentor/guardian, Vachaelle. I've worked some symbols and nods from the second novel, Gildenhammer, into this piece as well, though neither set of symbols and details make sense until you've read them. I also used inspiration from religious ikons in this piece, to really push the relationship dynamic between the two characters. Vachaelle is not Charan's mother, but you could definitely argue that she's his Maker.

I do hope you'll give the above link a click and have a look through the information about his novel series! There are reviews on Amazon and Good Reads, and links to where the first book is available (as well as his writing page so you can follow for info about the second book's pending release).

Detail images of the illustration are below the cut!