The Shadow and the Wolf By xXmidnight-eyesXx Watch

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(Lineart drawn in Micron on sketch paper. Digital painting in Photoshop CS4 with a Wacom Bamboo tablet.)



Brace yourselves, my first attempt at Skyrim fanart.

My character Ve'shandre (Bosmer thief and archer) and Farkas.



Story time:

After journeying to Ysgramor's tomb with Wuuthrad, after fighting to purify Kodlak's soul, my fellow Companions and I stood in the empty alcove of the tomb. Weary yet triumphant, we each paid respect to the sacred place in our own way. Not of Nord blood and still unfamiliar with the customs of Skyrim, I was at a loss for how to embody my new station as Harbinger. I stood in quiet contemplation and took in the details of the stonework, the howl of the wind outside, and the offerings left at Ysgramor's statue. Compelled to make a gesture, I dug through my satchel of alchemy ingredients and selected a few flowers to lay at the feet of the great warrior. A thistle branch tumbled off the statue's pedestal and onto the floor near Farkas. He picked it up with deliberate gentleness and cradled the prickley bloom in one huge hand, extending it to me.



"Here, you dropped this..."



Such a simple act, but I took it as an offer of more from a man lacking the words to express his true feelings. It was not long until we were married. I still keep a thistle branch with me wherever I travel. In each house I own, a thistle branch can be found in the bedside table.

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