Thread:SaynaSLuke/@comment-2142396-20150716133202/@comment-2142396-20150716173740

Thanks a lot! Well, you usually take a week or so, so it's okay. And I wish you to do well at the fair! :)

The picture I have in mind is a scene from the beginning of the story, which is called 'A Slave's Revenge', of Zekran the Heartless, the main villain, and Varyg Ratatoskr, the main hero. Here is the description of Zekran:

'''Zekran’s look itself could inspire fear. The tall fox’s fur was black from ears to tailtip, but this black wasn’t the glossy iridescent black of a raven’s wing, nor was it the rich black of the oil soot. This black seemed to absorb all the light and suck the breath out of the living creature. His yellow eyes held no expression whatever, no matter what he did. He wore the cloak of red, so those seeing him often though him to be a creature of nightmares. Those who had never met Zekran said that his heart was as black as his fur. Those who had seen him face to face knew that to be an outrageous lie, for Zekran had no heart at all.'''

He's about fifty, and his weapons are cutlass and throwing knives which he wears on diagonal crossbelts across his chest. He wears a red cloak and a dark jerkin - I'm not sure about color, maybe dark red or brown. Yes, and Zekran is a Captain of corsair ship.

Varyg Ratatoskr is a vole with brown fur and black eyes. He's short, but sturdy and burly, and about 40 seasons old. Not quite sure about his clothes; I was thinking something simple, maybe something like Timbal’s garment from FWC. And Varyg would probably wear blue, too.

The scene I wanted you to draw happens after Zekran destroyed Varyg’s village and made him and his tribe oarslaves on his ship. Varyg is chained up and vows revenge.

''“Now, why the line isn’t moving?” Zekran said, addressing the corsairs herding the rest of the new slaves. “And get this one to the oars, too.”

The defiant vole he was referring to stared at the black fox with hatred. “Where’s my son, fox?”

“Dead.”

The vole growled. “You’ve already killed my old parents and two my infant daughters because they were too weak to work, and now you take my son as well?”

Zekran shrugged. “He would’ve lived if he hadn’t run. Get this slave to the ship.”

The vermin started to drag the vole to the ship, but he dug his footpaws in the earth, stopping them. “Listen and remember, fox. You’ve killed me family and defeated me, but I do not surrender. I’m weaponless, but I will become your death. I’m Varyg Ratatoskr, the Gnawer Tooth, the warrior of the line of Ratatoskrs, and I swear I will kill you and every creature of your crew and destroy your cursed ship!”

Zekran’s only reply was to sneer. He was raiding since he could remember himself, and over the long seasons he had heard the endless torrent of curses and damnations. None of them were fulfilled.''

Speaking of background, they are supposed to be on seashore.

Hope drawing a vole won’t be too much of a challenge. :)