Below is the artwork Pris made for me based on a scene from my fic "Sins of the Fathers" showing Zedd's transformation from young Zedd to Old Zedd as he is taking boy-Darken to a new life. I love the transformation art, but also love the image of Zedd and Darken against the golden backdrop with the word "Always" - Zedd's promise never to abandon ( Read more... )

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Sins of the Fathers

Part 4

The answer, when it came, arrived in such an unexpected guise that Zedd thought that the Creator’s intervention must have been at work.

Almost forty-eight hours had passed since Zedd had been left to his own devices. He had tried strolling to Darken’s chambers as if he were expected, only to be met by four grim-faced ( Read more... )

“Zedd, Zedd, where are you?” The late afternoon sun was throwing shadows across the floor when Darken flew into Zedd’s chambers. “It’s Eggy! We found her, and she’s all -” Whatever else the boy was trying to say was lost in muffled sobs as the wizard knelt down and gathered the prince in his arms.

While Darken was being comforted, Matthew, one of ( Read more... )

Sins of the Fathers
Part 2

Six years later.

“If you’re not in this room within the next five minutes, there will be the Keeper to pay!” Zedd shouted in his best magic-teacher voice, striding into the study for at least the sixth time, looking for his errant student.

He had been waiting for Darken’s arrival for more than an hour. When the boy failed to ( Read more... )

Sins of the Fathers
Part 1

“My beloved subjects, I present to you Darken Rahl - future Lord of D’Hara.” Lord Panis Rahl’s smile was lit by both pride and triumph as he lifted the squalling infant over his head , displaying the proof of his virility to the cheering throngs below.

This birth of this child would put to rest the mutterings that had ( Read more... )