Illustration: Baby Steps by Raine Wynd

Art by Zelempa, to illustrate Baby Steps by Raine Wynd for The Sentinel Big Bang 2010. Cover in brush pen and marker; the rest in brush and ink.

Chief here understands people like us
"It's okay, my little cowboy. I know those teeth hurt - hell, the world hurts, but Chief here understands people like us."

 

Before Blair could say hello, Jim thrust Cody into his arms.
Before Blair could say hello, Jim thrust Cody into his arms. "You deal with him."

 

You made it clear he's not your son
"You made it clear he's not your son."

 

Smiling, Cody presented a stuffed toy to Blair
Smiling, Cody presented a stuffed toy to Blair, nearly smashing it against Blair's face. Blair managed to extract it from Cody, noting as he did that it was a wolf.