Well, I'm starting with some illustrations of Robin Hobb's books. This one is from the Farseer Trilogy. I took liberties with the composition, as you will notice if you read the extract. Anyway, from left to right: FitzChivalry, Verity, Kettricken.

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He gave me a nod, before he turned and walked toward the dragon. Then he halted suddenly. As he turned back, he was unbuckling his battered sword belt. He came toward me, wrapping the belt loosely about the sheath as he came. "Take my sword," he said abruptly. "I won't need it. And you seem to have lost the last one I gave you." He halted suddenly in mid-stride, as if reconsidering. He hastily drew the sword from the sheath. One last time he ran a silver hand down the blade, leaving it gleaming behind his touch. His voice was gruff as he said, "It would be a poor courtesy to Hod's skill to pass this on with a blunted blade. Take better care of it than I did, Fitz." He resheathed it and handed it to me. His eyes met mine as I took it. "And better care of yourself than I did. I did love you, you know," he said brusquely. "Despite all I've done to you, I loved you."
At first I could think of no answer to that. Then, as he reached his dragon and placed his hand on its brow, I told him, I never doubted it. Never doubt I loved you.
I don't think I shall ever forget that final smile over his shoulder. His eyes went a last time to his queen. He pressed his hands firmly to the dragon's chiselled head. He watched her as he went.
(Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest, pp. 801-2)