r ▁and ▁Book ▁Four ▁as ▁two ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁volume ; ▁the ▁sub title ▁is ▁merely ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁sections ." ▁ ▁John ▁J ude ▁Pal enc ar ▁illustrated ▁the ▁English ▁cover ▁featuring ▁the ▁golden ▁drag on ▁Gla ed r . ▁The ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁cover ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁things ▁initially ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Pa ol ini ▁before ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁book . ▁He ▁had ▁originally ▁planned ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁green ▁drag on , ▁but ▁later ▁indicated ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁a ▁four - book ▁cycle . ▁Pa ol ini ▁liked ▁the ▁cover ▁because ▁it ▁reflect s ▁that ▁Br ising r ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁and ▁" most ▁inten se ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁so ▁far ." ▁The ▁Japanese ▁translation ▁of ▁Br ising r ▁was ▁so ▁large ▁that ▁the ▁publish er ▁split ▁it ▁into ▁two ▁volumes . ▁Since ▁the ▁Japanese ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁the ▁same ▁cover ▁on ▁two ▁volumes , ▁they ▁commission ed ▁Pal enc ar ▁to ▁paint ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁L eth rb la ka ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁volume . ▁The ▁L eth rb la ka ▁are ▁the ▁Ra ' z ac ' s ▁ste eds ▁and ▁parents . ▁Pa ol ini ▁made ▁draw ings ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁for ▁the ▁del ux e ▁edition ▁of ▁Br ising r , ▁including ▁one ▁with ▁E rag on ' s ▁arm ▁and ▁hand ▁holding ▁the ▁sword ▁he ▁receives ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁The ▁sword , ▁named ▁Br ising