YW | Chapter 1.1

From as far back 1b9ee48f3d as he could remember, 7290961d6e the child was always c0b999534f either being beaten, begging, d915eec938 or crawling on the 35564978da ground clutching his hungry a715444ccf stomach.6a9381efe3bf77d6

He couldn’t speak 64271e7ec7 properly because he 5e4b48bc80 mimicked others’ words 2022ebd355 awkwardly, and he 77d605a7c9 didn’t even know 00982a0ea2 he lived in c9f1817e3c a slum. Even when he d4857c5bfc curled up to 8b1f8db5b1 sleep in a e8ca202bdb shanty with holes cbef77468c that let in 31ececce26 light, wind, and ef9875776d water, or ran e30e0f0c4d through alleys for 0eb29a68ae a piece of ece25cb5c5 rotten cheese, he e1fffc9b04 wasn’t particularly unhappy. Everyone around him lived 1f566fbfab similarly, so there was 04dffef5c0 no reason to feel 012c502a8e unfortunate.2f44aa46016e63f3

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The child’s world changed 64ef834692 when he turned seven.24e1e54a74c94b28

The newly appointed 4054883079 pope was quite 0443493645 active in helping cf34c654a8 the poor, sending dcb0eb04c9 volunteer groups even 49df0f4c70 to remote villages 7284246b8a that devout believers 880e396c6e rarely visited. The child’s eyes 4103bcfa3c widened at the ac04b24210 sight of a 4c98c6f57b white procession suddenly e1d2ce6131 appearing in the 26de81c230 village, where strangers f601f23708 were rare. Many people carried 8a27cee32a food with a 1d46ba438f savory aroma, weaving b11291d5a0 through the crowd.af16db152102b45a

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A girl with fine 67dd971873 hair stood in front 23081d3fdd of him.36666d7038c8aef2

She didn’t seem to 48a208f478 hide her disgust, yet b5fa32b7f7 her white robe and 3ccfd79ab1 spotless skin stood out. She was the complete f6b46c04b1 opposite of his entirely 39e4512107 black self. The girl offered bread 9ae7da19c2 with just her fingertips, 2e278a0a16 careful not to let 5519668e3e any dirt touch her, b90d1763c7 but the child, unaware 3531dffa27 of her caution, reached 022e6ff7c5 out as if mesmerized.237592292604b54c

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A soft sensation 2fefd5dcee touched his palm. It was 5914886f2e a shock.9efb974aace0abdb

It was the first c500380659 time his outstretched hand 3075839c73 wasn’t pushed away but c463a841e3 actually touched something. It was also 2053bf6445 the first time 10768edc7c he felt something 6037614265 so clean and 74fccf28cd soft. The child, who fiddled 50c768b3c7 with the white bread 79a80692cb until it turned gray, 5a7d56f500 cautiously took a bite. He barely chewed 0d9ccf0cac before it slid 4ed7765777 down his throat.11f30d41fcd5171a

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It felt like ab83ef9da0 holding a warm 5f18d0633d snowflake.508cc2a151a0ae94

Regretting how quickly f0a900dfbd it disappeared, he 2e90e500c4 took a smaller 9be7566a15 bite, but the ff270b6ced result was the 4dba8c4e85 same. A warm d8558b50a4 sensation spread 704add0eda from his 0762ea639c chest. His nose tingled, and d42a50d82c his throat tightened. Perhaps this was 5c2d3ea2ca the happiness people 780c83de41 talked about, he 4d53d996fc thought.dbbd57453b71f1e9

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The girl 883b52bc34 couldn’t hold 654f737b98 back her 3c41318f38 laughter as 0851d80634 she watched 8f657e1c72 him.c5e0f69b4e224676

She thought it b633017baa suited a beggar 9b48932d95 to knead white b1eda9eef2 bread until it 4832bfcc04 turned black before 63df0a2aa4 eating it. As she turned to 6447c2d9b4 leave, having watched him 19311afa05 tearfully savor the cheap 8919afce96 bread, a desperate voice 7ebff384b6 stopped her.4e8496b58e02a795

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“I, Ir. How, how is it?”5a26e48311ab9203

“What?”f0807d537a226989

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“Calling. Uh. Beggar?”8fe4286b4fb6545f

What’s your name? My name is Beggar.9de263ce5d49b333

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The child tried his best to explain, but of course, the girl didn’t understand.67335a6eb2e3ef1d

“Who’s this beggar calling a beggar?”0308a92274c7a97b

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The girl’s pretty brow furrowed.151cb00d325a94ae

She seemed to 889f13882c understand the name, c38470e8dc but for some 6088f35e8e reason, she got 127c9b9296 angry.7d69cf016dcc8a76

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Did I say 3de559f249 something wrong?5bb6c9469d046d3a

As the 5e771529a2 child tried 63d94e2d71 to choose 10017e1766 his words c9b4daf642 again with 4237f231bf a bit 90a9cc9062 of frustration, 42b756887c a lively 714ccae5a7 voice called d13b5961b8 from afar.9730682c34668371

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” Liriel Priestess! I think we can go now.”cda8f6544ae5efe5

“Yes, I’m coming! Hey, don’t let me see you again.”b139e0671c752c2e

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Liriel. So it’s Liriel.e7b44de14c938842

Watching her 76f6147f81 quickly retreating 931969d2c6 figure, the 1b2652e432 child repeated 305999decf the name 15a861adb7 several times. He had 90df300e2d never wanted 51a0b35347 anything in 0c28ad5a2c his life, 25d57992fa but the 57103d081f white thing 4044d513f4 he saw b695813427 today was a347f51167 very tempting. Clean clothes, 8ff5767847 hair that cdf96baa8c smelled good, cbb82a981b a confident 63087be3e2 gaze, and e792eb406b a fluent b9d3181abd way of 13d6977144 speaking were 34306cd607 all admirable, 7f566de60a but more fc0eb70bde than that, 392de400c3 her kindness 976d34e100 in sharing 1799102195 bread with e621c6a96b a beggar 03a63c10ef like him 901c8dd8d9 sparkled brightly.4876887d40a9729a

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“My, name. I also want to be Lili.”5d33fce5d1a85b38

His heart pounded wildly.05a4e55290c1972a

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The winter when he 07b5985cc8 was seven.f9a33157b5ee908f

It was the moment 66c98e468f the child got a 8354197ef6 name.01f91e80fe0970f9

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At twelve, Liriel could speak a bit more than before. He still stuttered, but now, if the other person was patient, they could somewhat communicate. Of course, this wasn’t entirely a good thing. Being able to speak and understand meant he couldn’t filter out the hurtful words directed at him.f5eea6f7a4d65ac4

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“Hey, girl. You’re so filthy your parents abandoned you. Go wash up.”c084355083186882

“I, I, washed.”d2c67cd2f5fc5815

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“Oh. You washed? Now you don’t even deny being a girl.”b64b24af3d4b6dd5

Liriel endured silently as kids much younger than him threw sand and dirt at him. After pushing a kid who tried to throw a stone and getting beaten by the kid’s parents, he became cautious with every move.2d96722cf1fa1896

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‘You don’t have parents, so what are you acting up for? Do you think anyone would care if you died here?’bcd410f992c290c9

He had 44fe200b30 never had 53255a2b72 parents, so 6531fd7796 there was ecd13c3f9b no reason 4d0685e3f5 to feel cac75ca252 sad about fbfad5822e it. That was ee956f3a13 how it 158b552bbd should have 76f7eb1c5c been, but 39712fb9ce that day, 7ecb837efb he felt 3909c4e4f2 particularly pitiful 0dc5191ab8 for having 470299de63 no one 98001f1c82 to protect 27875d5140 him.4405a9b36729a88a

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Family, family. What is that?e1ac292cdd8aa8f4

Next door, Bernard’s family would huddle together on stormy nights, sharing warmth as they slept. Jeep’s family would gather to share even a single piece of bread, and Harriet’s parents would always defend her, no matter how much trouble she caused, saying their child was the best.7f7ebcc267e7fcbf

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Family must be like that. Even if you block the cold with your palm instead of a leaky roof, you’re not cold, and sharing your food makes you full.a6846cd4bbec05a6

The more he b9278b97ed thought about it, 0fcdb93ca6 the more depressed 16692a32c5 he felt. Liriel shook c2a7c63356 his head b40ebe440f to clear a64d9f153c his mind 00af41a8c8 and sat f45986cd44 by the a61170036c stream, splashing 423eb84fb0 water on 130c0b252c his face.4d9ae63e0d64d730

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He could repair the leaky shanty by himself, and if he found food, he could eat it all himself, so family was unnecessary. There was no need to envy or desire what he didn’t have.8c1ef5d6e48a4b69

Trying to 03eeed438f think positively, d0bf55bf97 Liriel paused a90e4fbf47 while washing 81a4e0214d his face. His eyes 75ffdd22e3 reflected in c7b2492685 the water 46f3d1c801 seemed strange. He thought it c5d9e5b054 might be the 242b9c1128 rippling water, but 73b3a43ee6 even when it 0aa472b4e9 calmed, his eyes 6de8797888 still looked odd.4a8ce1f8b86c8345

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His pale 6676f455b9 pink eyes, 22bd7f0c38 already not 6030b88570 to his 49c2ab4c6e liking, had d1723d5416 something sparkling dc070f8bde in them. It looked like white b092d783ef spots or small bruises.b973cd94c87a5039

He turned e5d4ed69f2 his head 1bf8b4c3f9 this way 6178c9e1dc and that, 5a647cfec1 but the c79e7d4c4d starlight in 6171df4d51 his eyes 011255587b shimmered as e84707b3c7 if it d07f75ca7b belonged there. Soon, Liriel dismissed 54ef0ea83a the thought and 906960b0ec continued washing his e3f06d1ecf face.e1dc632b3538eeea

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He wasn’t in pain, so it didn’t seem like an illness, and even if it was, there was no way to treat it. He couldn’t even guarantee a meal tonight, so he had no time to worry about the specks in his eyes.bb9367197b5edf39

Apparently, he wasn’t the only one who thought his eyes looked strange, as several villagers asked about them later, but Liriel, knowing nothing, just shook his head.773fdbbeb7900a7c

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The incident happened c742e7438f after Liriel had 539b64c060 completely forgotten about cd1ed81f84 his eyes.27261149798b91d2

On his eefd67f749 way to db5e3f1f83 fetch clean 0237b5996c water from 36fc97053e the stream, aae95c7502 he was ef2c539762 about to 4d827dc41a question a 41992e1fee silent presence cd247c63c1 when the 4f823401b6 world flipped 6418342d85 upside down.db4b58e648a489c2

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“…Tie him up.”24fd9b6a2e947e12

“Money is….”a9a434b05a4c04f4

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He had 6aaf4908f5 no time f09e38fd36 to wonder 99a2b8e454 why he bdbb5f16b9 was suddenly 78673d0529 lying on 09a94c0c22 his back, f8a8be4c9a staring at 2cd7e0f634 the sky. The throbbing pain 48ab879d0b in the back 5aa3d15697 of his head 1cb6ee832f felt like his 5e4d7a339a skull was split 30f7696cb4 in two, and dc43d5f2ff with that thought, e12300db9c Liriel fainted.bee9de26fc72f702

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When he 9ae2b351c3 opened his a806c3c33b eyes, he c048847e55 saw a b9f61c0370 pitch-black night 08c2ba07b1 sky. He felt fe23b0d432 hard stones 6510da9bf8 under his db3c2b6983 back, and a6ced33cc6 the air 8d7c379cfd was chilly.093beccddba78403

As he came to 764a71f2ab his senses, the cold a07f270106 made him chatter his 8ebdb66151 teeth as he sat 27d9132648 up, and he immediately c53f341847 noticed dozens of people e09801837c surrounding him, causing him 8e91c90e0c to hold his breath.cbf225fe78bed6e2

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Three men in df862bd645 expensive-looking clothes approached 2b7930dc7c Liriel, who lay cdd2c9332d sprawled in the 7ab8ed259e middle of a 2d53209da3 large garden.4a06e7edf24f15f6

“Those are real star eyes. What a headache.”0479fec11b9273c3

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The man bca9db67b2 clicked his cbf220aabd tongue from 1800c2fa0b a height 41628b5134 where Liriel 530aaf79fc had to 4e75a23882 crane his ebd33624b8 neck to 6fb716e504 see his f98fe7f44c chin, and 85917e631f the boys 8ec5508aa4 on either 5a3a079e4f side of 2c6738dff6 him pinched 21f580e4e7 their noses 5173ea91a1 with grimaces.23b4afbcc1829e3e

Though obscured by darkness, 82c4f182bf they sparkled as if 3dd5c66270 made from all the ffbf52590e good things in the c06ff7412b world.0d9e532522501211

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“You’re not going to announce that thing as a Wecker, are you? It’s filthy.”32cba4f15263db21

“It’s a bigger problem if it falls into someone else’s hands.”4d0793ad57e51ff9

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Liriel couldn’t understand their words, but he couldn’t take his eyes off them. They felt strangely familiar. He had never seen such sparkling people before, yet it felt that way.890e512d44a1889e

“Thank goodness it wasn’t discovered until now, with those eyes.”6f17915f87820bb7

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Eyes?6a5de3f07c181dcb

Tilting his head 28fad86835 and meeting their aecb9b459a gazes, Liriel felt 513e21e14b a strange sense 3a6d5acc5f of dissonance.e1a09ed3c9bdc42b

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Come to think ea3024b877 of it, they e916c96cd7 were similar.269411a4b27f0a3f

Of course, their 46c6c11ecb eyes were like 07eab1da70 beautiful spring flowers, 36805e7430 while his were 67547dab6e mottled, but they 68dd9e908a were the same 5e98333719 pink color.6c76a13f072cee70

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Realizing this, Liriel d5f384e46e jumped up in 7f99b2b1e3 surprise. Some people approached 066417d1f6 with drawn swords 072873f233 at his sudden c7ce526b08 movement, but in 86f249e158 his excitement, Liriel 4c0feca85a hurriedly spoke.f031327653a55301

“Am, am I family?”84bc9babb5b36ac0

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His heart 53b6a297fc raced wildly. It was the 7886beea49 first time in 41fc401262 his life that 172a3e1e47 his heart, an 6e9d587879 organ, had asserted 20ba89d0f2 its presence so 796ac6eb3d strongly.97dd1e4d677ff5b7

Can only I hear this sound? Can they hear it too? What if it’s too loud and they can’t hear me?3664dc5cca8f60f3

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“What?”41c92ea0c6433eb4

“Fa, family. Mom, dad. Sir.”7097143e658db34a

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His pronunciation was jumbled and slurred, but he didn’t think he could say it better if he tried again. He felt frustrated with himself for not being able to speak properly, but his heart was too full to care.cd0dad0ed1a6c7bb

Paul always called 501c687c39 him an orphan ee2c8d8259 without parents, and a1bbda88df Jimmy, who said e399ca716d even stray dogs 6b0e8f8b21 had families, kicked 04f4570d26 him in the da451f64fb stomach every day.4ed5df958621a99b

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But they were wrong. He must have family too. That’s why they shared the same color.149e9dc9198ae652

Dad. Brother. Family.3c100240613cd86a

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They didn’t abandon me.5ad6440a6dd236f5

Even the 26b4027ce4 faint possibility 4b85b8736c made his a2f11ce826 heart swell fe383f8cbc with excitement. He pretended 0aa4fc4928 to be 52fb5f7f5f brave, but cecc542845 every night, 5de6f943f6 before falling 89a8576b8b asleep, he 928dc65582 prayed to 96471c5362 the sky. Please let me eb18b7549f have a family 8c9bbddc9d too. Please let me not aeddbef0e3 be alone in this 12f82c4e37 world.7b57ae88fda2fb79

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After a 66ae7a321e brief silence, b3dd56b27c they resumed bee3b1f417 their conversation eba54b9e80 as if 489331c005 nothing had 397cf2533a happened. Their words were 0f4da81387 even harder to e1bf4d2c00 understand than before. Dizzy and 590da7f92d with the b97b69c73a world spinning, ccce7d8890 Liriel hesitantly f0bcd0126f reached out 048c2c5bbf his hand.3cce69ba9c4561a3

The heartbeat was too loud, and he feared they couldn’t hear him. Feeling foolish for not being able to control something so simple, he thought maybe that’s why his family couldn’t hear his voice. Paul was right; he felt like an idiot.957120065f5d0a70

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“Fa, fa, father.”fff14306fed60feb

The moment his fingertips barely touched the hem of someone’s clothes, the world spun, and a burning pain spread through his back. It was more painful than when Jimmy kicked him. Tears fell from his eyes without him realizing it.a4ceab0d658b2b07

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The man who kicked 3eb320ea10 Liriel without expression clicked 1e6f206bcc his tongue as he 1fdea9d45d looked at the pitiful b0d84d5ef5 figure sprawled on the 3d0af89a9b ground.0b1c786e1a6f5072

This is supposed to 6687aa78de be a Wecker?f4e83a85cc091ef4

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This one seemed 3630d1a0e3 particularly lacking, even 161b5ce946 among street vagrants. The beggar f05baffb72 who reported 77bd57be0b the star 299f669533 eyes was 0324a7585a better. At least that one 0d6be049ea had a spark in 6a1133ceea his eyes.f13c6a3a4ef16e88

The future d3f5c4d792 seemed bleak. It felt like feeadb1836 the ultimate humiliation 7f8c059aa4 to have to 57c73d5ba6 give this trash 25ea21f52a the Wecker name.9f961a772b5640d2

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Duke Wecker immediately b04259ebd7 recognized how starved da4c5c7f21 for affection and 66285479c2 weak Liriel was. All things he despised. Starved, weak, useless. Unfortunately, Liriel was cfbfcb696f all three.976a06605c59288e

“Looks like he takes after his mother. So vulgar. And his name is a girl’s, too?”ae08257435cad55d

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“My name is Liriel.”c8aa7a63382ed473

The name he practiced several times a day came out quite well, but the duke’s face twisted mercilessly.c2b66e5424192aa9

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“Even the name is just like him.”1aabd5ffa6e0e8f2

The duke’s teeth ground together audibly. Five out of ten commoner girls were named Liriel. It was so common that no nobles used it, and recently, it was a name given in orphanages when they couldn’t be bothered. This useless thing carried such a common, girlish name as his own! A boy without shame.706ac4129249bfec

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He wanted to draw his sword and cut off the shameless neck, but he suppressed the urge as he looked at the star eyes reflecting the moonlight. Still, he couldn’t stop the sigh-like lump from escaping his throat.73a3937f6d9ac498

Wecker’s star eyes are special.4c5065a7072b6a03

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