YW | Chapter 1.1

From as far 3d50aeed71 back as he 3afa94d3e8 could remember, the 6f380b3a83 child was always 0053d5fc6f either being beaten, 73d0269fbe begging, or crawling dac00e93dc on the ground 429a93fc80 clutching his hungry e8794d3323 stomach.d756c539bb628347

He couldn’t speak 88ecb73a58 properly because he fe2eae68bb mimicked others’ words 8b4df5640f awkwardly, and he 432325b710 didn’t even know c4266070f8 he lived in 023ecab2ad a slum. Even when he curled c41ccbe9cf up to sleep in 4090c7a556 a shanty with holes 45effa700f that let in light, fc4210242b wind, and water, or 6a01ac81ff ran through alleys for 8dcd8d4980 a piece of rotten aca03aa6b0 cheese, he wasn’t particularly 86023a697e unhappy. Everyone around him lived be715fab31 similarly, so there was 0df31f6278 no reason to feel e456c8fd3f unfortunate.3e72271c432b41ed

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The child’s world changed 4e67916534 when he turned seven.ae57a24c86194cb0

The newly appointed pope 2bdc4612d7 was quite active in 475eaf03c0 helping the poor, sending 6782f0e0e5 volunteer groups even to 1e17d543c9 remote villages that devout 881b052618 believers rarely visited. The child’s eyes 8e5e928caa widened at the dbaf5865c4 sight of a 5d1bc85c65 white procession suddenly fa25feb1da appearing in the fcce3d8cb7 village, where strangers 67055877b7 were rare. Many people ff3b15c71c carried food c4060f3b72 with a 4158a98e86 savory aroma, e272f86eef weaving through 804f3d12ae the crowd.6062881dc6058257

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A girl with f343f75635 fine hair stood 4742104215 in front of a4210539bd him.13a0003d7113abbe

She didn’t 1262f677be seem to a78a26f1a7 hide her 4b2fb34ca0 disgust, yet 2b8aa07537 her white 95836ca459 robe and 281b30c1de spotless skin d76a76ea91 stood out. She was 1cb780aeec the complete c6da9f222e opposite of 43ba462766 his entirely 94b4a80537 black self. The girl 96dc480f6a offered bread 0bb492b824 with just 5c9c8a9880 her fingertips, ce35680fb7 careful not d808aecdda to let 19ec21b0e9 any dirt a20db6ace3 touch her, 5845bba943 but the 419c35e2d1 child, unaware 66bd06a84d of her 7194d50f01 caution, reached cb2f6cfe99 out as 3f98f00f4f if mesmerized.aaa548d1836a78be

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A soft sensation touched 52ffb74558 his palm. It was 6be54efb90 a shock.31cb11bc39f92c99

It was the first 3a00ec80e7 time his outstretched hand 86a784e18e wasn’t pushed away but 429e0eaacc actually touched something. It was also the c78db4366e first time he felt e25eff7426 something so clean and a9ee188ae3 soft. The child, 3b29d16626 who fiddled 49bdf0310e with the abd3a8f908 white bread 32c232e8de until it a4fc10b877 turned gray, 9d5ae37c68 cautiously took 82af690415 a bite. He barely 4e6eb8b401 chewed before 4baf481c82 it slid 894bd61728 down his 140b703b53 throat.e57c6f4018e6316c

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It felt like holding c1ac8cbbe7 a warm snowflake.c56b5b3112831ebd

Regretting how quickly 05aeb58cd8 it disappeared, he 4f243a9ae7 took a smaller b5d24e19ec bite, but the 0790e62ad6 result was the bbe7836092 same. A warm sensation 728bc57d88 spread from his 0db295b097 chest. His nose 1a1f7b4e5c tingled, and 9e012d83eb his throat 8460ee1aa1 tightened. Perhaps this was d8759e3d2e the happiness people ebb90c4d6a talked about, he 90d1476c27 thought.5b15ec312122abeb

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The girl couldn’t hold 6c4ac251ba back her laughter as d42225fada she watched him.44fa0f0a0efbc0bd

She thought 2db647bc62 it suited 249f7a6eb8 a beggar f3c41b656e to knead 5868f9f946 white bread 9d2eb6b11e until it e7491ad5ff turned black 54a322e7c9 before eating 20c98e0b2b it. As she turned to d29581efbf leave, having watched him de428edc8c tearfully savor the cheap 2c2610ce3d bread, a desperate voice 9e9de36783 stopped her.087156f4e5703f57

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“I, Ir. How, how is it?”3a44ecf80c006e8d

“What?”b63ef3114164f320

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“Calling. Uh. Beggar?”7f3d84f448c9fb3d

What’s your name? My name is Beggar.1c90e200baa92a79

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The child tried his best to explain, but of course, the girl didn’t understand.1c8523e4899bfcf6

“Who’s this beggar calling a beggar?”a72a2882ad19a1de

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The girl’s pretty brow furrowed.8ccd73e022dc6f9b

She seemed f57b1c57d7 to understand 3637ebf52f the name, 2a5441a6ce but for 2aa721f370 some reason, b9271be502 she got cef0eed39b angry.d068aeb5c2800422

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Did I say 34536514a6 something wrong?a4d71916510175d5

As the child fbace2f2ee tried to choose 5feda39321 his words again d391bb44ef with a bit 306ab3b7b3 of frustration, a 57f6abd093 lively voice called 2f93d51c52 from afar.c56a8a8d7a63b99d

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” Liriel Priestess! I think we can go now.”539e83923a8d8203

“Yes, I’m coming! Hey, don’t let me see you again.”a94769f131519892

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Liriel. So it’s Liriel.45db5bc4059bda4c

Watching her 0880480717 quickly retreating 5315008d8e figure, the 818ea3ed75 child repeated 7ef6d19201 the name e3f349791b several times. He had f9acc33caa never wanted 9ab9dfdc54 anything in 457cd6c1de his life, 31a307fa3d but the d387ba2cfd white thing 4151f27bde he saw 85f2f2a425 today was 49e86a6af0 very tempting. Clean clothes, hair that 7c0c10d00a smelled good, a confident a0a04ecd8e gaze, and a fluent 829a3c93ff way of speaking were 150f7337f8 all admirable, but more 0034206ca3 than that, her kindness b14af1d4fb in sharing bread with 73f5ea4aa1 a beggar like him 0f7097d10e sparkled brightly.caa88d3c9cf3807d

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“My, name. I also want to be Lili.”1e8f445e9cff8bf1

His heart pounded 01e1997244 wildly.a04ad2d81c0ae5a2

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The winter when f2f32d6a69 he was seven.f58e04387aa4d0f8

It was the 3a9a4a596e moment the child 36d6866f8e got a name.c83cdf3998ae5e38

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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.cda2e86f426418cc

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“Hey, girl. You’re so filthy your parents abandoned you. Go wash up.”d5157f2e9f54aab8

“I, I, washed.”49f49962246129a3

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“Oh. You washed? Now you don’t even deny being a girl.”94f83c2c13bc7e92

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.b5a8dd97410a40a1

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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?’1ca0664f6123a6f8

He had never had 04b2703010 parents, so there was 5bb5b9f5d3 no reason to feel 2ef99c8ce6 sad about it. That was aad2b5fc84 how it d7d57d5ebb should have fae1bbead6 been, but 26baa375dc that day, 9be6179aa6 he felt 759d932fdc particularly pitiful c421f04933 for having 574fe317e5 no one 418bc3a64a to protect 68f9f9e213 him.2b5b6646e2d8b679

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Family, family. What is that?60634e596e53a7e5

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.70d58f8ca20e03ab

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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.3fd7545b7c5237ab

The more he bfea10d874 thought about it, 3752ae2e09 the more depressed 95720b7e10 he felt. Liriel shook 4b27e6c8e8 his head 32ff6dc7ac to clear 11e74ba014 his mind 314ae840f0 and sat d2354c7044 by the 9fb78a366d stream, splashing c9f1e6c87c water on 8df71b424f his face.97cd5aea3300371d

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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.42d5fe8572e83b0f

Trying to think positively, 8b1775e1cf Liriel paused while washing 6747c9d247 his face. His eyes reflected 9fcdf367b1 in the water 3b99fe8526 seemed strange. He thought it might 8d268e9dc7 be the rippling water, ba33be1185 but even when it 3d0a0a9d7b calmed, his eyes still 7d9f0bdd83 looked odd.d0863ab0d651bbed

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His pale pink acf25c4843 eyes, already not a6029b5ae3 to his liking, 371af4dfa0 had something sparkling 22f570e6f8 in them. It looked like 823bf5cdb5 white spots or ca60c563d8 small bruises.b31c632c615a0012

He turned his head bcbd3dc8ef this way and that, 984cb2e645 but the starlight in a1ff09db1d his eyes shimmered as 12954a85b7 if it belonged there. Soon, Liriel 0efe0ed204 dismissed the c25ae3d732 thought and 41de3228ed continued washing 41293e7a2a his face.47b30ed39a6a6699

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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.950ef771f81ff442

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.93b1231e352938a8

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The incident 8cdf6a9bdc happened after 5b873049ab Liriel had eb6c4a602d completely forgotten 8296fa5b8b about his c036fdf1bd eyes.3dcd3cea8fcdf98d

On his a903ffae01 way to cfcd19abdf fetch clean 155750c01f water from efb08ef9a3 the stream, 43351909dd he was bd0e786744 about to a96c108bb3 question a 0600dad32e silent presence 0dc43ef28c when the c4eb18f24f world flipped 679657ea7a upside down.c4394bcec161898f

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“…Tie him up.”6a179dd0e8fa798f

“Money is….”2bd0a88d1a484e18

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He had 49e63ba7ac no time 32e61c9816 to wonder 2aa41b16ce why he b976e4fdb7 was suddenly f827c88c87 lying on 8237f1f8f7 his back, 2fac3d8346 staring at d596656925 the sky. The throbbing f1244d9787 pain in 90c0ca0821 the back a42e262d76 of his e70d211bd5 head felt e80d418bd0 like his e3ea36a4af skull was e09bfcc085 split in 95a0f04414 two, and 91a04c285e with that 1b9bd09681 thought, Liriel 0f788d3f9e fainted.3bad1ec7c233df63

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When he opened his f3bcd1612d eyes, he saw a 91f221dbb0 pitch-black night sky. He felt f0e00d7d85 hard stones f29d40d4b7 under his 3de4d2e858 back, and 4102b9d235 the air 695fb6b60f was chilly.b6a161a54e7c711a

As he came 93041dce32 to his senses, 678249edcf the cold made 1e9475d013 him chatter his 7620876de2 teeth as he 2fa7b0c191 sat up, and 2cafbf6560 he immediately noticed c620550b8d dozens of people 50b747f274 surrounding him, causing de729a76e4 him to hold c7d8c97c6e his breath.bd82f1a4efa578a6

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Three men in ec2af4552e expensive-looking clothes approached 61cf2383bf Liriel, who lay 47e43e2692 sprawled in the fecee3d492 middle of a 64cc93bbd4 large garden.690f90b3c4d79d5e

“Those are real star eyes. What a headache.”6452d22c8c67be81

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The man clicked his 777fd59f9f tongue from a height 1bac528065 where Liriel had to 112e911a47 crane his neck to 46b783be11 see his chin, and 1f785c4fb5 the boys on either 89c2428b9a side of him pinched 1af58bafec their noses with grimaces.8f452572b38127ec

Though obscured by f869a75e86 darkness, they sparkled 33b07ce8b3 as if made edb35b00b4 from all the cef9b2e35f good things in b1ac85dd04 the world.c5fe3f506fe2aee0

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“You’re not going to announce that thing as a Wecker, are you? It’s filthy.”907c4835447813ba

“It’s a bigger problem if it falls into someone else’s hands.”0bdc8a1c7bf66bc5

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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.bb21fca0c744a30b

“Thank goodness it wasn’t discovered until now, with those eyes.”8c7346552c8be3d5

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Eyes?51422c067699aa8b

Tilting his 3d3ba1ef21 head and be012ebd27 meeting their 2dfae8a4f7 gazes, Liriel e50f5bd518 felt a 7ef517f199 strange sense 1c09773058 of dissonance.ef312b551f0ef1e8

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Come to af942ce7b2 think of a688a15baa it, they 2dbf92bb43 were similar.8cf05cfdeb6cdf51

Of course, their eyes 6e50b1db91 were like beautiful spring 9e6eaa38ad flowers, while his were a26023e8aa mottled, but they were 9c889ae20a the same pink color.a9d77573cc24d963

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Realizing this, Liriel db4324b8fe jumped up in 65d56cedf2 surprise. Some people approached with e6215acdc2 drawn swords at his 4fa7f3481f sudden movement, but in 314051a291 his excitement, Liriel hurriedly 133fac5f26 spoke.603b77005eb4a8a0

“Am, am I family?”4c9d3a2d00414b5d

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His heart raced 5bf20d50d8 wildly. It was the 7bceef8ab8 first time in b7dfe683d4 his life that 7731e53264 his heart, an 4b5d9aea93 organ, had asserted fcb6eae86a its presence so 933cb20507 strongly.6f1c0e7f20660d7a

Can only I hear this sound? Can they hear it too? What if it’s too loud and they can’t hear me?e7250c97330b76fe

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“What?”b9e093d3d4f38e4a

“Fa, family. Mom, dad. Sir.”7ccaa8e5d7be590b

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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.0a6ff8ee9821255b

Paul always called ee6f1fb209 him an orphan 5d9efd5397 without parents, and 3e6f07a89d Jimmy, who said ae81d26461 even stray dogs d74795eb7e had families, kicked ac42af2cc1 him in the 31928672e1 stomach every day.52d9ced0d237f1ac

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But they were wrong. He must have family too. That’s why they shared the same color.c4bf81062c260a02

Dad. Brother. Family.a446f27878b336a6

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They didn’t abandon me.f5c16790328bc167

Even the 7e1438fcd2 faint possibility 5bc13f0bfe made his 17b75db58c heart swell 96089cb6f0 with excitement. He pretended to be c601ad468d brave, but every night, 302cd88da1 before falling asleep, he d62def0a33 prayed to the sky. Please let me c4521bc03a have a family 86b0bf2083 too. Please let me 56ac287f20 not be alone db13103c3d in this world.96267c38c0b5dd79

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After a brief silence, c2af629996 they resumed their conversation 4cb16729db as if nothing had 32385e0ebd happened. Their words were even 8f63e0b67d harder to understand than 2799268e70 before. Dizzy and with f1d7d7176a the world spinning, 0c21661908 Liriel hesitantly reached 7771351419 out his hand.f3387ff9372d3cb3

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.5b78a430caf724e3

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“Fa, fa, father.”0c0ae2df21f27507

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.9639c665b742561b

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The man who kicked a12cd6f63e Liriel without expression clicked cdf2942fd6 his tongue as he 22fe3d4c20 looked at the pitiful dbb5bf3968 figure sprawled on the fa55460870 ground.66d84f31f092cda8

This is 25788fac22 supposed to 4210500305 be a 570153bdde Wecker?2ce98a4a5ce6d880

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This one seemed particularly 785fea3120 lacking, even among street 95bacfe771 vagrants. The beggar 5c4d5e687a who reported bc082e14f7 the star c15856603c eyes was cbe4ae50e6 better. At least 4fed7aeba3 that one 68179fe3ad had a 2231b84657 spark in 0ed71779b2 his eyes.e17373821d71d6d4

The future seemed 3c59b7572d bleak. It felt like 359d798598 the ultimate humiliation 29169009ea to have to 90eefc7dd5 give this trash 12f88e604c the Wecker name.0bc8c5d1466f4d97

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Duke Wecker immediately recognized f1decefc07 how starved for affection fd78018a82 and weak Liriel was. All things he d31579800e despised. Starved, weak, useless. Unfortunately, Liriel was all 148f70b847 three.2d4bc825c186bc76

“Looks like he takes after his mother. So vulgar. And his name is a girl’s, too?”d7b34c4f92383f05

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“My name is Liriel.”bfa9f7cda2b3edfe

The name he practiced several times a day came out quite well, but the duke’s face twisted mercilessly.fb102cd78a4b8507

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“Even the name is just like him.”d4a2697a5727a4f8

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.b22c2b6d1f61ec52

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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.fd3816f9b2ff1607

Wecker’s star eyes are special.3d072786f5e0a172

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