YW | Chapter 1.1

From as far 02fc99dffa back as he f05434b79a could remember, the aeae13b0bc child was always 39fc703725 either being beaten, 6f3245346f begging, or crawling 57fc299cc7 on the ground f45ab660de clutching his hungry cdfbb6e194 stomach.e34f68ac3194ff47

He couldn’t speak 6f970a126a properly because he 627fc53c58 mimicked others’ words ee4dc4e89f awkwardly, and he 4da698b018 didn’t even know fb1b1488db he lived in 2495749d68 a slum. Even when he e459942060 curled up to dd7c89350d sleep in a 76b220d275 shanty with holes 67ef7ab063 that let in 86f4db6f40 light, wind, and 374456ae1c water, or ran 71d4b4978f through alleys for 237ea33727 a piece of 7c1f24bf92 rotten cheese, he 7031dcbd76 wasn’t particularly unhappy. Everyone around him eb025789a0 lived similarly, so cd09026574 there was no b09a84fbcd reason to feel e451502451 unfortunate.f1d06301bbbeaff0

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The child’s world d17957407c changed when he a3977df3e2 turned seven.5c7ce04ac33021d7

The newly appointed pope 5adfa2b354 was quite active in 7c7b445429 helping the poor, sending d6caab99ca volunteer groups even to 6c6bf060ba remote villages that devout c3ba50dde4 believers rarely visited. The child’s eyes 1d092fb5dc widened at the 8709aae4a8 sight of a 03527b0f0d white procession suddenly 3ac2f60127 appearing in the d5ed3b1f4a village, where strangers f2d7daa054 were rare. Many people carried 818e965fac food with a 37f2816904 savory aroma, weaving b8d18bf687 through the crowd.0fbbea25487c66bb

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A girl with ef0190702c fine hair stood 25fbe5fed3 in front of b67a031bd4 him.e2c004f859aa0adb

She didn’t seem 8cc66fa9de to hide her 9761b40907 disgust, yet her bf6f962b2a white robe and 14189ada30 spotless skin stood 569e18e741 out. She was the 35f274500f complete opposite of abb429f985 his entirely black 49ab373d81 self. The girl offered 47ebf2d2c3 bread with just 871c73447c her fingertips, careful ba69e0fe17 not to let 8a6e97e815 any dirt touch a23dcb46f4 her, but the d156c7cca6 child, unaware of 14cfa19157 her caution, reached 8abe9878f4 out as if ee1997756f mesmerized.8e9848ade5457cb4

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A soft sensation touched 2923c12642 his palm. It was d55c68d303 a shock.7216141f02a57183

It was c768d99f33 the first 50486e19a2 time his d414633782 outstretched hand 06a6e917eb wasn’t pushed d4754724f0 away but bc5b4e9daf actually touched da4de2f1bd something. It was also 13b3ba126e the first time 2589ea8f16 he felt something ef06652dea so clean and bb6075b9bd soft. The child, d4c9a2b3cd who fiddled 7a4c3f72f2 with the b2df6c5fa2 white bread bc26c4fd39 until it 8f0dfb52c7 turned gray, 47d05a7b37 cautiously took 571cd6a415 a bite. He barely b32428e692 chewed before 662c42f97b it slid 3a04bdb55d down his 0b0efcd3c2 throat.4369702c243e3a24

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It felt acd4a300c3 like holding cb5f58ac30 a warm 57a5adb3ae snowflake.aa37bf54369bb27c

Regretting how quickly 7ecb804869 it disappeared, he 53eee36693 took a smaller 2af3fdde80 bite, but the 15f0a880e9 result was the 223b2d1564 same. A warm sensation 739592a37a spread from his f9455aee8b chest. His nose tingled, c53051b503 and his throat f78da2482b tightened. Perhaps this was 7ddee6fb10 the happiness people a08f076256 talked about, he 7e96afdf33 thought.6f8694534bc69810

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The girl couldn’t 6c73e6712e hold back her efe7e6bb1f laughter as she 70198ec97c watched him.be08a89ad3df989d

She thought 35dca0cd8a it suited 2a08b4deb3 a beggar a6092947a5 to knead f36bc8d590 white bread 07c248bbf5 until it c9a685c7ad turned black 99965be3a1 before eating 4ad2edbbb0 it. As she turned to 7fccffc92d leave, having watched him 42e416f5a3 tearfully savor the cheap 30705ee141 bread, a desperate voice 1cc187c27b stopped her.a11b3d368432f20d

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“I, Ir. How, how is it?”dc88e83553d1d818

“What?”550ffbbc3263b1dd

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“Calling. Uh. Beggar?”643e3bc47399f381

What’s your name? My name is Beggar.b915bda0fdc31eee

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The child tried his best to explain, but of course, the girl didn’t understand.b98f93ed8cadf80f

“Who’s this beggar calling a beggar?”e44496885b2e62e3

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The girl’s pretty brow furrowed.eb7d55e82869a65d

She seemed a8a7b29ddf to understand 7f869f4b8c the name, 86fde9b283 but for 3675fbdd12 some reason, 134630c014 she got f58c15b3f4 angry.4a94c8514da37a05

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Did I say something 9c97bea4ca wrong?bfd70b53c55a3535

As the 0dfd72f351 child tried da2aa50eac to choose 3753dcead3 his words edcba83e60 again with 0669caae35 a bit e2a1837a7c of frustration, d969b0cee8 a lively e7767ad6dd voice called 39e13ffc33 from afar.5c27dfd7cc244d76

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” Liriel Priestess! I think we can go now.”00be87393487fe99

“Yes, I’m coming! Hey, don’t let me see you again.”7f9842f97d11b4f2

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Liriel. So it’s Liriel.f1e27fe0d9eb4596

Watching her 7cb50ec3ea quickly retreating fdbd46fdd9 figure, the 93ab3a101e child repeated e86c348502 the name aa72f43f05 several times. He had never 92798f594c wanted anything in e24640a0f8 his life, but 096984ef53 the white thing 6378c5e019 he saw today b1b43b2ef5 was very tempting. Clean clothes, hair 6373b2390e that smelled good, 4500a04451 a confident gaze, 78a81654b2 and a fluent 8a483330e7 way of speaking 90ae8a23c8 were all admirable, c2f924cb86 but more than 9d5a28eed5 that, her kindness 73bd595d0c in sharing bread 8224847094 with a beggar e2ac91de1e like him sparkled 4d7549edf0 brightly.0398a1e3078cbe7e

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“My, name. I also want to be Lili.”8d7b722bba42d550

His heart pounded wildly.fdfb5cbf5066ee2e

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The winter when 8dff3dfed1 he was seven.b34e23919a592e8f

It was 3f63bacc71 the moment 16d46dbbfb the child be726ab4d8 got a 06b3189a2f name.c4dd55b2a0dba5b7

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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.104f5e2547f404a7

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“Hey, girl. You’re so filthy your parents abandoned you. Go wash up.”8c44b178d283a17c

“I, I, washed.”8869043c6231dc7c

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“Oh. You washed? Now you don’t even deny being a girl.”9bdbecffc562f348

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.dcef8265b53e4207

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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?’0cdc9db618c207ea

He had 8e985a40cc never had b8b6e5d715 parents, so cfb46aaee5 there was 0021184863 no reason 9568fd55c8 to feel d728f02fdc sad about 2f498ee230 it. That was how 507a71cc9a it should have ce9cdcee89 been, but that 6ba6501148 day, he felt 43ff463484 particularly pitiful for 924727480d having no one 8766be50db to protect him.1ee8cb900b398dbb

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Family, family. What is that?be51f97ac3edaaf4

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.6f9bbd32cc524dae

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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.72154ca1f473ac4d

The more he 539b29513b thought about it, c2bdaf4bb5 the more depressed 403d977cf1 he felt. Liriel shook his 98d827fc97 head to clear af469a9a24 his mind and 06d401590c sat by the b2a7ff69ef stream, splashing water 9ecf7d0ad6 on his face.f5aee9de4d20dd84

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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.0917c6ef11f1e1d2

Trying to 7e7a0903e2 think positively, 79eb799797 Liriel paused 60876ecf19 while washing 70727bbfd7 his face. His eyes reflected cdb56d7568 in the water 6b66db85b7 seemed strange. He thought it might a4bb727e48 be the rippling water, 41fa7d7d09 but even when it af48c88b61 calmed, his eyes still f00fcb25ba looked odd.2e8ae68770a0a307

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His pale pink eyes, 5a83ccc13c already not to his 29aa1dbd58 liking, had something sparkling 3913daa6a3 in them. It looked like f4a7a0e44d white spots or c8fe6db2dc small bruises.ab744fef5120621b

He turned his f1dd65482d head this way f791e1c372 and that, but 238ca37e76 the starlight in 6e548ada58 his eyes shimmered 5486e726fa as if it fa7b658423 belonged there. Soon, Liriel dbb262e8fe dismissed the 1ef70e0d4d thought and 9913dc53a6 continued washing e9a5ded72a his face.d938e0f2be6aa21f

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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.a5561b580ded8d54

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.bc1f9873397ba953

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The incident 134781e44a happened after a8f6eb5c9f Liriel had 35ba992847 completely forgotten d7a1b460de about his c62f530656 eyes.04778c397cca8d76

On his way ea1b38247c to fetch clean f3f1a2122f water from the b43ceb8459 stream, he was 87df536764 about to question f6077ed390 a silent presence 9fff239aeb when the world 5582a0e840 flipped upside down.ada5fd7aae5e2b38

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“…Tie him up.”a7b4baf5e318c577

“Money is….”658c52be36f3272f

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He had no time 51c28dc4a4 to wonder why he 0b1a415a8e was suddenly lying on 965177fe69 his back, staring at 80406a3c44 the sky. The throbbing pain 9be2fab2b7 in the back cc420effcb of his head a98e8a99c5 felt like his 57f608f193 skull was split eff161e3e4 in two, and 52f5c2009a with that thought, 2f00028f17 Liriel fainted.c202810d77802ecc

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When he opened 7f2787a6bc his eyes, he b54368d0c7 saw a pitch-black 4e384ea15c night sky. He felt hard stones ee55f8c2fa under his back, and 4661c08636 the air was chilly.d69de9879b8a5e28

As he came b0ed7458bd to his senses, ea8b3ff9df the cold made 1ad6696714 him chatter his 9910d21856 teeth as he 7252dd9c9a sat up, and f3a2da9c75 he immediately noticed 49a0097452 dozens of people ff513221fd surrounding him, causing 6e52fc05db him to hold c012c8804c his breath.cb75a14602211551

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Three men in expensive-looking c92dac6e24 clothes approached Liriel, who 68ffe97577 lay sprawled in the 518bf85241 middle of a large 4923a0cc40 garden.79268412072185dd

“Those are real star eyes. What a headache.”6283e80d01767b8e

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The man d98307af52 clicked his 0a2923df5c tongue from 51c68637fe a height ce327aee13 where Liriel f01e87f56b had to ba7b4a0ae8 crane his 68d52abd27 neck to f3a3fdaad9 see his 98cafdf554 chin, and ec49a2ffcb the boys 5ddb3b9c98 on either 7013167a13 side of 6b93ec7ff4 him pinched 915cc01080 their noses 258fb93150 with grimaces.f51e894d55808d04

Though obscured 31685438c3 by darkness, 19e94b344c they sparkled fd2fc226cd as if 045fab36ea made from 7572941a4e all the 464bb11bdd good things 7eb4e30c04 in the d246ed724d world.39f044a9816c9145

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“You’re not going to announce that thing as a Wecker, are you? It’s filthy.”287cedd3e29749e3

“It’s a bigger problem if it falls into someone else’s hands.”6abf8edc7dd6dd70

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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.9f3f12028f425df1

“Thank goodness it wasn’t discovered until now, with those eyes.”f096e4fccb7c31e1

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Eyes?3e0ab17130ae6f4a

Tilting his head 483b8f4a96 and meeting their 2d96362dd3 gazes, Liriel felt b6ceddc423 a strange sense 34e6eee881 of dissonance.909aec105a2937e8

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Come to d0e1abf20b think of 6cd83c48d5 it, they cf0518f0c6 were similar.9c74e30b00173ec2

Of course, their a606c192ea eyes were like 834e4cfe17 beautiful spring flowers, 2df0a2ca03 while his were 03a2b5b231 mottled, but they 0eb1301a04 were the same 0521f1eede pink color.2bcda8027692dec5

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Realizing this, Liriel jumped 4fd6bc71a4 up in surprise. Some people approached 168f085820 with drawn swords 04efa61405 at his sudden 970e626e20 movement, but in e61fc3126b his excitement, Liriel 70303793c6 hurriedly spoke.43dbcc96bb9f1ac5

“Am, am I family?”27af447aecc51487

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His heart raced wildly. It was the first ba2f5f90c4 time in his life 49cb142c12 that his heart, an 3080d017df organ, had asserted its 86c6394807 presence so strongly.e9739fa45f1afa08

Can only I hear this sound? Can they hear it too? What if it’s too loud and they can’t hear me?a6bba2d12ecf824b

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“What?”9b467f4bd8432aef

“Fa, family. Mom, dad. Sir.”39d99face12a22ec

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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.4e8c8d25c9c6cfa4

Paul always called aea729ebdd him an orphan e51ac4a5d9 without parents, and 008a3cd8b2 Jimmy, who said 5eda73975a even stray dogs fcb1bda9d5 had families, kicked 83746a49d3 him in the fe9e644acd stomach every day.1b12185b29434eb2

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But they were wrong. He must have family too. That’s why they shared the same color.557b177bea86f99d

Dad. Brother. Family.7c4c14b3d8bda90f

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They didn’t abandon me.b3c3e8b1f3bba4fd

Even the e19ee33575 faint possibility 97710692b1 made his a5e1f3cd2b heart swell 370b051231 with excitement. He pretended to be 392e2d548f brave, but every night, 92a8b374d5 before falling asleep, he 2c407d6223 prayed to the sky. Please let me have ef06e91a57 a family too. Please let me not e64c2c14aa be alone in this b2d8f8b01d world.36820ec155b8c6aa

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After a brief 75b1c5394b silence, they resumed 939f888d1c their conversation as 9b13de5188 if nothing had c3a97b19bc happened. Their words were 6c934d3ebe even harder to eff37f1064 understand than before. Dizzy and with 4893beddc9 the world spinning, c555f0bff5 Liriel hesitantly reached b6b764eedd out his hand.29c5a4ac719f3194

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.03daff7505b4b5dd

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“Fa, fa, father.”4e15c8dadaf723e2

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.90bc84abc1b096fc

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The man 0d1bd261eb who kicked 58104e85e6 Liriel without 1eb1ab1335 expression clicked ef2f0b044b his tongue 0034f6fe98 as he 589aa4e563 looked at f0a74fd2f3 the pitiful 2a68a0302e figure sprawled 0c7e238694 on the aa76658fed ground.789df493d38c7731

This is supposed to 8b95441e10 be a Wecker?0e57a11d42af622b

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This one bf2c357a13 seemed particularly 23685a1daf lacking, even ac1ac29380 among street e12e480392 vagrants. The beggar who 3c2e6c1f03 reported the star 7f79e6fe02 eyes was better. At least that one ae2e2aaceb had a spark in 56f5d35d3f his eyes.79e3fa139df1014f

The future seemed 0a148f9267 bleak. It felt like the 2601778ec2 ultimate humiliation to have 2e4e11eef7 to give this trash 7b3e49d3fa the Wecker name.10a5735c7165cce6

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Duke Wecker 535ccdeaa1 immediately recognized 76c769bb8b how starved 876b0ddbc3 for affection 0b6d0a39d8 and weak 7cc1cab5a6 Liriel was. All things d9f5da0259 he despised. Starved, weak, useless. Unfortunately, Liriel ad01f28f20 was all d273b30b37 three.4267b6a5b5ef5f57

“Looks like he takes after his mother. So vulgar. And his name is a girl’s, too?”ba02666d25f27cd2

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“My name is Liriel.”ba16040d0f2fe0a3

The name he practiced several times a day came out quite well, but the duke’s face twisted mercilessly.3cc97440f91d864d

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“Even the name is just like him.”9b70d540e463c998

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.ffd05cbeaaa01e7d

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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.5838fa2a0c37be41

Wecker’s star eyes are special.73196765648a0ee1

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