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[soreplaceable]

[It was late last night when Ion was taken from the village, and it had been done so quietly it might have been impossible to know he was gone if his bedding hadn't been thrown around the room.]

[But he wasn't gone for very long, as it's less than a day later that Ion returns to the village sometime in the early evening. At a glance, he might just

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[thederpyhalf]

[Yui was leaving from the bakery with some fresh bread, pastry and other goodies in her arms when she stumbled across Ion sitting there all by his lonesome. Was he lost? A-Ah, he's looking back at her. Maybe she should see if he's ok.]

Hello...?

[thederpyhalf]

It's...a name is something special. It's something that was given to you and belongs only to you that you can share with others. That way, everyone knows who you are. [She points to herself again.]

I'm Yui. That's what you call me. [She points to him.] What do you want me to call you?

[soreplaceable]

[So everyone knows who he is? He doesn't even know who he is! A name must be important... but he doesn't have one.]

[His expression falls.] I don't know.

[thederpyhalf]

[She frowns, but only for a moment. She holds his hand, reassuringly.] Maybe you just forgot and you'll remember it later. Everyone's born with a name, so I know you have one too.

[...then an idea popped into her head.] Maybe you can give yourself a name until you remember! Something that describes you...hm, like how your hair is so green and you're young...maybe Haru? It means springtime, when new life is born and all the leaves in the trees turn green again after a cold winter.

[soreplaceable]

[He didn't follow her explanation of "springtime" very well, but he did manage to catch the name.]

Ha... ru. Haru? [Slowly, the frown on his face melts away into a tiny smile. He brings his hand to his chest again, as Yui had done before, and says with a stronger voice:] I'm Haru!

[thederpyhalf]

Hehe. It's very nice to meet you, Haru. [She smiles. She hopes the child will remember who he is one day.]

[soreplaceable]

[Someone will tell him his real name eventually, and then he'll just get confused. Carefully, he echoes her words, something in his mind telling him this is what he should do.]

Nice to meet you, Yui.