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Fragments of a life in Stormwind. Each picture holds a moment; each story tells what remained.

William's mother holds him close and gently covers his mouth as they listen in a cellar.

A Voice Through the Wall

As Stormwind falls, a voice in the street offers rescue. His mother listens a moment longer.

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William's view beneath the altar cloth as a priest heals a man inside the damaged chapel.

Beneath the Altar

In a chapel crowded with the wounded, William sees the Light answer a prayer. He remembers what happens next.

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Young William reads by candlelight beside his sleeping mother.

By Candlelight

A borrowed book, a guttering candle, and an evening his mother can barely spare.

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Young William grips a water bucket while watching his stepfather from the doorway.

When He Called Him Bill

William learns to listen to a room before entering it.

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Twelve-year-old William lies soaked on the quay beside the dockworker who rescued him.

Below the Quay

At twelve, William follows the older boys to the water.

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Young William returns a dropped copper coin to a strawberry-blonde stranger shopping with her child.

Six Copper

Six coins lie within reach, and William has not eaten.

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Young William and his mother count wages beside the household accounts.

The Price of Tomorrow

His mother keeps the household accounts on a folded sheet of paper.

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William carefully stitches worn leather in his rented room.

The Needle

A small repair outlasts the hands that first made it.

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A hungry young William leaves part of his bread for another boy.

Three Days

On the third day, a piece of bread requires patience.

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William throws an empty crate at a lantern while trying to escape an alley ambush.

The Alley With One Exit

A small job becomes a lesson in the shape of a street.

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William holds a leather bookmark and looks toward the doorway of a room now his alone.

The Last Key

For a while, there was another key beside William’s.

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William raises a hand in farewell from the rainy chapel threshold.

At the Chapel Door

William waits at the threshold while others find the words.

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