Silver and Lilia (pt1)

Silver explains that he tries not refer to Lilia as his father at the school as Lilia has asked him not to, so as not to confuse people (leading to many instances of Silver interrupting himself mid-word to change “Father” to “Lilia-senpai”).

We learn a little about Silver’s infancy from Lilia’s dorm vignette, where he says that he would have Silver drink milk from a mug, confirmed by Malleus (“I recall him feeding you milk from a mug even in your youngest days”).

Malleus says that watching Lilia roughly wipe down a baby bat with the sleeve of his coat reminds him of when Lilia would bathe Silver, to which Sebek responds, “l’m amazed you came out so hale and hearty.” (Silver: “Yes, I’m deeply grateful I’m here.”)

When the baby bat becomes stuck in a tree Lilia says they should leave it be, as if it falls to the grass and “it gets hurt, it’ll just heal up again!”

In response Sebek says, “Silver…for the first time in my life, I think I respect you.”

Silver is shown the moment that Lilia discovered him, in castle Wildrose, which was possibly the same place where Malleus was born.

Silver learns that he was born blonde, and Lilia guesses that he had been shielded from the destruction of the wars for Briarland’s resources by his parents and guardian fairies.

Lilia says, “You’ve been sleeping in this cradle since your kingdom’s fall, awaiting someone who would truly love you.” As Silver wakes up when no one but Lilia is nearby, Lilia assumes that the guardian fairies’ magic must be falling apart rather than make the connection that he is the “someone” capable of loving Silver.

Silver watches Lilia grapple with the temptation to murder him as an infant for revenge on the people who stole his country, murdered those he loved and ruined his life, and the moment where Lilia ultimately decides to let him live, both for Malleus and for the Dawn Knight who had spared him.

Lilia questions if he is capable of loving a human and Silver says he does not deserve it, yelling at his infant-self that he has no right to cry.

Lilia blesses Silver as a gift for his new birthday, accidentally turning his hair silver in the process, and then naming him for the color.