Julie was an ordinary commoner living in Casa City, someone whose life had never been touched by the privileges enjoyed by the nobility.
She had been born into a poor household where every copper coin had to be stretched to its limit, and because her parents could barely keep food on the table, sending her to school had always been an impossible luxury. She grew up unable to read or write, yet she possessed the practical wisdom that hardship often nurtured. When she came of age, she married a carpenter named Rolle, an honest and diligent man whose skilled hands earned enough to keep the family clothed and fed.
Together they raised two sons, and although their lives could not be called wealthy, they were peaceful and stable. Whenever Rolle completed a profitable commission, the family could even afford to buy magic vegetables once in a while, something many commoners could only dream about.
