Lily Deering

Appearance
Lily is described as being petite with blonde hair and big blue eyes.

Background
When Lily was 11 or 12 years old she passed the surrogate test and was transferred to Southgate, leaving her family behind in the Marsh.

Lily did not come from a good family, her father was abusive and her mother was an alcoholic. Leaving her family to move to Southgate was actually a positive opportunity for her, and thus she was more enthusiastic to be a surrogate than many of the other girls who were forced to leave loving families behind.

Lily avidly follows the gossip of the Jewel and is described as being very knowledgeable about the Jewel's customs and the many royal families.

Lily plays the violin.

Auction & Surrogacy
On Reckoning Day, Lily chooses to return home to visit her mother, Southgate offers to send a Regimental escort to protect her from her father.

Lily is lot number 53 out of 200 at the auction. She expects to be purchased by a merchant family that lives in the Bank.

Lily is bought by Reed and Caliper Haberdash of the Bank, and they seem to take good care of Lily. The last time Lily is seen, in The White Rose, she is alive, but pregnant. While it is never explicitly determined, it is safe to assume Lily died in childbirth, as is expected for surrogates.