Year After Year, I Think of You

My elder sister ran away from her wedding, leaving behind a letter that said, “The world is so big. I want to go see it!”

I took her place and married the regent, who was said to kill without blinking.

When my sister returned from seeing the world, she said, “I can't be the other woman. You two need to get divorced at once.”

I packed my things and tried to leave, but ran straight into the regent's arms.

“I shouldn't have gone soft just because you cried last night. Let's see how you manage to run off so cheerfully today!”