The throne changed hands, and overnight I went from the most revered princess to a prisoner. The one who imprisoned me was my former lover, now the emperor. Facing the sun, I leapt from the city wall and ended my tormented life. I watched with my own eyes as the emperor, whom I had once loved deeply but now hated with all my heart, knelt beside me with red-rimmed eyes. He went mad over my corpse. “A Yi, I know you're just sleepy. It's all right, you can sleep. I'll carry you back and clean you up...”
