The Testament of a Duke's Daughter Who Had Her Engagement Broken Off

Prince Cyrus of the small nation of Mizgarl broke his engagement with Duchess's daughter Tietta and formed a new engagement with another Duchess's daughter Josephine. The reason he did such a thing was simple and base—he had fallen in love with Josephine more than with Tietta. Time passed without incident after that, and the incident occurred precisely when Cyrus ascended to the throne and Josephine became queen. Tietta drank poison and took her own life. Beside her body, a letter addressed to Cyrus was left behind. It was clear that the letter was her will. Cyrus, thinking that the contents of the letter would surely be filled with resentment toward himself for unilaterally breaking the engagement, brought the letter back without letting anyone else see it, and opened it alone in the king's office. And what was written there was——