The Black Cat and Taking Shelter from the Rain

Duchess Violetta, whose engagement to the Crown Prince was broken off, flees to the garden gazebo in the rain. A drenched black cat appears there. It was always the black cat that stayed by Violetta's side as she shed tears, unable to bear the painful training to become a princess. After the rain shower ends, Violetta says goodbye to the black cat. A happy ending after the engagement is broken off. *This is a short story written in 1,000 characters or less for submission to the 7th Syosetu Novelist Radio Award.