THIS MUST BE THE LIMIT TO MY GENEROSITY.
"WE HAVE THE SAME HUSBAND"?
AND WHAT?
"BIG SISTER"?
NO.
...PARDON?
DO YOU... DO YOU DISLIKE ME? IS THAT WHY?
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LIKING OR DISLIKING YOU. IN THE FIRST PLACE...
...THAT YOU HAVE BECOME HIS MISTRESS DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE BECOME SISTERS.
GET OUT.
I THINK THE EMPRESS HATES ME.
WHAT?
WHY?
SHE SAID...
...THAT I'M ONLY HIS MAJESTY'S MISTRESS, NOT HER SISTER. SO I'M NOT ALLOWED TO CALL HER "BIG SISTER."
SHE HATES ME. I'M SURE OF IT.
OR IS THAT HOW IT NORMALLY IS?
LADY RASHTA... YOU COULDN'T HAVE POSSIBLY...
DID YOU GO SEE HER MAJESTY...?
YOU COULDN'T HAVE..
YES!
OH, NO...
WHY? I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO?
WELL... NOT EXACTLY... IT'S JUST THAT THE EMPRESS AND YOU ARE IN ANTITHETICAL POSITIONS.
HOW SHOULD I EXPLAIN THIS...?
WHY? WE BOTH HAVE THE SAME HUSBAND NOW, DON'T WE?
BUT... YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT TO HER MAJESTY, DID YOU?
OF COURSE, I DID!
OH... OH DEAR ME!
HMM? A FEATHER?
...A BIRD?
HOW BEAUTIFUL...
WILL IT ALLOW ME TO TOUCH IT?
OH.
...OH?
IS IT SOME NOBLE'S PET BIRD?
OH.
A NOTE...
I am a guest from abroad who will soon, arrive at the new year's ceremony. and I write this note while drunk.
YOUR MAJESTY?
IT'S A BIRD. AND IT'S MASSIVE.
ISN'T IT ABSOLUTELY DARLING?
DID IT BRING YOU A LETTER?
OH, BUT YOU MUST WRITE BACK AT ONCE!
SHALL I?
Your bird has found its way to me. If it is able to find its way back, I shall be relieved, for it means it must be cleverer than its inarticulate drunk master.
ALL RIGHT, HERE IS MY REPLY.
OH MY.
IT'S SO CHARMING.
I THINK THE BIRD HAS TAKEN A FANCY TO YOU, YOUR MAJESTY!
YES! ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW IT ONLY CLINGS TO HER MAJESTY?
BE CAREFUL AND DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY.
SO IT SEEMS I MUST CLEVERLY FIND MY WAY BACK TO YOU IF I WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MY QUEEN.
The Empress harshly rejects her mistress Rashta, who wants to call her sister, and tells her to get lost. Rashta is upset, thinking the Empress hates her, and tells those around her about the situation. Then a giant bird arrives at the palace, carrying a note from a drunk foreign guest who will come to the New Year ceremony. The Empress writes a witty reply and sends the bird off.
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